Richard defeated his first round opponent in Sydney Feliciano Lopez 6-1 6-4. Their H/H is now 5-0 in Richard's favour.
Richard had breakpoints in almost all of Lopez' serivce games, 16 (!) in total. He himself was in trouble only once, in the forth service game of the second set when he manged save three breakpoints. Richard played a good match, outclassing a poor Lopez in every domaine, apart from the service where there is room for improvement. His next opponent will be the winner of Qualifier/Becker.
Richard is also involved in the doubles playing competition, teaming up with Julien Benneteau.