Richard defeated Albert Montanes 7-5 6-2 6-1 and will play Alejandro Falla in the next round of the Australian Open.
It was a long wait for Richard's match. Two Australian wild cards fought it out in five sets before Richard took the court. A sluggish fifth game gave Montanes a 3*-2 lead, but when the Spaniard served for the set, Richard managed the rebreak and broke his opponent immediately afterwards to take the first set 7-5.Therafter, there was only one winner: Richard won the 2nd set 6-2 and the 3rd 6-1. His statistics were good. 45 winners for 26 errors, 16/21 points won at the net and 88 % points won in his first serve,
