No.1 seed James Duckworth won his first round match in four sets on day one of the 2016 Australian Open wildcard play offs, while former world No. 39 Marinko Matosevic, survived a five set thriller against Maverick Baines to advance.
Day One full results:
Jordan Thompson (2) def Matt Reid 6-3, 6-2, 6-1
Marinko Matosevic (7) def Maverick Baines 3-6, 6-1, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Matthew barton (8) def Omar Jasika 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Bradley Mousley def Gavin Van Peperzeel 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4
Luke Saville (3) def Jacob Grills 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
Bejamin Mitchell (4) def Oliver Anderson 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
James Duckworth (1) def Harry Bourchier 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
Marc Polmans def Alex Bolt (5) 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 4-1 Retired