Haase, who has dropped to 229th place in the world ranking, needed 1 hour and 47 minutes to beat Martin. The 34-year-old Dutchman convincingly won the first set 6-0, but lost the second 6-4. In the third and deciding set, Haase led 5-0, but let his opponent come back to 5-5. He recovered and with a win in the next two games, he still managed to win the set 7-5 and thus the match.
Haase will meet Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin in the second round of the qualifications. The 24-year-old Van Rijthoven, number 258 in the world, will compete against the eighth seeded Yannick Hanfmann from Germany.
Three wins entitles you to a spot in the main tournament, which starts on Monday, January 17. Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon groenpoor have been admitted directly on the basis of their positions in the world rankings.
On Tuesday, Jesper de Jong, Lesley Pattinama-Kerkhove, Arianne Hartono, Indy de Vroome and Richèl Hogenkamp will compete in Melbourne.
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