Li A. defeated Parks A. 6-2, 6-3 in Monterrey, winning in straight sets. The difference was Li’s return game and reliability on serve: she converted three breaks and never faced a break point, while Parks made 11 double faults.
In the first set, Li broke in game two for a 0-2 lead and struck again in game eight to close it out 6-2. Parks saved three of four break points in the second set, but Li broke in game six for a 2-4 lead and finished the match at 6-3.
Second-serve returns were the standout number: Li won 27 of 40 points against Parks’ second serve (67%), while Parks managed only 9 of 22 (40%) in the same situation.