Adam Walton defeated Boulais 7-5, 7-6 at the Montreal tournament, winning two tight sets. He held his nerve in the key moments, finishing with 9 aces to 5 and landing 75% of his first serves.
Walton edged the opening set by breaking in game 11, then went up 2-0 in the second with a break in game 2. Boulais pulled level at 2-1 with an immediate break back, and no further breaks followed, leaving Walton to close out the tie-break.
The stat sheet shows how close it was: Boulais won 52 service points to Walton's 51 and saved 6 of 8 break points, while Walton converted 2 of his 3 chances and saved 2 of 3. In the end, Walton's extra control on return — 27 receiving points to 20 — made the difference.