Nicolas Kicker beat Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in Todi, settling the match with a dominant third set. Kicker took the opener with a single break and then pulled clear in the decider with two breaks of serve.
The first set turned in game seven, when Kicker broke for 4-3 and served it out. Cecchinato levelled in the second, erasing Kicker's early break at 3-2 by breaking in game eight at 4-4 and again in game ten. Kicker then took control, breaking in game one of the decider and adding another at 4-1 to close out 6-2.
Kicker's returning was the decisive factor: he converted four break points to Cecchinato's two and won 32 receiving points to 26. He also finished with 82 points to 71, despite hitting no aces to Cecchinato's four.