Borges N. beat Cerundolo F. 6-4, 6-4 in Cincinnati, winning the match through three breaks of serve and losing his own only once. The result was built on returning: Borges won 25 return points to Cerundolo's eight and never went to a tie-break.
In the first set, Borges broke in game three to lead 2-1 and held from there, closing out 6-4 without facing a break point. He carried that momentum into the second set, breaking in game one and again in game three for 3-0; Cerundolo pulled one break back in game four, but Borges kept the edge to take it 6-4.
Borges' first serve was the standout number: he won 24 of 25 points behind it (96%), while Cerundolo managed just 21 of 31 on his first delivery. Cerundolo saved five of eight break points, but Borges still came out on top in total points, 59-44.