Lucija Ciric-Bagaric came from a set down to beat Deborah Chiesa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the WTA 125k in Ljubljana. She converted five break points to Chiesa's four and kept her serve tidier, with two double faults to the Italian's three.
The opening set was a breakfest: Ciric-Bagaric broke in the very first game at 0-1, Chiesa hit straight back at 1-1 and again at 3-1, and after another exchange the Italian closed it out with a break at 6-4. The second set was far tighter, decided by a single break at 3-4, with Ciric-Bagaric saving all three break points she faced. In the decider she broke at 0-1, was pegged back at 1-1, then took control with breaks at 2-3 and 2-5.
The key number is Ciric-Bagaric's break-point defence in set two: 3/3 saved, against Chiesa's 1/2. She also won 24 service points to 18 in that set, and 9 of 15 first-serve return points in the third, where Chiesa's first-serve points dropped to 6 of 15.