Danielle Collins beat Reilly Brantmeier 7-5, 6-3 at the WTA 125K in Caldas da Rainha, holding firm on the break points that mattered. Collins saved 9 of 12 break points across the match, including all six she faced in the second set, while Brantmeier saved just 1 of 5.
The opening set was a serving shootout: Brantmeier broke at 2-1, Collins hit back at 3-3, and the exchanges continued with breaks at 4-3, 4-4, 5-4 and 5-5 before Collins broke again in game 12 to take it 7-5. The second set had only one break, Collins converting in game eight from 3-5 to close it out.
The standout number belongs to Collins on the run of play: 44 service points won to Brantmeier's 27, and 7 of 10 service games held. Brantmeier actually served better in raw terms - 78% first serves to 65%, two aces to none, and 11 of 11 first-serve points won in the second set - but she won only three of her nine service games.