Dalla Valle came back to beat Travaglia 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 in Genoa, turning the match around after losing the opening set in a tiebreak. He made five breaks to Travaglia's two and won 12 of his 14 service games, against nine of 14 for his opponent.
In the first set both men broke once — Dalla Valle at 2-1, Travaglia back at 3-3 — before Travaglia took the tiebreak. Dalla Valle then ran away with the second, breaking at 3-1 and again at 5-1 while landing 77% of first serves, and opened the decider with breaks at 1-0 and 3-0; Travaglia's break back at 5-3 only delayed the finish.
The serve numbers tell the story: Dalla Valle put 70% of first serves in play to Travaglia's 58% and won 52% of second-serve return points, against 37% for Travaglia. He also saved five of seven break points, while Travaglia saved only four of nine — despite hitting seven aces to Dalla Valle's three.