Elsa Jacquemot beat Kayla Day 7-6, 6-2 in Barranquilla, edging a tight opening set in a tiebreak before pulling clear in the second. The difference was resilience under pressure: Jacquemot saved six of her nine break points faced, while Day saved none of the three she faced.
Jacquemot broke immediately in the first set at 0-1, only for Day to break back at 3-3 and force a tiebreak, which the Frenchwoman took. The second set was a run of breaks in both directions - Day broke at 1-0, Jacquemot replied at 1-1 and again at 1-3, Day hit back at 2-3 - before Jacquemot broke at 2-4 and again at 2-6 to close it out.
Jacquemot's serving in the second set was the standout: 22 of 24 first serves in (92%), two aces, and 11 service points won to Day's three. Across the match she won 38 service points to Day's 29, though Day actually won more return points overall (28 to 23), a reminder of how narrow the first set was.