Dellien beat P. Vives Marcos 6-4, 6-1 in the Porto Men's Singles, taking the match in straight sets. His return game made the difference: Dellien won 24 return points to 13 and kept Vives Marcos under constant pressure on serve.
Dellien broke in the opening game of the match, added another break in game five, and after Vives Marcos pulled one break back in game eight, closed out the first set 6-4. In the second set, Dellien broke again in game three, stretched his lead in game five and completed the match with another break in game seven for 6-1.
The stats underlined Dellien's edge: he saved five of six break points while Vives Marcos saved two of five. Dellien won 70% of first-serve points to 57% and 67% of second-serve points to 39%, and his 53-37 lead in total points outweighed Vives Marcos' three aces.