Fiona Ferro beat Nadine Noha Akugue 6-1, 6-2 in Montreux, breaking serve five times while facing down every serious threat on her own delivery. Noha Akugue converted just one of her five break points and saved none of the eight she faced.
Ferro broke in the opening game of the match for 1-0 and again for 3-0, then closed the set with a third break at 6-1, having saved all five break points she faced in that set. Noha Akugue did hit back immediately at the start of the second, breaking for 0-1, but Ferro broke straight back for 1-1, moved clear at 3-1 and sealed it with another break at 6-2.
The serve numbers tell the story: Ferro won 25 of 39 first-serve points (64%) against 9 of 24 (38%) for Noha Akugue, and 31 service points to 13 overall. Noha Akugue's two aces were the only serving category she led, while she held just one of her six service games.