Tirante beat Fritz 7-5, 6-3 at Montreal, backed by a dominant serving display. He converted two break points, saved all four break points he faced and never dropped serve in a straight-sets win.
The first set stayed on serve until game 11, when Tirante broke at 6-5 and then served out for the set. He broke again at 3-2 in the second and sealed the match by breaking Fritz at 6-3.
The standout number was first-serve efficiency: Tirante won 96% of points behind his first serve (23 of 24), while Fritz won 64%. Tirante also fired eight aces and returned far better, claiming 36% of first-serve return points to Fritz's 4%.