Hugo Gaston defeated Tiago Torres in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, at the Estoril tournament, capitalising on a dominant return game and Torres's erratic serve. The Frenchman converted four of his nine break opportunities while saving four of the six break points he faced, and Torres committed six double faults to Gaston's none.
Gaston broke first in the opening set at 3-4 to level, then broke again in the ninth game to seal it 6-3. In the second set, Torres broke for 2-1 but Gaston instantly replied for 2-2, and the crucial break came at 4-6 as Gaston broke to love to close out the match.
The key difference was Gaston's ability to win points behind his second serve, claiming 59% of those points compared to Torres's 31%. Torres won just 41% of his first-serve return points and was broken four times across the match.