Santiago Rodriguez Taverna beat Orlando Gutierrez 6-2, 7-6 in Szczecin, riding a clear edge on serve. He hit eight aces to his opponent's one, dropped only two double faults against five, and won 42 service points to 36.
The first set was a run of exchanged breaks in which Rodriguez Taverna always had the last word: he broke for 0-2, again at 1-3 and 1-5, and finally at 2-6 to close it, with Gutierrez getting back only at 1-2 and 2-5. The second set turned into a break-fest with eight breaks in all — Gutierrez broke at 4-3, 5-4 and 6-5, but each time Rodriguez Taverna answered immediately at 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 to force the tie-break, which he took.
The standout number is Rodriguez Taverna's first-serve points won: 28 of 37 (76%), including 15 of 17 (88%) in the opening set. Gutierrez actually saved more break points overall, 8 of 12 to 3 of 5, but he converted only two of his own chances against four.