Quentin Halys defeated Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 7-6 in Kitzbuhel, dominating on serve and return. The Frenchman won 94% of first-serve points, struck ten aces, and converted both break-point opportunities, while Hanfmann managed only one break from ten chances.
The first set was decided by a single break in the tenth game, Halys serving out to love. In the second, Halys broke early for a 3-1 lead, but Hanfmann broke back when trailing 4-5 to level the set, forcing a tiebreak. Halys edged the tiebreak to seal the straight-sets win.
Halys’s first-serve points won (94%) and return points won (32 to 10) underlined his supremacy. He faced only one break point across the match and did not save it, yet his returning pressure proved decisive.