Barton H. beat Hemery C. 7-5, 7-5 in Augsburg, sealing both sets with a break in game 11. The winner finished with three breaks converted to Hemery's one, and his late timing proved decisive.
Hemery took the lead in the opening set by breaking for 3-1, but Barton responded with a break in game seven (4-3) and then moved ahead 6-5 with another in game 11. The second set had no breaks until the same late moment, when Barton again broke at 5-6 to close it out.
The decisive edge was Barton's return game: he won 16 points on Hemery's first serve (32%) against three the other way (8%). Hemery actually won more service points overall, 46-43, but Barton also took 91% of points behind his own first serve.