Rocha H. defeated Hong S. 6-4, 6-1 in Cancun, riding a dominant return performance to victory. Rocha converted four breaks of serve and saved 10 of 11 break points he faced to keep Hong under constant pressure.
The opening set was decided by early breaks: Rocha took the first game, Hong levelled at 2-2, and Rocha struck again to lead 3-2 before closing out the set. The second set was one-way traffic as Rocha moved ahead 1-0, stretched it to 3-0 and 5-0, and after Hong briefly pulled one back at 5-1, Rocha broke again to finish 6-1.
The standout number was Rocha's work on return: he won 38 return points to Hong's 19 and swept up four first-serve return points in the second set. That return pressure proved decisive as Rocha won five straight games to seal the match.