Paula Badosa outlasted Varvara Lepchenko 7-5, 7-6 in a chaotic opening round at Bastad, winning a match that featured 21 breaks of serve across two sets. Badosa secured the decisive break in the 11th game of the first set and later edged a second-set tiebreak, despite losing more service points overall (52–64).
The first set saw a break in every game from 1-0 through to 6-5, with Badosa finally holding serve after breaking Lepchenko at 5-4 to take the set 7-5. The second set followed a similar pattern: Lepchenko broke first for 2-0, but Badosa broke back immediately and then repeatedly — the duo exchanged breaks eight more times before a tiebreak settled it. Badosa won the tiebreak 7-6 to close out the match.
Badosa saved 6 of 7 break points (86%) and converted 2 of 17 chances (12%), while Lepchenko saved 15 of 17 (88%) but could only convert 1 of 6. Despite hitting 4 aces each, Badosa's 6 double faults were a liability, but her 88% first-serve percentage helped her scrape through.