Dedura-Palomero D. swept past Marcondes I. 6-2, 6-2 in the Tampere Men Singles, breaking serve four times and saving all three break points he faced. The German converted every break chance he created, while Marcondes failed to convert any of his six opportunities.
The first set was decided by early and late breaks: Dedura-Palomero broke at 0-1 and again at 2-5 to take it 6-2. In the second set he broke at 1-2 and 1-4, never facing a break point himself. His first-serve percentage (77%) and first-serve points won (72%) were far superior to Marcondes’ 64% and 60%.
Dedura-Palomero’s clinical efficiency on return proved decisive: he won 27 of 44 return points (61%) and converted all four break points, while Marcondes mustered just 17 return points won in the entire match.