Johan Nikles beat Matyas Cerny 6-3, 6-2 in Szczecin, holding every one of his seven service games while breaking three times. Cerny never got a single break point converted and won only 37 points in the match to Nikles' 50.
The first set turned on an early break in game three, with Nikles moving ahead at 2-1, before he broke again in game nine to close it out at 6-3. He struck again immediately in the second set for 2-0, saved the only break point he faced all match, and sealed the win with a break in game eight at 6-2.
The standout number is on return: Nikles won 36% of first-serve return points to Cerny's 23%, and 56% of second-serve return points to 33%. Cerny actually served cleanly enough — no double faults and 100% second serves in play — but won just 7 of 16 second-serve points, and that was the gap.



