Whitney Osuigwe beat Anastasia Tikhonova 6-2, 6-2 at the WTA event in Sao Paulo, controlling the match from the baseline and on serve. She converted four break points to Tikhonova's one and held six of her seven service games.
Osuigwe broke in the opening game for 1-0, but Tikhonova hit straight back to level at 1-1. From there the American took over, breaking again at 3-2 and at 5-2 to close the first set, then breaking at 2-1 and 5-2 in the second to run away with it.
The serve numbers told the story: Osuigwe landed 36 of 46 first serves (78 per cent) against 20 of 46 (43 per cent) for Tikhonova, and won 28 service points to 22. She also struck four aces to her opponent's two, with just one double fault each.