Aboian V. beat Pellegrino A. 6-3, 6-2 in Genoa, controlling the match from the return end. He won 19 receiver points to Pellegrino's 10 and never faced a break point across the two sets.
The opening set was a run of exchanged breaks, with Aboian breaking at 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 5-2 while Pellegrino hit back at 1-1, 2-2 and 5-3 before Aboian closed it out at 6-3. The second followed the same pattern but shorter: Aboian broke at 2-0, 3-1 and 5-1, Pellegrino replied at 2-1 and 5-2, and Aboian sealed it at 6-2.
The decisive number was Aboian's first-serve return: he won 9 of 22 first-serve return points (40%), while Pellegrino managed just 2 of 20 (10%). Aboian also went unbeaten on first-serve points he played behind, 18 of 20, and hit no double faults to Pellegrino's two.