Rawat S. defeated Demin Y. 6-4, 6-2 in the ATP Challenger Istanbul II singles match. The result was built on return dominance: Rawat converted four break points to Demin's one and collected 31 return points to Demin's 10.
The first set swung on breaks. Rawat broke for a 2-1 lead, Demin hit back to 3-3, and Rawat broke again in the ninth game to lead 5-4 before serving out the set. In the second, Rawat broke in the opening game and again in the third for 3-0, then closed out the set 6-2.
The standout number was Rawat's control on second serve: he won 75% of those points (12 of 16) against Demin's 32% (8 of 25). Demin's six double faults and Rawat's 15-point winning streak underlined the gap in the 62-41 total points tally.