Quevedo K. defeated Rinaldo Persson K. 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 at Bastad, recovering after losing the second set to close out the match. The deciding factor was a single break of serve in the third set, where Quevedo held his nerve to serve out the win.
The first set saw six breaks of serve, with Quevedo opening a 2-0 lead only for Persson to break back immediately. Further exchanges left the set at 6-6, and Quevedo won the tiebreak. Persson dominated the second set, breaking twice—at 2-0 and 4-2—to level the match. In the third, the only break came at 3-5 when Quevedo broke Persson to love, then served out the set.
Despite hitting no aces to Quevedo's five, Persson won more service games (10-9) and saved 71% of break points. The match was utterly even on total points (108 each), with Quevedo's decisive break in the final set making the difference.