Preston T. came from a set down to beat Sawangkaew M. 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 at the WTA 125K event in Vancouver. The match was decided by Preston's return play, as she won 50 return points to Sawangkaew's 31 and controlled the final two sets.
Sawangkaew edged a tight opener: Preston broke at 2-1, Sawangkaew answered at 2-2, and Sawangkaew broke again in game 12 to take the set 7-5. Preston reset in the second set with breaks at 2-1, 3-2, 5-2 and 6-3, with Sawangkaew's break at 5-3 in between. In the decider, Preston broke early at 2-0, Sawangkaew got back to 4-3, and Preston broke once more at 5-3 to close out the match.
Preston finished with 98 total points to Sawangkaew's 82 while both players landed around 70% of first serves. Preston saved 2 of 7 break points faced and hurt Sawangkaew with 45% first-serve return points and 65% second-serve return points. Sawangkaew saved 7 of 14 break points but could not hold off Preston's sustained pressure in the final two sets.