Wawrinka defeated Švrčina 7-6, 7-6 at the Cancun Men Singles, taking both sets in tiebreaks after a match full of breaks. The scoreline stayed tight throughout, with neither player able to pull clear in regulation games.
Švrčina broke for 2-0 in the opener, Wawrinka hit straight back at 2-1, and the pattern of immediate replies continued through 4-3 before Wawrinka claimed the tiebreak. The second set took that pattern to an extreme: all 12 service games were broken, with Švrčina moving 6-5 ahead only for Wawrinka to break back and take the tiebreak.
Švrčina won more total points (20-18) despite making the only double faults (two to zero), and neither player hit an ace. It meant Wawrinka’s edge came in the tiebreaks rather than in the overall numbers.