Knutson G. defeated Zhang S. 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 in Washington, recovering from a lopsided second set to dominate the decider. The match featured momentum swings, with Knutson's six aces providing a key edge.
The first set saw five breaks of serve: Knutson broke at 0-1, Zhang replied at 2-2 and again at 4-2, but Knutson broke back at 4-3 and clinched the set at 4-5. Zhang stormed through the second set, breaking at 2-0 and 4-0 to level the match. In the deciding set, Knutson broke early at 0-2 and added a second break at 1-5 to seal the win.
Despite the set scores, both players won 73 total points. Knutson converted 4 of 7 break points (57%) while Zhang converted 4 of 9 (44%), and Knutson's 6 aces against Zhang's 1 made the difference on serve.