Fognini d Gasquet 6-3, 3-6, 6-1



A 7th career ATP title for Fognini, who was just better than Gasquet across the board, winning a higher % of serve and return points overall. Fabio completely ran away with the third set, showing impressive composure after losing the 2nd. In previous years converting only 1/5 break points and serving 3 consecutive double faults in a set (2nd) would be enough to produce a trademark Fognini meltdown. Not in 2018 though, as Fabio edges closer to his best ever season on tour.



Johnson d Ramanathan 7-5, 3-6, 6-2



A highlight-heavy, entertaining match. Ramanathan impressed on serve, booming down 10 aces and pulling off plenty of nice touches at the net. But Johnson's experience and consistency shone through in the end, weathering a poor 2nd set performance, to take the decisive set pretty comfortably. Simply, Johnson created and took more chances than his opponent (3/5 on break points vs Ram's 1/2). Johnson's 4th ATP title.



Cecchinato d Pella 6-2 7-6(4)



What a breakthrough season 2018 is turning out to be for Cecchinato. Both players created plenty of chances, 7 break points for Cecchinato, 8 for Pella, both won around 60% of service points and around 40% of return points. The difference was made by the Italian taking his chances on break points (3/7 vs Pella's 1/8) as well as his superior 2nd serve points won (53% vs Pella's 32%), giving Marco an easier time on serve.