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The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes. Istomin fired 10 aces and collected 82% points on his first serve to outplay the Russian, who committed 31 unforced errors to gift away an easy win to Istomin.
Istomin played really well and took only 24 minutes to wrap-up the first set in his favour. The Russian looked all over the place with his serve and shot selection.
On the other hand, Istomin earned 72% point on his first serve in the first set to make quick in-roads into the match with the help of blistering shots on both sides of the court. Istomin continued to dictate terms in the second set and easily won the match.