Navone Edges Collignon 6-3 7-6 in Cincinnati First Round

Mariano Navone opened his Cincinnati campaign with a controlled 6-3 7-6 win over Raphael Collignon in the round of 128. The Argentine's serve was the steadier weapon throughout: he landed 69.8% of first deliveries and won 84.1% of those points, with 52.6% behind the second ball and not a single double fault. Collignon struck seven aces to Navone's one, but he found only 61.4% of first serves and paid for eight double faults, winning just 40.6% of second-serve points. That margin proved decisive in a second set that reached a tie-break, and Navone advanced without dropping a set.