Trump was scientific in his win over Hawkins, who scored solely 59 factors within the first 5 frames – the 45-year-old’s trigger not helped by knocking in a pink when trying to disturb the pack whereas potting the blue within the opening body.
It was a foul that Hawkins repeated in body 4, by which era Trump was in full management of the match.
Trump, who gained the Masters in 2019 and 2023, instructed BBC Two: “The primary body sort of turned the entire recreation. He was a bit unfortunate. I did not see if it was a plant, however a few occasions he knocked a ball in.
“It’s a must to be so cautious as a result of, I am not exaggerating, that simply turns the match. If he will get in and makes a break, then he settles down and I miss a simple ball within the subsequent body, it is 2-0 or 3-0 the opposite approach.
“The primary body is so vital. At any time when I win that first body I appear to have the ability to achieve momentum. Little issues like that may change the sport.”
Former world champion John Parrott, working as a BBC pundit, stated: “It was a really dominant show – the show of anyone who thinks he is primary on this planet.
“The opposite factor is there was little or no petrol used up. It was a pleasant 6-1 – you possibly can anticipate to come back right here and have a 6-4 or 6-5 and undergo the mill a bit of bit, however [there was] none of that in any respect. That bodes properly for the remainder of the occasion.”