Daniel Altmaier vs Tomas Machac — R64 — Monte-Carlo Masters

Machac came through a swing match that turned on a single point — one match point saved before he closed it 4-6 6-1 6-3 in Monte-Carlo. The decider held to serve throughout, settled by the cleaner edges: Machac landed 68% of first serves to Altmaier's 56% and hit 37 winners. Total points split 86-85, the kind of margin that explains the 141 minutes. He moves to 2-0 in the head-to-head and books a meeting with Cerundolo.