Mattia Bellucci vs Jakub Mensik — R64 — Cincinnati Open

Broken in game 5 of the decider for 3-2, and landing just 25 percent of his first serves across the afternoon, Jakub Mensik spent two hours and 50 minutes defending a second delivery that returned only 47 percent of its points. The break back arrived in game 8 for 4-4, and 16 aces to seven kept the 14th seed in a tiebreak Mattia Bellucci had earned by saving a match point earlier. The ledger closed at 212 points, 107-105. Mensik moves into the last 32 at the Cincinnati Open at 18-7 on hard this season, with the two having had no prior meetings on record.