Raphael Collignon vs Mattia Bellucci — R16 — Halle Open

Raphael Collignon dropped the opening set after Mattia Bellucci broke in game three, then turned the match on his first serve. Collignon won 80% of his first-serve points to Bellucci's 68%, and the gap widened by set — up to 94% in the second, where he broke once to level the match. The decisive blow came in game four of the third, the only break of the set, in his first career meeting with Bellucci and their first on grass. He moves on at the Halle Open without facing a seed yet.