Kyrian Jacquet vs Alexander Blockx — R16 — Estoril Open

Break-point defense decided it. Alexander Blockx, twice a point from defeat, saved 13 of 17 break points, while Kyrian Jacquet cashed just 4 of 17 chances, 1 of 12 of them across the second set. That set is where the match flipped. Down a set, the No. 4 seed broke in game 5 for 3-2 and in game 7 for 5-2; the third went to a tiebreak after an early exchange of breaks. Jacquet, ATP No. 130, won 59 percent of his second-serve points to Blockx's 42, edged the overall points 112-108, and still lost. Blockx closed it in the breaker 2 hours, 18 minutes in and, having opened the week with a bye, moves into an Estoril Open quarterfinal.