Quentin Halys vs Alexander Zverev — R32 — French Open

Alexander Zverev needed three-plus hours to put away Quentin Halys, and the bookkeeping nearly cost him: Halys converted 3 of 5 break points (60%) to Zverev's 7 of 17 (41%), the kind of efficiency that turned a manageable afternoon into a four-set slog. The Frenchman's serve was the spine of his resistance — he saved 10 of 17 break points and stole the third 7-5 — but couldn't sustain it. Zverev's volume settled things: 53 winners to 30, and 71% of first-serve points won to Halys's 60%. Seven double faults aside, the German took the fourth 6-2 and moved to 2-0 in the head-to-head, their first meeting on clay.