Rafael Jodar vs Arthur Fils — SF — Barcelona Open

Arthur Fils lost the first set 6-3, then turned the match on his first-strike serve — 100% on first-serve points in the second set, 75% in the third, after just 68% in the opener. The break that cracked it came at 1-1 in the decider, and Fils added another for 5-2 to close out Rafael Jodar 3-6 6-3 6-2. The return numbers tell the rest: Fils won 23% of return games to Jodar's 8%, and converted 2 of 6 break points in the third while Jodar managed 1 of 8 all match. Fils, who'd survived a match point in his three-set opener against Atmane, posted 28 winners to Jodar's 11 and books a semifinal with Andrey Rublev.