Zhizhen Zhang vs Daniel Altmaier — R128 — Italian Open

Daniel Altmaier dropped the opener 6-4 and then flipped the match in a second-set breaker he took 7-3, the hinge on a night where the margins barely existed — 99 total points to 96, 16 holds apiece. Both men saved exactly 3 of 6 break points, so the separation came on serve: Altmaier struck 11 aces to Zhizhen Zhang's 6 and won 53% of his second-serve points to Zhang's 45%. That second-serve edge carried the German through the 6-4 third in their second career meeting, evening the head-to-head at 1-1.