The Veenendaler, who dropped to 68th place, once again showed his best tennis after a mediocre period. He served well, made few mistakes and continuously put pressure on Paul, the number 13 in the world, with hard shots. Van de Zandschulp was also regularly close in the American’s service games, although there were no breaks in the first set. At 5-5, the Dutchman was still at 0-30 in his own game, but he served well. Ultimately he dominated in the tiebreak: 7-2.