Ymer looked set to lose the match in the third set despite leading both 2–0 and 5–2 in the set. The Swede had, among other things, four match points. But 37-ranked Báez saved them all and brought the race to 5-5 in front of a large Argentinian support in the stands.
The third set went to a tiebreak where Ymer again started by winning several balls in a row and then losing – 3–0 became 3–3. Ymer then won four straight balls and secured victory on his fifth match point.
Later tonight, Elias’ little brother and Sweden number one Mikael Ymer, ranked 98 in the world, will face Argentina’s highest-ranked player in the world, 17-ranked Diego Schwartzman.
Sweden can then secure a victory in their first match in the DC group game with a new Ymer victory. If Schwartzman wins and ties the match to 1-1, a decisive doubles match awaits.
On Thursday, Sweden meets Croatia and on Sunday the home nation Italy. The top two teams after all teams have met advance to the Davis Cup quarterfinals.
— We are underdogs. We have a brutal group. But I gave us a good start, says Elias Ymer in the victory interview in SVT.