Tommy Paul saved seven match points to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the second round of the Bitpanda Hamburg Open.
The match lasted nearly four hours over two days, as it was suspended due to darkness on Tuesday. Paul saved match points on both days.
Karma paid Paul back in a big way.
A Two-Day Battle
Etcheverry served for the match at 6-5 in the second set, and had two match points in that game before Paul broke to force a tiebreaker and won it to extend the match.
In the decider played on Wednesday, Paul saved four more match points in the 12th game, this time on his serve, before again gutting out a tiebreaker where he saved the final match point down 7-6. He trailed 3-0 earlier in the final set, too.
Paul’s Recent Form
For the second time this year, Paul saved match points in a win against an Argentine, after failing to convert match points in a Miami loss to Fils.
In March, Tommy Paul came out on the losing end of an epic quarterfinal match against Arthur Fils at the Miami Open as he failed to convert four match points against Arthur Fils before losing.
He’s pulled off two wins from match points down since then.
- In April, Paul saved three championship points to beat Roman Andres Burruchaga and win the Houston title.
Paul is making Houdini acts against Argentines on clay something of a habit.