Yanis Ghazouani Durand beat Gijs Brouwer 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in Rennes, turning the match with two late breaks in the decider. It was a win built on resilience rather than dominance: Brouwer converted more break points across the match (4 to 3) and won more total points, 87 to 82.
The only break of the opening set came in game six, Ghazouani Durand moving ahead at 2-4 and closing it out. Brouwer responded emphatically in the second, breaking in game two at 2-0, again in game six at 4-2 and once more in game eight to take the set 6-2, conceding only one break back at 2-1. In the third, Brouwer broke in game six to lead 4-2, but Ghazouani Durand hit straight back in game seven at 4-3 and broke again in game nine at 4-5 before serving out.
The decider was won on second serve and on break points saved: Ghazouani Durand landed 12 of 13 second serves (92%) and rescued five of the six break points he faced (83%), against Brouwer's 2 of 3. He also finished with three aces to Brouwer's one, though Brouwer's 83% first-serve rate across the match (65/78) underlines how narrow the margins were.