Cretu C. came from a set down to beat Faurel T. 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the Prague Men Singles. After a difficult opener, he turned the match around and claimed the final two sets.
Faurel took the first set 6-2 with breaks in game five at 2-3 and game seven at 2-5. Cretu levelled in the second set, breaking at 2-0, 5-1 and 6-2. In the decider, Faurel broke for 2-3 in game five, but Cretu pulled back to 4-4 and sealed the match with another break in game ten at 6-4.
Cretu won 83 points to 80, despite trailing Faurel in first-serve points won (62% to 70%). The key was the second serve: Faurel won only 40% of his second-serve points, while Cretu took 60% of points on Faurel's second delivery.