M. Echargui came from a set down to beat M. Kouame 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 at the Cancun, Mexico Men Singles. The match was decided in a tense third-set tiebreak after both players traded breaks throughout.
Kouame broke early in the opening set, but Echargui turned it around with breaks at 4-4 and 6-4 to take it. Kouame took control of the second set with breaks at 1-2 and 1-4 to level the match. In the decider, Kouame went ahead at 0-1 and again at 1-2, but Echargui replied each time, his break at 4-4 forcing the tiebreak.
The match featured nine breaks of serve, with Echargui getting the final word in the tiebreak. His resilience in the deciding set was the key difference.