Kyrian Jacquet came from a set down to beat Shevchenko 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in Montreal. The comeback was built on pressure points: Jacquet saved 15 of the 18 break points he faced, while Shevchenko saved only three of the seven he faced.
Shevchenko made the early running, breaking in game 5 and game 7 for 3-2 and 5-2 leads in the opener, before Jacquet got one back at 5-3. The second set swung when Jacquet cancelled that early break at 2-2 and then broke in game 10 to level. In the third, a single break in game 6 was enough to seal the match.
Jacquet’s overall numbers did not look dominant: he won 95 points to Shevchenko’s 98 and both players finished with 53% of first serves in. Yet he was the better player when it mattered, converting four of seven break-point chances while saving 15 of 18 on his own serve.