Thiago Seyboth Wild edged past Daniel Rincon 7-6(7-5?), 4-6, 6-3 at the ATP Challenger in Zug, relying on a dominant first-set serve and timely breaks in the decider. The Brazilian fired 7 aces in the opening set and saved 5 of 6 break points, but lost his rhythm in the second before recovering.
The first set saw early breaks: Seyboth Wild broke at 0-1, Rincon responded at 3-3, and Seyboth Wild clinched the tiebreak at 6-7. In the second set, Rincon broke at 5-4 to level the match. The decider started with Rincon breaking at 1-0, but Seyboth Wild broke back immediately at 1-1, then sealed the win with a second break at 3-5.
Seyboth Wild's serve was key—he landed 71% of first serves in both the first and third sets (compared to Rincon's 53% and 47%, respectively) and won 67% of first-serve points overall. Despite converting only one break point across the match, his ability to save 62% of break points (5/8) proved decisive.