Tabilo A. came from a set down to beat Shelton B. 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in Washington. The decisive moments came late: Tabilo took the second set with a break in the 12th game and sealed the decider with another break at 6-4.
Shelton controlled the opener, breaking in game 3 and again at 4-5, while Tabilo answered once at 2-2. Tabilo steadied in the second, saving all four break points he faced and converting his one chance to level the match. In the decider, Shelton broke at 2-3, but Tabilo broke straight back at 3-3 before finishing with a late break at 6-4.
The turning point was Tabilo's serving in the second set, where he put 72% of first serves in and won 88% of those points. Overall he saved 4 of 7 break points, won 13 of 16 service games and edged the total points 91-87 in a closely fought contest.