Arthur Gea beat Jaime Faria in the round of 128 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 and advanced to the next round. Result: according to api.tennis.
Turning point after the tiebreak
The opening set was the tightest, with the outcome decided in a tiebreak that Faria won. Gea finished that set 6-7, but there was no similarly close battle on the scoreboard after that.
Gea levelled the match in the second set, winning 6-1. The decisive set also went to the Frenchman: 6-2. After the tiebreak, Faria was unable to hold on to the advantage: Gea won both of the remaining sets with a clear margin in games.