Bernard Tomic defeated Terence Atmane in the first round of qualifying at the Rolex Shanghai Masters 6-3 4-6 5-3. According to api.tennis, the win allowed the Australian to advance further in the ATP 1000 event in Shanghai.
The denouement in the deciding set
Tomic won the opening set, but Atmane levelled the match in the second. The Frenchman took the set, and the outcome was decided in the third.
In the decisive set, Tomic went ahead. The match ended with Atmane retiring: the opponents did not reach the end of the set.
Among Tomic's previous results: a win over Fajing Sun at Jingshan Tennis Open by 6-4 6-7 6-3. Atmane qualified at the same tournament, beating Dominik Palan and Enzo Aguiard, and then lost to Elias Ymer in the main draw.