ZVEREV 4-6 3-3 AUGER-ALIASSIME
Felix outlasts Sascha in an absorbing 26-shot rally to fizz away a crosscourt backhand and turn the screw at 0-30.
The Canadian then undoes a lot of that good work with two miscues off the forehand that fly off the island.
If that was bad, it’s even worse at the other end of the net as Zverev flashes a smash way long to cough up another break point.
It’s there for the world number eight but he can’t find the height on a backhand pass and it burrows into the net.
There’s a face-off at deuce where Zverev continues to go through the motions with some horrible misses at the net to prolong the game further.
The umpire then hands the world number three a time violation for taking too long over his serve, but FAA helps him out with a poor forehand into the net.
It’s a hard watch at times but in the end Sascha puts away a volley at the net to somehow claim a hold.