Missed opportunity for Paire, who got better with tight matches but is still losing final set tiebreaks which cost him the title last week, and a third round this week.
The major difference is that GS 5th set tiebreakers are a horrible Concept and in this case felt to me like a saving grace for the Croat. Perhaps had it gone 2-4 more games he’d had finished the self imploding job.
alas, congratulations Marin and hopefully Benoit can carrygood form onwards