On the verge of exhaustion, Tiafoe counted his racket strokes and his steps, taking more time than allowed with each change of sides, taking advantage of a certain refereeing leniency, which had the gift of irritating Rinderknech. But the American thus held the course, despite his upset stomach, and ended up winning, ironically, on the Frenchman's challenge, to close this game like no other, which will certainly leave no one sore regrets in Rinderknech's bag.