At 1:46 a.m., Tommy Paul FINALLY closed out Nuno Borges:

By Ed McGrogan

Published Friday, Aug 29, 2025 05:06 PM

Paul reached match point again, more than two hours after his last one. Again, Borges was serving, and again he went on the attack, charging the net and making a strong first volley.
Paul did his best to stay alive, and Borges’ second volley clipped the tape and landed near the net. Again, Paul barreled forward and angled the ball back.
Borges poked it down the line, and Paul raced to the baseline, where he let loose with a forehand pass.
Finally, Borges didn’t have the answer. His volley popped up and landed on his side of the net.
Paul had survived his house of horrors, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 7-5, at 1:46 A.M.
“I’m a little bit tired, I think we all are,” Paul said a few minutes later, as Borges walked off in his socks.
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