The match itself lasted nearly four hours two days, as it was suspended due to darkness on Tuesday. Paul saved match points on both days. Etcheverry served for the match at 6-5 in the second set, and had two match points in that game before Paul broke to force a tiebreaker and won it to extend the match.
Then, in the decider played on Wednesday, Paul saved four more match points in the 12th game, this time on his serve, before again gutting out a tiebreaker where he saved the final match point down 7-6. He trailed 3-0 earlier in the final set, too.
Paul is making Houdini acts against Argentines on clay something of a habit. That other win from match point down we mentioned? It came in April, where the American saved three championship points to beat Roman Andres Burruchaga and win the Houston title.
