The 22-year-old recovered from a break down in the fifth before converting his fourth match point in the tie-break to win 6-1 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 (8-6)
"With three match points I thought, 'you are going to win this one'. At 6-6, I was not the same. Honestly I am the most happy in this tournament," added Pouille, whose last three matches have gone to five sets.
Grâce à une performance physique, technique et mentale de haute volée, Lucas Pouille est parvenu à battre Rafael Nadal après une lutte intense de plus de 4h de jeu !!!
