Briefing

Seventeen games to eighteen, but Cina wins both tiebreaks to qualify in Brussels

Cina came back against Remy Bertola 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4) on October 18, 2026. One service break was enough when he won the final two sets.

Federico Cina in the US Open first qualifying round
2026-08-25 · Federico Cina in the US Open first qualifying round. · Hameltion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG/WebP

Federico Cina beat Remy Bertola 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4) in the Brussels qualifying final on October 18, 2026. Adding the set scores gives Cina seventeen games and Bertola eighteen. Cina won the match by taking the last two sets in tiebreaks.

Tennis.com records the fifth qualifying seed converting one of nine break chances, against Bertola’s two of five. Cina held fourteen of sixteen service games; Bertola held sixteen of seventeen.

Both first-serve win percentages rounded to 74%, with different denominators: Cina won 56 of 76 points, Bertola 62 of 84. Aces favoured Bertola thirteen to five.

Cina’s fourteen holds, one break and two tiebreak games account for his seventeen-game total. Winning those set-ending tiebreaks 8-6 and 7-4 delivered the ATP 250 main-draw place.

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