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Well, it was easier for most part of second until Yuki dug himself into a hole. He had broken Hernadez-Fernandez early in the set and was serving at 4-3. Until that point, things were smooth and games were relatively quicker (7 games at that point in set-2 took just a little over 20 minutes as opposed to the 10 games in set-1 that took almost an hour). He capitalized on the lone break-point he created, and didn't face a single break-point on his serve in set-2 until then. Had he held serve in game 8, he would have gone up 5-3 and his opponent would have been under pressure to hold serve to stay in the match. Instead, Yuki got duly broken! He recovered well enough to break again and serve for the match at 6-5. This game was fought tooth and nail (I only followed scores, so take my story with a pinch of salt
) with many deuces. Eventually Yuki got broken forcing himself into a TB which he lost at 5. I was looking at the positive side and was thinking that he will be at an advantage serving first in set-3, which will at least save him playing catchup (he started the first 2 sets receiving). Lo and behold, he got broken in the opening game! Even though I am not 100% sure of his fitness levels, I am hoping that he has enough left in his tank to turn things around since he competed at a very high level for 4 sets against Shapovalov, As of now, he is serving in game-3, trailing 0-2. 
If he is not fit to play a "practice" match, he should consider an alternate profession. Come on, Samarth...you really think playing that extra match broke him?
