Mmoh tried to step up and even had his own moments, but they were insufficient since Zizou became even more aggressive despite some troubles going his way toward the end of the match. Initially, Zizou started the first game with a smash and even created his break point through his cross-court backhand pass, but Mmoh still held his service game to 1-0, perhaps becoming an important one considering what happened in the second game.
There, Zizou's forehand unforced error generated Mmoh's first break point, which was saved credits to a successful volley. Even though Zizou tried his best to maintain his serves, Mmoh still ended up breaking (2-0), firing a backhand down-the-line steal to recover from a deficit before he strengthened the lead to 3-0. Zizou hung in there by holding his serves to 3-1, discovering he fired a successful forehand pass to Mmoh's failed volley right after the latter's double fault to pave him the way before creating his break point, breaking to 3-2 afterward, levelling the play to 3-3 since.
However, right after Mmoh's service game hold to 4-3, Zizou took a medical timeout due to the leg injury. He proceeded by holding his service game to 4-4 before finding his chance two games later, starting the game with a successful volley before he broke to 6-5 thanks to his 2 smashes, having the chance to serve for the match after. The tie-breaker became inevitable once tightness likely kicked in, with a forehand, followed by a backhand error creating and converting Mmoh's said break points after.
Zizou turned out to dominate the tie-breaker when Mmoh misfired his forehand for his early break lead to 1-0, consolidating the lead even further with a working volley 2 points later to 3-0, displaying both his aggression and intuition to set up the tie-break's direction. While it looked like Mmoh's game fell apart, Zizou's on-the-run forehand winner strengthened the lead to 4-1, ending up benefitting from Mmoh's subsequent unforced errors for the match point creation. Ultimately, Mmoh's final forehand went too wide, hence Zizou took the second set 7-6(2) to secure his third year-to-date Challenger title, second for this month.
Hotel Econo Yokkaichi Situated 19 km from Suzuka Circuit, Hotel Econo Yokkaichi features rooms with air conditioning in Yokkaichi. This 3-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage space. Free WiFi is available and private parking can be arranged at an extra charge. At the hotel, rooms come with a desk, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen and towels. The rooms will provide guests with a fridge. Nagashima Spa Land is 21 km from Hotel Econo Yokkaichi, while Nippon Gaishi Hall is 37 km from the property. The nearest airport is Nagoya Airport, 54 km from the accommodation.