- It is fantastic to win in Stockholm, there is such pressure in here and I am so grateful, says Ymer in SVT's broadcast.
As Ymer reeled off a winning shot to go 5-2 up in the second set, Paul smashed his racket against the court and showed great frustration.
The American managed to save a match point after a long duel in the following game, which was the longest of the match, and keep the match alive.
Then when Mikael Ymer got the serve, it went away and he cleaned it up cleanly.
The match ball was a delicious low volley out of Paul's reach.
- It was very good, managed to do what I worked on, a great win for me.
I don't lose focus once.
Are you surprised that there were such large numbers?
- I have faith in myself and can argue with most people, says Ymer, who does not want to think about the quarter-final against top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In the first match Paul had big problems with Leo Borg but was able to win in the tiebreaker.