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On 30-40, he comes in and smokes a backhand return down the line to trail 5-7 2-1. He skips, leaps, and Lenglen is up! On Mathieu, though, Day has taken the first set off Mladenovic 7-5.Shonuff Norrie rushes to 0-30, and though Paire retrieves the situation, on deuce he nets a forehand.
As he often does, he’s struggling on that wing, but he finds a first server when he needs one and eventually closes out for 5-7 1-1, to the crowd’s delight. Out on Court 14, Kanepi has levelled her match against Keys, taking set two 6-3 – but Keys is still playing fairly well – and on Chatrier, Stephens leads Pliskova 3-0.who is not, shall we say, renowned for his indefatigability when things go against him. Norrie holds to love, and don’t be surprised if he breaks immediately.
I love watching Sloane when she’s playing well, she moves and strikes the ball with such flow. But back on Lenglen, Norrie has two set points at 15-40…Another intense game on Lenglen, Norrie repelling break point with a wrong-footing forehand. Paire does then whip a terrific backhand down the line to earn another go, but Norrie finds big serves when he needs them to make 6-5. Meanwhile, Pliskova and Stephens are away on Chatrier, Shapovalov leads Nakashima 6-4 0-1, Pera leads Kontaveit 7-6 and Mladenovic will soon serve for a breaker against Day.breaking for 2-0 after losing set one 6-1 and consolidating to 30, while Norrie forces Paire through deuce for 5-5. Shapovalov, meanwhile, has taken the first set off Nakashima 6-4.
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