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Immediately, Sabalenka raises two break points and, as per the below, where she’s capable of losing at the end, Keys is still capable of no-showing from the start. But she saves one with a colossal serve then, when Sabalenka slams back a second-serve return, she finds a high-quality inside-out backhand winner for deuce and, down advantage, again opens shoulders to save herself with a forehand down the line from outside court. This is a terrific start, both players grooved and attacking anything short, floated or soft like it called their mum a rude word, and when, back on deuce, Keys sends down a double, Sabalenka punishes her in the proper manner with a backhand slice that’s almost a table tennis shot, the ball curving away from Keys, bouncing, and curving away again for a clean winner! You don’t see many of them, and already this match is fizzing. Sabalenka leads 1-0 with a break.
Keys will serve…
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