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Just what the ordered for Barty: a love hold to seal the first set. There were five breaks in that first set. Barty hit 12 winners to Pliskova’s two. Barty seized on her opponents nerves early on – but the Czech started to play a bit towards the end of the set. Can she force a decider?
Barty* 5-3 Pliskova (*denotes next server)
Pliskova crafts a superb winner down the line for 0-15, then powers a serve out wide which Barty can only edge with the frame of her racket for 30-0. There’s another damaging first serve, before an impressive point on her second serve deals the game. Barty can serve for the set.
