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First set: *Sabalenka 2-2 Pegula (* – denotes next server). A second double fault already for Pegula, but she forces Sabalenka to stretch for an impossible shot on the next point, then notches her first ace. Her next serve is almost as good, but Sabalenka returns to start a marvelous point – Pegula tries an audacious drop shot, Sabalenka scrambles to cover, Pegula laces a hard shot, Sabalenka hits back, and Pegula’s lob attempt is just a hair long.
After all that, though, Pegula whips through two points, and we’re still on serve.
