Sabalenka* 3-4 AnisimovaAnisimova JUST misses the tramline with a forehand - the Hawk-Eye 'close call' replay barely shows a gap between the bounce mark and the line.But a double fault follows before the backhand lets her down and drifts long.And suddenly from 15-40 up on the Sabalenka serve she has lost seven points in a row and faces three break points...Anisimova saves the first with a strong wide serve.And the second, too - although that was more a case of Sabalenka wasting a look at a second serve by booming long.And it is that famous backhand that gets the No13 seed out of trouble to save the third with a crunching winner up the line. Delightful tennis.An ace. A double fault. Deuce.Nice play from Sabalenka, finished off by showing lovely touch in the forecourt with a backhand short slice and it is a fourth break point...Second serve... on the forehand... return in the net. Let off for Anisimova. Deuce again.And again the backhand comes up trumps for the American as she wins a backhand baseline battle.Sabalenka sends a backhand long and that is a gutsy hold from 0-40 down.
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