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“Despite being the clear favourite in terms of ranking and prior experience, Sabalenka faces a stern test in Anisimova,” emails Gavriella Epstein-Lightman. “Few can match Sabalenka from the baseline - her pummelling groundstrokes, consistently deep, push many players into perennial defence. Yet Anisimova is one of a select coterie of players who possesses the purity of ballstrike and power off both forehand and backhand wings. She is no counterpuncher and won’t be easily cowed. If Anisimova can hold her nerve, this could be tight.”
“I just hope it’s a good match,” Martina Navratilova says on Sky when asked for her prediction. “But I have to go with Sabalenka – at her best she’s the better player.”
First we’ll hear America the Beautiful, sung by Brittney Spencer. 24,000 fans fall silent. The roof is still shut, which is only adding to the atmosphere.
