deuce

Sabalenka held serve just once in the opening set - and even that required three deuce games - and quickly found herself a double break down.

A mammoth fourth game saw seven deuces and Maria saving two break points for 3-1, before a brilliant scamper to a drop shot in the next allowed her to go a double break up.

A hard-fought hold after three deuces set Gauff on her way at the start of the third set before breaking to go 3-1 up and safely seeing out the rest of the encounter.

A tight first set, packed with quality serving and ball-striking, saw neither player earn a chance of a break, with none of the 12 games leading to the tie-break even going to deuce.

Machac, 23, made the brighter start to the match, imposing himself with a flurry of crunching forehands and taking Draper to deuce in the Brit’s opening service game.