*Jessica Pegula 4-5 Aryna Sabalenka

Sabalenka is a bit inconsistent today, but when she’s good, she’s great. After commentator Martina Navratilova pointed out her slightly negative body language, compared to Pegula’s constant calm, she shows why she’s number 2.

Right, left, right, corner to corner, nice arc on the forehand, opens her body and hits a winning shot. But Pegula goes 15-all, and from far behind the baseline she defends stoically to keep herself in the point and go 15-30.

The crowd loves it! Is this the moment Pegula has to pull herself back in this first set? She scores, 30-all, and Sabalenka double faults for a break point…

Wow. Brave from the Belarusian, who throws the kitchen sink and much more in a huge forehand into the corner. Deuce, she shouts excitedly, but she is mistaken, a second break point for Pegula.

First serve out, Pegula steps forward, hits a powerful return on the second serve, and a desperate Sabalenka goes long. Break back! She raises her hands to the crowd to get more noise from them, and they respond!