US Open quarter-finals: Pliskova v Sabalenka followed by Rublev v Tiafoe – live!
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First set: Pliskova 0-3 Sabalenka* (*denotes next server) Karolina Pliskova in early trouble, then – but she’s come from a set down in her last two matches, against Victoria Azarenka and Belinda Bencic. She is having real trouble getting her serve going – a third double of the match, and a slow second serve, hand Sabalenka another two break points. On the second, she squeezes her return over the net and Pliskova puts her volley wide. Double break!
First set: *Pliskova 0-2 Sabalenka (*denotes next server) Sabalenka looks in control of her first service game, until a double fault at 40-15 up. Despite another double, she is hitting the ball more cleanly than her opponent and eventually backs up the break.
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