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If there is a weak point in a rival’s game, expect the tenacious Fernández to be there to exploit him.
One of three teenagers who reached the fourth round on the women’s side (along with Coco Gauff and Zheng Qinwen), Fernandez did just that in the first set, earning the seven points back from the second set when she broke Anisimova three times. four opportunities.
The No. 17 seed quickly left the mark, pressuring the American to make mistakes and close points on the net while betting on a 4-0, but Anisimova soon received the wake-up call and responded with two breaks to approach. at the end of the initial set.
Anisimova’s effort, however, was in vain, as Fernández served the stanza at his second chance, forcing a mistake to close the set in the 36th minute.
Anisimova entered at a higher speed when the second set began, and sent a group of effervescent background shots to the winners while gaining a 4-1 lead.
The Florida produced 18 winners in the set, and fought a late Canadian rally of floating feet, turning her second set point into the tenth game to force a decisive one.