Maddie Keys down 5-1 to Lys cuz she’s dodging Aoi Ito DUH.

Routliffe broken at love serving for the match, but they break Su Wei’s serve right back by trying to put a hole in Shibahara.

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Here’s that ridiculous Ito slice forehand winner.

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I’d die laughing if Ruud loses today but posts Insta stories of himself playing free golf at Cincy for the next week.

Pavs looking ecstatic dealing with the heat and Ito.

If Maddie Keys beats Eva Lys today she’ll face Ito next ball and I can’t think of another match I’d like to see more.

On match point #4 Pavs fittingly ends it with another forehand long. Can’t find match stats with unforced errors but it’s gotta be a crazy high number for Pavs. Great recovery for Ito who had 2 match points at 5-2.

Pavs barely survives her service game, then takes advantage of Ito’s nerves serving it out. She now serves to stay in the match 4-5.

Ouch. 7 straight games for Dobrowski Routliffe to take the first set. Out of nowhere Shibahara started struggling on returns, and Su Wei’s magic hands kept failing her on volleys.

Yikes. Dabrowski and Routliffe run off 5 straight games, and Su Wei is next to serve.

Ito just hit a hard line drive slice forehand that landed on the sideline, only halfway between the net and the service line.

Pav’s level is fluctuating so much it’s giving Ito whiplash. She’s stretching her back between serves like a grandpa that just got out of an easy chair.

Brief interruption as a Shibahara double fault that was six inches wide goes uncalled by the electronic line calling system. She holds and the 2 seeds are down 5-0. Su Wei is a brutal floater in doubles draws.

Pavs just hangs on to take the second set, leaves the court for what feels like ten minutes and counting. Is this one of those outside court a mile from the bathroom situations?

And now I have hilarity on two screens as both Su Wei and Ito are playing right now. Su Wei just held for 3-0 over Dobrowski/Routliffe!

Pavs goes up 4-0 but is now raining errors, trying to hit her way out but just hitting even wilder errors.

Ito concedes so many clean return winners on her serve while also getting so many free points from overhit returns. Pavs has got her returns more dialed now, up 3-0 on the second with two breaks.

Pavs is alternating screaming winners and unforced errors, then Ito slips in a serve and volley followed by an ace to go up 5-1. We’re going to have to put Anastasia on racket smash watch after this match.

Ito alert!!! Aoi is up 4-1 on Pavlyuchenkova!!

Ladies and gentlemen, the marvel that is the Aoi Ito serve.

Looks like Su Wei is playing Cincy with Ena Shibahara. Dunno if she’s done with Danilovich or if Olga just wanted an easier week before the Open. Penko still with Babs.

This is slightly beside your point, but I’ve heard that the machine knows whether the ball is in or out before it lands, FWIW.

Kinda insane that Murphy didn’t give him one after a 5 minute gap between serves.

Fergus Murphy is doing a really good job right now, being very reasonable.

Spectacular.

How does a four time slam winner face an 18 year old in her first 1000 final, and come up second best mentally?

Karen has a second serve ace to Shelton’s forehand whenever he feels like throwing it in.

Naomi ‘the net is lava’ Osaka.

Is there a stat for most df’s in a tournament? Cuz it’s hard to imagine this one wouldn’t be the champ.

Did Mourataglou get a voodoo doll? What’s going on here?