Simona Halep v Coco Gauff: Wimbledon 2019 – live!

Live updates from the fourth-round match on No 1 Court Follow the rest of the day’s action at Wimbledon 2019 – live!Fitness to finesse: the reasons behind Gauff’s stunning riseDrop Jacob an email | Tweet @JacobSteinberg 2.56pm BST First set: Halep 3-2 Gauff* (*denotes server): There’s trouble for Gauff when Halep, ignoring the noise, plays some of her best stuff to move into a 0-30 lead. Gauff’s response is a razor-sharp forehand for 15-30. Gauff gets it back to 30-all, but Halep earns a break point. Gauff saves it with a backhand that lands right on the line. Reminder: 15 years old. Another reminder: Halep has seen it all. A drive volley brings up another break point. But Gauff shrugs her shoulders and produces a calm-as-you-like volley for deuce, delivered with such nonchalance, you feel it should be illegal. But Halep keeps banging on the door and the pressure tells when Gauff misjudges a backhand, slapping it into the net. 2.48pm BST First set: Halep* 2-2 Gauff (*denotes server): Now it’s Halep who looks jittery, a double-fault at 15-30 handing Gauff two break points. However Halep saves the first, banging a backhand away to get Gauff running, then barrelling forward to win the point. Then 30-40 becomes deuce, Gauff sending a forehand long. Halep holds when she overpowers Gauff with a big backhand. Continue reading…
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