American looking for second grand-slam title in last 12 monthsWorld No1 Halep seeks first major of careerAnd email Ben or tweet @benfisherj to get in touch 2.54pm BST Stephens tries a drop shot at 15-0, but it plops into the net – a rare misstep from the American. Her defence has been great throughout the match and she stays in the point at 30-15 before sending another shot into the net. Then Halep plays a drop shot of her own! And it works beautifully as Stephens can’t quite get to it. Stephens shows her defence again though and a big serve takes the US Open champ to set point. Sloane then batters away at her opponent whose final shot of the set is VERY wide. 2.47pm BST First set: *Simona Halep 3-5 Sloane Stephens (*denotes server)A fairly comfortable hold for Halep but Stephens will not serve for the set and there’s not much evidence she won’t close out easily [prepares for Halep to break]… Continue reading…
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