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First set: Isner 4-6 Djokovic* Isner is an excellent player, and he’s playing well tonight, but for all that he is being absolutely played off the park here. This is a masterclass from Djokovic.
First set: Isner* 4-5 Djokovic You can really see how Isner is straining at the extremes of his ability in a bid just to stay in this match. Still, though, Djokovic keeps conjuring moments of maddening brilliance, in particular in this game a phenomenal backhand passing shot to take it to 30-30. A service winner hands Isner game point, but he then misses his first serve and a couple of straightforward forehands to give Djokovic another break point. Three successive aces dig him out of that hole well enough, but he’s finding himself in them way too often.
Written by Simon Burnton
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