"Norrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it's a cognitive thing, because it's not like he wasn't trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it's not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there's a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3)"
"And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead. Share Meantime, Andreeva breaks Sakkari immediately for 1-0 in the first; Muchova and Parks are 3-3 in the first; Bublik leads Fucsovics 7-5 3-4 on serve; Muller leads Zverev 1-0 and has break point in game two; and Medjedovic is serving in the first game against De Minaur."
Norrie raised his level at key moments to secure mini-breaks and take control. He served out to lead Nava 6-1, 7-6(3) after Nava had saved two set points. Norrie faced a set point at 6-1 5-6, endured a long rally, forced deuce with a down-the-line backhand and then produced an ace on advantage to reach a tiebreak. Zverev used aces to restore deuce and held serve during a long hold. Other matches saw Andreeva break Sakkari, Muchova and Parks tied 3-3, Bublik leading Fucsovics, Muller up on Zverev early, and Medjedovic serving against De Minaur.
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