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Bouzkova leads Kudermetova 4-2, as Tomljanovic does to Yastremska; Rublev, meanwhile, has set point as Daniel serves then nets, and leads 6-2.
Sonego and Rublev both consolidate, so let’s have a think about the latter, who is so likeable and good, but not quite good enough to find a way when he really needs to – and doesn’t he know it. While losing to Francis Tiafoe – a player he’d expect to beat – in the quarters in New York, he broke down, and in the ATP Final whacked himself with his racket so hard he drew blood. He wants it so badly, but unlike other players less good than he, he doesn’t have a weapon so big it sometimes works against the best, nor a game that when it clicks can be unbeatable. I’d love for him to find a way, but I can’t see it.