Linette's Match Suspended! Scenes from a Horror Movie in Cincinnati
The match began with a riot of breaks. Pegula first took the lead after a weak service game from Linette, but the Pole immediately recovered with a brilliant return game. Moments later, she double-faulted again, and the American regained the lead. Linette responded with another break, breaking the entire series first by winning her own serve for a 3-2 lead, before adding another break to pull ahead for a 5-2 lead. Pegula struggled to find her rhythm for a while, but eventually picked up the pace, and the Pole's increasing errors paved the way for a comeback. The outcome was decided by a tiebreak. Linette held up the pressure better, closing the set 7-6(5).
In the second set, an irritated Pegula broke quickly and escaped for a 3-0 lead. With Linette trailing 30-0, Cincinnati was falling apart, and the umpire called a timeout. After the restart, the American lost some momentum, and the timeout clearly helped the Pole: from 0-3 down, she recovered from a break point to 2-3 and served for a draw. The final set was frantic, with errors on both sides, but Pegula capitalized on her opportunity and sealed the set 6-3 with an ace.
The players never returned to the court. Immediately after the second set, dark clouds descended on Cincinnati. Moments later, the referee suspended the match, and after a long wait for the weather to improve, the organizers moved all matches to Wednesday.
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