Aryna Sabalenka vs. Rebeka Masarova Extended Highlights | 2025 US Open Round 1

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Rebeka Masarova Extended Highlights | 2025 US Open Round 1

Tough to get any matches out here. Sometimes it can take a little bit of time to feel comfortable in these surroundings. Give us an example of that, L. What do you mean exactly? Because it’s articulate that exactly how that manifests itself on court. It’s the loudest court and with the the two rows of She’s going to not she’s going to believe it was not that successful and that’s going to put her on the brink of losing number one. That’s a nice point there. Aggressive finishing at the net, but she’s a player that likes to be the top player. She is a confident player. I just wonder if that puts more pressure on herself here. Game Salica looking down at the ball. The serve he felt they tried to clean up a little bit. Yes, that’s a very impressively played point. And that is something that did so well in Berlin in that second set. She somehow managed to sneak her way into the net. And I do feel like that’s going to be her tactic. Well, interesting. She had all sorts of time to find another partner to re-enter. Wow. Games. It’s a little untidy. She has paid a price for it. Leads three games to two for set. [Applause] No, [Applause] no. just couldn’t hold on long enough. The condition so much better than Sabalanka. a learning experience you feel for her. Linds I mean it [Music] [Applause] 4015 [Applause] 15 more. [Applause] That was a confident finish. Well, ironically, the left ball actually did her a favor there, didn’t it? for the first time game. sense that all feels somewhat irrelevant if she doesn’t win a major which Southern [Music] Heath [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] get down and work hard and really drive through your backhand is not the way to go. Why is that, Len? Why potentially could that be? Well, it good job you got the right word or say that was a good forehand. I suspect one of Katarina Alexandrova back in February. 18 and1 record. I’ve never seen one that dominant. That’s more like it. Oh, can you believe it? And the Swiss must wonder. Seven games to come. How on earth she hasn’t won that point? As if to rough salt into the woods, she drops the set. 75 and two short matches on Lewis Armstrong. The USA deciding to give those fans another match. It’s Katie McN as well. Moved an American over to Armstrong 15 1540. She wanted to come away with a Roland Garos title and she got close. Was a set away. also took out I fianc in route but just wasn’t quite able to solve an impressive move. That’s the kind of play that she was looking to improve on. Advantage is Sabalinka. a play that she has to make something happen. And she immediately started to push forward when she hit that forehand. Not an easy ball. I’m always interested. Both of you can ask this for me, but there used to be and I started with the approaches. That was nicely done by Sabalinka. So, similar to what you said, Lindsay, instead of when practicing volley is just standing up in front, I would always play the plus one shot before the volley to try and and get that transition into the practice as well. And not just, as you said, play practice the baseline and then practice Now that’s good net coverage from Asova there handling the low one just not overplaying it and then continuing to move forward. This one here could have been very tricky to play but kept very calm with the record doubles here in 2000. [Applause] game. Sabanka just lost a bit of rhythm. It was such a low ball toss. Perfect pattern from Savalanka. ball. Okay. Sava new balls, please. It’s Great first. Curva only had to play four games when she got the retirement as 145. Rolled her ankle, fell on court, and was unable to continue. That’s rough. Kane Masar. [Applause] [Applause] game. So much Southern 51st one of the year. Two sets of seven of New York. Two very contrasting sets. maybe a touch fortunate to come through the first, but the second was very much all about Arena Sabalanka who’s through to the second round here. 7561. A fantastic job by Sealanka after a couple of

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