Woops.
Maria double faults for 30-15.
Nerves?
Maria serving for the biggest title of her career.
She gets to 30-0 with a couple of controlled serves.
Maria has got the trophy in her sights.
Can she serve it out for a historic victory?
Anisimova gets it done. A gritty hold to keep herself in the final and force Maria to serve it out.
That’s a great backhand drop shot winner from Anisimova to get to game point.
But she gets so unlucky with a net cord that drops on her side of the net and that takes us to deuce.
Frustration from Anisimova as she misses the forehand for 30-30.
Maria is two points from victory.
Anisimova is doing what she needs to do but overcooks a forehand to offer Maria a little glimmer at 30-15.
Maria takes the hold and she is one game away from winning the championship.
Anisimova serving to stay in the final.
It looks like Maria’s youngest daughter has woken up from her nap.
Just in time to see mummy clinch the title?
And no messing around from Anisimova as she holds to love to consolidate that break.
Maria has still got that one-break cushion but needs a solid hold here.
Anisimova gets herself to deuce on Maria’s serve.
She works a break point then converts when Maria fires into the net.
That’s a welcome boost for her but there’s still the one break separating them.
Maria is serving for a seriously decisive lead in this second set. And to put herself within one game of the championship.
Maria brings up a couple of break points on the Anisimova serve.
The American sends a gorgeous shot to the corner of the court that receives a cheer from the crowd, they think it’s a winning shot but it’s not, Maria somehow gets there and sends it back over.
She then chases down the drop shot, nipping it over the net and Anisimova swings and misses.
She can not believe it.
A roar from Maria as she takes the double break.
Another ace gets Maria out of trouble before Anisimova slams into the net and that finally gives Maria the hold.
The American looks about ready to cry/scream/rage/all of the above.
A gruelling 20-point game and Maria comes out on top.
Maria delivers an ace to save break point then brings up another game point.
But Anisimova plucks out a superb backhand not too dissimilar to the previous one to take us back to deuce.
This feels like an absolutely pivotal game.
Sam Smith
Former British number one on BBC TV
Amanda Anisimova must feel like she’s played 10 games in this one.
Anisimova looks about ready to explode as she again fires her shot into the net to hand Maria game point.
But a big return of serve gets her back to deuce before a brilliant backhand winner brings up another break point.
Fair play to Anisimova, who has bounced back from that earlier rally to bring up a break point.
She chases down the shot at the net but can only return into the barrier.
She has a little think about bashing her racquet into the net in frustration but thinks better of it.
Good shot from Anisimova, a cross-court winner to the corner of the court to take us to deuce on the Maria serve.
Anisimova looks absolutely gutted as she completely dictates the point from the baseline, sending Maria back and forth.
But the German is sending absolutely everything back over the net. The crowd are living every shot as Maria somehow scrambles to every ball and eventually frustration gets the better of Anisimova and she overcooks the forehand.
