

Will that throw the Czech off? Things aren’t helped as Gauff clips one off the net to go 5-4 up and then hits an unforced error barely half-way up the net.

It looks very hot now on Chatrier, and I wonder if the sun is blinding the pair as they serve? Krejcikova looks set to go to a 4-2 lead in the tie-break but bins an easy shot into the net, and complains to the umpire about a call from the crowd that put her off. But now Gauff does the same, her fifth double fault of the match so far.

11.21 BST Krejcikova wins the first set 7-6 (6)!Īn early mini-break for Krejcikova but she hands back the advantage with a double fault, her sixth of the set.
