Sinner *4-4 Alcaraz
Interesting that Jannik Sinner was poking around at his right foot, treating a blister, before putting his trainer back on in the gap between games just then.
Alcaraz double-faults for 15-all, a nervy thrum of noise around Chatrier. Alcaraz pauses after a ball toss, with some brick dust getting into his eyes. 15-30, then 30-all as Sinner miscues wildly off the edge of his racket.
The SinnerBot 3000 finally shows some emotion, throwing his head back despairingly. That could have been a break-point chance. It still might be! Alcaraz nets, 30-40, and both players have a breather by the towel box.
12 from 12 on return / error now, as James Hansen points out, but Alcaraz with a giant serve to take us to deuce. Lovely strike from Alcaraz, serve plus one rattled into the corner for a clean winner and game point.
Agassi, in the crowd, maybe the best returner of all time, smiles as he points out how Alcaraz shifted his opponent from side to side. 52 minutes on the clock, only four games apiece.
We could be going deep in this one.
