The match turned not on power but on second-serve courage. At 4-5 in the fifth, three consecutive second serves were struck above 150 km/h, all three landed, and the momentum never came back.
Heat policy was invoked between the third and fourth sets, a ten-minute break that both players later said saved the quality of the finish.
The final now pairs the two highest first-serve percentages in the draw, which usually means a short, brutal contest rather than another marathon.
