[Music] well there's a look at the athleticism of Stevens and that's one of the and able to inject Pace when she fancies it as [Music] well Def so straightforward start for [Applause] Stevens oh that is a lovely [Applause] shot ended up losing to Danielle Collins in Charleston who of course [Music] well over the years that is a shot that has most definitely Improv [Applause] now hitting winners for fun at the moment matens so another comfortable serice and that's a fantastic example a real student of the game reads it very well she [Applause] oh couple of big misses that's interesting Steven at times of course she certainly has the ability to [Music] the and there it is again this time not enough to get past slone Stevens inside enough to get past slone Stevens inside of that service line [Applause] firing on all cylinders Alisa merens so another straightforward hold for the fulltime major champion in doubles won the [Applause] [Music] very rare actually though got off lightly there Stevens looking mighty strong at the moment behind that first serve Steven's barely able to get a racket on that first serve when it does go in the [Music] court so another [Applause] oh it's impressive dep forcing Stevens into the eror sets up a couple of opportunities to close out this first set oh too good creating an angle from almost nowhere [Applause] six all right [Applause] [Music] on the doubles [Music] court 20 of them so far [Applause] [Music] and that's been the story of the match thus far for Sloan Stevens just a [Music] few so it's quite a nonchalant attitude that Stevens has isn't it [Applause] deuse [Applause] and this is the thing Sloan Steven she's she's a threat at any point in the match and [Music] she for having not had any [Music] opportunities well there it is the break observe that Stevens worked so [Applause] hard 4 [Music] all right 43 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh she got the shot that she wanted with the crosscourt angled backand all right okay in this second set itching for a [Applause] second oh the athleticism of Stevens is absolutely unmatched so quick [Music] so [Applause] Stevens and that's where she uh so effortlessly excels merens the way that she redirects [Applause] [Music] that is on show as you can hear in fact is currently on court against [Applause] Anna well mistakes that are just so uncharacteristic of mertin [Applause] [Applause] and she gets it on the first time of asking and how the tables have turned from that 36 and undoubtedly Stevens has upake and Ashley merens for the last half an hour or so has struggled to make any more seamless and actually this is where she's winning the uh majority of her points on the second serve of merens she's been so success [Applause] well the pressure is mounting [Applause] [Applause] well three Mis returns and three gifts for her fault and a high first serve percentage 63% so it seems as if she's just taking a little bit of pace off that first servant on the board in this third [Applause] set oh a bit of luck on the size of Stevens not quite sure she um struck that quite as she was intending to maybe [Music] [Applause] oh tremendous athleticism though had a glimmer of an opportunity there [Applause] [Applause] def well now she faces a break point [Applause] [Applause] oh she really has been so resilient Stevens digging yeah it's good death that's what uh well she has had an injury struck to Perfection a few gifts in that game from oh so quick up to the ball and such brilliant [Applause] touch so two hours and 18 minutes a trio of match points now for slow a superb win for the world number 33 and she backed