[Applause] it's a very tough first round draw [Applause] admittedly s SAR tour a little bit ragged early doors on surve pton confident tennis from pton STS brilliant she is a joy to watch when she gets moving [Applause] love the element of poise and purpose about her play STS her Fitness levels have gone up with her performance levels [Music] a booming first serve caught the [Applause] line yeah this is what SAS tommo does extremely well she soaks up a lot of pressure she's and another player SAS tommo who has a terrific mentality but there's the quality of Payton [Applause] Sterns just in not her style doesn't have an overly big serve either cus too so may well be opportunity it's wide and it's three break points oh thunders at [Applause] home glorious hting 30 143 ring return but there's nothing she but there's nothing she can do about that that is just glorious from a wonderful young player Payton Sterns had her very best so used to a couple of three setters down the [Applause] yearsas to is a very tenacious had too much Fizz early couple of months early missed a lot of 2023 had a fracture in a foot at the end of a season two years ago put her out for about six seven months G that is a glorious Ace from pton State approaching 24 months ago in fact she said she could barely watch Tennis let got it right STS so she decided to start doing other things [Applause] oh what a wonderful turn that was from SZ too GI wrapped please [Applause] stunning important first [Applause] serve 43 for hand two punching the Double's title in Madrid didn't quite Cur [Music] in it's a joy to watch [Applause] Sals well beyond the Baseline [Applause] in again a little bit too much zest on the forehand set lost that 61 before recovering to win the decider comfortably won want the same dip in set two tonight an art of hers over the years [Applause] ended up still winning 20 matches one only 11 this season though oh she's missed it St it's incredible well they are missable [Applause] not quite this time from Sterns that is a sensational [Applause] Point well it was a case of who was going to Blink first SAS Toro through the k and sink at it but it wasn't enough two years ago defeat by Arena [Applause] beer glor what a super [Music] [Applause] strike that's a lovely touch though and a very rare [Applause] winner L to Taylor towns in in Q2 and the US Open that was her first Grand Slam match two years former top 50 player now outside of [Applause] it for [Applause] D that's a really smart return from the Spaniard from Valencia game starts wide another [Music] well needs to yeah that's very craftily [Applause] [Applause] done three break points STS his faced on Ser only been broken once during a pretty ragged service game in the opening set yeah enough space to work with and another enough space to work with and another forehand winner [Applause] love the de oh it's a absolute rocket from pton [Music] [Applause] Stone almost there now [Applause] [Applause] almost her full repertoire is on show Fourth double of the match days