Can You Recover From Losing a Close Set?

This was just a continuation of that Australian Open Final for a set. I think the level did drop off in the second set when the wind picked up. After Sabalenka didn't win that first set, it just felt like how on earth do you recover from losing that? She hit double-folds at costly times. It's the hardest set to recover from, I think. And there was a hangover as she immediately lost serve at the start of the second set. The reason it shouldn't work is they're quite similar game styles. They have very different demeanours on court. But basically, it works because the level is so high.

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