Meanwhile, never mind all this actual tennis guff - Rafa Nadal is playing a man called Jack Sock later, which simply cannot be the real name of a real person. It sounds more like a euphemism for something ghastly. Still, despite all plausibility and sense, it seems he’s duped enough people into thinking he’s a bona fide human, to the extent that the ATP have ranked him 37 in the world.
Here’s a piece about the boy Sock by Stephanie Myles. He’s got a forehand and a half, apparently.
Safarova shows some ruthless efficiency in the breaker, one double-handed backhand winner in particular leaving Sharapova chasing her tail.