Sloane Stephens vs. Martina Trevisan | 2024 Mutua Madrid Open R1 | WTA Match Highlights

this w winning in and she's a super clay player Stevens one more matches last year by the way on Clay too good well we speak about the power of Stevens but let's not she's in a bit of early bother here on serve again Stevens Sav the day Stevens at the moment just cannot see him to get a game point lose losing the juice points on the last two occasions and she has it's a lovely touch excellent start for trevisan [Applause] [Applause] well did well to break oh no tried to take it out of the sky difficult shot well after the high of breaking Stevens the crushing low are being broken back to love one gamee that's the final two matches later on with pipper hor M A FR against jacqualine it's rather an entertaining days of tennis ahead here on court five I do hope you can stay with us for some of it maybe even all of it as I say once the Stevens forehand clicks into gear well yeah too short trevisan was always going to pounce on [Applause] that contrast that to Stevens who he's a very calm figure yeah it was all going so well for Stevens but [Applause] again oh lovely right on the line good recovery that from Stevens lost the first game [Applause] comfortable though is she Italian right now plenty but there's more questions to answer on our own serve right now [Applause] [Applause] yeah lovely cutting serve down the T [Music] oh dealt with from Stevens that the back hand of Stevens would want to keep trais say Co on serve that's for sure that's good serve again [Applause] [Music] oh just dug out of beauty there Travis snon Stevens as you can see [Applause] right for her over the years on the clay 132 wins 70 losses for the American Trev slightly better at first for had that Stevens is she double FS goodness me [Applause] wow yeah both played lovely back hands there finding the lines oh dear well trais yeah they'll be ringing loud and clearing out got broken to love in at the moment chance for Stevens to open that Gap up again it's another break to love that is another desperately yeah and that sort of space for Stevens on the forehand you simply can't allow a good chunk of the court to aim for invariably finds the lines again this is a similar pattern isn't it to when she doesn't do it on this occasion but when she led 40 love oh not quite wasn't the best drop shot from SLO has to be it's a lovely serve trademark Stevens forehead to follow and a [Applause] [Music] [Applause] again finds herself trailing on [Applause] serve well these four hands of stens AR giving Travis a [Music] headache that's a lovely forehand though this time from Travis at just about finding the lightan would have lost without holding serve and then Stevens will open up set to as well so it's an important service game for Trevis couple of excellent for [Music] it's long just a bit too much on that [Applause] one two of the three times Trevor s's been broken to Broken to love [Applause] yeah good start aggressive start from Trevis [Applause] yes four again exception from Stevens than oh Ace number two and she does well it was a close set in way in ways but on the other hand Travis yeah especially when she's giving Stevens license to unleash that for Yeah It's Tricky wasn't it very tricky for Trevis [Music] [Applause] that's lovely defensive work from Travis though I don't quite know what Stevens was doing coming in he's in charge of [Applause] that it's lovely really nice Too Short from Stevens ke to pounce Tris holds four points in a row from love 30 [Applause] [Applause] yes lovely play from Stevens there just keeping that point alive playing the lob ever so [Applause] well let you see another example of that's happened a few times in this match yeah again it's a repeat performance really from St yeah only got a to blame here Stevens completely gone off the boil on this it is the Italian now who throws her arms in the air and looks over to a corner lovely better well Stevens will be glad to hold sir but should be frustrated as well nice touch from Trevis [Applause] just signs the last few minutes that pulled that one what Stevens is doing well here he just finding a good length riding a lck there Trevis an needing the net cord Midway through the [Music] rally she can't again and Stevens just getting herself into some really promising [Applause] positions she's back in trouble again and Stevens [Applause] [Music] does Super from Trevis such a battle [Applause] but again Stevens she can't take this one well Stevens will lovely super touch and Trevis is growing in confidence putting this match to bed earlier on in this second set had excellent chances to break Travis out to lead 2-1 maybe even three Love Now Travis and the one applying the pressure better though that time from Stevens oh dear that's a sloppy one is [Applause] given trisan breaks it's been coming growing and growing and growing in confidence and this is where Travis at is dangerous yeah just got herself a little bit caught in no man's down there travisa oh it's delightful it's all Happening Now Travis with well first sign of emotion from so great Point hit oh a super response from Trevis only for Stevens to to break back both players at the moment just set that awkward juncture [Applause] with where will we go next that's the the question can Steve well with second f trevisan but it shows you the importance of staying in the point you never know that's lovely cool and calm from Stevens there persistence this time from Stevens on the back hand [Applause] from trevisan point of view has to take the positives first and foremost from set two is much better from her than set one certainly on not enough from SLO there and that just sat up beautifully for yeah you could hear SL saying oh my gosh you know what's happening they've both gifted each other points haven't they as we approach 30 all it's better from Trevis both with the forehead and the [Applause] volley not so good on that forehand though from Travis danger now for her good return a serve from [Applause] Stevens and Stevens does hit the front huge moment you feel in this second set that's three in a row for Stevens break a [Applause] [Applause] serve it's been a mixed bag for Stevens on surf we need to see those leads evaporated so as she hits 30 but at the moment Stevens comfortable but we've been here before well that won't be the case here that is pretty brutal from oh not by much not by much it was a fabulous forehand from Stevens and almost an even better one from Trevis [Applause] oh what about that from Stevens backand down the line forehand to [Applause] follow oh such an important point for Trevor sand was second favorite so chance to hold for dvis Steven just a little slip there that's why the forand could only find them well that was a tough one to try and [Music] take a lovely serve out wide in the nicker time from [Applause] Trevis now another chance to hold [Music] she can't do it again Travis s so oh in the end Stevens does enough goodness me [Applause] these oh she's found the line with the overhead hanging on for dear line my fa [Applause] Trevis and he's a very short second serve dealt with it's long trevisan into a 30 love [Applause] lead oh it's love 40 goodness mate this [Applause] is finally finds a good serve it's a long way back that's too good Stevens just beginning to fight [Applause] back that was not a good shot from Stevens at all drop shot was F so Travis aners fought back very well [Applause] [Music] again yeah good for just finding its range again [Applause] well such a pivotal part now this oh it's wide well the drop shot was very good from trevisan it has to be said not yet it's another big forehead from trevisan oh she sent it long brilliant defending from Stevens yet again [Music] on magnificent defending from trevisan yet again unbelievable and she has a chance to do just [Applause] that oh would you believe it well trevisan struggled with double brilliant Point well played [Applause] Travis oh again it's magnificent what [Applause] oh well trisan again hits the front and she leads 65 it is three in a row for Trevis magnificent fight [Applause] [Music] back oh it's lovely from Stevens what an angle with the back hand very nice good point construction there de for hand dumped into the net from [Applause] brilliant Sur right into that [Applause] corner there we go it positive attacking play from Trevis we might be going there Stevens can only guide that wide [Music] what an incredible fight back from [Applause] [Music] Trevon tough to pick a favorite as well coming into this final the early stages of this final set are vitally important [Applause] early chance for [Applause] Stevens match for Stevens it really has it's been wasteful very wasteful on break points now five from 17 for Stevens [Applause] again Wayward back at Travis with a Chance better of luck oh no I beg you pardon he's a do the back C of Stevens has gone walkabouts lovely better backand has woken [Applause] up oh lucky lucky lucky lucky Stevens there because there was tentative Around the Net to say the least [Applause] another lovely for pick to start us off here between trevisan and [Applause] Stevens the drop shot on the whole has been delightful from Trevis oh not by much Stevens gave her a chance Trevis almost took [Applause] it just catching the net cord and the ball popping up absolutely inner element here Travis that this is her sort of match a real [Applause] battle it's a lovely forehead is and more and more trevisan is just edging in to try and take charge of these points a couple of games from that position on other occasions started like this 30 [Applause] oh overdone it good defending from [Applause] [Music] Stevens lovely for hat just getting [Applause] so stens [Applause] HTS 15 [Applause] just sends the forand wide those them fighting forever yeah just caught the line you heard it slightly heavier sound oh oh it's longson now then Stevens with a chance to break it's another opportunity Stevens has had lenting [Applause] well Stevens keeps knocking at the door trisan can't keep giving her these [Applause] this is unbelievable isn't it now it's Trevis with a chance to hold [Music] [Applause] take first quick [Applause] f you excellent serve out [Applause] wide and it is three games up so Stevens the more comfortable [Music] it's a lovely for [Applause] hat well if is to be another breaker serve each points squandered those chances they squandered many many more since that is why she's now right in a battle to hold here and extend the [Applause] lead there's a double bounce and it's a hold of serve so both players [Applause] soed well they're both actually in the last 5 10 [Applause] minutes Stevens reeling off three in a row quick to 40 lovely an excellent home to for Stevens that is was a tight it really was fifth double for Travis s they came in a little cluster of [Applause] stens eventually getting the job [Applause] [Music] [Applause] done what a beauty well Stevens is just finding something here it's long Stevens does make it six break points a place in the second round [Applause] [Music] but there's a Tense one dumped into the net just skims along the clay from [Applause] TR three and a quarter hours they been [Applause] [Music] oh she's guided that so well well is this it has [Applause] this and Sloan squeezes home what a match