deuce

A tight first set, packed with quality serving and ball-striking, saw neither player earn a chance of a break, with none of the 12 games leading to the tie-break even going to deuce.

Machac, 23, made the brighter start to the match, imposing himself with a flurry of crunching forehands and taking Draper to deuce in the Brit’s opening service game.

Dimitrov managed to avoid another disastrous start in the third set, fending off break point to hold from deuce.

A stunning winner at deuce teed up a first match point and Herbert blinked to hand it over with a double fault.

On Tuesday he clubbed two homers, then threw up deuces while rounding the bases in the Bronx.