Glasspool confidently serves out the set at love. One step closer to advancing. The two top seeds could advance as the #2 team of their group and avoid each other in the semis.

A Glasspool backhand down the line return secures the first break of the match. Lloyd had two other return winners in the game as well.

Krawietz threads the needle between the umpire’s chair and the net post but Vavasorri sees it coming and still manages to return his shot, which was never more than a foot or so off the ground. Crazy that the Germans get an around the post shot and still lose the point.

Bolelli crosses but doesn’t reach the ball. Vavassori is surprised by the ball that’s suddenly on to his backhand, casually throws up a behind the back lob. Amazing skills.

Watching this morning’s dubs replay now. Krawietz just crossed so hard he ran completely off the court.

Most athletes would feign supreme confidence after that win but Demon makes no attempt to hide the fact that the main feeling he has is relief. Makes him so much more relatable.

Never knew Demon was so shaky at the net. It’s an adventure every time he goes up there. Thankfully he finishes it.

This is torture. Come on Demon.

Second match in a row in which Demon doesn’t finish a high backhand volley. Hope this one doesn’t cost him a break here. If I remember correctly the last one could’ve given him match point against Musetti.

My least favorite part of my annual health checkup is the routine MRI. Don’t get me wrong, I ace it every time, I just don’t like it.

I love Courier’s commentary but I absolutely hate that I don’t know if he’s being careful and diplomatic to the rat, or if he actually believes the nice things he’s saying about him.

Aaaaand away we go!

A sign malfunctions in the rat’s eyeline, and that will surely feed into his confirmation bias that the he’d be the greatest if only the entire world wasn’t against him.

The rat puts his racket handle in his mouth after losing a point and I’m so looking forward to how the internet will meme that visual.

You can get PAID to boo Trump??? Where do I sign up for this? I’m doing it for free already.

Interesting how Courier digs so deeply into stats, always has a few interesting observations into tendencies every match. The anti McEnroe.

Harrison misses another forehand volley, and now Arevalo serves for the match. King goes line, Arevalo hits to Harrison, Pavic finishes it with a short inside out forehand volley. Both dubs matches today turned on a few shots, both so close, either team could’ve won.

Harrison and Pavic trade missed forehand volleys for mini breaks. Pavic misses another forehand volley first volley to give King a serve to win the match. King hits a let ace down the T, misses wide, then double faults. 11-11.

Pavic has a reputation for getting tight. So far this second set TB he’s let an in ball go, and tried an ill advised drop volley that King slapped away for a winner. Only mini breaks in this TB so far.

So cool we can hear the coaching. Harrison and King were just told to play Pavic when they’re both back, Arevalo when they’re at the net.

FAA couldn’t make a forehand with the second set on the line, but on match point he pounds one after another to force the error.

FAA can’t hit a forehand over the net on set points but Shelton beats him to the punch with a double fault on the third set point. That was a brutal TB.

For having the eight best players in the world this tournament sure is featuring a whole lot of choking.

Harry serves wide at 7-7, Salisbury hits a perfect forehand down the line on the line. Skupski serves it out with another forehand down the line winner followed by an unreturned serve. They are now 2–0 in this group.

Henry’s the bigger server on the team but he’s given up way more points on serve than Harry. Salisbury and Skupski get several returns down and force tough first volleys to reach deciding point, but a good T second serve forces Skupski’s return into the net. Second set to H&H, match TB coming up.

Two double faults and a deep return by Harry get the boys to deciding point. Skupski loses his first serve due to a second time violation, Henry makes the return and Harry puts away the volley. H&H up a break in the second, disastrous service game for Skupski.

H&H save 4 set points in the TB but at 7-7 Henry spikes a bh volley at Skupski, who barely gets it back and it turns into a great drop shot. That was just the second point Harry lost on serve in the set.

So gutted for the Demon. He was never going to the semis but I wanted him to not go 0-6.

This match is bonkers. What is going on here.

POINT OF THE YEAR!!!!

Musetti knows Demon wants to work him corner to corner so he steps up and anticipates the wide second serve kicker, takes it early and hits it crosscourt for a clean winner. Fun mind games now.

Nothing says ‘my legs are toast’ like an 82mph second serve. Musetti can’t drive with his knee bend any more.

Would love to ask Musetti what he thinks of Djokovic after this match.

Took a while but Demon has finally gotten to Musetti’s legs. Could be a blowout third set.

Demon has definitely ramped up his aggression. Charged the net on a nothing ball to reach break point, then slapped a forehand to break. Against my religion to root against the one hander but I love me some Demon.

The fact that two handers hit oneies when they want to showboat and one handers only hit two handers in utter desperation proves that oneies are superior in a pyrrhic kinda way.

Musetti held but Demon came dangerously close to hitting a one handed backhand pass that would’ve put Carlos’ to shame.

Looks like Demon has decided he needs to go bigger.

Musetti’s shotmaking vs Demon’s speed is a fun matchup.

Cash serves it out with four unreturnable serves. The Brits recover from a poor serving first match to get their first win.

It happened again! The Germans both cover the line and Glasspool hits a crosscourt return winner. Twice in one match is crazy.

The TB set point and both break points were decided on German forehand lobs put away by Cash.

The Germans with the major miscommunication, both moving to the line as Glasspool rips a crosscourt backhand return winner for 0-30. Cash runs down a casual angle volley from Krawietz to reach deciding point. Yet another short lob put away by Cash for a double break lead.

Maybe it’s the speed of the courts but so far this tournament it really pays to serve and volley.

A pair of double faults, a Glasspool inside out fh return winner, and a Cash overhead give the Brits the first break of the match. Serving and staying back put Krawietz in a tough spot, leading to the short lob.

Puetz hits a forehand volley long to give the Brits set point at 10-9. Krawietz nets a backhand to give the Brits the set. The Brits make their defensive volleys, Puetz missed his.

A return clips the net and hops over Cash’s racket to give the Germans set point but the Brits stay alive when Puetz gives Cash a short lob to put away.

Cash and Glasspool are just seamlessly and quietly switched sides twice in one point, so dialed in and efficient. Just beautiful to watch.

I’m picking the dubs semis to be H&H v Cash/Glasspool, and Bolelli/Vava v Skupski/Salisbury, with H&H beating the Italians in the final.

Bolelli and Vavassori are looking really good, playing confidently and soaking up the home crowd energy. Vavassori served out the match at love, showboating on match point with yet another leaping overhead, exuding supreme confidence since the leap was totally unnecessary.