Anna & Heather jst put their foot back on the gas to ensure a swift resolution.
Hev the darling of Midland this year.
She'll attempt to be the first Brit to win the doubles title here since Sam Smith 15 years ago. (Bally won the singles in 2010)
Pervak stars very, very, very aggressively, far more than in any of her matches I've seen this week, and breaks to love immediately.
She also made Heather wait for about 2 minutes before taking court to receive.
Early days.
0-1*
Heather had a break back point, but overcooked a service return attempt at a winner.
Ksenia os pumped to bursting already - that last meeting still raw perhaps.
No sound and often no scoreboard on the stream, sometimes no picture!
We'll make do with what we get.
*1-3
Wow!
Lots of long rallies. Heather's not playing as well as she has been, she is not playing badly though.
Ksenia is just on everything, possessed, and Hev can't finish points off even with 3 good shots in a row, the ball comes back.
1-4*