The second set went with serve until the final game, though Venus forced break point opportunities in the first and ninth game (two). The third, at 4-4, will particularly rankle, as Venus hesitated on a Lopez second serve and sent his chipped return long. He was down 0-40 at one point - saving three set points to fight back - before sending a backhand long on the fourth set point. Neither player could force a break point opportunity in the first seven games, as the serving standard lifted from both men. But Venus couldn't convert any of the three break points and Lopez finished the contest on his first match point.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 09, 2017 06:35 UTC