
After an hour and 21 minutes, Nadal steps up to serve for a two-set lead. The fans are chanting his name and there’s a delay before the game can begin. It seems they’re just delaying the inevitable. Wawrinka, determined not to collapse, makes it 15-all with a fine forehand. But Nadal keeps looping high balls to the backhand, eventually coaxing an error to lead 30-15. He seizes control of the next rally with an enormous forehand - but Wawrinka keeps fighting and has a chance to pass Nadal with a forehand, only to snap his racket in two after blootering it long! Nadal has two set points, Wawrinka receives a warning for racket abuse and he’s even more annoyed when he blocks a return wide. This is surely over.