The Meaning of Pressure

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK
  2. heartA Q 10 5
  3. diamondA Q 10 8
  4. club9 8 4 3
Green square in centre

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spade7
  1. spadeQ 9 4 2
  2. heartK 9 4
  3. diamondK 5 4 3
  4. club6 5
West North East South
Pass
2spade* Dble Pass 3diamond~
Pass 3spade Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* weak
~ some useful values

In the Venice Cup Ladies World Championship final of 2002 between France and Germany, France had pulled out a very good lead and went into the final set of eight boards 47 IMPs ahead. In the last set Germany started pulling back those IMPs with a vengeance. This was the penultimate board.

West opened a weak 2spade, North doubled for take-out and South bid a semi-constructive 3diamond (2NT would have been negative). Over North's 3spade South bid the obvious 3NT.

How would you play on spade7 lead? Dummy's king holds and East plays the ten.
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