Points won by each set: [ 36-32, 32-30, 50-46 ]
Points won directly behind the serve:
16 % Arazi – 20 of 124
32 % Escude – 33 of 102

Intriguing match of two – in my opinion – most gifted guys born in the 70s among those who didn’t win anything special individually. It’s an exemplification how close you can get to win all sets in an unimpressive – by its scoreline – love-three defeat. [34] Escude led:
– 4:3* (40/0) in the 1st set (Arazi fought off the triple mini-set point quickly)
– 3:2 (BP) in the 2nd set
– 5:3* in the 3rd set… also 6:5 (FH winner) & *7:6 (volley winner) in the tie-break that he lost 7/9 (trailed 0:4)
It’s really remarkable that the Moroccan [41] saved break points in six out of his seven consecutive service games between 2:3 in the 1st and 6-3 in the 2nd set!