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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 15, 2020 at 12:21 am

   Points won directly behind the serve:
   47 % J.Mac – 38 of 80
   20 % P.Mac – 18 of 89

   For the 32-year-old McEnroe [19] it was his 108th and penultimate final, in turn his seven years younger brother [51] played his first ATP final (he’d add just three more to his resume). BigMac lost his first serve of the match with two double faults & committed three double faults within four points at 3:5 in the opening set (did he lose that set on purpose?), then trailed 0:2* in the decider to quickly win four straight games. “I have incredibly mixed emotions right now,” John said, “Every emotion you can imagine was there: from worrying to how he’s doing, to worrying that he might beat you.” Patrick said: “I wasn’t nervous, but I never felt comfortable, either. I never felt I wanted to win real bad, like I have at other tournaments.” Their father stated: “It was the kind of match I wanted them to have. I meant what I said before the match: there isn’t going to be a loser.”

   McEnroe’s route to his 77th & last title:
   1 Gilad Bloom 6-2, 6-1
   2 Ramesh Krishnan 7-5, 6-3
   Q Alexander Mronz w/o
   S MaliVai Washington 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 6-4
   W Patrick McEnroe 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

   The third Open Era final between two brothers:
   Stockholm 1981: Gene Mayer d. Sandy Mayer 6-4, 6-2
   Madrid 1987: Emilio Sanchez d. Javier Sanchez 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
   Chicago 1991: John McEnroe d. Patrick McEnroe 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

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