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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 24, 2020 at 12:49 pm

   Points won by each set: | 54-50, 42-34, 29-29 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   37 % Federer – 41 of 110
   38 % Fish – 49 of 128

   # Fish [36] lost five big finals in his career, always in deciding sets, twice in Cincinnati, and on both occasions he was very close to get the title. In the opener he survived a 14-minute game at 1-all (9 deuces, saved two break points), then he fought off mini-set points at 4-all and 5-all with aces, in the tie-break Federer [2] led 5:4. There was 2-all in the 2nd set when Fish had his only BP opportunity, but missed his usually non-reliable forehand. The American led 4:3 (30-all) in the decider, the third tie-break was on the horizon, but in the following game he stumbled, hit the floor with his knee, and perhaps it made an impact on the only break of the match. “It was a perfect match for both of us,” Federer told reporters. “But only one can win it. Mardy played fantastic.” When they played their previous final, six years before in Halle, Federer surprisingly trashed Fish, who was at the time considered as one of the best servers on the tour (later on during his career he made his game more complex).

   Federer’s route to his 63rd title:
   2 Denis Istomin 5-2 ret.
   3 Philipp Kohlschreiber w/o
   Q Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 7-5
   S Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-3
   W Mardy Fish 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4

   Serve & volley: Federer 3/6, Fish 1/2

   # Comparison of Fish’s two Cincy lost finals:
   2003: Roddick d. Fish 4-6, 7-6, 7-6… 2 hours 29 minutes… Total points: 125-117… 1 m.p.
   2010: Federer d. Fish 6-7, 7-6, 6-4… 2 hours 40 minutes… Total points: 125-113… 6 points away

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   January 29, 2025 at 9:58 pm

   En route to the final Fish defeated five “Top 10ers” (two were in the Top 10 as he ousted them, including an impressive win over Murray).

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