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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 3, 2020 at 10:00 pm

   Points won by each set: | 38-30, 29-21, 47-39 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   35 % McEnroe – 35 of 100
   15 % Gilbert – 16 of 102

   The last edition of the tournament in Dallas (WCT). McEnroe [6] won it for the fifth time (1979, 81, 83-84, 89). Gilbert [16] entered the event as an alternate. In the final he was serving to win the 3rd set – broken at ‘love’. The last big title in McEnroe’s career, came almost 4.5 years after his previous big title (Montreal) – if we assume the Canadian Open had similar status in the 80s to the one since the 90s has been.
   The circumstances of the first round (quarterfinal in a case of that event) were very beneficial for him: Agassi injured his leg winning the 1st set (‘best of five’ format), Lendl barely survived a 4:37-hour marathon against Hlasek, and McEnroe took advantage of it being much fresher in their semifinal; Becker withdrew with flu, and his replacement – Gilbert – upset another favorite to the title, Edberg while Pernfors eliminated the best player of 1988 – Wilander. “It’s very bizarre; it’s unbelievable,” McEnroe said before the semifinals. “If we have anyone standing by the finals, it’ll be a plus. We went from having the greatest field of all-time to calling anyone and seeing if they’ll play.” Gilbert and McEnroe faced each other 14 times with the former triumphing just once.

   McEnroe’s route to his 74th title:
   Q Andre Agassi 4-6, 3-0 ret. (leg muscle)
   S Iavn Lendl 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-5
   W Brad Gilbert 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(3)

   Prize money:
   $200.000 – winner
   $100.000 – runner-up
   $50.000 – semifinalists
   $22.000 – quarter-finalists

   Scorelines of Dallas ’89

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