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1. Voo de Mar says:

   March 16, 2016 at 12:40 am

   Points won by each set: | 45-40, 27-15 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   32 % Federer – 18 of 56
   32 % Isner – 23 of 71

   Isner (208 cm) became the tallest Top 10er in history & the tallest player to reach the ‘Masters 1000’ final after sensational 7-6 3-6 7-6 victory over Djokovic [1] in the semis… The American giant [11] had three break points at 1-all, from that moment then he couldn’t do anything in Federer’s service games (lost all sixteen points on return in the 2nd set!). Federer [3] converted his fourth set point to take the opener, having created his last opportunity with a mishit backhand which turned into a lob that landed on the baseline. My description of the final.

   Federer’s route to his 73rd title:
   2 Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-1
   3 Milos Raonic 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4
   4 Thomaz Bellucci 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
   Q Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-2
   S Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4
   W John Isner 7-6(7), 6-3

   # Federer was 0/30 serving at 4-all in the 3rd set vs Bellucci, so technically six points away from defeat

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