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1. Voo de Mar says:

   June 20, 2024 at 5:04 pm

   Key Biscayne ’94 – Agassi’s first event with Brad Gilbert as his coach, they would work together for 8 years

   Their back-to-back Key Biscayne (Miami) finals:
   Points by each set ’94: | 35-41, 44-36, 27-20 |
   Points by each set ’95: | 30-38, 29-12, 42-40 |

   Points won directly behind the serve in ’94:
   36 % Sampras – 34 of 94
   26 % Agassi – 29 of 109
   Points won directly behind the serve in ’95:
   17 % Agassi – 16 of 90
   25 % Sampras – 26 of 101

   In the 1994 final, Sampras led *5:2, blew a set point serving at 5:4 (double fault). The 2nd set was consisted of 5-deuce games (14 deuces in total), therefore was so long… In the 1995 final, Sampras had a triple break point at 2-all in the 2nd set – Agassi responded winning 19 points in a row! In the decisive tie-break, Agassi took the last three points (he was two points away from elimination in the semifinal).

   Sampras’ route to the 1994 title:
   2 Diego Nargiso 6-2, 6-2
   3 David Wheaton 6-0, 5-7, 6-1
   4 Mark Woodforde 6-2 6-2
   Q Petr Korda 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
   S Jim Courier 6-4, 7-6(10)
   W Andre Agassi 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

   Agassi’s route to the 1995 title:
   2 Shuzo Matsuoka 6-3, 6-4
   3 Tommy Ho 6-0, 6-2
   4 MaliVai Washington 6-4, 6-3
   Q Wayne Ferreira 6-4, 6-3
   S Magnus Larsson 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(1)
   W Pete Sampras 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3)

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