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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 8, 2020 at 3:52 am

   Points won by each set: | 55-49, 32-23 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   23 % Nishikori – 16 of 69
   31 % Benneteau – 28 of 90

   Benneteau saved eight break points in two different games (4 & 4) and led 5:3* in the opening set. He was two points away from taking it as he served at 5:4. The Japanese said: “I was waiting for my opportunity. I had so many break points and I couldn’t take them. In the (10th) game, he got a little bit tight and I took my chance. After that I played much better and I think he was getting a little bit tired in the second set. I tried to raise my level. It wasn’t my best tennis, but it’s good to win like this.” The Frenchman said: “Kei was simply too good in the key moments, especially at the end of the first set. I had some chances, but against these kinds of players, they are small chances and you have to take them. I tried to play my best and I almost did it. I’m disappointed with the loss, but very happy with the level of my game.”

   Nishikori’s route to his 6th title:
   2 Rajeev Ram 6-2, 6-3
   Q Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-0
   S Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
   W Julien Benneteau 7-6(4), 6-4

   Benneteau 0-10 in ATP finals, it was his last ATP final (lost in Kuala Lumpur three straight years).
   The most times runner-up without a title:
   10 – Julien Benneteau (2008-14)
   6 – Pierre Barthes (1969-72), Steve Denton (1981-84), Lawson Duncan (1985-90);
   5 – Georges Goven (1970-75), Carlos Kirmayr (1976-82), Martin Damm (1996-98), Daniel Vacek (1994-99)
   Jimmy Connors, winner of record 109 titles, had lost 11 consecutive finals in years 1984-88.

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