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1. Voo de Mar says:

   May 9, 2021 at 10:04 pm

   The first clay-court event with hawk-eye system!

   Points won by each set: | 48-48, 27-25, 32-25 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   26 % Zverev – 25 of 95
   19 % Berrettini – 21 of 110

   Third Masters 1K final of the year and a third different line-up not including a Big 3 member! Admittedly Zverev [6] had won this event a few years ago, but began the ’21 clay-court season poorly (2:2 record). Berrettini [10] was on an 8-match winning streak after claiming a Belgrade title. The final was played indoors. In the tie-break, the Italian led *5:0 and 6:4, but saved a set point at *6:7 with a powerful forehand that forced an error (Berrettini has won all his seven tie-breaks that reached 8-all, at the main-level). Zverev got a break in the 2nd set at 4-all. In the 3rd set he saved a break point at 1:2 and took three straight games. Serving to stay in the match, Berrettini made two big errors (forehand & overhead) to lose the game on the second match point with a casual backhand error. “It is great [to win this title], especially after losing my last three finals I played at Masters 1000 events,” Zverev said in his post-match interview. “This is definitely special and I just want to enjoy this one.” It’s interesting that after initial 5 defeats to Nadal, he has defeated the Spaniard in their last three matches, not being even forced to play a tie-break.

   Zverev’s route to his 15th title:
   2 Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2
   3 Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-6(3)
   Q Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4
   S Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4
   W Matteo Berrettini 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-3

   Serve & volley: Zverev 0, Berrettini 2/2

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