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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 31, 2024 at 4:40 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 35-28, 43-44, 33-28 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   48 % Becker – 50 of 104
   30 % Enqvist – 33 of 107

   Becker [5] won Masters thrice and every time he did it, his semifinal match was a tricky one: in 1988 he ousted Hlasek in two tie-breaks, four years later he was two points away from losing to Ivanisevic, and finally in 1995 he survived super fast groundstrokes of the 21-year-old Enqvist [8] being two games away from defeat. The Swede had an outlook to win both sets he lost – in the opener he led 4:3* (30/0) and (40/15) at 3-all in the decider – Becker fought off the double break point with an ace and a solid forehand. Nonetheless the German should have finished the contest in straight sets, but leading *5:4 in the second set tie-break, he played three bad points in a row. He converted his first match point when the Swede netted his backhand passing-shot… One year later, they face each other at ‘Masters’ again, this time Enqvist wins 6-3, 7-6 in a quasi exhibition contest (Becker already advanced to the semifinals, Enqvist had no chance to advance).

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