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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 17, 2023 at 2:11 pm

   Points won by each set: | 39-32, 22-32, 51-43, 46-37 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   14 % Mancini – 18 of 122
   26 % Becker – 48 of 180

   In the 3rd set, Becker [3] led with a break of serve thrice, then serving at 5:6 he saved two set points: 46 & 12-stroke rallies respectively! He also led 5:2* in the 4th set. Two years later, Becker loses another Monte Carlo final in four sets being relatively close to win each of the lost sets (to Sergi Bruguera). The 19-year-old Argentinian was 31st in the world at the time. “It’s good to get these lessons out of the way,” said Wilander [2] after being destroyed by Mancini in a style he didn’t experience since the times he was a teenager. “It makes you realize you’re not there yet.” A couple of weeks later Mancini triumphs in Rome to become a main favorite to win the French Open!

   Mancini’s route to his 2nd title:
   2 Francesco Cancellotti 6-4, 6-4
   3 Carl Limberger 6-1, 6-3
   Q Carl-Uwe Steeb 6-3, 6-3
   S Mats Wilander 6-0, 6-3
   W Boris Becker 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-5

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