<h5>Points won by each set: [ 33-21, 21-27, *37-34 ]
Points won directly behind the serve:
32 % Connors – 25 of 76
27 % Leconte – 27 of 97
The final featured by bizarre situation at the beginning of the 3rd set when Leconte [30] fainted and collapsed after playing two lousy returns. According to the rules he received a point penalty after 30 seconds not being able to continue and lost the opening game lying on his back for another 30 seconds ☆. If he had lied for another 30 seconds, Connors would have won by default. Before it happened everything had indicated Connors' routine win as he led 4:3* (30/0) in the 2nd set having won his nine service games not dropping even two points within a game. The Frenchman regrouped and had a break point at 1-all in the decider. Serving to stay in the final for the second time, he committed two double faults, the second one on the first match point. <em>"I don't know what happened,"</em> Leconte said about his collapse. <em>"I couldn't see anything." "He was dehydrated, he didn't have enough liquids," </em>explained Norris – the trainer. <em>"I was put in the position how do you play somebody who is in a coma. If I keep the ball in play and run him around and get him overheated, then what?"</em> joked Connors.
Connors' route to his 101st title:
2 Gianni Ocleppo 6-2, 7-6(2)
3 Tomas Smid 6-0, 7-6(11)
Q Fritz Buehning 6-3, 7-6(4)
S Ben Testerman 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
W Henri Leconte 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
☆ Counting those two points, Connors won 39 points in the final set