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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 11, 2020 at 10:10 pm

   Points by each set: | 43-38, 39-40, 41-43 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   30 % Federer – 38 of 124
   39 % Ljubicic – 48 of 121

   “To win back-to-back like this is unbelievable,” said Federer [1] after almost three-hour battle being 2-2-1 points away from losing the sets he won. “I never thought I’d do it again. It really feels great. It was tough today, he made me work very hard. He could have pushed me further if he’d played better on big points in the tie-breaks. But he was going for big serves with great variation. He made me work but I expected that – three tie-breaks is the most extreme you can have.” Ljubicic [6] was two points away from winning the two opening sets:
   – 5:5 in the 1st tie-break
   – 5:4* (30-all) in the 2nd set (he also led 4:1* in the 2nd TB)
   …and squandered a set point at 6:5* in the 3rd TB (he earlier led in that set 3:1*, 30/15)
   Federer converted his first match point thanks to the net-cord (backhand return) to finish the only final in history concluded with a 3x “7-6” scoreline!

   Federer’s route to his 37th title:
   2 Arnaud Clement 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0
   3 Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-3
   4 Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 6-3
   Q James Blake 7-6(2), 6-4
   S David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4
   W Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(6)

   # Federer led 4:0 in the tie-break vs Clement!

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   May 1, 2024 at 8:48 pm

   Miami 2006 it’s the first event in history with the Hawk-Eye system (players were allowed three challenges per set, with an additional challenge allowed for tie-breaks)

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