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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 7, 2020 at 8:20 pm

   Points won by each set: | 33-35, 33-21, 29-24, 40-43, 55-47 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   45 % Sampras – 78 of 172
   42 % Ivanisevic – 79 of 188

   # In the first of their three five-setters, Sampras was close to win every set: in the 1st one he blew a double set point at 5:4*, in the 4th a mini-match point at 5-all (there was also 5-all in the tie-break). In the 5th set Sampras was never in danger in his nine service games, he already had two match points at 5:4* and another two at 8:7. In the last game of this semifinal he broke the Croat at ‘love’.

   # Comparison of their three five-setters:
   Grand Slam Cup ’94: Sampras d. Ivanisevic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 10-8… 3 hours 22 minutes… Total points: 190-170… Breaks: 4-2… % of points directly behind the serve: 45-42%
   Wimbledon 1995 (SF): Sampras d. Ivanisevic 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3… 2 hours 33 minutes… Total points: 146-145… Breaks: 3-2… % of points directly behind the serve: 42-48%
   Wimbledon 1998 (F): Sampras d. Ivanisevic 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2… 2 hours 54 minutes… Total points: 171-160… Breaks: 4-2… % of points directly behind the serve: 43-46%

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