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1. Voo de Mar says:

   January 22, 2021 at 12:12 am

   Points by each set: | 21-30, 53-49, 111-99 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   40 % Federer – 70 of 174
   26 % Del Potro – 51 of 192

   # The longest three-set match in history! In the 2nd set Del Potro [9] had a mini-match point at 4-all, in the 3rd set he was two points away from victory on two occasions: 12:11* (30/0) & 15:14* (30/15). Federer [1] took a toilet break trailing *12:13… My description of the match.

   # Ten longest ‘best of three’ matches in the Open Era (* no tie-break in decider):
   4 hours 26 minutes: Roger Federer d. J.M. Del Potro 3-6, 7-6, 19-17… Olympics ’12 *
   4 hours 20 minutes: Nduka Odizor d. Guy Forget 7-6, 4-6, 22-20… Queens Club ’87 *
   4 hours 3 minutes: Rafael Nadal d. Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-6, 7-6… Madrid ’09
   4 hours 1 minute: Eliot Teltscher d. Louk Sorensen 14-16, 10-8, 8-6… Davis Cup ’83 *
   3 hours 59 minutes: Rafael Nadal d. Mariano Navone 6-7, 7-5, 7-5… Bastad ’24
   3 hours 56 minutes: J.W. Tsonga d. Milos Raonic 6-3, 3-6, 25-23… Olympics ’12 *
   3 hours 54 minutes: Rafael Nadal d. Carlos Moya 6-7, 7-6, 7-6… Chennai ’08
   3 hours 54 minutes: Andrey Cherkasov d. Andrea Gaudenzi 6-7, 7-6, 7-5… Tel Aviv ’93
   3 hours 49 minutes: Martin Klizan d. Mikhail Youzhny 6-7, 6-4, 7-6… St. Petersbug ’12
   3 hours 45 minutes: Andy Murray d. Frances Tiafoe 7-6, 6-7, 7-6… Antwerp ’21

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