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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 28, 2020 at 7:42 pm

   Points won by each set: | 36-38, 38-28, 39-35, 18-24, 102-92 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   27 % Mathieu – 55 of 201
   34 % Isner – 85 of 249

   # Philippe Chatrier court & the longest French Open match in terms of total games (76) as well as games in the decider (34). The 30-year-old Mathieu [261] was coming back on the tour after skipping the entire ’11 season. Before the injury he was known as one of the mentally weakest players, therefore such a dramatic win couldn’t be expected from him. But he was serving first in the marathon decider against a poor receiver, and he was ahead all the time. The only problematic game came at 7-all; Isner [11] had two mini-match points, but the Frenchman saved them with volley & service winner. More or less after five hours of play (10-all in games), Isner began wilting and his forehand kept him more in play than his weakening serve. Before Mathieu converted his seventh match point after Isner’s forehand error, he had been close or closer to finish the contest a few times, at 6:5 (30/15), 11:10 (40/0), 12:11 (30/15) & 15:14 (40/15).

   # The five longest French Open matches:

   Time:
   2004 (1R): Santoro d. Clement 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14… 6 hours 33 minutes
   2012 (2R): Mathieu d. Isner 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16… 5 hours 41 minutes
   1998 (3R): Corretja d. Gumy 6-1, 5-7, 6-7, 7-5, 9-7… 5 hours 31 minutes
   2019 (4R): Wawrinka d. Tsitsipas 7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6… 5 hours 9 minutes
   2005 (3R): Canas d. Mathieu 6-3, 7-6, 2-6, 6-7, 8-6… 5 hours 4 minutes

   Number of games in the decider:
   2020 (1R): Giustino d. Moutet 0-6, 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 18-16… 6 hours 5 minutes
   2012 (2R): Mathieu d. Isner 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16… 5 hours 41 minutes
   2014 (1R): Bagnis d. Benneteau 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 18-16… 4 hours 27 minutes
   2007 (1R): Kohlschreiber d. Dlouhy 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 17-15… 3 hours 55 minutes
   2004 (1R): Santoro d. Clement 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14… 6 hours 33 minutes
   1994 (2R): Agenor d. Prinosil 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 14-12… 5 hours 2 minutes

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