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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 3, 2025 at 6:53 pm

   Points won by each set: | 33-29, 29-18, 28-18 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   11 % Borg – 8 of 72
   15 % Gerulaitis – 13 of 83

   Borg triumphed in similar style to the ’78 edition – demolishing all seven opponents. Gerulaitis improved in the 1st set from *1:5 to 4:5* (30/0). As I write it, Borg & Gerulaitis have the most lopsided H2H record in the Open Era: 17-0 (Lendl vs Mayotte, too). After that final it was 16-0 for the Swede. ”I was trying to go shorter, which is how you have to play him,” said Gerulaitis. ”Lob him more and ruin his rhythm.”

   Borg’s route to his 58th title:
   1 Alvaro Fillol 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
   2 Andres Gomez 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
   3 Pascal Portes 6-3, 6-0, 6-1
   4 Balazs Taroczy 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
   Q Corrado Barazzutti 6-0, 6-3, 6-3
   S Harold Solomon 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
   W Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4, 6-1, 6-2

   ☆ Least games lost on a Grand Slam title run (all three at Roland Garros):
   32 – Borg (1978), 35 – Nadal (2017), 38 – Borg (1980)

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