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1. Voo de Mar says:

   May 22, 2023 at 5:17 pm

   Points won by each set: | 29-12, 31-34, 27-16, 23-28, 30-19 |
   Points won directly on serve:
   15 % Borg – 20 of 130
   10 % Lendl – 12 of 119

   Borg wins the French Open for the sixth and last time (1974-75, 1978-81). He is only 25 but never plays in Paris again… Just like in the years 1978 and 80, Borg was relatively close to win the event demolishing all opponents; on the assumption he could have beaten the freshman Lendl “6-1, 6-4, 6-2”, it would have been en route to the title with just 46 games dropped, but in the 2nd set at 4-all Lendl got three straight games, the last one of the 2nd set after the longest game of the final (six deuces, Lendl needed five set points)… The Swede began the 5th game of the match on serve with three punishing points (60-24-46-stroke rallies respectively; the first marathon point he lost, another two he won). Borg leading 4:0 (15-all) in the decider threw his racket after the serve… Borg’s record seemed eternal, yet Nadal would overcome it in 2012, still having a big margin for improvement because he was only 26 and hungry for more…

   Borg’ route to his 62nd title:
   1 Jose Lopez-Maeso 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
   2 Cassio Motta 6-1, 7-5, 6-0
   3 Paul Torre 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
   4 Terry Moor 6-0, 6-0, 6-1
   Q Balazs Taroczy 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
   S Victor Pecci 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
   W Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

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