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1. Voo de Mar says:

   June 7, 2024 at 1:11 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 40-32, 31-19, 37-33 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   18 % Lendl – 15 of 83
   13 % Pernfors – 15 of 109

   An example of a match when the final outcome doesn’t tell what happened in the progress. Despite the lopsided scoreline, the shocking runner-up Pernfors [27], who had defeated four Top 20 players en route to the final (Edberg, Jaite, Becker, Leconte), found himself in a leading position in every set (rarity):
   – holding first, had break points in Lendl’s two opening service games
   – led 2:0* (deuce) in the 2nd set
   – had a game point at 4:3 in the 3rd set
   Lendl [1] collected nine consecutive games between *0:2 in 2nd & 3:0* in 3rd, squandered a break point then, after the most entertaining point of the final: 19-stroke rally which ended up with Pernfors’ dropshot winner (Lendl hit two overheads during the rally). Thirty-two years later there will be a French Open final with the same number of games played (27) #

   Lendl’s route to his 59th title (3rd Grand Slam):
   1 Michael Westphal 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
   2 Jakob Hlasek 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
   3 Christian Miniussi 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
   4 Damir Keretic 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
   Q Andres Gomez 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-0, 6-0
   S Johan Kriek 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
   W Mikael Pernfors 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

   # Comparison of two similar scorelines in French Open finals:
   1986: Lendl d. Pernfors 6-3, 6-2, 6-4… 2 hours 45 minutes… Total points: 108-84… Breaks: 9-4
   2018: Nadal d. Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2… 2 hours 42 minutes… Total points: 105-79… Breaks: 5-1

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