Points won by each set: | 29-23, 29-37, 29-29, 31-30 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
31 % Gomez – 34 of 107
16 % Agassi – 21 of 130
The crucial moment of the 2-hour 31-minute match, came at 4-all in the 3rd set – Agassi [5] led 40/15 on serve, but lost two games in a row. Prior to the French Open ’90, Gomez didn’t play a Grand Slam semifinal (five major quarter-finals), even though he was among the best players of the 80s. Untypical match in terms of points won: Gomez won three games more, yet Agassi collected one point more. The 30-year-old Ecuadorian won just one more match at Slams losing five before his retirement.
Gomez’s route to the 21st title:
1 Fernando Luna 7-6(2), 6-1, 7-6(5)
2 Marcelo Filippini 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-1
3 Alexander Volkov 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
4 Magnus Gustafsson w/o
Q Thierry Champion 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
S Thomas Muster 7-5, 6-1, 7-5
W Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4