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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 29, 2020 at 3:07 pm

   Umpired by Fergus Murphy, two similar in terms of the scoreline, hardcourt indoor finals between Roddick & Stepanek that were played within a year and concluded with the same outcome…

   In Memphis, Roddick [6] jumped to a 3:0* lead and controlled the match to the end breaking in 12th games of both sets. Stepanek [19] was closer to win the 2nd set as he had break points at 4-all & 5-all. “Obviously, he’s been playing his best tennis of his career probably this year and especially the past couple weeks. I knew what it was going to take, and I was able to get there,” Roddick said. Coming to Memphis, Stepanek had won 12 out of his 14 matches in 2009, including titles in Brisbane & San Jose, where he defeated Roddick the only time in their eight meetings: 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

   Points won by each set: | 35-34, 39-37 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   33 % Roddick – 26 of 78
   28 % Stepanek – 19 of 67

   Roddick’s route to his 27th title:
   1 Steve Darcis 7-6(1), 6-2
   2 Robby Ginepri 6-2, 6-3
   Q Sam Querrey 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
   S Lleyton Hewitt 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
   W Radek Stepanek 7-5, 7-5

   # Against Hewitt, Roddick was four points away from defeat as he led 6:4* in the tie-break

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   Points won by each set: | 50-45, 44-39 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   31 % Roddick – 26 of 83
   22 % Stepanek – 21 of 95

   The 2nd set of the Brisbane final was unbelievable – Roddick [7] broke twice to lead 5:1*, then lost five straight games; he also led 6:1* in the tie-break, then saved a set point after a tentative rally at *6:7! Roddick played at the net on his first four match points! On the sixth match point the defending champion from Czech Republic [12], committed a double fault. “I don’t think I’ve ever squandered a lead where I’ve been putting in first serves and making approach shots. The first time I served for it (the championship), I had a double fault but I don’t know if I missed a ball beside that. And I was coming in on a bunch of them,” Roddick said… They faced each other three times in the ATP finals in total, the first time in San Jose 2008 – Roddick won 6-4, 7-5.

   Roddick’s route to his 28th title:
   1 Peter Luczak 7-6(5), 6-2
   2 Christian Ball 7-6(0), 6-3
   Q Richard Gasquet 6-3, 7-6(5)
   S Tomas Berdych 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
   W Radek Stepanek 7-6(2), 7-6(7)

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