They faced each other in ten meetings. Edberg won them all, and two longest matches occurred in the ATP finals (both indoors) #
Points won by each set: | 42-37, 28-16, 29-36, 37-33 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
36 % Edberg – 48 of 131
23 % Svensson – 30 of 127
Both Swedes were 21-years-old at the time. In the 3rd set Edberg [2] had a break point leading 2:0 – from that game Svensson [29] considerably increased the speed of his serves & began to play much more aggressively. There was one break of serve in the 4th set – in the opening game as Edberg broke in a 7-deuce game. In the last game Svensson saved a triple match point on return with three winners! Edberg notched his 12th straight victory.
Edberg’s route to his 15th title:
2 Richey Reneberg 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-2
3 Ulf Stenlund 7-6(4), 6-3
Q Peter Lundgren 6-1, 7-6(4)
S Anders Jarryd 6-4, 6-2
W Jonas Svensson 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
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Points won by each set: [ 33-17, 32-37, 44-37, 24-17 ]
Points won directly on serve:
29 % Edberg – 34 of 116
23 % Svensson – 29 of 125
Edberg [1] began it losing the opening two games, then he almost won seven in a row. In the crucial 3rd set, Svensson [13] was serving at 5:4, but played very bad game losing it at 15. Thanks to that final Svensson advanced to the Top 10. It was the peak of Svensson’s career, the biggest of his 14 finals.
Edberg’s route to his 28th title:
1 Markus Zoecke 6-4, 7-6(6)
2 Omar Camporese 6-3, 7-6(5)
Q Magnus Gustafsson 6-2, 6-3
S Jan Siemerink 6-4, 6-4
W Jonas Svensson 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2