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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 20, 2020 at 7:08 pm

   Points won by each set: | 36-33, 29-36, 32-27 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   31 % Nishikori – 33 of 104
   51 % Raonic – 46 of 89

   It was their fourth match of the season: three previous played outdoors [ clay-grass-hard ] this one indoors due to downpour. Raonic led 5:4* in the 1st set tie-break – Nishikori got two points thanks to serves and responded with acute angle on Raonic’s 223 kph serve – the Canadian approached the net with BH-slice and was passed as Nishikori produced FH cross-court winner. The Japanese got the decisive break in the final game of the match. “It’s the first time I have won a title two weeks in a row. After the US Open, it was hard to maintain my motivation. I had to stay strong and focused, especially this week when I wasn’t feeling 100 per cent.” said Nishikori – “Michael has raised my level. We have practised more on the court and also physical work. Beating a few Top 10 guys over the past year has helped my confidence.”

   Nishikori’s route to his 7th title:
   1 Ivan Dodig 6-3, 6-4
   2 Donald Young 6-4, 7-6(4)
   Q Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-2
   S Benjamin Becker 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(2)
   W Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4

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