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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 8, 2016 at 6:18 pm

   Stats without four games of the final set (88%). Break points valid throughout.

   Points won by each set: | 35-26, 26-34, ? |

   Connors’ last win over Lendl and his last title in almost four years (another one: Washington ’88). The 32-year-old American [3] was still at the top of his game while the eight years younger Lendl [2] quite fresh after his first Grand Slam title & very eager to dethrone John McEnroe. As Connors led 3:2* in the 2nd set, he lost four straight games, then won six in a row. After the US Open ’84 Lendl began to experiment with a new diet and lost 4 kg within two months… Connors will lose another 17 (!) matches to Lendl (years 1984-1992).

   Connors’ route to his 105th title:
   1 Terry Moor 6-2, 6-4
   2 Bob Green 6-4, 6-2
   Q Mark Dickson 6-4, 7-5
   S Andres Gomez 6-3, 6-2
   W Ivan Lendl 6-4, 3-6, 6-0

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