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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 15, 2021 at 4:15 pm

   Points won directly behind the serve:
   25 % Norman – 17 of 68
   18 % Tarango – 10 of 53

   The sixth and last final in career of 31-year-old Tarango [79]. His eight years younger opponent enjoyed a second straight week of his extraordinary transformation (☆ won back-to-back titles in Stuttgart & Umag) which allowed him to jump from No. 49 to No. 2 within a year! The Swede leading 3:1* (30/15) in the 1st set, twisted a bit his right ankle and needed a two-minute treatment. There were four consecutive breaks of serve in the 2nd set played under the floodlights, and Tarango moved 4:3* ahead – Norman took the next three games, but had to save two break points serving for the championship. Before the final, the American led 3:1 in their H2H rivalry.

   Norman’s route to his 5th title:
   1 German Puentes 6-3, 6-1
   2 Guillermo Canas 6-4, 6-3
   Q Carlos Moya 6-2, 7-6(8)
   S Ivan Ljubicic 6-0, 6-2
   W Jeff Tarango 6-2, 6-4

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   September 13, 2025 at 2:08 pm

   ☆ One week earlier in Stuttgart, Norman won the 3-hour 28-minute final 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-3 against Haas, trailing *2:4 (15/30) and 4:5* (0/30) in the 3rd set
   Having won 11 matches within two weeks, Norman went to Amsterdam and lost to Voinea 6-4, 6-7, 6-7 in the opening round, squandering two match points

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