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1. Voo de Mar says:

   March 17, 2016 at 8:41 am

   Points won by each set: | 31-31, 35-29, 33-36, 34-31 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   26 % Ferrero – 35 of 130
   24 % Agassi – 32 of 130

   Thanks to that victory the 23-year-old Ferrero advanced to the No. 1 in the world overthrowing 10 years older Agassi. The Spaniard looked one step faster throughout the contest, he emphasized it at 1-all in the 3rd set as he won a remarkable rally running to the net, then backwards to play a tweener, finishing the rally with a passing-shot, running forwards again (he got a standing ovation for that)! Agassi had a double break point in the 1st & 4th sets as Ferrero tried to close those sets out at 5:4. # It was their second and last meeting at Slams. Agassi lost five years earlier after the same scoreline the Basel final.

   # Comparison of their two Grand Slam 4-setters:
   French Open ’02 (QF): Ferrero d. Agassi 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3… 2 hours 45 minutes… Total points: 140-125
   US Open ’03 (QF): Ferrero d. Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4… 2 hours 34 minutes… Total points: 133-127
   

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