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1. Voo de Mar says:

   April 3, 2025 at 4:21 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 33-28, 30-32, 16-31, 16-31, 33-30 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   34 % Johansson – 56 of 162
   62 % Roddick – 74 of 118

   One of the most bizarre five-setters I’ve seen as far as the latter stages of majors are concerned. It’s really incredible looking at the service stats that none of those five sets went to 5-all at least. It’s also pretty remarkable that the defending champion A-Rod [2], who was serving like a god [62% of his serves were unreturned (!) while ~45% is really impressive on hardcourts; in the middle of the match he had won 28 (!) consecutive points on serve], lost his serve thrice against an opponent with a backhand hole. But all credit to Pim-Pim [30], who was smartly playing his first five-setter under the floodlights. His serve was tremendous too, especially under pressure, and he clearly outplayed his American peer in the forehand department. The Swede saved break points at the beginning of all sets he won, he also withstood a mini-match point at 4-all in the decider as he attacked the net, and Roddick’s backhand hit the net-cord. In the last game on the third match point, Roddick made another backhand error, that time sending the ball behind the baseline.

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