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1. Voo de Mar says:

   January 16, 2022 at 8:25 am

   Points won by each set: [ 35-39, 25-20, 39-40, 31-22, 54-48 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   42 % Philippoussis – 72 of 171
   31 % Johansson – 57 of 182

   Great opportunity for them both to reach the first major semifinal. In the Summer of ’98, Johansson [33] showed his new face; no-one before him with his height (180 cm) had been serving so hard (he recorded the fastest serve of the UO ’98 edition – 136 mph!)… An encounter based on regular holding the serve could have been expected, and indeed they produced one of the most tight & dramatic matches in the tournament history with plenty of unreturned serves & short rallies, however, already in the first 50 minutes – due to strong wind – the spectators witnessed as many as six breaks. In the deciding set, Philippoussis [22] escaped from being broken twice (four break points in total), then at 4-all he squandered five mini-match points, including 40/0. # In the 12/10 tie-break (the second longest deciding tie-break in the US Open history at the time) the Swede had three match points: *6:5 (the Aussie player forced an error with aggressive FH return), 7:6 (service winner) and 9:8 (an ace). The Australian converted his third match point with a powerful serve to finish the 3-hour 26-minute contest on Arthur Ashe stadium. Five years later, en route to his second and last major final, Philippoussis prevails again in a dramatic 5th set – that time against other unexpected quarter-finalist – Alexander Popp – with four mini-match points saved.

   # The longest 5th set tie-breaks in the US Open history:
   1987 (2R): K.Flach d. Cahill 1-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(15)
   2021 (1R): Seppi d. Fucsovics 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(13)
   1989 (1R): Masur d. Pugh 5-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(10)
   1998 (QF): Philippoussis d. T.Johansson 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6(10)
   2013 (1R): Dutra Silva d. Pospisil 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6(10)
   1991 (2R): Caratti d. Rostagno 3-6, 7-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(9)
   1991 (3R): Marcus d. Siemerink 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-7, 7-6(9)
   2000 (3R): M.Norman d. Mirnyi 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6(9)
   2009 (2R): Dent d. Navarro 6-4, 5-7, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6(9)

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