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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 3, 2024 at 3:18 pm

   Points won by each set: | 31-29, 39-41, 37-39, 32-26, 26-12 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   39 % Agassi – 62 of 160
   35 % Martin – 54 of 152

   The meeting of two American veterans (both 29-year-old but looking ~10 years older; Agassi bald, Martin with grey hair at the temple) lasted 3 hours 23 minutes – the longest US Open final in the 90s. Martin [7] lost his serve in the opening game of the final, afterwards he held 17 times in a row, and led 40/15 at 1-all in the 4th set when he was broken again. Agassi [2], leading 4:3, saved two break points & won the longest game of the final after four deuces; it was a crucial moment of the championship match – from that moment Agassi quickly got 7 out of the last 9 games against the exhausted opponent (super tough matches in the 1st and 4th round) to claim his second and last US Open title. Martin joined a group of a few players to participate in two major finals losing them both.

   Agassi’s route to his 43rd title (5th major):
   1 Nicklas Kulti 6-0, 6-1, 6-3
   2 Axel Pretzsch 6-3, 6-2, 6-1
   3 Justin Gimelstob 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
   4 Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
   Q Nicolas Escude 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4
   S Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
   W Todd Martin 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2

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