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1. Voo de Mar says:

   April 7, 2021 at 2:26 am

   Points won by each set: | 26-31, 31-27, 27-22, 39-34 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   42 % Ivanisevic – 51 of 119
   37 % Muster – 44 of 118

   Intriguing final, only their second meeting, the first in three years # (ultimately they were tied at 3-3). Muster [9] had a tremendous support of the local crowd and he was serving better than ever, but Ivanisevic [12] was playing more efficiently at the net than usually (he missed two super easy FH volley nevertheless). Very little to separate them, and the final outcome was actually decided by a short period after the first hour of play when the Austrian led 4:3* and he lost then five straight games quickly (got 7 points losing 20… the Croat hit his first ground-stroke winner at 4-all 0/30 in the 2nd set).

   Ivanisevic’s route to his 8th title:
   1 Andrea Gaudenzi 6-1, 6-3
   2 Thomas Buchmayer 6-3, 6-4
   Q Byron Black 6-2, 6-1
   S Petr Korda 6-4, 6-2
   W Thomas Muster 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(3)

   # Comparison of their 4-set meetings to open their rivalry:
   French Open ’90 (QF): Muster d. Ivanisevic 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3… 2 hours 40 minutes… Total points: 143-114… Breaks: 6-3
   Vienna ’93 (Final): Ivanisevic d. Muster 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6… 2 hour 37 minutes… Total points: 123-114… Breaks: 3-2

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