Points won directly behind the serve:
30 % Siemerink – 23 of 76
33 % Boetsch – 25 of 75
In the opening set Siemerink [36] squandered three set points at 6:5* and another three at 6:3 in the tie-break. [24] Boetsch led *7:6 when he lost the point as the net-cord helped the Dutchman, who eventually took it 9/7. The 26-year-old Siemerink was in a great shape at the time, two weeks after losing the Vienna final (to Boris Becker in four sets) he reached his only ‘Mercedes Super 9’ semifinal, in Stuttgart.
Points won at the net (according to the stats displayed before the final game):
47 % Siemerink – 20 of 42
33 % Boetsch – 4 of 12
Points won directly behind the serve:
30 % Siemerink – 23 of 76
33 % Boetsch – 25 of 75
In the opening set Siemerink [36] squandered three set points at 6:5* and another three at 6:3 in the tie-break. [24] Boetsch led *7:6 when he lost the point as the net-cord helped the Dutchman, who eventually took it 9/7. The 26-year-old Siemerink was in a great shape at the time, two weeks after losing the Vienna final (to Boris Becker in four sets) he reached his only ‘Mercedes Super 9’ semifinal, in Stuttgart.
Points won at the net (according to the stats displayed before the final game):
47 % Siemerink – 20 of 42
33 % Boetsch – 4 of 12