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 9semifinal, 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