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1. Voo de Mar says:

   July 16, 2025 at 12:26 am

   Points won by each set: [ 48-40, 26-16, 40-43, 27-13 ]
   Points won directly on serve:
   31 % Djokovic – 38 of 120
   30 % Tsonga – 41 of 133

   One of the most important matches in Djokovic’s career because the victory guaranteed him becoming No. 1 in the world. Despite an amazing form that year he couldn’t be considered as a heavy favorite with a 2:5 H2H against a more natural grass-court player the Frenchman was. In the opening set Tsonga was serving at 5:4 (deuce) when risked his second serve and sent the ball long. Djokovic [2] raced to a comfortable 7-6, 6-2, 4:2* lead, but Tsonga broke back playing his best tennis, actually the 3rd set of that match it could be the best set of the entire Wimbledon ’11 – there were winners of all sorts, both players were involved in rallies diving on the court. In the tie-break the Serb had two match points (6:5, 8:7), but Tsonga [19] withstood them both in an authoritative style, the first one with a relatively tough overhead. Djokovic was unbelievable in 2011 keeping his concentration at the highest level over long periods of time. The lost set, in spite of two wasted match points from reaching the No. 1 spot, didn’t affect him at all – in the first three games of the 4th set he lost only two points, and without any drama held his serve to the end, converting the third match point with a service winner. My other description of the match.

   # Comparison of their two four-setters:
   Australian Open 2008 (F): Djokovic d. Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6… 3 hours 5 minutes… Total points: 136-122
   Wimbledon 2011 (SF): Djokovic d. Tsonga 7-6, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3… 3 hours 6 minutes… Total points: 141-112

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