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1. Voo de Mar says:

   May 13, 2022 at 12:00 am

   Points won by each set: | 36-30, 34-38, 33-28, 32-29 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   18 % Laver – 24 of 128
   30 % Newcombe – 40 of 132

   Newcombe led 4:1* (30-all) in the 3rd set against his six years older compatriot and lost six straight games. In the Open Era they faced each other 18 times, Laver left the court 14 times as a victor… 46 years later the same scoreline in the US Open final, but 32 more points are played overall.

   Laver’s route to the title:
   1 Nicola Pietrangeli 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
   2 Premijt Lall 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0
   3 Jan Leschly 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
   4 Stan Smith 6-4, 6-2, 7-9, 3-6, 6-3
   Q Cliff Drysdale 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
   S Arthur Ashe 2-6, 6-2, 9-7, 6-0
   W John Newcombe 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

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