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1. Voo de Mar says:

   July 16, 2020 at 9:37 am

   Points won by each set: | 38-35, 31-20, 55-43 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   28 % Borg – 32 of 112
   20 % Nastase – 22 of 108

   The 20-year-old Borg [4] saved three break points at *0:3 in the 1st set, he squandered a match point serving at 5:4 in the 3rd set (already led 5:3, 30-all). For thew 30-year-old Nastase [7], the year 1976 meant his end in the tennis elite. It was his 5th and last major final (record: 2-3). The serving today was tremendous. Borg, who seemed to grow an inch or two in stature on court, hit 71 first serves in 111 attempts and Nastase had 69 of 107. “No, I am very happy,” said the 30-year-old Nastase. “This was probably my last chance. It will be very hard for me to concentrate for another year.”

   Borg’s route to his first Wimbledon title (not dropping a set!):
   1 John Lloyd 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
   2 Marty Riessen 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
   3 Colin Dibley 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
   4 Brian Gottfried 6-2, 6-2, 7-5
   Q Guillermo Vilas 6-3, 6-0, 6-2
   S Roscoe Tanner 6-4, 9-8(2), 6-4
   W Ilie Nastase 6-4, 6-2, 9-7

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