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1. Voo de Mar says:

   March 18, 2022 at 4:10 pm

   Points won by each set: | 18-29, 42-41, 36-28, 52-54, 44-32 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   24 % Borg – 49 of 198
   39 % McEnroe – 70 of 178

   A Grand Slam final of the 20th century given the Open Era, it lasted 3 hours 53 minutes… The most wasted set points in a set in Grand Slam finals… in fact they were match points (seven): [1] Borg led *5:4 (40/15) in the 4th set, another five match points he had in the tie-break (6:5, *7:6, 10:9, *11:10 & 12:11), which he ultimately lost 16/18 after 22 minutes. The Swede was close to find himself 0-2 in sets: after an abysmal opener, he survived two tough games at 2-all (4 deuces) & 4-all (4 deuces again), saving four break points in total. In the final set, McEnroe [2] saved seven break points before collapsing on eight match point. Borg celebrated that victory showing so many emotions like never before or after. ”For sure, it is the best match I have ever played at Wimbledon,” said the 24-year-old Borg. # It’s still the longest tie-break played in main-level finals; at the time, after ten years with tie-breaks, it was the second longest tie-break in history (the record 20/18 had been established by Borg in 1973, it was unbeaten for almost 50 years)!

   Borg’s route to his 59th title:
   1 Ismail el Shafei 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
   2 Shlomo Glickstein 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
   3 Rod Frawley 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-1, 7-5
   4 Balazs Taroczy 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
   Q Gene Mayer 7-5, 6-3, 7-5
   S Brian Gottfried 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
   W John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(16), 8-6

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   July 12, 2023 at 11:14 pm

   # Longest tie-breaks at Slams:
   Wimbledon ’73: Borg d. Lall 6-3, 6-4, 9-8(18)
   US Open ’93: Ivanisevic d. Nestor 6-4, 7-6, 7-6(18)
   Aussie Open ’07: Roddick d. Tsonga 6-7(18), 7-6, 6-3, 6-3
   Wimbledon ’14: Isner d. Nieminen 7-6(17), 7-6, 7-5
   French Open ’20: Sonego d. Fritz 7-6, 6-3, 7-6(17)
   Wimbledon ’80: Borg d. J.McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(16), 8-6
   US Open ’93: Wilander d. Oncins 7-5, 7-6, 7-6(16)
   US Open ’87: K.Flach d. Cahill 1-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(15)
   Aussie Open ’92: Camporese d. Wahlgren 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(15)
   Aussie Open ’22: Martinez d. Delbonis 7-6(15), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

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