Points won by each set: | 40-41, 30-23, 35-31 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
49 % McEnroe – 48 of 97
34 % Lendl – 37 of 107
[3] Lendl’s first Wimbledon semifinal (in his three previous trips to London he had won just two matches)… [2] BigMac served 9 out of his 15 aces in the 7/5 opening set! He saved break points at 4-all & 5-all, in the two following sets his serve was immaculate – Lendl didn’t get to ‘deuce’ even once as a receiver. The Czechoslovak was unable to return a half of McEnroe’s serves throughout the match! “He took full advantage of the mistakes I made and the few chances I gave him,” Lendl said. “I wasn’t able to take advantage of his mistakes.”
Points won by each set: | 40-41, 30-23, 35-31 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
49 % McEnroe – 48 of 97
34 % Lendl – 37 of 107
[3] Lendl’s first Wimbledon semifinal (in his three previous trips to London he had won just two matches)… [2] BigMac served 9 out of his 15 aces in the 7/5 opening set! He saved break points at 4-all & 5-all, in the two following sets his serve was immaculate – Lendl didn’t get to ‘deuce’ even once as a receiver. The Czechoslovak was unable to return a half of McEnroe’s serves throughout the match! “He took full advantage of the mistakes I made and the few chances I gave him,” Lendl said. “I wasn’t able to take advantage of his mistakes.”