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1. Voo de Mar says:

   November 16, 2020 at 9:46 pm

   Points won by each set: | 36-36, 51-56, 26-35, 34-27, 30-17 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   42 % Becker – 62 of 146
   31 % Lendl – 64 of 202

   Their third and last Wimbledon meeting, back-to-back in the semifinal while their first meeting there featured the final of 1986. The ’89 semifinal it’s arguably [1] Lendl’s best match at Wimbledon, he was comfortable with his serve-and-volley game like never before or after at the Grand Slam level, full of confidence after his triumph at Queens Club. He saved a double mini-set point at 5-all in the 2nd set and led *3:2 (40/30) in the 4th set – [2] Becker won 8 of 10 games afterwards. At *3:0 for Lendl in the 3rd set, rain interrupted the semifinal for 1 hour 19 minutes.

   # Comparison of two consecutive five-setters between them:
   Masters ’88 (F): Becker d. Lendl 5-7, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6… 4 hours 43 minutes… Total points – 326… Breaks of serve – 10
   Wimbledon ’89 (SF): Becker d. Lendl 7-5, 6-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3… 4 hours 1 minute… Total points – 348… Breaks of serve – 9

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