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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 14, 2022 at 11:26 pm

   Points won by each set: | 37-23, 30-27, 26-16 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   46 % Krajicek – 33 of 71
   23 % Washington – 21 of 88

   # The only Wimbledon final featuring two unseeded players! The Dutchman [13] came to London having lost in the first rounds on two previous visits at the All-England Club therefore he wasn’t seeded according to the Wimbledon tradition that grass-court performances are more important than the ranking! Washington [20] advanced to the final in unbelievable circumstances: he saved MP in the quarterfinal vs Radulescu, whom he broke only once – in the last game of the match; then in the semifinal trailed 1:5* in the 5th set against a big-serving Todd Martin. He ran out of gas when he led 4:3 in the 2nd set, In the 3rd set Krajicek managed to win 14 points in a row, then lost his focus and his only service game (quickly). “I feel happy but I don’t think I’ve realized it,” Krajicek said. “So many people have come up and talked to me that I haven’t had a moment for myself. I don’t feel bad, so I think it’s a good sign.”

   Krajicek’s route to his 10th title:
   1 Javier Sanchez 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
   2 Derrick Rostagno 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
   3 Brett Steven 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2
   4 Michael Stich 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4
   Q Pete Sampras 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4
   S Jason Stoltenberg 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
   W MaliVai Washington 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

   # Krajicek trailed *1:4 in the 3rd set vs Steven

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   May 8, 2025 at 9:21 pm

   # Krajicek was unseeded when the first draw was made, but Muster pulled out, and Krajicek replaced him with an informal no. 17 (Jarryd – “lucky loser” – took Krajicek’s spot)
   Krajicek could have faced Pioline (no. 16) in the third round, and Sampras in round no. 4

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