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1. Voo de Mar says:

   July 13, 2022 at 10:14 pm

   Points won by each set: | 46-46, 30-17, 32-19, 31-35, 85-75 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   37 % Henman – 71 of 189
   31 % Haarhuis – 72 of 227

   During the times of “Henmania”, Henman won many matches at Wimbledon (4 or 5 setters) , when he should have won them easier. Against Haarhuis [63], perhaps it would have been a straight set win if “Timbo” hadn’t committed a double fault as he led 5:3 (40/30) in the opener. He wasted six set points in that set (6:3* in TB before losing it 7/9). At the beginning of the 4th set, the Brit [20] wasted break points in the first two games, and the situation was repeated in the decider, hence when he was broken at 3-all, it seemed like a upcoming loss of wasted chances. Haarhuis led 5:3* at 5:4 he had a match point – double fault. Henman broke back: between 5-all and 12:11 they were holding without much troubles, then Haarhuis saved a match point with a service winner. Ultimately the 8 years older Dutchman wilted, his poor volleys cost him dropping his serve at ‘love’ in the 26th game. # It was the second of Henman’s four Wimbledon 5-setters when he seemed finished in the decider.

   # Comparison of Henman’s 5-set Wimbledon wins saving MPs in decider:
   1996 (1R): Henman d. Kafelnikov 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5… 3 hours 38 minutes… Total points: 185-184 (aces: 23-11)… 2 MPs
   1997 (3R): Henman d. Haarhuis 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 14-12… 3 hours 58 minutes… Total points: 224-192 (aces: 13-9)… 1 MP
   1999 (4R): Henman d. Courier 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7, 9-7… 4 hours 30 minutes… Total points: 200-189 (aces: 14-12)… 3 MPs
   2007 (1R): Henman d. Moya 6-3, 1-6, 5-7, 6-2, 13-11… 4 hours 11 minutes… Total points: 192-197 (aces: 10-17)… 4 mini-MPs

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