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1. Voo de Mar says:

   March 2, 2025 at 9:26 pm

   Points won by each set: | 37-34, 28-35, 28-9 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   31 % Leconte – 22 of 70
   25 % Edberg – 26 of 101

   October 20th, 1990 – the first full match I watched in my life to comprehend the scoring system (I’d watch another semifinal, Ivanisevic vs Mansdorf, already being aware of the rules)… Leconte [22] saved a set point at *4:5 (30/40) when [1] Edberg’s lob landed long. Given indoor conditions and very good serving of both players, it’s stunning that as many as 14 out of 27 games featured break points. In the decider Leconte got the first break despite trailing 0/40 – the Swede seemed discouraged after that, actually not showing sings of competitiveness, perhaps due to tiredness (a week before he’d played a semifinal in Tokyo, the following week he would play in front of the home crowd in Stockholm). The last game of the match he began with two double faults and the crowd booed him which was unusual taking into account how popular he was around the world because of his classic game-style and quite mild-mannerism.

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