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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… at 61% of first serve in
   25 % Edberg – 26 of 101… at 66% of first serve in

   October 20, 1990 – the first full match I watched in my life to comprehend the scoring system (I’d watch another semifinal a few hours later, Ivanisevic vs Mansdorf, already being aware of the rules)… Leconte [22] saved a set point at *4:5 (30/40) when [1] Edberg’s BH lob landed long not much. 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 (hit four return winners, two on each side of his body) – 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… he indicated some abdominal issues). 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. The following week he advanced to the Stockholm final without any troubles.

   Serve & volley: Leconte 19/39, Edberg 20/50
   

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