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1. Voo de Mar says:

   August 11, 2024 at 4:50 pm

   Points won by each set: | 26-10, 28-15, 29-25 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   40 % Roddick – 28 of 69
   17 % Schalken – 11 of 64

   Roddick’s last win when he was No. 1 in the world, being the biggest favorite to the title having won the US Open ’03. The 21-year-old American was in a tremendous form at the Aussie Open ’04, winning set by set against very good players with ease. Everything worked his way until the 2nd set against Safin in the quarterfinal. Meanwhile, Federer defeated his two toughest opponents at the time, captured the title, and the rest is history. During the Aussie Open ’04 it was ridiculous to expect Roddick wouldn’t win another major title, but Federer changed his strategy during that tournament (defence over attack) which allowed him defeating super demanding opponents, and soon afterwards three great players, considerably younger than Roddick, entered the scene ruling it (Nadal, Djokovic & Murray).
   # Roddick demolished Schalken [17] in a second successive Slam, later that year they met again at Wimbledon, Roddick still had an aura of a potential No. 1 in the future, and defeated the Dutchman again in straights, but this time after much tougher encounter, saving two set points in the 2nd set tie-break (11/9). “That’s probably the best I’ve hit the ball from the back of the court in a while” Roddick said after their match in Melbourne.

   Serve & volley: Roddick 0, Schalken 0/2

   # Comparison of their three matches within four Slams:
   US Open ’03 (QF): Roddick d. Schalken 6-4, 6-2, 6-3… 1 hour 24 minutes… Total points: 91-57… Breaks: 5-1
   Aussie Open ’04 (4R): Roddick d. Schalken 6-1, 6-2, 6-3… 1 hour 19 minutes… Total points: 83-50… Breaks: 6-0
   Wimbledon ’04 (QF): Roddick d. Schalken 7-6, 7-6, 6-3… 2 hours 9 minutes… Total points: 122-103… Breaks: 1-0

   They couldn’t have met in Paris ’04 because Schalken had pulled out

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