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1. Voo de Mar says:

   November 9, 2023 at 6:10 pm

   Points won by each set: | 25-34, 33-39, 35-26, 31-26, 32-21 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   23 % Korda – 36 of 153
   26 % Bjorkman – 39 of 149

   [7] Korda’s 3-hour 3-minute revenge for his quarterfinal loss in the previous Grand Slam event. The Australian Open ’98 may be considered as the only major when Bjorkman [4] had been mentioning among favorites to the title after his stunning ’97 season. Against Korda, the Swede wasted a *5:2 lead in the 2nd set; even though he won that set, Korda’s dominance was rather unquestionable from that difficult moment to the end. Nonetheless the Swede had two break points at 1-all in the 3rd set (the second one Korda saved with the help of three volleys) and led 3:2* in the 4th set. It’s the only match lost by Bjorkman in which he squandered a two-sets-to-love lead. Was Korda’s hypothetical pharmaceutical enhancement a decisive factor? Who knows…

   Serve & volley: Korda 0/1, Bjorkman 7/18
   

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