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1. Voo de Mar says:

   April 26, 2021 at 11:25 am

   Points won by each set: | 35-33, 43-47, 45-39 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   13 % Nadal – 17 of 122
   19 % Tsitsipas – 23 of 120

   # Amazing match that lasted 3 hours 38 minutes which is the longest ATP “the best of 3” final. Nadal [3] came back from a break in the first two sets, but in the 2nd set he wasted a double match point leading 5:4* (40/15) – Tsitsipas [5] saved it with impressive net-play. In the decider there was only one break of serve, before it happened the Greek had a match point leading 5:4* (40/30) – he made a mistake from the baseline in a 10-stroke rally. In the following two games he had game and break points as well. “I think I never played a final like this in this tournament, so it means a lot to me against a player like him, [after what] he achieved in Monte-Carlo and [that he reached] the final here without losing a set,” Nadal said. “It is an important victory for me. I think I have been increasing my level during the whole week and this victory confirms it. That’s important for today.” Tsitsipas entered the final having won 9 matches in a row (17-0 in sets) – his best winning streak so far.

   Nadal’s route to his 87th title (12th in Barcelona):
   2 Ilya Ivashka 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
   3 Kei Nishikori 6-0, 2-6, 6-2
   Q Cameron Norrie 6-1, 6-4
   S Pablo Carreno 6-3, 6-2
   W Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-5 – 1 m.p.

   Serve & volley: Nadal 0/1, Tsitsipas 4/5

   # Previous longest: Kuerten d. Coria (Costa Do Sauipe ’02)… 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 after 3 hours 26 minutes (total points: 136-126)

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