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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 25, 2023 at 5:34 pm

   Points won by each set: | 31-21, 32-20, 57-46 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   47 % Federer – 41 of 86
   24 % Gonzalez – 30 of 121

   The last “best of five” final at this level, so “ATP International Series” which later became “ATP 500”, and second consecutive Sunday when Federer [1] and Gonzalez [7] face each other in an indoor final. # Similarly to their meeting a week before, the Chilean was able to play one equal set – the difference it was the last set in Basel (already trailed *0:4 in the 2nd set) while the first set in Madrid.
   Federer played a perfect match, his service was awesome, his net-game almost flawless. Gonzalez had to save break points in three different games of the set no. 3. He had a break point at 2:1 and led 4:3* (30/0) when one of the longest rallies occurred. It was Federer’s first title in his hometown, long awaited because he had made his debut there already in 1998. In the years 2004-05, when he was already almost unbeatable indoors, he had to skip the event due to injuries.

   Federer’s route to his 44th title:
   1 Tomas Zib 6-1, 6-2
   2 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-0
   Q David Ferrer 6-3, 7-6(14)
   S Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5)
   W Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3)

   # Federer two points away from losing to Srichaphan, saved six set points in the marathon tie-break vs Ferrer

   Serve & volley: Federer 3/3, Gonzalez 1/2

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