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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 3, 2020 at 9:40 pm

   Points won by each set: | 37-38, 37-40, 34-34, 30-18 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   38 % McEnroe – 51 of 134
   25 % Edberg – 34 of 134

   The longest match (3:22 hrs) between the two greatest serve-and-volley maestros of the Open Era, utterly dominated by the serve (no breaks in sets 1 & 3). This extremely tight contest, Edberg [3] lost due to lapse of concentration in the mid 4th set when he led 3:2* to lose 13 points in a row. McEnroe’s [7] tightest four-set win, at Roland Garros ’80 he lost to Paul McNamee 6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7.

   In their H2H, McEnroe was better: 7-6, however, Edberg edgeed in the doubles H2H (3-2):
   Philadelphia 1984: Fleming / McEnroe d. Edberg / Simonsson 6-0, 6-1
   US Open 1984: Edberg / Jarryd d. Fleming / McEnroe 3-6, 7-6(8), 7-5, 7-6(2)
   Davis Cup 1984: Edberg / Jarryd d. Fleming / McEnroe 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
   Los Angeles 1986: Edberg / Jarryd d. Fleming / McEnroe 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(7)
   Davis Cup 1992: McEnroe / Sampras d. Edberg / Jarryd 6-1, 6-7(2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
   

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