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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 15, 2021 at 3:21 am

   Points won by each set: [ 38-27, 29-35, 44-52, 26-22, 36-34 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   31 % Del Potro – 54 of 171… 31 % Murray – 54 of 172
   Winners by percentage:
   37 % Del Potro – 65 of 173… 55 % (!) Murray – 95 of 170

   Very interesting story… They played the Olympic final against each other on August 14, and just a month later (16th September in Glasgow) they met again representing their countries, this time in the Davis Cup semifinal. Murray [2] won two tight mid-sets and Del Potro [64] faced a mission impossible then: he had lost seven consecutive matches in five-setters, lost that long 4-setter in the Olympic final struggling physically in the end, while Murray was on a 10-match winning streak in the Davis Cup singles rubbers, being strongly supported by the local fans. Del Potro somehow found the inner belief though, and he was a superior player in the last two sets. Even though they were both very experienced players, they reached a new ground in the 5th set breaking the five-hour mark for the first time, co-creating one of the longest matches in the Davis Cup history. It lasted 5 hours 7 minutes in total, their 5-set records afterwards: Del Potro 5-9, Murray 23-9.

   1st set: Murray led 2:0 (deuce) on serve
   2nd set: Murray saved a mini-set point at 4-all with a crisp serve-and-volley action
   3rd set: Murray trailed 3:5, then at 4:5* he saved a set point with a beautiful cross-court lob off his forehand
   4th set: Del Potro obtained the vital break at 2:1
   5th set: Murray led 3:2* (deuce), but Del Potro almost grabbed four consecutive games – the Scot saved a match point at 3:5 serving an ace (he delivered 5 aces in that game!)

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