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1. Voo de Mar says:

   June 21, 2025 at 11:01 am

   Points won by each set: | 29-34, 46-41, 41-33 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   29 % Hewitt – 29 of 99
   25 % Federer – 32 of 125

   “It’s fantastic. Roger is a hell of an opponent and everybody knows how good he is on the grass court. His record speaks for itself and I just got lucky.” said Hewitt [32] during the trophy ceremony. His victory came against all odds – Federer had won 29 straight matches in Halle, having defeated Hewitt 15 times in a row! The Swiss [2] was on his way to notch his fifth “6-3, 6-4” victory over his Australian peer, he got a break at 3:2 in the opener thanks to a double net-cord, and created a triple mini-match point at 4-all in the 2nd set – Hewitt fought it off quickly with two unreturned serves and a forehand net-cord winner. Despite taking a tight set, Hewitt remained calm, remembering their match in Cincinnati three years before which he lost 3-6, 7-6, 6-7 withstanding a 2nd set match point. Hewitt’s advantage in the decider was conspicuous, he had break points at 2:0 and 4:2, yet Federer almost turned the things around to produce “another Cincinnati” – the luck was on Hewitt’s side in the end though; facing a break point he hit the sideline with his forehand, on his first match point the ball struck by him touched the net-cord and dropped on Federer’s side. It was Hewitt’s debut in Halle, throughout the 00s he’d preferred to play at Queens Club.

   Hewitt’s route to his 28th title:
   1 Peter Luczak 6-2, 6-2
   2 Thiemo de Bakker 6-3, 6-3
   Q Andreas Beck 7-6(0), 6-1
   S Benjamin Becker 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-2 ☆
   W Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4

   ☆ Hewitt four points away from losing to Becker & Federer

   Serve & volley: Hewitt 0/1, Federer 2/6

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