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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 6, 2023 at 7:33 pm

   Points won directly behind the serve:
   29 % Karbacher – 35 of 118
   24 % Berasategui – 24 of 98

   The 30-year-old Karbacher [178] was struggling with injuries (heart muscle inflammation & right ankle) the entire 1997 and the victory over Berasategui [15] helped him to regain the confidence to come back to the Top 100. Karbacher was a “lucky loser” in that tournament, he was twice a break down in the 2nd set, and trailed *0:2 (30-all) in the 3rd set, later on, he was two points away from defeat at 5-all in the tie-break – Berasategui made a forehand error, and the German converted his first match point with a service winner. For Karbacher it was the first victory against an opponent of Berasategui’s calibre within two years (previous: Todd Martin, Cincinnati ’96). The Spaniard lost the third match in 1998 being very close to victory (squandered match points losing deciding 3rd set tie-breaks in Monte Carlo & Hamburg). Karbacher extended Berasategui’s losing streak to six in a row (including a Challenger loss to Koubek)…

   Deciding 3rd set tie-breaks in the end of their careers:
   5-5 Karbacher, 5-11 Berasategui

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   April 18, 2025 at 6:36 pm

   ☆ Berasategui’s nine match losing streak (main-level), unusually long for a Top 20 player:

   Roland Garros (4R): Arazi 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6
   Bologna (1R): Gumy 5-7, 7-6, 0-3 ret.
   Gstaad (1R): Clavet 4-6, 4-6
   Stuttgart (2R): Raoux 1-6, 2-6
   Kitzbuhel (2R): Karbacher 6-4, 4-6, 6-7
   Cincinnati (1R): Tarango 5-7, 2-6
   Indianapolis (2R): MacPhie 1-6, 4-6
   Long Island (1R): Safin 3-6, 2-6
   US Open (1R): Muster 6-7, 2-6, 3-6

   Berasategui snapped the awful streak defeating Gould 6-4, 7-6 in the Bournemouth first round. Gould [322] never won a main-level match

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