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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 13, 2022 at 2:46 pm

   Points won by each set: | 24-30, 29-21, 43-37 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   40 % Murray – 35 of 86
   24 % Federer – 24 of 98

   # As many as four times within three months Murray [4] defeated Federer [2] from a set down, being a few points from defeat on three occasions (third time at an exhibition event) which caused that at the beginning of 2009 it seemed he’d achieve more in the upcoming decade than Djokovic! Murray had distinctively faster serve than Djokovic, a better all-court game, and what’s maybe more important – he was dealing well with complex ‘the best of three’ and ‘the best of five’ matches. In Madrid, the Scot was under pressure a few times in the decider: saved a BP with a S/V action at 0:1, then trailed 3:4 (0/30) and 4:5 (15-all).

   Serve & volley: Murray 2/4, Federer 3/5

   # Comparison of their four matches within three months:
   Madrid ’08 (SF): Murray d. Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5… 1 hour 57 minutes… Total points: 96-88… 3 pts away
   Shanghai ’08 (rr): Murray d. Federer 4-6, 7-6, 7-5… 3 hours 1 minute… Total points: 125-118… 3 pts away
   Abu-Dhabi ’09 (exho): Murray d. Federer 4-6, 6-2, 7-6… 2 pts away
   Doha ’09 (SF): Murray d. Federer 6-7, 6-2, 6-2… 2 hours 5 minutes… Total points: 99-83

   …in Shanghai, Murray trailed *5:6 (15-all) in the 2nd set and 3:4* (15/40) in the 3rd before converting his eighth match point… in the last of those tight matches, Murray already had a GP to lead 5:1 in the 3rd set, the tie-break he won 8/6 earlier leading 6:4
   

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