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1. Voo de Mar says:

   August 4, 2024 at 7:07 pm

   Points won by each set: | 55-53, 46-37 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   30 % Djokovic – 28 of 93
   22 % Alcaraz – 22 of 98

   Djokovic [2] is fulfilled – at the age of 37 he has finally won the Gold medal at the Olympic Games, something each of his three toughest rivals had done (Nadal & Murray in singles, Federer in doubles). The Serb celebrated the advancement to the final on his back, unusual celebration at this stage for him, he explained he’d dreamt 20 years about playing the Olympic final: in 2004 (Athens) he was just at the beginning of his professional career, drifting between Challengers & Futures, he couldn’t play at the Olympics, four years later (Beijing), in 2012 (London) and 2021 (Tokyo) he was losing in the semi-finals while in 2016 (Rio) he was stunned in the first round, and left the court in tears.
   His match against Alcaraz [3] it’s the best two-setters I have seen. It’s really unique to witness a ‘7-6 7-6’ match on clay without a break, and what’s more significant, the match wasn’t dominated by big servers, so each of the finalists was playing very well from the back of the court when the break points occurred. The most important break points came at 4-all in the opener – the Spaniard had 5 mini-set points in total, Djokovic was serving great to save them, but Alcaraz was also way too passive as opposed to ‘deuce’ points in that game when he went for his shots. Both tie-breaks rather disappointed, Alcaraz made uncharacteristic mistakes in them, and Djokovic finished the 2-hour 50-minute contest (# third longest 2-set match) with a forehand winner, exceptionally powerful stroke for his standards, like he cumulated his entire energy this season to play the Olympic final the highest level, and the match point the best way he could. “Biggest achievement in my career” stated the Serb.

   [SRB] Djokovic’s route to the Gold medal (99th title):
   1 Matthew Ebden [AUS] 6-0, 6-1
   2 Rafael Nadal [ESP] 6-1, 6-4
   3 Dominik Koepfer [GER] 7-5, 6-3
   Q Stefanos Tsitsipas [GRE] 6-3, 7-6(3)
   S Lorenzo Musetti [ITA] 6-4, 6-2
   W Carlos Alcaraz [ESP] 7-6(3), 7-6(2)

   Serve & volley: Djokovic 1/1, Alcaraz 3/3

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   August 5, 2024 at 6:57 pm

   # The three longest two-set matches thus far (all on clay):

   2h 53m… Kitzbuhel 2016 (SF) – Lorenzi d. G.Melzer 7-6(4), 7-6(13)… Total points: 107-98
   2h 52m… Kitzbuhel 2004 (QF) – Massu d. Zabaleta 7-6(4), 7-6(6)… Total points: 99-92
   2h 50m… Paris 2024 (F) – Djokovic d. Alcaraz 7-6(3), 7-6(2)… Total points: 101-90

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