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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 23, 2024 at 6:34 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 40-32, 25-11, 36-45, 34-29 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   38 % Grosjean – 49 of 126
   25 % Kafelnikov – 32 of 126

   They met earlier that year in the Marseille final (Grosjean’s home town), Kafelnikov won 7-6, 6-2, it was one of his three wins over Grosjean before the Parisian final. The Russian was very determined because he had never won a Masters 1K title in four previous final attempts # He came back from a break down in the 3rd set (3:4), saved break points in two games of the set No. 4, led 30/0 at 4-all, but ultimately succumbed on the third match point after 2 hours 44 minutes, making an overhead error. “I had a dream week. I’m so moved.” Grosjean said. “He was on top of his game and making winners from impossible angles,” said the 27 year-old Russian. Grosjean not only made a miracle advancing to “Masters” (he had to triumph in Paris to qualify), he reached the final of that event (!), beating in the semifinal… Kafelnikov 6-4, 6-2.

   Grosjean’s route to his 2nd title:
   2 Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-4
   3 Christophe Rochus 6-0, 3-6, 6-0
   Q Hicham Arazi 6-2, 6-2
   S Tommy Haas 7-5, 6-4
   W Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-4

   # Kafelnikov lost all his five Masters 1K finals (Hamburg ’94, Paris ’96, Stuttgart ’98, Montreal ’99, Paris ’01)

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