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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 4, 2025 at 6:48 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 43-34, 29-17, 21-27, 28-22 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   45 % Becker – 51 of 111
   40 % Forget – 45 of 110

   The scoreline may be a bit misleading because it was a contest (☆ 2 hours 48 minutes) almost entirely dominated by big serves (yet those big serves usually didn’t come at break points) among 39 service games there were only two short ‘deuce’ games. After very fast ten games, Forget withstood a break point at 5-all, and was two points away from clinching the set in the next game. The ensuing tie-break Becker won easily – it was a period when the German was dealing with tie-breaks showcasing tremendous confidence (an amazing 27-5 record within twelve months, 84%, also counting tournaments in Antwerp ’91 and Hopman Cup ’92). Becker [9] won the first three games of the 2nd set not dropping a point. He also built a 3:0 advantage in the 4th set and fought off a break point at 5:3 with a powerful serve… The defending champion Forget [14] advanced to the final surviving two miracles: in the second round he beat Olivier Delaire 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) trailing 0:5 in the tie-break, and Stefan Edberg 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-3 saving seven break points at 0:4 in the 2nd set! The Frenchman overcame seven match points combined in those two matches.

   Becker’s route to his 35th title:
   2 John McEnroe 6-4, 6-4
   3 Brad Gilbert 6-2, 6-2
   Q Jim Courier 7-6(5), 6-3
   S Goran Ivanisevic 6-1, 6-2
   W Guy Forget 7-6(3), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 ☆

   ☆ Three years before on the same court, Becker & Forget produced a three-set marathon;
   the West German won 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3) after 3 hours 30 minutes in the second round!

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