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1. Voo de Mar says:

   November 16, 2025 at 5:34 pm

   Stats of the last 3 sets! (they lasted 2:12h)

   Points won by each set: | X, X, 30-22, 29-35, 33-29 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   18 % Gerulaitis – 18 of 96
   19 % Fibak – 16 of 82

   [18] Fibak, the best Polish player of the 20th Century by a country mile, reached three major quarterfinals of 1980 (the first one in 1977) and for more than a decade he remained the infamous leader for the most Slam quarterfinals not reaching the semifinal ☆ (Forget would overcome it in 1994). Gerulaitis [5] saved a break point in the opening game of the decider, and got the crucial break leading 3:2; he won all his service games in that set by a margin of two points. It was an 8th meeting between these two players who didn’t like each other. “I think it’s a pity that we don’t have better relations,” said Fibak, when asked about the feud, the origins of which were unclear. “I think he’s a good player and an intelligent guy. I wish our relations were better because it looks like we’re going to be playing each other for a few more years.” Indeed, just one month later Fibak and Gerulaitis would play another five-setter at Wimbledon, and that time the Pole prevails 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 8-6; Gerulaitis wins their rivalry 9-4 anyway (the last meeting in 1983).

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   November 16, 2025 at 5:45 pm

   ☆ Gómez overcame Fibak in 1987 having lost five major quarterfinals without a semifinal, but the Ecuadorian would triumph at Roland Garros ’90

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