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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 14, 2024 at 11:09 am

   Points won by each set: | 29-22, 29-19, 35-26 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   18 % Higueras – 14 of 76
   8 % Connors – 7 of 84

   Shocking scoreline which is a bit misleading – ‘deuce’ games were the key, there were seven, and Higueras [17] won them all. Connors [2] was surprisingly passive, perhaps he drew some conclusions on their previous match (North Conway ’81) which Higueras emphatically won 6-4, 6-1. He was keeping the ball in court patiently with a good depth, but once Connors attacked, the Spaniard accelerated his shots; one of those rallies occurred on the first match point, and a backhand cross-court pass gave the 29-year-old Higueras a 2-hour 30-minute victory over the one year older opponent. Connors was in the “best position” in the mid-set as there was 2-all (30-all). “I don’t think it was an easy match at all,” said Higueras, “I was running a lot.”

   Serve & volley: Higueras 0, Connors 0/2

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