Points won by each set: | 32-22, 36-27, 45-38 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
11 % Lendl – 11 of 92
8 % Mecir – 9 of 108
The fourth meeting within a non-calendar year between two Czechoslovak players, each time straight sets in the ‘best of five’ format, Lendl [1] on the winning end for the third time. For 1.5 hour it had been almost a copy of their recent Hamburg final, the four year older Czech was leading 6-3, *5:1 when the Slovak began to play semi-lobs in a 35-stroke rally, won the point and the complexion of the match changed. Mecir [5] led 5:3 on serve in the 3rd set, but lost it in a 3/7 tie-break after three hours.
Points won by each set: | 32-22, 36-27, 45-38 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
11 % Lendl – 11 of 92
8 % Mecir – 9 of 108
The fourth meeting within a non-calendar year between two Czechoslovak players, each time straight sets in the ‘best of five’ format, Lendl [1] on the winning end for the third time. For 1.5 hour it had been almost a copy of their recent Hamburg final, the four year older Czech was leading 6-3, *5:1 when the Slovak began to play semi-lobs in a 35-stroke rally, won the point and the complexion of the match changed. Mecir [5] led 5:3 on serve in the 3rd set, but lost it in a 3/7 tie-break after three hours.
Serve & volley: both 0