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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 4, 2025 at 6:45 pm

   Points won by each set: | 37-43, 45-46, 32-23, 42-38 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   13 % Wilander – 23 of 173
   22 % Sanchez – 30 of 133

   23-year-old Sanchez [15] – playing his first major quarterfinal, delivered a more pro-active attitude early on: he was serving faster, attacking the net more frequently and hitting his forehands bigger (especially inside-out). The sensation hung in the air as he led 4:1* (30/0) and 5:2 (40/30) in the 2nd set – it seemed improbable that he’d lose such a big advantage for the second time – in the opener Wilander [1] had improved from *1:5 and set point down at 3:5 to 6:5* and 4:2 in the tie-break – Sanchez won a point at 5-all with a unique slice passing-shot winner. The Swede withstood three set points in total in the 2nd set, two of them trailing 4:5 and took the tie-break 7/3 (the first one he’d succumbed 5/7). From the beginning of the 3rd set Wilander changed his tactics moving forwards a lot, either behind his first serves or approach-shots. A lone break he obtained at 4:3 gave him the set, but at 5:3 he saved a couple of break points. In the 4th set Sanchez built a big advantage again, but squandered a game point at 4:2 after one of the best rallies of the match. In the second point at 4-all the relentless Wilander won a 47-stroke rally as Sanchez shanked his forehand, and the Spaniard couldn’t regroup after that punishing rally, making uncharacteristic errors in the last few points. Wilander hit his only forehand winner gaining a point for a 3:2 lead in the 3rd set (passing-shot while moving inside the court). A few months later they play a similar quarterfinal at the US Open – Sanchez is very close to lead 2:0 but again loses 1-3.

   Serve & volley: Wilander 16/25, Sanchez 4/14

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