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1. Voo de Mar says:

   May 28, 2023 at 11:15 pm

   Points won by each set: | 33-24, 47-44, 40-31 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   22 % Korda – 25 of 111
   33 % Leconte – 36 of 108

   A meeting of two left-handers and shot-makers. Even though there was a big ranking difference between them [8 vs 200], the player with much lower ranked was perceived by many as a favorite. A few things contributed: Leconte (wild card) had won their only previous meeting (Aussie Open ’90), his low ranking was a consequence of an injury (didn’t take part in any ATP event between Wimbledon ’91 and the end of ’91) and he was playing in front of an exceptionally supportive crowd in familiar surroundings while Korda made his debut on Centre Court in Paris; moreover Korda was associated with faster courts due to his risky flat ground-strokes, so QF at Roland Garros was already a big result for him. Nonetheless, the Czecho(Slovak) entered the semifinal quite luckily; Leconte was two points away to win the first three games but lost them all. In the 2nd set the Frenchman led 3:1* (40/30), later on 5:3, but was unable to close the set out and lost it 4/7 after the tie-break. In the 3rd set he gave his all to break back, but Korda withstood two break points and held for a 5:3 lead after the longest game (five deuces).

   Serve & volley: Korda 1/2, Leconte 6/17

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   May 29, 2023 at 11:41 am

   ☆ 24-year-old Korda never went beyond 3R in his twelve previous major appearances

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