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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 4, 2025 at 4:46 pm

   Points won by each set: | 42-35, 28-12, 25-13 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   17 % Chang – 12 of 68
   11 % Voinea – 10 of 87

   Voinea [122, qualifier] it’s a quite similar case to Dreekmann’s – the German also reached the French Open quarterfinal as an unknown player (a year before… having defeated Voinea in 1R). They both did it with very little experience at the main-level, and even though they would play many more Slams in the 90s, they never repeated such a good major tournament (Voinea advanced to the Aussie Open ’02 fourth round – his second best). Just like Dreekmann’s, Voinea’s game completely collapsed in the last two sets, but in Dreekman’s case it happened after he had wasted six match points, Voinea’s poor attitude was caused by blowing a double set point. His first appearance on Centre Court in Paris hadn’t intimidated him, he led 5:4* (40/15) not facing a break point – Chang saved the first set point with a forehand winner, another he cancelled after Voinea’s FH error. From that moment the Romanian began playing bad tennis, and bad turned into disastrous. He lost 13 successive games in total, and when he finally won a game at *0:4 in the 3rd set, he jumped for joy with his arms raised. The last two games were played in heavy rain. If Voinea had held for 2:5, the match would have been probably suspended.

   Serve & volley: Chang 0, Voinea 5/10

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   October 4, 2025 at 5:01 pm

   ☆ The 21-year-old Voinea became the first Romanian in a major quarterfinal since Ilie Năstase at Wimbledon ’78
   (and the first qualifier at this stage in Paris since 1990, Thierry Champion).
   In the qualifying rounds he eliminated:
   1R – Larkham 6-3, 6-1
   2R – Matheu 6-4, 6-7(4), 11-9
   3R – Kulti 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-2

   In the main-draw he stunned Boris Becker 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the third round – it remained his biggest victory for the rest of his career.
   Just like Dreekmann, he played two ATP finals, as opposed to the German, he claimed one (Bournemouth ’99).

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