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1. Voo de Mar says:

   May 31, 2025 at 9:36 am

   Points won by each set: | 27-21, 31-25, 36-40, 26-17 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   29 % Kafelnikov – 34 of 115
   28 % Krajicek – 31 of 108

   [7] Kafelnikov’s super methodical match: he was consequently striking towards Krajicek’s mediocre backhand the vast majority of his ground-strokes. In the tie-break Krajicek [14] played two successive points above his backhand standards and jumped to a 5:0* lead backing it with aces. The Russian cut to *4:5, but lost another two points on serve with two small errors. The Russian broke at 2:1 and 5:2 in the 4th set. Kafelnikov’s first of three successive Parisian matches which led him to the title as he faced big servers, something absolutely unexpected at the most important clay-court event… Krajicek and Kafelnikov had faced each other two weeks before in the World Team Cup, the Russian prevailed 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 initiating his career-best, 14 match-winning streak.

   Serve & volley: Kafelnikov 3/3, Krajicek 10/27

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