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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 22, 2025 at 1:18 am

   Points won by each set: | 27-33, 33-37, 34-25, 38-34, 31-16 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   28 % Rosset – 45 of 160
   21 % Karbacher – 32 of 148

   A reminiscence of a quarterfinal that took place on the same court just two years before: a German player for whom it’s a career-best result facing a very tall higher-ranked player who relies mainly on a serve-forehand combo. In each case the German player led 2-0 in sets, was very close to win the match, but ultimately finished being disheartened, not showing any sings of belief in victory. The main difference lies in sets that separated the Germans from the semifinals – Dreekmann had six match points in the 3rd set, Karbacher was two points away from a four-set victory… Karbacher [56], playing the Parisian quarterfinal, had more experience than Dreekmann – he had won two titles and reached the US Open ’94 quarterfinal two years before where had defeated Rosset in five sets, thus he had the basis to realistically believe in reaching the semifinal in Paris. The first two sets he took in a similar fashion breaking in games 7 and 9 of successive sets. Rosset [15] didn’t play badly, but trailing 0-2 he decided to attack the net more often and it changed the rhythm of the match – he finally broke as he led 4:3, but began the 4th set trailing 0:2* (30/40) – then he got his only dropshot winner (forehand with the touch of the net-cord), and broke back. Karbacher leading 5:4* (30/15) made a terrible backhand error proving his emotional instability on the verge of a huge success. In the following game he led 40/0 on serve, a relaxed Rosset hit a one-handed BH winner in a baseline exchange while normally he was using only one hand at backhand passing-shots. The Swiss giant broke again (after three deuces), but faced a break point at 6:5 – then he decided to attack the net for the only time in that match directly behind his second serve, and played a perfect BH stop-volley out of balance. Rosset’s another service and another struggle to hold for a 2:0 lead – seven deuces, Karbacher wasted three break points. It was too much for the German at the psychological level, he knew that he was playing quite good tennis, but only his opponent was collecting games for a half an hour. Trailing *0:2 in the decider he couldn’t hide his frustration, and he started playing completely improvising. Some points he was successful, but the streak of losing games was continuing to be finished at nine. Walking off the court, Rosset handed his Head racquet to an actor Jean-Paul Belmondo – the icon of the French cinema.

   Serve & volley: Rosset 12/19, Karbacher 2/4

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