Points won by each set: | 54-53, 41-28 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
26 % Edberg – 19 of 73
6 % Mecir – 7 of 103
Mecir [6] led 5:3* in the first, very long set, and had four set points – Edberg [2] saved three with unreturned serves, on the 4th SP, the serving Mecir played a poor dropshot. As many as 8-deuce games in the opener, in the 2nd set Mecir was also forced to play many deuces on serve, he led 2:1 after the longest (7 deuces) game of the match. “It has been a very lucky week for me,” said Edberg, who defeated John McEnroe in the final a year before. “Mecir is one of the toughest adversaries I ever played.” Edberg improved their rivalry to 5:4 (it’ll be 10-5 in the end).
Edberg’s route to his 16th title:
1 Fredrik Waern 6-4, 6-4
2 Magnus Gustafsson 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3
Q Milan Srejber 6-4, 6-4
S Michiel Schapers 6-3, 6-3
W Miloslav Mecir 7-6(5), 6-2
# Edberg defeated in back-to-back matches two tallest players of the 80s: Srejber (203 cm) & Schapers (198 cm)
Points won by each set: | 54-53, 41-28 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
26 % Edberg – 19 of 73
6 % Mecir – 7 of 103
Mecir [6] led 5:3* in the first, very long set, and had four set points – Edberg [2] saved three with unreturned serves, on the 4th SP, the serving Mecir played a poor dropshot. As many as 8-deuce games in the opener, in the 2nd set Mecir was also forced to play many deuces on serve, he led 2:1 after the longest (7 deuces) game of the match. “It has been a very lucky week for me,” said Edberg, who defeated John McEnroe in the final a year before. “Mecir is one of the toughest adversaries I ever played.” Edberg improved their rivalry to 5:4 (it’ll be 10-5 in the end).
Edberg’s route to his 16th title:
1 Fredrik Waern 6-4, 6-4
2 Magnus Gustafsson 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3
Q Milan Srejber 6-4, 6-4
S Michiel Schapers 6-3, 6-3
W Miloslav Mecir 7-6(5), 6-2
# Edberg defeated in back-to-back matches two tallest players of the 80s: Srejber (203 cm) & Schapers (198 cm)