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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 27, 2020 at 11:19 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 23-34, 35-30, 13-27, 30-17, 32-20 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   34 % Becker – 49 of 143
   24 % Edberg – 29 of 118

   Very lopsided scoreline, the second of this type between them within 16 months! In the 2nd set Becker [2] already had two break points leading 4:2, in the last two sets his advantage was unquestionable since he created a break point at 1:0 in the 4th; in the 5th set he lost a break advantage, but broke the Swede [1] two more times to clinch the contest with a winner lob (his first attempt!). “I started to lose the rhythm of my serve in the fourth set,” Edberg said. “I missed a lot of first serves and gave him the opportunity to return my second serve.” Becker, who hadn’t won an event since Australian Open ’91 ten months earlier, stated: “Every win against Stefan is important. It feels good to have beaten the No. 7, No. 3 and No. 1 players in a row here.”. Three years later he would repeat this feat in Stockholm, defeating three Top 10ers in a row.

   Becker’s route to his 31st title:
   2 Omar Camporese 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
   3 Goran Prpic 7-6(3), 6-1
   Q Pete Sampras 7-5, 7-5
   S Jim Courier 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4
   W Stefan Edberg 3-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2

   # Becker saved a break point trailing 1:3 in the 2nd set of the second round vs Camporese;
   there was 3-all in the 2nd set vs Courier when he won six straight games, so led with a double break in the decider

   Comparison of their two five-set finals:
   1990 Wimbledon: Edberg d. Becker 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4… 2 hours 58 minutes… Total points: 137-123… 10 breaks
   1991 Stockholm: Becker d. Edberg 3-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2… 3 hours 17 minutes… Total points: 133-128… 11 breaks

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