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1. Voo de Mar says:

   April 20, 2024 at 12:28 pm

   Points won by each set: | 31-36, 35-22, 37-31 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   24 % Kuerten – 20 of 81
   22 % Kucera – 25 of 111

   Kucera [16] was in a better form that year, he began the final striking three winners in a row and jumped to a 4:0* (40/15) lead, then had to save a break point at 5:4 with a forehand winner. He led 4:2* (15/0) in the 3rd set when Guga’s backhand clipped the line. Initially the linesman called the ball ‘out’, but the chair umpire changed that decision and it turned the tables, the Brazilian took the last four games not being closer than seven points from defeat. After sensational triumph at the French Open ’97, Kuerten [26] waited more than a year to finally win his another title. The Brazilian finished his H2H vs the Slovak at 3-2 winning all three matches when he found himself within two games away from defeat.

   Kuerten’s route to his 2nd title:
   2 Fernando Meligeni 7-6(5), 6-4
   3 Carlos Costa 6-2, 6-4
   Q Albert Costa 7-5, 6-0
   S Carlos Moya 7-6(6), 6-4
   W Karol Kucera 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

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