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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 27, 2025 at 12:18 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 29-33, 44-43, 43-42 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   27 % Edberg – 34 of 122
   33 % Ivanisevic – 38 of 112

   Very intriguing match between a player who has been the best in the world second consecutive year and a player who aspires to become the best… The young Yugoslav [19] was close to make an upset in both sets he lost. In the 2nd set there was a six-deuce game at 3-all in which Ivanisevic [19] squandered a break point. He led 30/0 at 5-all as well. In the 3rd set tie-break he led 3:1, *4:3, 5:4 (netted BH return), but Edberg’s [1] bigger experience ultimately prevailed as he played a perfect BH volley followed by a clean FH return off Ivanisevic’s fast first serve which caused a volley error. # It’s really remarkable that one week later they face each other in the semifinal under the roof again (switching surfaces though), and the scoreline is almost repeated albeit with only two breaks of serve (seven in Sydney); the more bizarre is the fact that in both tournaments, they had beaten the same players in the quarter-finals (Edberg d. Chang 6-4, 7-5 and 6-2, 6-2 while Ivanisevic d. Agassi 7-5, 7-6 and 6-3, 6-4).

   # Comparison of their two indoor matches in Autumn ’91:
   Sydney (SF, hard): Edberg d. Ivanisevic 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(5)… 2 hours 29 minutes… Total points: 116-118… Aces: 3-11… Ivanisevic 2 pts away
   Tokyo (SF, carpet): Edberg d. Ivanisevic 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-5… 1 hour 53 minutes… Total points: 100-91… Aces: 5-20… Ivanisevic 4 pts away

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