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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 1, 2025 at 12:39 pm

   Points won by each set: | 35-38, 31-32, 33-29 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   36 % Edberg – 36 of 98
   24 % Lendl – 24 of 100

   [2] Edberg struck 2 out of his 4 aces in the first game of that indoor final (October), he finished the tournament with his 4th… There was an early exchange of breaks in the opening set. In sets 2 and 3, Edberg broke respectively for 4:3 and 1:0 leads. The mid-2nd set was crucial because at 2:3 Edberg saved a break point, and at 3-all Lendl [1] was broken for the first time despite three game points. Edberg played an amazing point at 4:3 (0/30) in the decider, as he quickly moved from attack to defence, and to attack again finishing the rally with a volley! “I hit nice ground strokes and passing shots today, and waited for a chance,” said the 21-year-old Edberg, after the 2-hour 20-minute match. He earned $60,000. “The victory was an important step for me to become the world’s No. 1, but at least I am No. 1 this week. I need to improve my forehand serve return as the backhand is good.” The Swede needed to wait three more years and change his serve technique before reaching the peak of men’s tennis. Edberg got a double crown that year in the Japanese capital because a few months earlier (April) he had triumphed in Tokyo outdoors. He’d repeat it in 1991.

   Edberg’s route to his 14th title:
   1 Tsuyoshi Fukui 7-5, 6-2
   2 Johan Carlsson 6-0, 6-2
   Q Paul Annacone 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
   S Bobo Zivojinovic 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2
   W Ivan Lendl 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4

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