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1. Voo de Mar says:

   November 11, 2025 at 1:41 pm

   Points won by each set: | 27-35, 32-27, 31-20 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   42 % Forget – 43 of 102
   32 % Gunnarsson – 23 of 70

   Forget – the golden child of French tennis – he’d been recognised as a big talent/potential major champion at the age of 17 reaching the third round of Roland Garros ’82, but he was struggling with injures and waited four years for his maiden title. Toulouse it’s a symbolic city for the Forget saga – three generations enjoyed successes there in twenty-year intervals (!); during the amateurish times Paul Forget (Guy’s grandfather) triumphed there in 1946 and his son Pierre did the same in 1966 when Guy was one-year-old. In the ’86 final Forget [39] was broken in his opening game, but afterwards his service disposal anticipated the years 1990-91 when he’d be considered as the best server in the world. He was mixing the pace with flat serves and slice serves, striking 8-7-6 aces in successive sets, unusual consistency in the mid 80s. Without other shots he wouldn’t break Gunnarsson [64] three times though. The Frenchman showed special skills in the decider, breaking in the first game with a complex rally, at 4:2 he got another break with a powerful backhanf down the line, probably his fastest ground-stroke on that day. “It was fabulous to win but I have to admit I was nervous on that last point,” said Forget, who won $30,000. “I think it was the first time since I won the French junior championships when I was 14 that I was so nervous over one point.”

   Forget’s route to his maiden title (90th main-level event):
   1 Claudio Mezzadri 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
   2 Libor Pimek 6-3, 7-6
   Q Thierry Tulasne 7-5, 6-3
   S Milan Srejber 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2
   W Jan Gunnarsson 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

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