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1. Voo de Mar says:

   January 9, 2021 at 5:17 pm

   Points won by each set: | 39-39, 30-17, 29-20 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   25 % Lendl – 21 of 82
   13 % Connors – 11 of 82

   [1] Lendl’s 14th straight win over Connors [6] and very similar match to their US Open semifinal two years before with one important difference: in 1985 the American made the things balanced in the 3rd set, in 1987 he did it in the opener # – he saved two set points at *3:5 and had a triple break point in the following game. That set cost him a lot of energy and another two sets meant an execution, it was only a matter of how many games Jimbo would win. He waited until the 4th game of the 3rd set to play his only forehand winner, it speaks volumes about their baseline rallies.

   Serve & volley: Lendl 1/1, Connors 2/4

   # Comparison of their two US Open semifinals:
   1985: Lendl d. Connors 6-2, 6-3, 7-5… 2 hours 10 minutes… Total points: 96-61… Breaks: 6-2
   1987: Lendl d. Connors 6-4, 6-2, 6-2… 2 hours 33 minutes… Total points: 98-66… Breaks: 6-1

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