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1. Voo de Mar says:

   July 1, 2024 at 7:48 pm

   Points won by each set: | 45-36, 44-42, 31-31, 51-51 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   26 % Djokovic – 46 of 174
   21 % Hewitt – 34 of 157

   # Wimbledon ’07 it was the first Slam in which the 20-year-old Djokovic [5] displayed his exceptional mentality, winning three four-setters in a row (Delic, Kiefer, Hewitt) clinching them in 4th set tie-breaks. It was already an impressive feat, but he backed it up with a marathon five-set win over Baghdatis. With each subsequent 4-setter the Serb needed to work harder that year at Wimbledon (2:19h, 3:39h, 4:12h). His match vs Hewitt [19] on Court no. 1 it’s the longest 4-setter in Wimbledon history, the longest 4-setter in career of them both. Djokovic was 1-2-2 points away from losing the sets he won. In the opener he held at ‘love’ his first four service games, but at 5-all he was forced to save a double mini set point. In the tie-break he withstood three set points (*4:6 and 7:8) hitting three winners (volley, overhead, ace). In the 2nd set there was *5:6 (15/30) from his perspective. The 4th set (the Serb needed a treatment to his lower back at the beginning of it) it was a dogfight as both players had problems to get cheap points on serve, and the rallies were longer than in previous sets – it was reflected in four breaks (with seven BP games). Djokovic held thrice with the help of three deuces in each of those demanding games, then he led 4:3* (40/15) only to find himself at 4:5 (30-all) a few minutes later. Hewitt failed to finish the set on his serve. In the last tie-break Djokovic won a point of the match (backhand passing-shot winner cross-court at full run in a 23-stroke rally) to lead 4:0, and converted his third match point after Hewitt’s error. The tie-breaks for the Serb: 10/8, 7/2, 7/5.

   Serve and volley: Djokovic 0/1, Hewitt 3/3

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   July 2, 2024 at 8:55 am

   Number of 4-setters won with fourth set tie-breaks for the Big 4 (after Wimbledon ’24):
   10 – Djokovic
   9 – Murray
   5 – Nadal, Federer

   Their longest 4-setters won:
   4 hours 23 minutes: Nadal d. Khachanov 5-7, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6 (US Open ’18)
   4 hours 12 minutes: Djokovic d. Hewitt 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (Wimbledon ’07)
   4 hours 2 minutes: Murray d. Del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 (Olympics ’16)
   3 hours 39 minutes: Federer d. Djokovic 7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (French Open ’11)
   

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