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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 20, 2020 at 11:49 am

   Points won by each set: [ 40-34, 15-30, 32-20, 39-33 ]
   Points won directly on serve:
   31 % Federer – 37 of 116
   39 % Nadal – 50 of 127

   After three consecutive finals (2006-2008) they didn’t face each other at Wimbledon for another 11 years. In every final they created two tie-breaks, this time only one. Federer [3] played a perfect match from tactical point of view. In the opener he was actually focused only on holding the serve, he added better baseline game in the tie-break which he won 7/3 with five points in a row in the end. Once he was broken in the 2nd set, he gave it up, and delivered his best ground-stroke tennis in the next two sets. Nadal [2] almost opened the possibility of a stunning comeback in the last two games that lasted 20 minutes. At *3:5 he saved two ad-match points with service winners, and had a break point in the following game – lost it after a 12-stroke rally. Then he saved another two match points in an exciting style, the crowd eager to watch two great champions was on his side, but on the fifth match point his backhand went long.

   Serve & volley: Federer 7/10, Nadal 0/1

   # Comparison of their two Wimbledon 4-setters:
   2006 (F): Federer d. Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3… 2 hours 58 minutes… Total points: 133-113
   2019 (SF): Federer d. Nadal 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4… 3 hours 2 minutes… Total points: 126-117

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