Becker d. Lendl, 7-5, 6-7 (2), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Per my own count:
Becker won 177 points, Lendl 171.
SERVICE
Becker served at 49%, making 71 of 146 first serves.
Lendl served at 64%, making 129 of 202 first serves.
Becker’s service percentages by set:
12/33 (36%)
23/43 (53%)
8/22 (36%)
14/25 (56%)
14/23 (61%)
Lendl’s service percentages by set:
26/39 (67%)
42/64 (66%)
29/39 (74%)
17/36 (47%)
15/24 (63%)
Becker won 99 of 146 points on serve (or 68%). He won 60 of 71 points on first serve (84.5%) and 39 of 75 on second (52.0%).
Lendl won 124 of 202 points on serve (or 61%). He won 93 of 129 points on first serve (72.1%) and 31 of 73 on second (42.5%).
Becker's longest service game went only to 12 points, while Lendl won games on his serve that went to 14, 22, 12, and 16.
Becker won 18 consecutive points on serve (11 to open the fifth set).
Becker converted 5 of 21 break points (24%).
Lendl converted 4 of 6 break points (67%).
Becker made his first serve on 0 of 6 break points.
Lendl made his first serve on 12 of 21 break points (57%).
Becker had 17 aces and 11 double-faults.
Lendl had 9 aces and 7 double-faults.
Becker's aces by set: 2, 9, 1, 1, 4
Lendl's aces by set: 2, 3, 1, 2, 1
Becker got a return error from Lendl 44 times, of which I judged 15 as service winners.
Lendl got a return error from Becker 54 times, of which I judged 13 as service winners.
WINNERS
Becker had 64 clean winners apart from service: 13 FH, 30 BH, 9 FHV, 7 BHV, 5 overheads.
Lendl had 62 clean winners apart from service: 10 FH, 15 BH, 17 FHV, 14 BHV, 6 overheads.
Becker's winners by set: 9, 21, 5, 16, 13
Lendl's winners by set: 11, 20, 14, 8, 9
Even on grass, Becker had twice as many winners from ground strokes as from volleys/overheads.
The big shot of the match was Becker’s BH, with 30 winners.
Becker had 22 service return winners, 17 of them off Lendl's second serve. 15 of the winning returns were BH’s. All the returns were passes, and Becker had 18 additional passing shots (15 from the BH), including 1 FH lob.
Lendl hit 7 service return winners, 6 of them off Becker's second serve. Four of the winning returns were FH's. All of the returns were passes, and Lendl had 13 additional passing shots; nine were BH’s, including two lobs.
ERRORS
If I subtract the clean winners and aces from the total points won:
Becker made 100 total errors (forced and unforced). Of those I counted 54 return errors and 11 df’s. That leaves him making 35 errors in points that had at least a successful return (ie, in rallies).
Lendl made 96 total errors (forced and unforced). Of those I counted 44 return errors and 7 df’s. That leaves him making 45 errors in rallies.
Per the St. Louis Dispatch, Becker had 18 aces and 21 service winners, Lendl 9 aces and 20 service winners.
The Washington Post:
The St. Petersburg Times (Florida):
My own count confirms that Becker allowed 5 points in his last 7 service games.
This source has Becker at 17 aces, not the 18 of the St. Louis-Dispatch or the 19 of the Washington Post. (I have him at 17 clean aces). All the sources have Lendl at 9 (as I do).
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The Sunday Times (London):
Per my own count:
Becker won 177 points, Lendl 171.
SERVICE
Becker served at 49%, making 71 of 146 first serves.
Lendl served at 64%, making 129 of 202 first serves.
Becker’s service percentages by set:
12/33 (36%)
23/43 (53%)
8/22 (36%)
14/25 (56%)
14/23 (61%)
Lendl’s service percentages by set:
26/39 (67%)
42/64 (66%)
29/39 (74%)
17/36 (47%)
15/24 (63%)
Becker won 99 of 146 points on serve (or 68%). He won 60 of 71 points on first serve (84.5%) and 39 of 75 on second (52.0%).
Lendl won 124 of 202 points on serve (or 61%). He won 93 of 129 points on first serve (72.1%) and 31 of 73 on second (42.5%).
Becker's longest service game went only to 12 points, while Lendl won games on his serve that went to 14, 22, 12, and 16.
Becker won 18 consecutive points on serve (11 to open the fifth set).
Becker converted 5 of 21 break points (24%).
Lendl converted 4 of 6 break points (67%).
Becker made his first serve on 0 of 6 break points.
Lendl made his first serve on 12 of 21 break points (57%).
Becker had 17 aces and 11 double-faults.
Lendl had 9 aces and 7 double-faults.
Becker's aces by set: 2, 9, 1, 1, 4
Lendl's aces by set: 2, 3, 1, 2, 1
Becker got a return error from Lendl 44 times, of which I judged 15 as service winners.
Lendl got a return error from Becker 54 times, of which I judged 13 as service winners.
WINNERS
Becker had 64 clean winners apart from service: 13 FH, 30 BH, 9 FHV, 7 BHV, 5 overheads.
Lendl had 62 clean winners apart from service: 10 FH, 15 BH, 17 FHV, 14 BHV, 6 overheads.
Becker's winners by set: 9, 21, 5, 16, 13
Lendl's winners by set: 11, 20, 14, 8, 9
Even on grass, Becker had twice as many winners from ground strokes as from volleys/overheads.
The big shot of the match was Becker’s BH, with 30 winners.
Becker had 22 service return winners, 17 of them off Lendl's second serve. 15 of the winning returns were BH’s. All the returns were passes, and Becker had 18 additional passing shots (15 from the BH), including 1 FH lob.
Lendl hit 7 service return winners, 6 of them off Becker's second serve. Four of the winning returns were FH's. All of the returns were passes, and Lendl had 13 additional passing shots; nine were BH’s, including two lobs.
ERRORS
If I subtract the clean winners and aces from the total points won:
Becker made 100 total errors (forced and unforced). Of those I counted 54 return errors and 11 df’s. That leaves him making 35 errors in points that had at least a successful return (ie, in rallies).
Lendl made 96 total errors (forced and unforced). Of those I counted 44 return errors and 7 df’s. That leaves him making 45 errors in rallies.
Per the St. Louis Dispatch, Becker had 18 aces and 21 service winners, Lendl 9 aces and 20 service winners.
The Washington Post:
Lendl hit nine aces and 86 winners; Becker delivered 19 aces and 100 unreturnable shots.
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Becker created 21 break points against Lendl, but Lendl had only six against Becker, who passed him at the net regularly with his big strokes. Lendl often played Becker to a virtual stalemate even so, killing 16 of the break points.
The St. Petersburg Times (Florida):
In fact, in his final seven service games, Becker only allowed Lendl five points - none in the final game. He finished with 17 aces and 100 winners, compared to nine and 86 for Lendl.
My own count confirms that Becker allowed 5 points in his last 7 service games.
This source has Becker at 17 aces, not the 18 of the St. Louis-Dispatch or the 19 of the Washington Post. (I have him at 17 clean aces). All the sources have Lendl at 9 (as I do).
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Becker ripped two consecutive backhand service returns - one for a winner, the other for a forced error at Lendl's feet, to get the break point. Becker had used the same shot 14 other times for service return winners, probably adding to Lendl's nervousness on the next point, which he double-faulted to even the score at 3-3.
The Sunday Times (London):
Becker was a revelation. His strength we know about. His 150mph service, though still erratic, was thumping in. But now there was a backhand that was becoming his winning shot. He must have been working on it. It is delayed, taken at full stretch, often low down and with an immense amount of wrist to flick it up and dip it across the net. A shot almost from table tennis.
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