I quickly went through the first four sets for the winners and added them to the winners I counted a few months ago in the tiebreak and fifth set.
Just winners for now, plus the aces and doubles.
Score: Borg d. McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18 ), 8-6
Borg had 8 aces and 8 doubles.
McEnroe had 11 aces and 3 doubles (one of his aces was a 2nd serve).
Borg made 53 winners: 16 forehands, 15 backhands, 12 forehand volleys, 6 backhand volleys, and 4 smashes.
McEnroe made 54 winners: 5 forehands, 17 backhands, 15 forehand volleys, 14 backhand volleys, and 3 smashes.
Borg's winners by set: 5, 9, 6, 18, 15.
McEnroe's winners by set: 8, 13, 6, 20, 7.
Surprisingly, McEnroe has more backhand winners than Borg.
Borg has almost as many forehand volley winners as McEnroe does on the backhand side – 12 to 14.
McEnroe has far more backhand than forehand winners, which makes sense if Borg was always going to the backhand. But if he did, was that a good strategy on Borg’s part? Wouldn't that give McEnroe more opportunities to slice a backhand and approach?
McEnroe often went to Borg’s backhand, and that was a good strategy. In this case it’s not a surprise, however, that Borg managed nevertheless to get even more winners from his forehand, his more aggressive side.
McEnroe made as many winners (10) in the tiebreak as he did in the rest of the fourth set.
Borg, on the other hand, had only 3 winners in the tiebreak, next to 15 for the rest of the set (and 15 for the fifth set).
16 of Borg’s winners were service returns. Seven were FH's (two off first serve). Nine were BH's (five off first serve). All the returns were passes.
14 of Borg’s winners were passing shots, other than returns: 8 were FH's.
7 of McEnroe’s winners were service returns. One was a FH off a second serve, and not a pass. The rest were backhands, all of them off first serve (one was not a pass).
12 of McEnroe’s winners were passing shots, other than returns: 9 were BH's.
McEnroe hit the only winning lob of the match, off the forehand.
See here for the 1981 final: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=165964
[Service percentages added below]
Just winners for now, plus the aces and doubles.
Score: Borg d. McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18 ), 8-6
Borg had 8 aces and 8 doubles.
McEnroe had 11 aces and 3 doubles (one of his aces was a 2nd serve).
Borg made 53 winners: 16 forehands, 15 backhands, 12 forehand volleys, 6 backhand volleys, and 4 smashes.
McEnroe made 54 winners: 5 forehands, 17 backhands, 15 forehand volleys, 14 backhand volleys, and 3 smashes.
Borg's winners by set: 5, 9, 6, 18, 15.
McEnroe's winners by set: 8, 13, 6, 20, 7.
Surprisingly, McEnroe has more backhand winners than Borg.
Borg has almost as many forehand volley winners as McEnroe does on the backhand side – 12 to 14.
McEnroe has far more backhand than forehand winners, which makes sense if Borg was always going to the backhand. But if he did, was that a good strategy on Borg’s part? Wouldn't that give McEnroe more opportunities to slice a backhand and approach?
McEnroe often went to Borg’s backhand, and that was a good strategy. In this case it’s not a surprise, however, that Borg managed nevertheless to get even more winners from his forehand, his more aggressive side.
McEnroe made as many winners (10) in the tiebreak as he did in the rest of the fourth set.
Borg, on the other hand, had only 3 winners in the tiebreak, next to 15 for the rest of the set (and 15 for the fifth set).
16 of Borg’s winners were service returns. Seven were FH's (two off first serve). Nine were BH's (five off first serve). All the returns were passes.
14 of Borg’s winners were passing shots, other than returns: 8 were FH's.
7 of McEnroe’s winners were service returns. One was a FH off a second serve, and not a pass. The rest were backhands, all of them off first serve (one was not a pass).
12 of McEnroe’s winners were passing shots, other than returns: 9 were BH's.
McEnroe hit the only winning lob of the match, off the forehand.
See here for the 1981 final: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=165964
[Service percentages added below]
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