Ivan Lendl beat Boris Becker 6-2 7-6 (1) 6-3 in the final of the Masters (Year End Championship) 1985 on indoor carpet at Madison Square Garden, New York
It was Lendl's third title Masters and the first of 3 finals in 4 years the pair would play
(Note: I'm missing serve direction data for one Becker serve and corresponding return for Lendl)
Lendl won 100 points, Becker 73
Serve Stats
Lendl...
- 1st serve percentage (51/87) 59%
- 1st serve points won (40/51) 78%
- 2nd serve points won (21/36) 58%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (18/87) 21%
Becker...
- 1st serve percentage (49/86) 57%
- 1st serve points won (31/49)63%
- 2nd serve points won (16/37) 43%
- Aces 9, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 5
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (24/86) 28%
Serve Pattern
Lendl served...
- to FH 12%
- to BH 83%
- to Body 5%
Becker served...
- to FH 55%
- to BH 35%
- to Body 10%
Return Stats
Lendl made...
- 57 (37 FH, 19 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 14 Errors, comprising...
- 3 Unforced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 11 Forced (9 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (57/81) 70%
Becker made...
- 66 (11 FH, 55 BH), including 2 runaround FHs and 7 chip-charge returns
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 10 Errors, comprising...
- 6 Unforced (6 BH), including 1 chip-charge attempt
- 4 Forced (4 BH)
- Return Rate (66/84) 79%
Break Points
Lendl 5/8 (5 games)
Becker 2/4 (3 games)
Winners (including returns)
Lendl 26 (7 FH, 9 BH, 4 FHV, 5 OH, 1 BHOH)
Becker 17 (7 FH, 2 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 2 OH)
- Lendl had 12 passes (4 FH, 8 BH)
- of the FH passes, 1 glanced the top of the net to throw Becker off, 1 was hit on the run dtl
- the 2 other FH passes were turnaround shots as Lendl was forced back from the net while Becker approached
- of the 3 non-pass FHs, 2 were cc, 1 was inside-in
- 8 BH passes - 5 were cc, 3 dtl. He stepped in for 2 crosscourts and just pushed 1 more from just behind the service line as Becker fell down at net
- sole non-pass BH was an acutely angled running down of an inadvertent Becker drop return
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot played from just behind the service line, 2 were serve-volley points - 1 1st volley, 1 2nd volley and 1 was a cc that sent a chasing Becker over/through the advertising boards which resulted in a cut to his knee
- 1 OH was struck on the bounce from around the baseline. 2 others were hit on the back pedal behind the service line (1 on the bounce)
- Becker had 1 return winner - an inside-out BH. The other BH was a dtl pass
- he had 1 other clear pass - a FH dtl hit slightly off-balance, plus a running FH dtl with Lendl in no-mans land that can be interpreted as a 'pass'
- 2 FHs were at net - 1 a put-away, the other hit behind Lendl
- 3 inside-out FHs, all powerful strikes
- of the FHVs, 1 was a swinging shot from slightly behind the service line as he cleverly approached to meet a forced weak get from Lendl, 1 was a stretch volley to a high-ish ball and 1 was a cc where he anticipated/guessed right the direction of an at-net Lendl's attempted pass
- Of the BHVs, 3 were into the open court and was played longline behind Lendl
Errors(excluding returns and serve)
Lendl 29
- Unforced 10 (5 FH, 4 BH, 1 FHV)
- Forced 19 (5 FH, 13 BH, 1 BHV)
Becker 51
- Unforced 35 (15 FH, 14 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
- 16 Forced (3 FH, 8 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 2 BHV)
(Note: All half volleys refer to such shots played at net. Groundstroke half volleys have been included within the broader category of groundstrokes)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Lendl was 22/28 (79%) at net, including 1/3 serve-volleying
He was forced back twice but won both points
Becker was 29/53 (55%), including 12/23 serve-volleying (1/1 off the second serve, the rest first serves)
He was 4/7 (57%) on chip-charge returns in which he made the return (0/1 against the first serve, the rest second serves)
He serve-volleyed 22/43 off his 1st serve when he could (i.e. discounting aces and service winners), about half the time.... it should be noted, he wasn't necessarily looking to S/V on his aces and SW's either
It was Lendl's third title Masters and the first of 3 finals in 4 years the pair would play
(Note: I'm missing serve direction data for one Becker serve and corresponding return for Lendl)
Lendl won 100 points, Becker 73
Serve Stats
Lendl...
- 1st serve percentage (51/87) 59%
- 1st serve points won (40/51) 78%
- 2nd serve points won (21/36) 58%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (18/87) 21%
Becker...
- 1st serve percentage (49/86) 57%
- 1st serve points won (31/49)63%
- 2nd serve points won (16/37) 43%
- Aces 9, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 5
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (24/86) 28%
Serve Pattern
Lendl served...
- to FH 12%
- to BH 83%
- to Body 5%
Becker served...
- to FH 55%
- to BH 35%
- to Body 10%
Return Stats
Lendl made...
- 57 (37 FH, 19 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 14 Errors, comprising...
- 3 Unforced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 11 Forced (9 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (57/81) 70%
Becker made...
- 66 (11 FH, 55 BH), including 2 runaround FHs and 7 chip-charge returns
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 10 Errors, comprising...
- 6 Unforced (6 BH), including 1 chip-charge attempt
- 4 Forced (4 BH)
- Return Rate (66/84) 79%
Break Points
Lendl 5/8 (5 games)
Becker 2/4 (3 games)
Winners (including returns)
Lendl 26 (7 FH, 9 BH, 4 FHV, 5 OH, 1 BHOH)
Becker 17 (7 FH, 2 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 2 OH)
- Lendl had 12 passes (4 FH, 8 BH)
- of the FH passes, 1 glanced the top of the net to throw Becker off, 1 was hit on the run dtl
- the 2 other FH passes were turnaround shots as Lendl was forced back from the net while Becker approached
- of the 3 non-pass FHs, 2 were cc, 1 was inside-in
- 8 BH passes - 5 were cc, 3 dtl. He stepped in for 2 crosscourts and just pushed 1 more from just behind the service line as Becker fell down at net
- sole non-pass BH was an acutely angled running down of an inadvertent Becker drop return
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot played from just behind the service line, 2 were serve-volley points - 1 1st volley, 1 2nd volley and 1 was a cc that sent a chasing Becker over/through the advertising boards which resulted in a cut to his knee
- 1 OH was struck on the bounce from around the baseline. 2 others were hit on the back pedal behind the service line (1 on the bounce)
- Becker had 1 return winner - an inside-out BH. The other BH was a dtl pass
- he had 1 other clear pass - a FH dtl hit slightly off-balance, plus a running FH dtl with Lendl in no-mans land that can be interpreted as a 'pass'
- 2 FHs were at net - 1 a put-away, the other hit behind Lendl
- 3 inside-out FHs, all powerful strikes
- of the FHVs, 1 was a swinging shot from slightly behind the service line as he cleverly approached to meet a forced weak get from Lendl, 1 was a stretch volley to a high-ish ball and 1 was a cc where he anticipated/guessed right the direction of an at-net Lendl's attempted pass
- Of the BHVs, 3 were into the open court and was played longline behind Lendl
Errors(excluding returns and serve)
Lendl 29
- Unforced 10 (5 FH, 4 BH, 1 FHV)
- Forced 19 (5 FH, 13 BH, 1 BHV)
Becker 51
- Unforced 35 (15 FH, 14 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
- 16 Forced (3 FH, 8 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 2 BHV)
(Note: All half volleys refer to such shots played at net. Groundstroke half volleys have been included within the broader category of groundstrokes)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Lendl was 22/28 (79%) at net, including 1/3 serve-volleying
He was forced back twice but won both points
Becker was 29/53 (55%), including 12/23 serve-volleying (1/1 off the second serve, the rest first serves)
He was 4/7 (57%) on chip-charge returns in which he made the return (0/1 against the first serve, the rest second serves)
He serve-volleyed 22/43 off his 1st serve when he could (i.e. discounting aces and service winners), about half the time.... it should be noted, he wasn't necessarily looking to S/V on his aces and SW's either