Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
Edberg d Wilander 64, 63, 63
Edberg was 19, Wilander 21. Edberg is the last teenager to win the Australian Open.
This was the 1st major final from 2 players from the same country, outside of the US & Australia.
Rain pushed the final to a Monday, & the stands were not full.
My stats:
Edberg had 38 non service winners: 5 fh, 8 bh, 8 fhv, 10 bhv, 6 ov
Wilander had 24: 7 fh, 5 bh, 5 fhv, 4 bhv, 3 ov
Winners by set:
Wilander - 5, 7, 12
Edberg - 9, 9, 20
Edberg had 5 aces, 2 doubles
Wilander had 10 aces, 2 doubles
Mary Carillo speculated that Wilander was going for bigger serves due to arm issues. She said that he was using a lower than usual(in the 40s) string tension this tournament.
Edberg was 44 of 74, or 59% on 1st serves
Wilander was 56 of 96 or 58%
Edberg had 23 unreturned serves, 4 of which I judged to be a service winner.
Wilander had 17, 5 of which I judged a service winner.
Edberg was 4 of 14 on break points.
Wilander was 0 of 2(he got those 2 in Edberg's last service game)
Both players had 10 passing shot winners. Each had 5 fh, 5 bh.
Edberg was down 2 sets to love & 2 match points vs Wally Masur in the Round of 16.
Prior to the final Fred Stolle mentioned comments that Lendl had about the AO after losing to Edberg in the semis. Lendl said it wasn't a major tournament, that it was on the level of the WCT finals. Lendl was also very critical of the grass(he was constantly slipping during the Edberg match)
When told of Lendl's comments, Edberg said that of course the AO wasn't on the level of the 'big 3,' but that it was still a big tournament.
Edberg was 19, Wilander 21. Edberg is the last teenager to win the Australian Open.
This was the 1st major final from 2 players from the same country, outside of the US & Australia.
Rain pushed the final to a Monday, & the stands were not full.
My stats:
Edberg had 38 non service winners: 5 fh, 8 bh, 8 fhv, 10 bhv, 6 ov
Wilander had 24: 7 fh, 5 bh, 5 fhv, 4 bhv, 3 ov
Winners by set:
Wilander - 5, 7, 12
Edberg - 9, 9, 20
Edberg had 5 aces, 2 doubles
Wilander had 10 aces, 2 doubles
Mary Carillo speculated that Wilander was going for bigger serves due to arm issues. She said that he was using a lower than usual(in the 40s) string tension this tournament.
Edberg was 44 of 74, or 59% on 1st serves
Wilander was 56 of 96 or 58%
Edberg had 23 unreturned serves, 4 of which I judged to be a service winner.
Wilander had 17, 5 of which I judged a service winner.
Edberg was 4 of 14 on break points.
Wilander was 0 of 2(he got those 2 in Edberg's last service game)
Both players had 10 passing shot winners. Each had 5 fh, 5 bh.
Edberg was down 2 sets to love & 2 match points vs Wally Masur in the Round of 16.
Prior to the final Fred Stolle mentioned comments that Lendl had about the AO after losing to Edberg in the semis. Lendl said it wasn't a major tournament, that it was on the level of the WCT finals. Lendl was also very critical of the grass(he was constantly slipping during the Edberg match)
When told of Lendl's comments, Edberg said that of course the AO wasn't on the level of the 'big 3,' but that it was still a big tournament.
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