Daily Mail

GAME, SET AND STAT

- BY MATTHEW LAMBERT

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MIRJANA LUCICBARON­I (right) managed to lose to Carina Witthoeft after being 5-0 up with a match point in the deciding set. Witthoeft went on to win it 8-6.

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A FEW brave men showed that serve and volley is not dead — most notably Dustin Brown, who ran in behind 49 per cent of his serves, winning 78 per cent of those points.

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TOMMY HAAS (right), at 39 years and 90 days, was the oldest player in the men’s singles since 1992. He lost in four sets to Ruben Bemelmans.

LONGEST MATCH OF THE DAY: Aljaz Bedene (GB) beat Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 8-6 in 4 hours 25 minutes. SHORTEST MATCH OF THE DAY: Caroline Garcia (Fra) beat Jana Cepelova (Svk) 6-1, 6-1 in 50 minutes. FASTEST SERVE: Kevin Anderson (SA), 137mph v Fernando Verdasco (Spa). MOST ACES: Karlovic 44. MOST WINNERS: Bedene 79.

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