Indeed, prior to this game only three red cards had been shown in all of the previous finals.

For the first time a world cup final was specifically pre-arranged (previous finals having only been used when teams were level on points).

Spain win their first ever European title after losing in six previous finals.

Warrington appeared in 4 previous finals, losing in each one.

In his three previous finals appearances this season, Ferraro was averaging 191.

In their previous finals, both teams won twice.

It was also the first year of a one-match final in the competition, the previous six finals having been two-legged affairs.

It will be Agassi's sixth final of the year, and he is 5-0 in previous indoor finals.

Without a victory in two previous finals this year, Mayotte didn't help his own cause with sloppy serving.

Up until the 2010 final, Madina had appeared in three previous finals (1977, 2001 & 2008), winning one of them.