Most epic fail of the last 5-6 years - Page 2

volleynets · 11-17-2009, 03:43 PM

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I miss Bobby Fischer.

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I miss James Block.

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I miss Rafa.

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I miss Federer.

Rub it in guys haha.

sdont · 11-17-2009, 04:00 PM

Federer losing to James Blake at the Olympics.

Fed was talking left and right about his motivation to win the Olympics. He had never lost to Blake in 8 matches till that point. He had only lost 1 set to Blake in a tight tie-break (9-11). And he got straight-setted in Beijing!

I think it's on par with Nadal losing to Soderling at the French.

Sephiroth619 · 11-17-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ReturnWinner

Coria choking Roland Garros against his "enemy" Gaudio

I totally read that wrong.

BreakPoint · 11-17-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sdont

Federer losing to James Blake at the Olympics.

Fed was talking left and right about his motivation to win the Olympics. He had never lost to Blake in 8 matches till that point. He had only lost 1 set to Blake in a tight tie-break (9-11). And he got straight-setted in Beijing!

I think it's on par with Nadal losing to Soderling at the French.

Yeah, but Federer walked away with an Olympic Gold Medal anyway while Blake walked away with nothing.

GustafsonFanatic · 11-17-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dilettante

I miss Bobby Fischer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvvwK3dDG9E

jazzyfunkybluesy · 11-17-2009, 05:12 PM

I would have to say Roddicks record against Fed. But it must be nice to have Brooklyn Decker to console.

jazzyfunkybluesy · 11-17-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GustafsonFanatic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvvwK3dDG9E

I just noticed you signature about Williams. Yeah right. Never heard of crystal meth. Anyone believe that?

Knightmace · 11-17-2009, 06:07 PM

Nalbandian losing to Nadal after having 5 match points

OliverSimon · 11-17-2009, 06:46 PM

Roger getting through the FO going past Acasuso 5-1 up, Haas and Delpo

munthersampras · 11-17-2009, 06:48 PM

why would safin retire he was a beast

11-17-2009, 06:54 PM

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why would safin retire he was a beast

He retired because he was a beast. Beasts aren't allowed to play human sports.

yemenmocha · 11-17-2009, 07:03 PM

Why isn't the Serena Williams incident here? Threatening to shove an f'ing ball down the f'ing throat of a line judge? That takes the cake.

11-17-2009, 07:04 PM

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Why isn't the Serena Williams incident here? Threatening to shove an f'ing ball down the f'ing throat of a line judge? That takes the cake.

Maybe she thought that the line judge looked malnourished.

[d]ragon · 11-17-2009, 09:52 PM

Edit 10 characters

shaysrebelII · 11-17-2009, 10:47 PM

gotta be the roddick-Fed h2h. The '09 Wimby second set tiebreak choke has been discussed to death, but even looking past that, you figure andy should've won at least a couple more, right?

ninman · 11-17-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by shaysrebelII

gotta be the roddick-Fed h2h. The '09 Wimby second set tiebreak choke has been discussed to death, but even looking past that, you figure andy should've won at least a couple more, right?

Federer's been really struggling in Wimbledon finals for the last few years. In 07,08 and 09 he made the final no problem, but all 3 went the distance, and in all 3 instances the 2 sets Federer won before the fifth were tiebreakers and the two he lost were 6-3 or 6-4. So while Federer had chances to win all 3, he could just as easily have lost them all too. I think he's a little lucky to have won 2 of the 3 to be honest.

TheFifthSet · 11-17-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Nadal failing over and over to win the US Open.

Roddick losing 3 Wimbledon finals to Federer.

Federer failing to win the calendar Slam in '04, '06, '07, and '09.

Nadal losing to Soderling at the '09 French Open.

Nalbandian failing to win even a single Slam.

Almagro blowing 5 match points and failing to serve out the match multiple times against Nadal in '09 Paris Masters.

No, I'd say prime Federer losing to a teenager 5 consecutive times tops it.

P_Agony · 11-17-2009, 11:45 PM

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How about Federer against Nadal on clay in 2008. First two matches he should have won, but threw away. For example Monte-Carlo set 1 up 4-3 with a break, lost 7-5, set 2 up 4-0, lost it 7-5. Hamburg set 1 up 5-1, lost it 7-5, set 2 up 5-3 (after being a break down early), just won it on the tiebreaker, then got hammered in set 3. Then going into the French didn't even make it slightly competitive.

Yeah, those two matches were epic fails. I mean, Nadal stepped it up when he needed to, but it was clear Fed choked at some crucial points. When you are leading 5-1 and you have two chances to serve it out, you should be able to do it, against any player.

joeri888 · 11-18-2009, 12:35 AM

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Yeah, those two matches were epic fails. I mean, Nadal stepped it up when he needed to, but it was clear Fed choked at some crucial points. When you are leading 5-1 and you have two chances to serve it out, you should be able to do it, against any player.

Federer is a mental midget who crumbles everytime he meets Nadal. That's why he suddenly straight setted Nadal in Madrid, hitting a second serve ace on BP in the second set. I think 2008 was at that point just a really bad year for Federer, he wasn't feeling well, and he was going to lose those matches anyway. I certainly don't think ANY top pro had the biggest fail in the last few years.

fps · 11-18-2009, 02:13 AM

Coria in the French Open 2004.

It's only 5 years ago and has already seemingly passed into tennis legend.

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Murray giving everything he had in his tank to screw Federer at TMC 2008, then destroyed in semis	25	11.90%
Nadal not defending his Wimbledon title (my favorite tournament,no ?)	24	11.43%
Roddick Head to Head record vs Federer	40	19.05%
Federer crying after losing AO final	33	15.71%
Gasquet trying to fool the tennis world with his cocaine kiss	10	4.76%
Gaston Gaudio's 0-6 0-6 destruction in a Masters Cup semifinal	19	9.05%
The change of surfaces at USO and AO and putting a roof on Wimbledon's Centre Court	7	3.33%
Federer's loss to Nadal at FO 08 when he was "getting better and closer to beating Nadal"	23	10.95%
Safin stopping with tennis	15	7.14%
The hawk eye system	14	6.67%
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11-17-2009, 04:00 PM	#22
sdont Legend Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 6,137	Federer losing to James Blake at the Olympics. Fed was talking left and right about his motivation to win the Olympics. He had never lost to Blake in 8 matches till that point. He had only lost 1 set to Blake in a tight tie-break (9-11). And he got straight-setted in Beijing! I think it's on par with Nadal losing to Soderling at the French. __________________ "Mark my words, Gasquet will never ever be in the top 10 again." ~ Cesc Fabregas

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