Biggest Heart
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Until recently, though, Murray also had his fits of mopey-ness...Simon and Nadal don't really go that far when they're down.
swedechris
Banned
nadal .. monfils .. simon .. hewitt..
Thats a good point. Nadal is pretty clutch and Simon come backs extremely well.
Roddick also fights really hard.
DoubleDeuce
Hall of Fame
Federer. Could never get to where he is otherwise.
Never quits or retires, injury or not. He has changed the outcome of several matches because of that. Here is my favorite worth a review.
Federer vs Hidalgo; Final set down 0-4
Never quits or retires, injury or not. He has changed the outcome of several matches because of that. Here is my favorite worth a review.
Federer vs Hidalgo; Final set down 0-4
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
You know what a player said about Nadal on clay (unfortunately I can't remember who it was)? You can be up 5-0 and 40-0 on your serve against Nadal, you still can't feel confident you're gonna win the set!
yellowoctopus
Professional
Nadal, Hewitt, Ferrer
All-rounder
Legend
Federer Hewitt - eye of the tiger spirit
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Neither of all the mentioned guys would ever have gotten where they came if not for an amazing fighting spirit.
My vote, however, goes to that guy that has NEVER retired from all of his 700+ matches (I've lost count) during his career so far - you-know-who.
My vote, however, goes to that guy that has NEVER retired from all of his 700+ matches (I've lost count) during his career so far - you-know-who.
RCizzle65
Hall of Fame
Like what comes to mind, to me he seems like he doesn't care....he is my second favorite player because of his talent but he doesn't seem to care
And to answer the topic question, I would go with Nadal and Hewitt
I think he was being sarcstic..? Not so sure.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
lleyton is a good choice... he both gives everything and tries to change of strategy, not all the fighters do that... some players fight hard but stick to a losing strategy. similar to chang in that respect ?
federer was (maybe underestimated because he used to hide his emotions).
how would he have made all these amazing winning streaks day-in day-out without severe losses without some constant fight abilities to save him when he had some (relative) bad days ?...
but (unfortunately) recently i saw less fight in him on several occasion (still can't believe how he made this very ugly volley on the match point against murray at doha... usually, when he misses a shot, at least he does it elegantly !
)well, not easy to remain motivated everyday year after year, i guess...
i'm surprised nobody mentionned baghdatis yet... it's true he's very inconsistent (he has bad days) but he already put some memorable fights, even if he didn't always get the win at the end.
unfortunate examples against agassi and hewitt (who aren't exactly the easiest players to come back against)... :? more fortunate one against nalbandian !
he's so entertaining... i hope he manages to come back at the top. good luck, marcos !
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Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
No, yeah, I was being sarcastic. He might just be one of the least clutch players on tour. And it's more mental than physical. Some days I just think he couldn't care less.
haha absolutely. I think he tries to mainly show up for the slams but even then sometimes he really isnt quite all there.
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Barricade V
Guest
monfils...
miniRafa386
Hall of Fame
basically all the spanish minus almagro and robredo, monfils, simon, hewitt, federer, bagdatis, and qualifiers.
matchmaker
Hall of Fame
Look at my avatar. It is obvious, that guy had the biggest heart.
Here you have it in big format:
Here you have it in big format:
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Kirko
Hall of Fame
Look at my sig. It is obvious, that guy had the biggest heart.
Here you have it in big format:
funny and he rates big time in the "heart" dept.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Simon showed some amazing heart in Madrid but I still gotta go with Nadal.
oranges
Hall of Fame
That would include Feli and Verdasco, LOL. Speaking of the latter, the Wimbledon match with Ancic was a showcase of winning largely on fighting spirit and heart.
rubberduckies
Professional
I think too much is made of Nadal's never-say-die, gladiator whatever image. Most of his losses have come in straight sets. Nadal is mentally tough and clutch, but I wouldn't say that he has 'heart' in they way most people on these boards seem to mean.
Fed's heart is underrated. He came back 0-2 sets down against Rafa in 2005 and almost did it again at Wimby this year.
Fed's heart is underrated. He came back 0-2 sets down against Rafa in 2005 and almost did it again at Wimby this year.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
I agree with your choice but I would put Hewitt 2nd, Simon hasn't demonstrated his fighting spirit in that many matches yet.
MarrratSafin
Hall of Fame
Roddick. ppl may disagree with me but he never stops fighting, although his body limits him to a certain level, like he can never run or slide like Nadal.
TennisLover17
Semi-Pro
Looks like its a battle between Hewitt and Nadal.
My vote goes to Nadal. This guy never seems to die down.
My vote goes to Nadal. This guy never seems to die down.
nadal for number1
Rookie
nadal is the ultimate fighter, but federer is an amazing fighter as well
jrachiever
Rookie
I've got to give a mention to one of my personal favorites in Nicolas Escude, who came from two sets down to win a slam match no less than 5 times in his career, including 3x in the SAME tournament at the Aussie Open in 98 (not sure but don't think anyone else has done that). He also had a couple epic 5 set wins on grass against Hewitt in 2001, both at Wimbledon and in Davis Cup in Australia. I loved watching that guy play.
Turning Pro
Hall of Fame
Nadal and Hewitt easily.
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