Biggest choke of 2009?
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GustafsonFanatic
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Wait until Verdasco ends up in Nadal's half in London.
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
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Roddick in Wimby 2nd set tiebreak
Federer 5-1 up 3rd set Montreal vs Tsonga
Almagro and Chokebredo Paris Bercy vs Nadal
Federer 5-1 up 3rd set Montreal vs Tsonga
Almagro and Chokebredo Paris Bercy vs Nadal
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
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No need to even play that match, just give Nadal the win. Pathetic pomada-spaniards!!! Grow some balls!
zagor
Bionic Poster
It would be true if he had MPs but he didn't,players against Nadal had up to 5 MPs but still couldn't win.Bigger choke if you have MPs than SPs,no?
Cyan
Hall of Fame
You cant compare choking at tuneups... to choking at the final of the most important slam. No way..:shock: Roddick is still mentally destroyed from that. Bet he withdraws from WTF...
flyinghippos101
Legend
I don't know, Almagro up 40-0 serving for the match and finding some way to screw it up, that was pretty bad.
viduka0101
Hall of Fame
roddick in wimby, definitely
his hands were shaky, he droped the ball before one serve
i remember becker was commenting on the final and when he saw him he said oh my god
that has to be the biggest choke of the year
his hands were shaky, he droped the ball before one serve
i remember becker was commenting on the final and when he saw him he said oh my god
that has to be the biggest choke of the year
BigServer1
Legend
Federer serving for the second set (and a 2-0 set lead) at 5-4 30-0 against DelPo in the US Open final.
To have that lead, in that match against a guy that had never been to a slam final, that was the biggest choke of the year to me.
4-4 0-40 Nadal serving in the 3rd set AO final is a close second to me, and it was really what made the difference between prime Federer and this new, mentally fragile, proceed with caution Federer.
To have that lead, in that match against a guy that had never been to a slam final, that was the biggest choke of the year to me.
4-4 0-40 Nadal serving in the 3rd set AO final is a close second to me, and it was really what made the difference between prime Federer and this new, mentally fragile, proceed with caution Federer.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
True, but it was a decisive moment IMO. Had Roddick won that second set, he would have been more likely to win the match considering the way he was playing and the psychological advantage he would have taken from a 2 set lead.
Cyan
Hall of Fame
Still, it's just a MS.. and one of the least prestigious to boot.. It's not like it was at Rome or Miami... Wimbledon, that's every players dream to win....
zagor
Bionic Poster
Maybe but Fed recently came back from 0-2 down 2-3 times recently so it wouldn't have been a done deal(heck he almost came back from 0-2 against Nadal at Wimbledon last year) while with MPs if you convert-the match is simply over,no ifs an buts.
viduka0101
Hall of Fame
i almost forgot
haas at RG was just sickening to watch
he simply disappeared in the last two sets, what the hell happened there:-?
haas at RG was just sickening to watch
he simply disappeared in the last two sets, what the hell happened there:-?
Seeing as Roddick won the 4th i would say that Roddick would win. But then again it's a completely different scenario so you could be right.
Cyan
Hall of Fame
zagor
Bionic Poster
A choke is a choke,Roddick never had MPs,Almagro and Nalbandian had 10 amongst them.Heck Roddick never even served for the match.
Cyan
Hall of Fame
Wimbledon >>>>>> Bercy or IW
zagor
Bionic Poster
MPs>>>>>>>>SPs.
Nalbandian always chokes. Even when he wins he always gets broken serving out for matches. Maybe he plays his worst tennis at the worst possible times - instead of glitching upstairs.
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clayman2000
Hall of Fame
How can the answer not be Fed in Canada. He sqandered 2 chances to serve for a match, 4 games in total where he could clinch the match.
With Roddick, Federer hit 1 great shot, 2 good serves and Roddick had 1 point choke, on a tough volley
With Roddick, Federer hit 1 great shot, 2 good serves and Roddick had 1 point choke, on a tough volley
Blinkism
Legend
Roddick's choke cost him a 2 set lead and a real chance to win Wimbledon and be immortalized as a Wimbledon champion
Almagro lost the chance to go to the 3rd round of Paris and Nalbandian lost a chance to go to the Quarterfinals of Indian Wells
Roddick wins based on importance of choke.
Almagro lost the chance to go to the 3rd round of Paris and Nalbandian lost a chance to go to the Quarterfinals of Indian Wells
Roddick wins based on importance of choke.
clayman2000
Hall of Fame
1 point is a choke? Espesially when 90 % of the tour would have screwed up that volley as well.
The only other choke was the slice when Roddick was serving at 6-2. He hit an agressive FH, Fed got it back softly, and Roddick sliced it right back to Fed. But even that could have just been misexecuted strategy
zagor
Bionic Poster
gj011>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Nadal_Freak>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gj011>>>>>>>>>>>>>>zagor
SourStraws
Rookie
Roddick...That loss will def affect his legacy if he doesnt win any more majors
S.S.
S.S.
NotSoSuper
Rookie
Gonzo vs soderling FO?
prattle128
Semi-Pro
Yeah that was a rather nasty loss. He could've just tried 6 times in a row to get a service winner/ace, and snag the win, but he couldn't (obviously getting the service winner against Nadal is easier said than done, but still.. I think he could have managed it).
zagor
Bionic Poster
I think it was 8 actually.
Outbeyond
Legend
I like your pithy summation.
Outbeyond
Legend
Your summation has character...
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Edstringer13
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What about Fed against Nadal Aussie Open?
Did you forget about this one?Fed was playing better than anybody else,smoking everybody,and then?Comes Nadal and there goes another Slam away.
Did you forget about this one?Fed was playing better than anybody else,smoking everybody,and then?Comes Nadal and there goes another Slam away.
GustafsonFanatic
Banned
Anaconda said:
Nalbandian didn't choke. He didn't make any UEs. Nadal saved all 5 MPs fair and square.
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welcome2petrkordaland
Professional
like Edstringer says, what about Federer vs. Nadal '09 Aussie Open Final? Fed's 5th set performance was absolutely choketastic. He just disappeared.
How about Federer vs Berdych at the AO? The bird man was 2 sets up but then he suddenly went into high school mode. Let's not talk about how many set points, break points he didnt convert. It's the kind of sitters that he was missing that makes me cringe. Go youtube it or something and you'll know what i mean.
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I gotta go with Nalbandian. Watching that match... I mean, Nalbandian was destroying Nadal from every part of the court. He was completely bullying him and smacking him around the court. He had multiple match points on Nadal's serve at 5-3 in the second set, but Nadal played well and saved them all and held serve. I knew right then that Nalbandian wouldn't be able to serve it out, and sure enough, he packed it in. While serving for the match. How much bigger a choke can you get? He won one game after missing all those match points. Completely packed it in. Terrible effort from Nalbandian.
matchmaker
Hall of Fame
This was indeed an epic choke, he couldn't even put away 2.0 volleys at the end.
darthpwner
Banned
Roddick imo. Had he hit that volley for a winner, he would have won wimbledon
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