2019 Monte Carlo a chokeathon?

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2019 Monte Carlo has seen some of the worst chokes I have ever witnessed:

Stan Wawrinka: 6-0 and a double break up against Cecchinato. Proceeds to lose the match to Cecchinato (who then gets bounced out in the next round).

Kyle Edmund: up a set and 3-0 against Schwartzman. Loses the next 12 games and the match to Schwartzman (who then gets bounced out in the next round).

Andrey Rublev: up 6-4 and 4-1 with break points for 5-1 against Fognini. Loses the match and Fognini goes on to beat Nadal and make the final.

Borna Coric: up 6-1 and 2-0 against Fognini and then proceeds to lose the match. At least he lost to the eventual champion.

Daniil Medvedev. The destroyer of Djokovic was a confident 5-1 against Lajovic and a cert for the final. Wins only 1 more game and Lajovic goes through to the final.

Have I missed any? Please feel free to add any more.

 

[Standaa]

The only thing missing is Fabio choking a 5-0 40-0 lead. Shame that couldn’t happen.

 

[Mainad]

The only thing missing is Fabio choking a 5-0 40-0 lead. Shame that couldn’t happen.

I thought that too. It could have been the Choke Of All Chokes but Fabio decided to leave it at just that 1 game!

 

[boredone3456]

This tournament has been INSANE. I have no confidence in any pick to win any match

 

[underground]

Coric also lost from a set and a break up against Fognini.

 

[Legend of Borg]

the Med choke today seems very similar in my mind to the Fed match in Miami although he never led the score in such a way

he was holding his own, even winning rallies against Fed off the ground then I just remember Fed playing some insane dropper from the back of the court, Med loses the point then suddenly can't string together two groundstrokes to save his life

error after error and just completely breaks down, Fed coasts to an easy win

didn't watch the match against Lajovic but it sounds somewhat similar

 

[pnw_hardcourt]

The only thing missing is Fabio choking a 5-0 40-0 lead. Shame that couldn’t happen.

Has this ever happened on the ATP tour?

 

[sbengte]

Has this ever happened on the ATP tour?

Pretty sure one of the Almugro chokes vs Nadal came close.
There was also someone else who lost a similar set vs Nadal..can't recall the name.

 

[stringertom]

Has this ever happened on the ATP tour?

Closest in adult men’s match history might be Vilas losing to Orantes at ‘75 USO from 2 sets up and then 5-0 up in the fourth with Orantes to serve. The Spaniard held to 5-1 down but faced two MPs at 40-15, won them and got the break, then five more games for the set. The final score was 4-6 1-6 6-2 7-5 6-4.

 

[stringertom]

In junior tennis, Donald Young served at 5-0 and 40-15 championship points at the USTA 14’s clay court championship but lost 23 consecutive points to Jesse Levine and then lost the match and title.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

There was also someone else who lost a similar set vs Nadal..can't recall the name.

Rogi feder is the name
2008 hamburg..
5-1 40-30 up 1st set

 

[MajesticTennisManiac]

Pretty sure one of the Almugro chokes vs Nadal came close.
There was also someone else who lost a similar set vs Nadal..can't recall the name.

 

[heninfan99]

I don't think so.

 

[sbengte]

YES !! That's the one, just remembered it was a journeyman, couldn't recall the name. Should have remembered that it was Pablo vs Pickasso

 

[Moose Malloy]

Closest in adult men’s match history might be Vilas losing to Orantes at ‘75 USO from 2 sets up and then 5-0 up in the fourth with Orantes to serve. The Spaniard held to 5-1 down but faced two MPs at 40-15, won them and got the break, then five more games for the set. The final score was 4-6 1-6 6-2 7-5 6-4.

Honorable mention to Hendrik Sundstrom - down 62, 60, 51, 30-love to Hans Gildemeister at 84 RG and comes back to win.
And Wayne Ferreira down 64, 64, 51 vs Ljubicic at 02 AO before coming back

 

[Tenez!]

Honorable mention to Hendrik Sundstrom - down 62, 60, 51, 30-love to Hans Gildemeister at 84 RG and comes back to win.
And Wayne Ferreira down 64, 64, 51 vs Ljubicic at 02 AO before coming back

So there have been cases of being down 2-sets-and-2-breaks and coming back to win!
I often wondered, since it seems so disheartening in a real match.
Impressive.

 

[Moose Malloy]

So there have been cases of being down 2-sets-and-2-breaks and coming back to win!
I often wondered, since it seems so disheartening in a real match.
Impressive.

And Ljubicic hadn't even faced a break point before his 5-1 lead! Based on the score he didn't go completely away in the 4th and 5th set(score was 46, 46, 76, 63, 75