Anyone else ever look back at the close matches that Federer won to set up many disappointing losses?

[McEnroeisanartist]

Anyone else ever look back at the close matches that Federer won to set up many disappointing losses?

2005 ATP Tour Finals loss to Nalbandian - won three 3-set Round Robin matches to reach semifinals
2006 Rome Final loss to Nadal - won 7-5 in the third and 7-6 in the third in quarterfinals and semifinals
2006 French Open Final loss to Nadal - down a set and a break in semifinals
2008 Australian Open Semifinal Loss to Djokovic - had to win 10-8 in the fifth set in 3rd round
(2008 Wimbledon Final loss to Nadal - had to win third and fourth sets of final in tiebreaks to set up epic 5th set)
2009 Australian Open Final loss to Nadal - had to come from two sets down in fourth round
2012 French Open Semifinal loss to Djokovic - had to come from two sets down in quarterfinals
2014 Wimbledon final loss to Djokovic - had to come from a set down and win 2nd set tiebreak in quarterfinals
2016 Semifinal loss to Raonic - had to come from two sets down in quarterfinals
2017 US Open quarterfinal loss to Del Potro - had to come from two sets to one down in 2nd round
2018 Indian Wells Final loss to Del Potro - had to come from a set and a break down in semifinals
2019 Wimbledon Final loss to Djokovic - won a highly competitive semifinal against his career rival
2020 Australian Open semifinal loss to Djokovic - won an epic 3rd round and quarterfinal match

 

[StrongRule]

Not sure what is your point. IMO winning close matches make it even more disappointing if you don't win the title.

Surprised you didn't mention RG 2011 by the way. That's an example where the semifinal win was totally worth it, he stopped Djokovic's streak.

 

[ollinger]

Not sure what is your point

There is no point

 

[pj80]

Anyone else ever look back at the close matches that Federer won to set up many disappointing losses?

2005 ATP Tour Finals loss to Nalbandian - won three 3-set Round Robin matches to reach semifinals
2006 Rome Final loss to Nadal - won 7-5 in the third and 7-6 in the third in quarterfinals and semifinals
2006 French Open Final loss to Nadal - down a set and a break in semifinals
2008 Australian Open Semifinal Loss to Djokovic - had to win 10-8 in the fifth set in 3rd round
(2008 Wimbledon Final loss to Nadal - had to win third and fourth sets of final in tiebreaks to set up epic 5th set)
2009 Australian Open Final loss to Nadal - had to come from two sets down in fourth round
2012 French Open Semifinal loss to Djokovic - had to come from two sets down in quarterfinals
2014 Wimbledon final loss to Djokovic - had to come from a set down and win 2nd set tiebreak in quarterfinals
2016 Semifinal loss to Raonic - had to come from two sets down in quarterfinals
2017 US Open quarterfinal loss to Del Potro - had to come from two sets to one down in 2nd round
2018 Indian Wells Final loss to Del Potro - had to come from a set and a break down in semifinals
2019 Wimbledon Final loss to Djokovic - won a highly competitive semifinal against his career rival
2020 Australian Open semifinal loss to Djokovic - won an epic 3rd round and quarterfinal match

2014 USO QF...saved match point vs Monfils to lose in straight sets vs Cilic in the next round

 

[Kralingen]

Fraud mental strength and clutchness only matters when he loses not when he wins.

 

[Deleted member 791948]

Overall Federer was a clutch player. Just that he played so many matches he was bound to lose some close matches too. So you remember the close losses but don't remember that he usually won the close matches

 

[The Fedfather]

Federer giveth and Federer taketh away.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Anyone else ever look back at the close matches that Federer won to set up many disappointing losses?

2005 ATP Tour Finals loss to Nalbandian - won three 3-set Round Robin matches to reach semifinals
2006 Rome Final loss to Nadal - won 7-5 in the third and 7-6 in the third in quarterfinals and semifinals
2006 French Open Final loss to Nadal - down a set and a break in semifinals
2008 Australian Open Semifinal Loss to Djokovic - had to win 10-8 in the fifth set in 3rd round
(2008 Wimbledon Final loss to Nadal - had to win third and fourth sets of final in tiebreaks to set up epic 5th set)
2009 Australian Open Final loss to Nadal - had to come from two sets down in fourth round
2012 French Open Semifinal loss to Djokovic - had to come from two sets down in quarterfinals
2014 Wimbledon final loss to Djokovic - had to come from a set down and win 2nd set tiebreak in quarterfinals
2016 Semifinal loss to Raonic - had to come from two sets down in quarterfinals
2017 US Open quarterfinal loss to Del Potro - had to come from two sets to one down in 2nd round
2018 Indian Wells Final loss to Del Potro - had to come from a set and a break down in semifinals
2019 Wimbledon Final loss to Djokovic - won a highly competitive semifinal against his career rival
2020 Australian Open semifinal loss to Djokovic - won an epic 3rd round and quarterfinal match

So you'd like to state that Losing in a SF is better than trying to win the title in F?