Best tiebreaks ever played by 1 player

[mike danny]

Let's start listing insane tiebreaks played by one particular player (as in the tiebreak and the player who won it, in turn). I'll nominate this one. I don't think Fed has ever played a better tiebreak than this considering the opponent. But do share other tiebreaks you have in mind from other players.

 

[JoelSandwich]

Federer RG 09 Final 2nd set
Verdasco AO 09 Semi 4th set
Sampras Agassi AO 00 3rd and 4th set tiebreaks

 

[Moose Malloy]

Didn't Cilic hit winners on every point he won in his super TB vs Rublev at Roland Garros last year? Won it 10-2.

 

[UnforcedTerror]

Taking everything into consideration I'd say none ever played better tiebreaks in one match than Djokovic in 2019 Wimbledon final.

 

[kevin qmto]

Donald Young vs Stan Wawrinka US Open 2011

why?

5th set match TB, and the supposedly infamously mentally fragile DY goes out there and makes Stanimal look like the choke king. Gives up only a single point on the way to winning the match. Probably one of his career highlights.

 

[tennis_pro]

Federer Isner at the US Open in 2015.

 

[mike danny]

Taking everything into consideration I'd say none ever played better tiebreaks in one match than Djokovic in 2019 Wimbledon final.

More like none ever played worse tiebreaks than Federer did in that 2019 Wimb F. Except probably Nadal in the 2020 AO QF.

Djokovic played nothing close to the tiebreak posted in the OP.

 

[mike danny]

Donald Young vs Stan Wawrinka US Open 2011

why?

5th set match TB, and the supposedly infamously mentally fragile DY goes out there and makes Stanimal look like the choke king. Gives up only a single point on the way to winning the match. Probably one of his career highlights.

Damn, never knew Stan lost to DY of all people in a slam after having good runs at AO and RG

 

[kevin qmto]

Damn, never knew Stan lost to DY of all people in a slam after having good runs at AO and RG

He’s actually lost to him twice.

 

[TheFifthSet]

Federer RG 09 Final 2nd set

+1000, flawless.

 

[toth]

I vote for Federer Soderling RG final sec set tiebreak

 

[Kralingen]

Dre is on the losing end of the 3 best ever played.

AO 00 SF 3rd set TB (7-0 Sampras)
USO 01 QF 2nd set TB (7-2 Sampras)
USO 05 F 3rd set TB (7-1 Federer)

All 3 players peaked in this TB.

 

[ChrisRF]

Sampras Agassi AO 01 3rd and 4th set tiebreaks

Did you mean AO 2000 or USO 2001? Both matches had tiebreaks in 3rd and 4th set.

I would have mentioned AO 2000 3rd set as well, as it's perfectly on topic here for a single player's performance (Sampras winning a TB 7-0 against Agassi in Australia.) The 4th set TB of the same match belongs to the best overall tiebreaks by both players.

 

[mike danny]

Dre is on the losing end of the 3 best ever played.

AO 00 SF 3rd set TB (7-0 Sampras)
USO 01 QF 2nd set TB (7-2 Sampras)
USO 05 F 3rd set TB (7-1 Federer)

All 3 players peaked in this TB.

As much as I like Federer, not sure the 2005 USO tiebreak really compares to the other 2 you mentioned.

 

[UnforcedTerror]

More like none ever played worse tiebreaks than Federer did in that 2019 Wimb F. Except probably Nadal in the 2020 AO QF.

Djokovic played nothing close to the tiebreak posted in the OP.

You can find many instances of players playing a perfect TB, too many. But you'd never see another instance of what Djokovic did in that day.

It's a Wimbledon final against your rival on his turf, what's at is high, the pressure is unbearable and the whole crowd is against you, how would you deal with all of that? You make 0 UEs in three different tiebreaks and you win them all. That's legendary.

 

[mike danny]

You can find many instances of players playing a perfect TB, too many. But you'd never see another instance of what Djokovic did in that day.

It's a Wimbledon final against your rival on his turf, what's at is high, the pressure is unbearable and the whole crowd is against you, how would you deal with all of that? You make 0 UEs in three different tiebreaks and you win them all. That's legendary.

Djokovic simply waited for Federer to self-destruct, which he did. Making no UE simply means he played it safe and waited for the UE's from the opponent.

Federer losing all 3 tiebreaks was a freak occurrence and I attribute that to his incompetence rather than Djokovic's excellence.

The thread is about great play by one player in a tiebreak, not poor play by the other.

 

[JoelSandwich]

Did you mean AO 2000 or USO 2001? Both matches had tiebreaks in 3rd and 4th set.

I would have mentioned AO 2000 3rd set as well, as it's perfectly on topic here for a single player's performance (Sampras winning a TB 7-0 against Agassi in Australia.) The 4th set TB of the same match belongs to the best overall tiebreaks by both players.

Meant AO 2000

 

[Kralingen]

As much as I like Federer, not sure the 2005 USO tiebreak really compares to the other 2 you mentioned.

You should rewatch it tbh. He went to Mars in that one.

 

[mike danny]

You should rewatch it tbh. He went to Mars in that one.

I know it. Yes, he raised his level, but Andre, unfortunately reached his limits in that one.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Djokovic - RBA Cyncy 2020 SF 3rd set tiebreak.

 

[StrongRule]

Verdasco in AO 2009 fourth set is the first one that comes to mind.

Mentioning Wimbledon 2019 is just trolling. Hope these posts get removed from here. (they will not though, because they praise Djokovic)

 

[mike danny]

Djokovic - RBA Cyncy 2020 SF 3rd set tiebreak.

Huh, I'll have to re-watch that one.

 

[LaVie en Rose]

You can find many instances of players playing a perfect TB, too many. But you'd never see another instance of what Djokovic did in that day.

It's a Wimbledon final against your rival on his turf, what's at is high, the pressure is unbearable and the whole crowd is against you, how would you deal with all of that? You make 0 UEs in three different tiebreaks and you win them all. That's legendary.

You (none) can't with pious that hurt by destruction of his religion.Leave it!

 

[NatF]

Federer RG 09 Final 2nd set
Verdasco AO 09 Semi 4th set
Sampras Agassi AO 00 3rd and 4th set tiebreaks

First I thought of.

 

[maratha_warrior]

// Djokovic simply waited for Federer to self-destruct, which he did. Making no UE simply means he played it safe and waited for the UE's from the opponent.

Federer losing all 3 tiebreaks was a freak occurrence and I attribute that to his incompetence rather than Djokovic's excellence. //

Logic - My God is the bestest God ever , the other demon was just lucky

 

[StrongRule]

Logic - My God is the bestest God ever , the other demon was just lucky

Sorry, but mentioning those as the best tiebreaks ever played by a player is just an unhealthy level of fanboyism.

 

[maratha_warrior]

Sorry, but mentioning those as the best tiebreaks ever played by a player is just an unhealthy level of fanboyism.

When did i say it is best Tie break ever ?

I am just laughing at logic of certain fans who can't give credit to opponent ever .

 

[Ombelibable]

Hard to see beyond the Wimbledon 2008 4th Set tiebreak

 

[BauerAlmeida]

Taking everything into consideration I'd say none ever played better tiebreaks in one match than Djokovic in 2019 Wimbledon final.

This comes to mind. Although not one TB in particular but several across the same match. I also don't think it was just Federer playing badly as Djokovic hit some great shots, like the one to set up match point.


Federer also played some great tie breaks to beat Ljubicic in the Miami final in 2006 7-6 7-6 7-6.

And Federer-Safin played two of the best TB I ever saw in consecutive matches, TMC 2004 and AO 2005, although neither was stellar by a player individually, just stellar as a whole.

 

[jl809]

Tiafoe - Rublev USO 22
Nadal - Djokovic USO 11
One of Thiem’s ones vs Nadal, can’t remember which

 

[Breakpointerer]

Fed vs Soderling in the RG09 F and Verdasco vs Rafa AO 09 SF come to mind.

 

[10nispro]

Sampras Agassi AO 00 3rd and 4th set tiebreaks

What a match it was till the 4th set. As much as I liked Sampras moving on to the net, against Aggasi and in particular this match, right from the start I was so upset at Sampras moving up again and again giving so many break points.

 

[10nispro]

This thread is a bit depressing. It already has three matches, the ones which ruin your entire week

 

[RF-18]

More like none ever played worse tiebreaks than Federer did in that 2019 Wimb F. Except probably Nadal in the 2020 AO QF.

Djokovic played nothing close to the tiebreak posted in the OP.

You asked people to nominate their list, and now you aren't happy? Come on. It's perfectly reasonable to nominate Djoko 2019 Wimby final. I'd probably nominate them too considering the circumstances.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Wimbledon 2019 was an impressive display of clutch play.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Djokovic winning all three TB's in the Wimbledon 2019 final was extremely impressive. Especially since he was playing the Wimbledon GOAT and a tremendously successful TB player. I don't think Novak even made one UE in two of the TB's.

 

[mike danny]

You asked people to nominate their list, and now you aren't happy? Come on. It's perfectly reasonable to nominate Djoko 2019 Wimby final. I'd probably nominate them too considering the circumstances.

But Djokovic wasn't beasting in any tiebreak. Might as well mention Thiem's tievreaks vs Nadal at AO 2020.

 

[mike danny]

Logic - My God is the bestest God ever , the other demon was just lucky

In this case yeah. When did Fed ever lose even 2 tiebreaks in the same match?

 

[Holmes]

Sampras saving 4 set points in the second set tiebreaker against Kracijek to avoid going down 2 sets to love. USO 2000

 

[RF-18]

But Djokovic wasn't beasting in any tiebreak. Might as well mention Thiem's tievreaks vs Nadal at AO 2020.

In extreme pressure situation wich is Wimbledon final while crowd is roaring for your opponent Djokovic didn’t make a singular mistake off his racket in 33 points in wich should have been the most nervewracking moments of a match. That is insane, and "beasting" is underselling that performance. We should use something better than beasting.

There is nothing wrong with nominating this performance.

 

[mike danny]

In extreme pressure situation wich is Wimbledon final while crowd is roaring for your opponent Djokovic didn’t make a singular mistake off his racket in 33 points. That is insane, and "beasting" is underselling that performance. We should use something better than beasting.

There is nothing wrong with nominating this performance.

Djokovic was clutch and Fed was bad, but that's not the question of the OP.

Not making an UE simply means he played it safe and let Fed self-destruct. It's percentage tennis, but not what I was asking.

 

[StrongRule]

You asked people to nominate their list, and now you aren't happy? Come on. It's perfectly reasonable to nominate Djoko 2019 Wimby final. I'd probably nominate them too considering the circumstances.

You know very well that the question is about a player GOATing in a tiebreak, not about some random "circumstances". It's just a troll attempt of some Djokovic fans to ruin every thread with their fanboyism. (which looks unhealthy at this point)

You know, Djokovic is not the center of the universe. I don't know why you think nobody could possibly be better than him at something. Tomorrow what, you will start claiming he has a better serve than Isner?

 

[TheNachoMan]

Not making an UE simply means he played it safe and let Fed self-destruct.

If it was that simple then everyone would do it.

 

[TheNachoMan]

You know, Djokovic is not the center of the universe. I don't know why you think nobody could possibly be better than him

You’re the one here who says he will win every match 6-0 6-0 6-0 and Nadal should be crapping his undies whenever they play. lol

 

[mike danny]

If it was that simple then everyone would do it.

Well, obviously it helps that Djokovic was a guy Fed hadn't beaten in 4 years.

 

[mike danny]

Hard to see beyond the Wimbledon 2008 4th Set tiebreak

That was a well-played tiebreak by both guys, not 1.

 

[mike danny]

This comes to mind. Although not one TB in particular but several across the same match. I also don't think it was just Federer playing badly as Djokovic hit some great shots, like the one to set up match point.


Federer also played some great tie breaks to beat Ljubicic in the Miami final in 2006 7-6 7-6 7-6.

And Federer-Safin played two of the best TB I ever saw in consecutive matches, TMC 2004 and AO 2005, although neither was stellar by a player individually, just stellar as a whole.

For Fed to lose 3 tiebrraks in the same match, he has to do a lot of things horribly.

 

[mike danny]

Wimbledon 2019 was an impressive display of clutch play.

Djokovic winning all three TB's in the Wimbledon 2019 final was extremely impressive. Especially since he was playing the Wimbledon GOAT and a tremendously successful TB player. I don't think Novak even made one UE in two of the TB's.

Why couldn't he do that in any other GS match they played?

 

[TheNachoMan]

Why couldn't he do that in any other GS match they played?

I don’t know why you can’t just accept it was impressive. It would be like me just discrediting how clutch Fed was in the USO 07 final.

 

[StrongRule]

Sadly, the thread is totally ruined. Instead of the original topic we now have another discussion about hyping Djokovic's weak era slams. As if there were not enough of these.