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Orantes beat Vilas in the 75 USO sf saving 3 mp when being 1-2 , 0-40 and 0-5 in the fourth
Biggest choke ever?
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Orantes beat Vilas in the 75 USO sf saving 3 mp when being 1-2 , 0-40 and 0-5 in the fourth
Djokovic2011
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tipsa...don'tlikehim!
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This one I remember very clearly. During 2 sets Mathieu was destroying Youzhny, it was like impossible that Youzhny would come back, I mean Mathieu was so much more powerful, Yoyzhny was still a kid, I remember his shots being very weak... then all of a sudden, Mathieu started spraying UEs everywhere...that was really sad to watch.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
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don't want to sound cliché, but it has everything to be a fix, a czech player playing at home against a croatian in the challenger tour. wouldn't be surprised at all if this one was a fix
WOW, you were spot on, Kiki.:shock: I liked their partnership and it definitely was the catalyst that helped Murray to win the biggest titles.
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:lol: :lol:
kiki
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did I writte it? or is it a joke?
LOL, you apparently predicted this in Feb.2011 before the partnership formed, I think.
Moose Malloy
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Apparently Mirjana Lucic blew a 5-0 3rd set lead in the first round of Wimbledon to Witthoeft.
TahoeTennis
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Easily the guy who had 7 match points against fed, could have been his biggest win. Also monfils, and Roddick 2009 wimby
I Am Finnish
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Halep - Svitolina this year at RG
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Super Bowl 51
TheAssassin
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Coria not winning the French is one of the saddest things in tennis to me. 
She had a match point at 5-0 to bagel Witthoeft. All went downhill from there, lost 6-8.
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Hoh shi. It was my first season of properly following the NFL and that absolutely blew my mind. I was like: Is this real life? It made GSW losing from 3-1 up look trivial.
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For the snooker fans...
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
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Don't know which one was the biggest, but I know which one was the most beautiful.
I am so evil.
I am so evil.
Krish872007
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Only one person has mentioned it so far, but this has got to be the biggest choke of all time. No doubt about it. Jana Novotna's self-destruction in the 1995 French Open against Chanda Rubin of the USA. She was up in the first set but lost it in a tie-break 8-10. She took the 2nd set 6-4 and was then 5-0, 40-0 up in the deciding set before making a string of unforced errors, blowing 9 match points and losing the set and the match 8-6.
Don't think any of these other matches come close to this.
Don't think any of these other matches come close to this.
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Choice from the OP gives it a run for its money.
The Green Mile
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Man, imagine watching that match live as a massive Novotna fan. How torturous. Anyone watch that live?
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VaporDude95
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I cannot believe it took so long for this to be mentioned haha. I was there live. Safe to say it ruined a couple of days of my holiday in the USA.....SO MAD
Poisoned Slice
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Newcastle United and their premier league campaign in 1995-1996.
Djokovic2011
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Fergie's mind games >> Keegan's mental strength. And as a Man U fan you'd better believe I LOVED it.
Steffi-forever
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- Agassi vs Medvedev RG final 1999
- At the US Open 1999 also Rusedski was up 2 sets and served for the match in the third set vs Todd Martin than leads 4-1 in the fifth but lost
- Novotna again at the US Open 1998 was up 2 breaks 4-1 in the third set vs Hingis in the SF but lost the last 5 games.
- Philadelphia QF 1997 Sanchez was up 6-1 4-1 vs Hingis but lost
- Sydney 1998 Davenport was up 6-1 5-2 vs Serena before losing 7-5 in the third
- I think ramirez was leading Fed 5-1 in the third set at monte carlo ?
-Novotna was leading 7-5 5-2 over Sabatini ar the FO 1991 she served 3 times for the match had match points but lost the last set 6-0
- Novotna was up 6-3 4-1 vs Seles at the YEC 1992 but lost
- Rome 1995 Sukova was down 6-2 5-2 vs Sabatini and then won 7-6 7-6
-grand slam cup 1998 Novotna leads schnyder 6-2 5-2 and than 5-2 again in the third set but lost 2-6 7-5 7-5
- Svitolina vs Halen at the last FO was a big choke as well
- At the US Open 1999 also Rusedski was up 2 sets and served for the match in the third set vs Todd Martin than leads 4-1 in the fifth but lost
- Novotna again at the US Open 1998 was up 2 breaks 4-1 in the third set vs Hingis in the SF but lost the last 5 games.
- Philadelphia QF 1997 Sanchez was up 6-1 4-1 vs Hingis but lost
- Sydney 1998 Davenport was up 6-1 5-2 vs Serena before losing 7-5 in the third
- I think ramirez was leading Fed 5-1 in the third set at monte carlo ?
-Novotna was leading 7-5 5-2 over Sabatini ar the FO 1991 she served 3 times for the match had match points but lost the last set 6-0
- Novotna was up 6-3 4-1 vs Seles at the YEC 1992 but lost
- Rome 1995 Sukova was down 6-2 5-2 vs Sabatini and then won 7-6 7-6
-grand slam cup 1998 Novotna leads schnyder 6-2 5-2 and than 5-2 again in the third set but lost 2-6 7-5 7-5
- Svitolina vs Halen at the last FO was a big choke as well
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Some chokes...
Federer - Hidalgo, Monte Carlo 2008. Hidalgo was two breaks up in the third, 5-2, served for the match twice, but eventually lost the match in the tie-break.
Federer - Nadal, Hamburg 2008: Federer was serving for the first set at 5-1, 40:30 (two breaks up), but lost six consecutive games and the set. He was a break up in the second during the whole set, was serving to take the match into a third, but got broken and barely won in the tie-break. Lost the third eventually.
Đoković - Serra, Halle 2009: Serra won the first set 7-5, was 5-2 up and had 0:40 (three consecutive match points) on Novak's serve in the second, but lost that set 7-5 and later the match.
Honorable mention, Nicolas Almagro. In his first ever GS match, he served for the match against Guga at the FO 2004 in the fifth set (at 5-4 I think), but got broken and lost the match. Poor guy, his career started with a choke, has choked many times during his time and will probably finish it with another choke.
Federer - Hidalgo, Monte Carlo 2008. Hidalgo was two breaks up in the third, 5-2, served for the match twice, but eventually lost the match in the tie-break.
Federer - Nadal, Hamburg 2008: Federer was serving for the first set at 5-1, 40:30 (two breaks up), but lost six consecutive games and the set. He was a break up in the second during the whole set, was serving to take the match into a third, but got broken and barely won in the tie-break. Lost the third eventually.
Đoković - Serra, Halle 2009: Serra won the first set 7-5, was 5-2 up and had 0:40 (three consecutive match points) on Novak's serve in the second, but lost that set 7-5 and later the match.
Honorable mention, Nicolas Almagro. In his first ever GS match, he served for the match against Guga at the FO 2004 in the fifth set (at 5-4 I think), but got broken and lost the match. Poor guy, his career started with a choke, has choked many times during his time and will probably finish it with another choke.
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I cannot believe it took so long for this to be mentioned haha. I was there live. Safe to say it ruined a couple of days of my holiday in the USA.....SO MAD
fans always take this stuff more seriously than the players themselves
VaporDude95
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I was 15.....
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No excuse, son
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FlamingCheeto
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Tennys by far
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Coria
jm1980
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1993 Wimbledon. Up 4-1 with a game point for 5-1, she loses the game and then four more to lose the final 4-6
(collapse starts at 10:20)
swordtennis
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I forgot all about Jana.
She was a meme b4 there were memes.
It was brutal to watch.
When she finally won it she was like fk it I'm out!
She was a meme b4 there were memes.
It was brutal to watch.
When she finally won it she was like fk it I'm out!
I think that Mauresmo vs. Kandarr at RG in 2001 has got to be one of the worst chokes in tennis history.
She had won 25 out of her last 27 matches, and went into the tournament as the favourite according to many people, especially in France, and with a lot of expectation and pressure on her shoulders. But she simply couldn't handle that, crumbled and basically choked right from the start in her 1st round match. It goes without saying that choking doesn't just involve getting nervous when close to victory, but also being completely over-awed by the occasion and freezing to begin with.
In my opinion, choking right from the start in a 1st round match against a player ranked outside the top 50 who never reached a tour level final during her career, is far worse than choking right from the start in a semi-final or final and against an elite opponent (like Dementieva did vs. Myskina at RG in 2004), or choking from a strong winning position and / or when the finishing line has been in sight especially against an elite opponent (like Novotna did vs. Graf at Wimbledon in 1993, Henin did vs. Clijsters at RG in 2001 etc.)
She had won 25 out of her last 27 matches, and went into the tournament as the favourite according to many people, especially in France, and with a lot of expectation and pressure on her shoulders. But she simply couldn't handle that, crumbled and basically choked right from the start in her 1st round match. It goes without saying that choking doesn't just involve getting nervous when close to victory, but also being completely over-awed by the occasion and freezing to begin with.
In my opinion, choking right from the start in a 1st round match against a player ranked outside the top 50 who never reached a tour level final during her career, is far worse than choking right from the start in a semi-final or final and against an elite opponent (like Dementieva did vs. Myskina at RG in 2004), or choking from a strong winning position and / or when the finishing line has been in sight especially against an elite opponent (like Novotna did vs. Graf at Wimbledon in 1993, Henin did vs. Clijsters at RG in 2001 etc.)
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