List of Greatest Moral Victories

[Bender]

We talk about moral victories drenched in irony all the time on these boards, but anyone here have some actual moral matches to share where the loser:

1. had a prexisting condition (injury, fatigue, etc) that would have posed a major roadblock to winning the match that they ultimate lost; and
2. despite #1, played to to the best of their abilities and went down fighting?

Here's two examples I can think off the top of my head:

1. 2017 US Open SF - Nadal v Del Potro: Delpo comes back from 2-0 in sets down against Thiem with a flu, beats Federer in the QF, then finally gets pummelled by Nadal in the SF, but only taking the first set playing some fantastic tennis.
2. 2011 Roland Garros F - Nadal v Federer: Federer beats God-mode Djokovic in one of the all time greatest four-setters in the SF, and is then (predictably) beaten by Nadal in the final. Federer still manages to take a set, and it could have been at least two sets had he not missed that drop shot in the first set.

Edit: other than Ralph Nader's losses moral victories I mean

 

[Username_]

All of Nadal's losses

 

[The Green Mile]

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player.cgi?p=RafaelNadal&f=ACareerqqF1

 

[TheAssassin]

Moral victories you say?

 

[Bender]

All of Nadal's losses

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player.cgi?p=RafaelNadal&f=ACareerqqF1

Moral victories you say?

I KNEW I forgot something when I first posted this thread.

I mean besides Nadal's illustrious career...

 

[Sysyphus]

1. 2011 Roland Garros F - Nadal v Federer: Federer beats God-mode Djokovic in one of the all time greatest four-setters in the SF, and is then (predictably) beaten by Nadal in the final. Federer still manages to take a set, and it could have been at least two sets had he not missed that drop shot in the first set.

Unbelievable disrespect of Novak Djokovic here. Djokovic was actually the moral victor of this tournament, as he was obstructed by the Fedal conspiracy through unfair walkover from Fognini and the use of ping pong balls to facilitate Federer's girly shots.

Don't get me started on the RG 2013 semifinal. I might hyperventilate.

 

[Bender]

Unbelievable disrespect of Novak Djokovic here. Djokovic was actually the moral victor of this tournament, as he was obstructed by the Fedal conspiracy through unfair walkover from Fognini and the use of ping pong balls to facilitate Federer's girly shots.

Don't get me started on the RG 2013 semifinal. I might hyperventilate.

You forgot these: , Pascal Maria, biased umpire, fake news

 

[Sysyphus]

You forgot these: , Pascal Maria, biased umpire, fake news

Chico parody was never the same after the forum removed these emoticons:

(All part of the conspiracy, of course)

 

[Bender]

Chico parody was never the same after the forum removed these emoticons:

It's fitting that Chicco is a well-known brand of baby gear.

 

[George Turner]

This is the only man to have ever defeated a fully fit Nadal. He is the moral no.1 and moral god of tennis.