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Big love 40 hold by Alcaraz at 2-1 in the fifth set vs Zverev in the French Open Final.
Most famous love-40 holds?
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with the help of blind referees.
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Has Fed's comeback from 0-40 in the 3rd set of the 2008 Wimb F been mentioned yet? He gets broken there, there is no Greatest Match of All Time extravaganza.
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I mention it in the first post in this thread.
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another triple match point down hold today, a rather big one
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triple match point down hold by Uchijima vs Danilovic at 0-40, 5-6 in the 3rd set, 1st round of USO. She saved 7 match points in total.
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Fun to watch.
Always happy when the less shrieking player wins.
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In the third round of the 2025 French Open, Tommy Paul wins the third game in the fifth set of his match against Karen Kachanov after coming back from 0-40 down.
Consequently, Paul led the fifth set 3–0.
Consequently, Paul led the fifth set 3–0.
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Pete didn't.
PETE did.
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I feel like the recurring theme of this match was Federer doing basically everything well, especially returning, and Pete's serve and grit basically keeping him in it. Hit a lot of basic returns (not bad, but basic), volleys were pretty mid, although he hit some amazing ones in key moments - an absolute bullet in the 4th tiebreaker that prompted Mac to say "THAT's a champion's volley - and of course, his overhead was very off. He missed a slam dunk, and missed one to save a break point in the 3rd as well.
Sort of a testament to how great his serve was that it kept him going 5 against a zoning Federer, who truth be told, wasn't playing much below his 2003 form.
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Kuerten’s hold against Sampras in the semi-finals of the 2000 ATP World Championship in Lisbon was not recorded here: second game of the third set.
I reread the pages several times, but I could not find it. I’m bound to be mistaken. @Moose Malloy
I reread the pages several times, but I could not find it. I’m bound to be mistaken. @Moose Malloy
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Vincent-C
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Is that the one where he makes that insane, laser BH DTL pass?
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In the fourth game of the Tennis Masters Cup final held in Lisbon in 2000, Gustavo Kuerten saves four break points against him and overcomes a love-forty against Agassi.
Kuerten received a penalty for a foot fault on his first serve of his service game, and he will put the second one into play. One commentator — not Simon Reed — says that he cannot remember Kuerten ever being called for a foot fault throughout his entire career. After being penalised, Gustavo’s displeasure is clear, and he then plays three somewhat erratic points.
The commentator working with Simon Reed is not being truthful when he claims that Gustavo Kuerten had never been penalised for such an offence throughout his entire career until that moment in Lisbon in 2000.
In fact, in the same year, he was penalised for a double fault during the first set of the Miami final against Sampras. Fate never quits working; commentators’ memories did when Google was not yet the world's eye.
Why is the memory of the commentator who works alongside Reed exposed? He, too, covered the 2000 Miami final between Gustavo and Pete, which I watched today.
Kuerten received a penalty for a foot fault on his first serve of his service game, and he will put the second one into play. One commentator — not Simon Reed — says that he cannot remember Kuerten ever being called for a foot fault throughout his entire career. After being penalised, Gustavo’s displeasure is clear, and he then plays three somewhat erratic points.
The commentator working with Simon Reed is not being truthful when he claims that Gustavo Kuerten had never been penalised for such an offence throughout his entire career until that moment in Lisbon in 2000.
In fact, in the same year, he was penalised for a double fault during the first set of the Miami final against Sampras. Fate never quits working; commentators’ memories did when Google was not yet the world's eye.
Why is the memory of the commentator who works alongside Reed exposed? He, too, covered the 2000 Miami final between Gustavo and Pete, which I watched today.
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In Cincinnati, 2025, Flavio Cobolli rallied from 0–40 against Térence Atmane in the fourth game of the third set in their second-round match.
Cobolli clinched five consecutive points to hold serve.
Cobolli clinched five consecutive points to hold serve.
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Tim Henman avoids a break in the seventh game of the fourth set of the 2001 Wimbledon quarter-finals after finding himself 0-40 down against Federer. Henman wins the next five points.
Down 5-6 and 0-40 in the second set of his semi-final match against Guillermo Coria, Fernando González wins the game to force a tie-break against the Argentine in 2004 in Miami.
With Philippoussis leading by 1 set and 0-40 during Marat Safin’s service game in the second set of the 2000 Paris Masters final, with the set tied at 4, the ball was hit hard off the court by Marat Safin. Safin then saved the subsequent three break points with second serves and won 5 consecutive points.
Down 5-6 and 0-40 in the second set of his semi-final match against Guillermo Coria, Fernando González wins the game to force a tie-break against the Argentine in 2004 in Miami.
With Philippoussis leading by 1 set and 0-40 during Marat Safin’s service game in the second set of the 2000 Paris Masters final, with the set tied at 4, the ball was hit hard off the court by Marat Safin. Safin then saved the subsequent three break points with second serves and won 5 consecutive points.
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Djokovic is leading 6–5 and 0–40 in the 12th game of the third set of his 2013 Wimbledon semi-final match against Del Potro. This means he has three set points on the Argentine’s serve, which would give him a 2–1 lead in sets.
Del Potro then wins five consecutive points, and a tie-break is played to decide the third set.
Del Potro then wins five consecutive points, and a tie-break is played to decide the third set.
As discussed in another thread, there was a triple match point hold by Gerulaitis vs. Edmondson in the 1979 Davis Cup SF in Sydney, when he was serving at *7-8 0-40 in the 3rd set. A potential straight sets defeat turned into a marathon 5 set win over 6 hours.
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In the third set Edmondson was outstanding in running down most of his rival's shots. He gained triple match “point with the American serving at 7-8. But Gerulaitis courageously fought him off, although “he was hitting the hell out of the ball.”
Gerulaitis Pulls Out 5‐Set Cup Triumph (Published 1979)
In the third set Edmondson was outstanding in running down most of his rival's shots. He gained triple match “point with the American serving at 7-8. But Gerulaitis courageously fought him off, although “he was hitting the hell out of the ball.”
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Andy Murray fought back from 0–40 against Roger Federer to hold serve and level the score at one–all in the fourth set of the 2014 Australian Open quarter-finals.
Murray and Federer remained either at deuce or advantage for 15’ 45" (15 minutes and 45 seconds). Murray produced a great hold after overcoming the pressure put on him by Federer on his serve.
Edberg is present.
Federer saves his serve from 0-40 in the 7th game of the 3rd set of the 2017 Wimbledon final against Cilic, while down two sets. Amid a Davis Cup atmosphere in which the Croatian’s mistakes are cheered, Federer breaks Cilic’s serve in the next game.
Murray and Federer remained either at deuce or advantage for 15’ 45" (15 minutes and 45 seconds). Murray produced a great hold after overcoming the pressure put on him by Federer on his serve.
Edberg is present.
Federer saves his serve from 0-40 in the 7th game of the 3rd set of the 2017 Wimbledon final against Cilic, while down two sets. Amid a Davis Cup atmosphere in which the Croatian’s mistakes are cheered, Federer breaks Cilic’s serve in the next game.
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Which match do you mean? Murray and Federer met in the 2013 Australian Open semi final (Murray won 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2) and in the 2014 Australian Open quarter final (Federer won 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3).
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Yes, that’s right. I made what would be called a ‘lapsus calami’ if we still wrote with pencils or pens. I’m not sure if typing errors fall under the same term in modern Freudian nomenclature. Thank you for pointing that out!
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Djokovic, having lost the first set of the 2013 Australian Open final to Andy Murray in a tie-break, was down 0–1 and 0–40 in the second set. Next, he took five straight points against the Scot without help from his serve. Murray had won 13 of the previous 16 points before Novak started his comeback from 0–40 in the second game of the second set.
Djokovic wins his fourth point in a row, taking the lead in the second game with a deep forehand DTL, leaving Murray completely out of position after the rally. This is Djokovic’s 16th winner.
The Serb scores his fifth consecutive point, winning the game with a powerful, deep cross-court forehand that takes him on a diagonal to the net. There, he hits a drop shot Murray cannot reach.
Djokovic wins his fourth point in a row, taking the lead in the second game with a deep forehand DTL, leaving Murray completely out of position after the rally. This is Djokovic’s 16th winner.
The Serb scores his fifth consecutive point, winning the game with a powerful, deep cross-court forehand that takes him on a diagonal to the net. There, he hits a drop shot Murray cannot reach.
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whose nadal
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It's the 2014 quarter-finals. I'm sorry I didn't reply to your previous post.
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I believe this is the 2016 QF, the final they played was 2017 in which Fed won in straights.
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It is the final of Wimbledon in 2017.
Thank you – it seems that I can't think straight.
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Monte Carlo 2025: quarter-finals.
The score was 5-5 in the second set, and Alcaraz was a set down against Arthur Fils. Alcaraz had to hold his serve. The Spaniard was behind 0-40 in the game:
“[…] Two good points got him back to 30-40. With one more break chance, Fils slowly took control of a rally, running around to hit forehands and forcing Alcaraz to come up with short-hop backhands. Finally, Fils had a look at an inside-out forehand. He fired it toward the sideline; for a split-second, it looked like a winner. Then the electronic voice spoke: ‘Out.’ Alcaraz had reached deuce. Breathing a sigh of relief, he held, then played a much more upbeat game to break for the set, finishing with a perfectly measured lob winner [...]”
https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/carlos-alcaraz-arthur-fils-monte-carlo-match-of-year No. 4
The score was 5-5 in the second set, and Alcaraz was a set down against Arthur Fils. Alcaraz had to hold his serve. The Spaniard was behind 0-40 in the game:
“[…] Two good points got him back to 30-40. With one more break chance, Fils slowly took control of a rally, running around to hit forehands and forcing Alcaraz to come up with short-hop backhands. Finally, Fils had a look at an inside-out forehand. He fired it toward the sideline; for a split-second, it looked like a winner. Then the electronic voice spoke: ‘Out.’ Alcaraz had reached deuce. Breathing a sigh of relief, he held, then played a much more upbeat game to break for the set, finishing with a perfectly measured lob winner [...]”
https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/carlos-alcaraz-arthur-fils-monte-carlo-match-of-year No. 4
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Novak Djokovic turned back the clock once more in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Australian Open, where he defeated Jannik Sinner to reach the final.
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Novak Djokovic defeats Jannik Sinner in five-set classic, returns to Australian Open final | ATP Tour | Tennis
Novak Djokovic turned back the clock once more in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Australian Open, where he defeated Jannik Sinner to reach the final.
Funny - I was thought of you and this thread while it was all going down
He did it earlier in the match too (was it second set?)
wonder how often a player has saved multiple games in same match from 0-40
