Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
Wawrinka held in the 8th game of the 4th set yesterday after being down love-40. He then won the next 2 games and the title. What are some other memorable holds in this scenario? Its one of many stats that I think the ATP should track, seems like its often a turning point.
Some other times it happened in GS finals:
2014 AO Final, Wawrinka serves out the first set 6-3, goes on to win the match.
2013 USO Final, Nadal holds for 5-4 in the 3rd set(1 set all), goes on to break in next game, wins the set and the match in 4.
2008 Wimbledon, Fed holds for 4-3 in the 3rd(down 2 sets to love) eventually loses in 5 to Nadal
1999 Wimbledon Final, Sampras holds for 4-3 in the first set, breaks in next game, and goes on to win in straights vs Agassi
1989 RG Final, Chang holds for 4-3 in the 4th(down 2 sets to 1), defeats Edberg in 5 for the title
1987 W Final, Lendl holds for 4-1 in the 3rd set, but ends up losing set & match to Cash 7-5.
1986 W Final, Becker holds for 5-5(not just 3 break points, but set points as well) breaks Lendl in the next game and serves out the title.
1984 RG final, Lendl holds for 3-2 in the third, broke Mac in next game, won set and match.
1980 W Final, Mac holds twice down love 40 in the 5th, at 0-1 & 3-4, eventually loses match.
Borg also does it, at 4-2 in 3rd set.
1986 RG Final, Evert holds to even the match at one set all(6-3) goes on to win title
1985 RG Final, Evert holds for 6-5 in the 3rd, breaks Martina in next game to take the title
1980 USO Final, Mandlikova holds for 5-4 in the 1st set. wins set 7-5, but loses match to Evert
some other matches in the majors:
2007 USO 4R, Fed vs Lopez. 1st game of 3rd set. goes on to win 35 straight points on serve.
2001 W 4R, Sampras does it twice vs Fed. Holds for 2-2 in 1st set(which he loses), Holds for 4-3 in 2nd set(which he wins 7-5)
1996 W 1R, Kafelnikov holds for 4-4 in the 4th set, breaks in next game an wins set, but loses in 5 to Henman
1995 W QF, Sampras down a set to Matsuoka holds for 4-3 in the 2nd set. breaks in next game & goes on to win in 4.
1992 USO QF, Lendl holds for 5-5 in the 4th vs Edberg(saving match points as well as break points) breaks in next game, but loses match in 5th set tiebreak.
1992 USO QF, Courier holds for 4-4 in the 4th, breaks Agassi in next game and serves out match.
1991 RG 1R, Sampras holds for a 6-4 in the 5th win vs Muster
1991 W QF, Wheaton holds for 3-4 in the 4th(down 2 sets to 1) vs Agassi. Wins match in 5.
1991 W SF, Becker holds for 5-4 in the 3rd vs Wheaton(wins in straights)
1989 AO 4R, Svensson holds for 3-2 in the 2nd vs Becker, wins match in straights
1988 W SF, Becker holds for 4-4 in the 3rd vs Lendl, loses set in tiebreak, but wins in 4
1988 W SF, Edberg holds for 4-3 in the 3rd vs Mecir(down 2 sets to love), goes on to win in 5
1987 AO SF, Cash holds for 6-5 in 1st vs Lendl. wins set & match
1987 W 2R, Cane holds for 5-4 in the 3rd, goes on to win set but lose match in 5 to Lendl
1987 W 2R, Doohan holds in the 1st game of the match(the only break points by either in the set) goes on to win the set and the match vs Becker
1986 RG QF, Pernfors holds for 3-2 in the 2nd set(lost 1st set to Becker), doesn't face another break point the rest of the match, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
2013 W 4R, Lisicki holds for 4-4 in the 3rd, breaks Serena in the next game and serves out the match
2012 W 3R, Serena holds for 2-2 in the 3rd, goes on to win 9-7 vs Zheng
1997 USO QF, Spirlea holds for 1-1 in the 3rd vs Seles. Wins match.
Some other times it happened in GS finals:
2014 AO Final, Wawrinka serves out the first set 6-3, goes on to win the match.
2013 USO Final, Nadal holds for 5-4 in the 3rd set(1 set all), goes on to break in next game, wins the set and the match in 4.
2008 Wimbledon, Fed holds for 4-3 in the 3rd(down 2 sets to love) eventually loses in 5 to Nadal
1999 Wimbledon Final, Sampras holds for 4-3 in the first set, breaks in next game, and goes on to win in straights vs Agassi
1989 RG Final, Chang holds for 4-3 in the 4th(down 2 sets to 1), defeats Edberg in 5 for the title
1987 W Final, Lendl holds for 4-1 in the 3rd set, but ends up losing set & match to Cash 7-5.
1986 W Final, Becker holds for 5-5(not just 3 break points, but set points as well) breaks Lendl in the next game and serves out the title.
1984 RG final, Lendl holds for 3-2 in the third, broke Mac in next game, won set and match.
1980 W Final, Mac holds twice down love 40 in the 5th, at 0-1 & 3-4, eventually loses match.
Borg also does it, at 4-2 in 3rd set.
1986 RG Final, Evert holds to even the match at one set all(6-3) goes on to win title
1985 RG Final, Evert holds for 6-5 in the 3rd, breaks Martina in next game to take the title
1980 USO Final, Mandlikova holds for 5-4 in the 1st set. wins set 7-5, but loses match to Evert
some other matches in the majors:
2007 USO 4R, Fed vs Lopez. 1st game of 3rd set. goes on to win 35 straight points on serve.
2001 W 4R, Sampras does it twice vs Fed. Holds for 2-2 in 1st set(which he loses), Holds for 4-3 in 2nd set(which he wins 7-5)
1996 W 1R, Kafelnikov holds for 4-4 in the 4th set, breaks in next game an wins set, but loses in 5 to Henman
1995 W QF, Sampras down a set to Matsuoka holds for 4-3 in the 2nd set. breaks in next game & goes on to win in 4.
1992 USO QF, Lendl holds for 5-5 in the 4th vs Edberg(saving match points as well as break points) breaks in next game, but loses match in 5th set tiebreak.
1992 USO QF, Courier holds for 4-4 in the 4th, breaks Agassi in next game and serves out match.
1991 RG 1R, Sampras holds for a 6-4 in the 5th win vs Muster
1991 W QF, Wheaton holds for 3-4 in the 4th(down 2 sets to 1) vs Agassi. Wins match in 5.
1991 W SF, Becker holds for 5-4 in the 3rd vs Wheaton(wins in straights)
1989 AO 4R, Svensson holds for 3-2 in the 2nd vs Becker, wins match in straights
1988 W SF, Becker holds for 4-4 in the 3rd vs Lendl, loses set in tiebreak, but wins in 4
1988 W SF, Edberg holds for 4-3 in the 3rd vs Mecir(down 2 sets to love), goes on to win in 5
1987 AO SF, Cash holds for 6-5 in 1st vs Lendl. wins set & match
1987 W 2R, Cane holds for 5-4 in the 3rd, goes on to win set but lose match in 5 to Lendl
1987 W 2R, Doohan holds in the 1st game of the match(the only break points by either in the set) goes on to win the set and the match vs Becker
1986 RG QF, Pernfors holds for 3-2 in the 2nd set(lost 1st set to Becker), doesn't face another break point the rest of the match, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
2013 W 4R, Lisicki holds for 4-4 in the 3rd, breaks Serena in the next game and serves out the match
2012 W 3R, Serena holds for 2-2 in the 3rd, goes on to win 9-7 vs Zheng
1997 USO QF, Spirlea holds for 1-1 in the 3rd vs Seles. Wins match.
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