Near 0-2 Holes?

BGod

G.O.A.T.
In men's finals. Recent years have brought us 3 comebacks of such magnitude (20 USO, 21 FO, 22 AO) with a few near 0-2 comebacks (08 WMB, 12 USO, 19 USO)

But what about near 0-2 holes for players who won championships?

1980 WMB, 5-7 set for McEnroe
1988 WMB, tiebreak 2nd set for Becker
1990 AO, tiebreak set Edberg
1992 WMB, 4-6 set for Goran
1997 WMB, 9-11 tiebreak set for Goran
2000 WMB, tiebreak 2nd set for Rafter
2001 FO, 5-7 set Corretja
2004 WMB, 5-7 set for Roddick
2006 AO, 5-7 set Baghdatis
2009 WMB, Roddick had 4 set points
2009 USO, tiebreak 2nd set Federer
2012 WMB, 5-7 set for Murray
2013 AO, tiebreak 2nd set Murray
2014 FO, 5-7 set Djokovic
2014 WMB, 4-6 set for Federer

Lot of Wimbledons you see there.

Real intriguing ones for me are the two AOs with Edberg retiring and Baghdatis cramping. It could be likely they still lose but just a different mental aspect. Some of these are likely victories going the other way like 09 Roddick and Federer routining Delpo.

But what about the likes of 00 Wimbledon Sampras down to Rafter, 12 Wimbledon with Murray 1 set short and Goran in either 92 or 97?

Also Murray again 2013 AO is a real nice what if.
 
2007 US final could be considered here... Novak blew so many sp in set 1 and he had a couple in set 2 that he obv missed.
 
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