Roger Federer - KING of heartbreaking losses. Every year toughest loss from 2000.

[lud]

2000 - Olympics Bronze medal match vs Arnaud Di Pasquale 67,76,36
2001 - Wimbledon 1/4 Final vs Tin Henman 57,67,62,67
2002 - WTF 1/2 Final vs Lleyton Hewitt 57,75,57
2003 - Montreal 1/2 Final vs Andy Roddick 46,63,67
2004 - Roland Garros 3.Round vs Gustavo Kuerten 46,46,46
2005 - Australian Open 1/2 Final vs Marat Safin 75,46,75,67,79
2006 - Rome Final vs Rafael Nadal 76,67,46,62,67
2007 - Canada Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,62,67
2008 - Wimbledon Final vs Rafael Nadal 46,46,76,76,79
2009 - Us Open Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 63,67,64,67,26
2010 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 75,16,75,26,57
2011 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,64,36,26,57
2012 - Olympics Final vs Andy Murray 26,16,46
2013 - Cincinnatti 1/4 Final vs Rafael Nadal 75,46,36
2014 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,46,67,75,46
2015 - Us Open Final vs Novak Djokovic 46,75,46,46
2016 - Wimbledon 1/2 Final vs Milos Raonic 36,76,64,57,36
2017 - Canada Final vs Alexandar Zverev 36,46
2018 - IW Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 46,76,67
2019 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,61,67,64,12-13

 

[Frank Bannister]

Losing to Zverev was sooooooo heartbreaking LOL

 

[Towny]

I'd maybe put the Australian Open Final for 2009 but would agree that most of these were pretty brutal

 

[lud]

Losing to Zverev was sooooooo heartbreaking LOL

Well,it surely was. His last chance to win Canada. He never won it before.
And against young player who happen to be major headcase.
As fedfan,it's def. worst 2017 loss. Only rivaled to 1/2 WTF vs Goffin.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Thanks for this

 

[lud]

I'd maybe put the Australian Open Final for 2009 but would agree that most of these were pretty brutal

Yeah,it was basically 50:50 call. That 2009 Us Open loss still bothered me until this moment. 2009 AO was crushing,but hey atleast Fed beat Nadal later that year in Madrid and RG 2009 was history. Not to mention 2017 revenge.

Same with 2005 year. AO vs Safin or WTF vs Nalbandian.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Well,it surely was. His last chance to win Canada. He never won it before.
And against young player who happen to be major headcase.
As fedfan,it's def. worst 2017 loss. Only rivaled to 1/2 WTF vs Goffin.

He's won Canada twice, just never in Montreal.

 

[lud]

He's won Canada twice, just never in Montreal.

I know that. He won Toronto,never Montreal. My point.

 

[Mainad]

Well,it surely was. His last chance to win Canada. He never won it before.

He won it in 2004 and 2006.

 

[Frank Bannister]

I know that. He won Toronto,never Montreal. My point.

 

[guitarra]

Get over it and move on. Makes no sense to live in the past.

 

[Mainad]

2000 - Olympics Bronze medal match vs Arnaud Di Pasquale 67,76,36
2001 - Wimbledon 1/4 Final vs Tin Henman 57,67,62,67
2002 - WTF 1/2 Final vs Lleyton Hewitt 57,75,57
2003 - Montreal 1/2 Final vs Andy Roddick 46,63,67
2004 - Roland Garros 3.Round vs Gustavo Kuerten 46,46,46
2005 - Australian Open 1/2 Final vs Marat Safin 75,46,75,67,79
2006 - Rome Final vs Rafael Nadal 76,67,46,62,67
2007 - Canada Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,62,67
2008 - Wimbledon Final vs Rafael Nadal 46,46,76,76,79
2009 - Us Open Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 63,67,64,67,26
2010 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 75,16,75,26,57
2011 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,64,36,26,57
2012 - Olympics Final vs Andy Murray 26,16,46
2013 - Cincinnatti 1/4 Final vs Rafael Nadal 75,46,36
2014 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,46,67,75,46
2015 - Us Open Final vs Novak Djokovic 46,75,46,46
2016 - Wimbledon 1/2 Final vs Milos Raonic 36,76,64,57,36
2017 - Canada Final vs Alexandar Zverev 36,46
2018 - IW Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 46,76,67
2019 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,61,67,64,12-13

How about:

2003 - Rome Final vs Felix Mantilla 57,26,67
2010 - Canada Final vs Andy Murray 57,57
2010 - Shanghai Final vs Andy Murray 36,26
2013 - Australian Open 1/2 Final vs Andy Murray 46,76,36,76,26

 

[Breakpointerer]

I know that. He won Toronto,never Montreal. My point.

Montreal and Toronto are the two venues for the Canadian Open
Edit:Nvm

 

[Fedforever]

2003 was surely the Davis Cup match against Hewitt?

 

[zipplock]

You are correct, Fed is the KING!!!

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

2003 - Montreal 1/2 Final vs Andy Roddick 46,63,67
2006 - Rome Final vs Rafael Nadal 76,67,46,62,67
2008 - Wimbledon Final vs Rafael Nadal 46,46,76,76,79
2012 - Olympics Final vs Andy Murray 26,16,46
2013 - Cincinnatti 1/4 Final vs Rafael Nadal 75,46,36

2000 - Olympics Bronze medal match vs Arnaud Di Pasquale 67,76,36
2001 - Wimbledon 1/4 Final vs Tin Henman 57,67,62,67
2002 - WTF 1/2 Final vs Lleyton Hewitt 57,75,57
2004 - Roland Garros 3.Round vs Gustavo Kuerten 46,46,46
2005 - Australian Open 1/2 Final vs Marat Safin 75,46,75,67,79
2009 - Us Open Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 63,67,64,67,26
2016 - Wimbledon 1/2 Final vs Milos Raonic 36,76,64,57,36
2017 - Canada Final vs Alexandar Zverev 36,46
2018 - IW Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 46,76,67

2007 - Canada Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,62,67
2010 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 75,16,75,26,57
2011 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,64,36,26,57
2014 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,46,67,75,46
2015 - Us Open Final vs Novak Djokovic 46,75,46,46

Spoiler

2019 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,61,67,64,12-13

 

[ForehandRF]

How about:

2010 - Canada Final vs Andy Murray 57,57
2010 - Shanghai Final vs Andy Murray 36,26
2013 - Australian Open 1/2 Final vs Andy Murray 46,76,36,76,26

2013 AO loss is not that bad imo.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Mainad]

2013 AO loss is not that bad imo.

Not sure if Fed would see it that way. No-one wants to lose a 5 set match to challenge for the opportunity to win another Slam.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

1999-2000 - lel who cares?

2001 - yes Henman QF but not gonna win the title anyway

2002 - AO 4R vs Haas, missed 2 MPs

2003 - DC vs Hewitt, first 2-0 up loss

2004 - lolympics vs Berdych, horrible match

2005 - Safin AO

2006 - Nadal Rome

2007 - RG final 1st set, ewww

2008 - Nadal Wim

2009 - Nadal AO

2010 - actually RG QF, reaching F would've given Fedr extra top 1 weeks

2011 - USO SF vs Djovak

2012 - YEC F vs Djovak, effing lol Fred

2013 - Robredo USO, dafug

2014 - bulldone Djokovic

2015 - USO Djokovic

2016 - Wimbull Botnic but injury is injury

2017 - Goffin YEC, could have won the tournament

2018 - IW F vs Delpo, could've been more weeks at #1

2019 - Wimbelle Novack

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Not sure if Fed would see it that way. No-one wants to lose a 5 set match to challenge for the opportunity to win another Slam.

Fedmug should've lost in straights, Mandy choked hard.

 

[Mainad]

Fedmug should've lost in straights, Mandy choked hard.

Not hard enough to lose.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Not hard enough to lose.

Kinda like Fred against Haas, and you won't see me glorifying those wins. So yeah, Fed was basically Haas out there xD

 

[lud]

I would def. prefer YER No.1 over potential Davis Cup.
Remember,lost against Hewitt was in 1/2 final. And still even if he won Australia would probably won 3-2.
Philippoussis would surely beat Kratochvill,Rosset or whoever played at that time.

That loss vs Roddick was pretty much key loss for No.1 YER.

 

[Enga]

Spoiler

 

[King No1e]

2018, you put the Delpo loss over the Wimbledon loss to Anderson? I don't need to be a Fredtard to realize how tough the Anderson loss must've been for Fed and his fans.

 

[Towny]

Yeah,it was basically 50:50 call. That 2009 Us Open loss still bothered me until this moment. 2009 AO was crushing,but hey atleast Fed beat Nadal later that year in Madrid and RG 2009 was history. Not to mention 2017 revenge.

Same with 2005 year. AO vs Safin or WTF vs Nalbandian.

The US Open was difficult because it's a match he should've won. At least he never led the match against Nadal and Nadal played damn well to beat him.

But he'd also won the channel slam before the US Open. He had the slam record. The US Open would be the icing on the cake, bit it was already a good year.

Th AO was brutal because it was against Nadal. Fed had be dethroned at Wimbledon too. Now even hard courts were in doubt. Plus he won more points in that match than Nadal. Both were tough losses but I think the Australian Open takes it

 

[Standaa]

I'd maybe put the Australian Open Final for 2009 but would agree that most of these were pretty brutal

it’s close, but when Roger got asked this year what match would he most want to replay, he said the USO 09 final

 

[duaneeo]

"Heartbreaking" losses (at the time of the loss. Not in hindsight):

2000 - 2005: None
2006: Rome
2007: - Miami (This was a 'WTF' loss)
2008: Wimbledon
2009: Australian Open
2010: None
2011: US Open
2012: None
2013: Wimbledon
2014: Wimbledon
2015: Wimbledon
2016: Wimbledon
2017: None
2018: Wimbledon
2019: Wimbledon

 

[ForehandRF]

it’s close, but when Roger got asked this year what match would he most want to replay, he said the USO 09 final

That was a tough loss.Had he won that match, he would have won 4 slams in a row.

 

[Towny]

it’s close, but when Roger got asked this year what match would he most want to replay, he said the USO 09 final

Not surprised because it's a match he believed he should've won. I think Nadal AO 09 was the tougher opponent and the more difficult prospect. Maybe Roger thinks he would've lost regardless. i still regard it as his most 'heart-breaking' loss that year though. I mean, he literally cried at the trophy ceremony

 

[Mainad]

Kinda like Fred against Haas, and you won't see me glorifying those wins. So yeah, Fed was basically Haas out there xD

If you're implying what I think you're implying what an insult to Haas!

 

[Fedforever]

I would def. prefer YER No.1 over potential Davis Cup.
Remember,lost against Hewitt was in 1/2 final. And still even if he won Australia would probably won 3-2.
Philippoussis would surely beat Kratochvill,Rosset or whoever played at that time.

That loss vs Roddick was pretty much key loss for No.1 YER.

The Hewitt match was for the Peter Carter trophy in front of Peter's parents. So on a personal level it probably meant more than any other loss that year.

He Stands Alone

He did what little boys do when faced with something huge and dark: He ran. He rushed out into the warm Toronto night; he was alone and the street was

www.si.com

 

[UnderratedSlam]

2015 - Us Open Final vs Novak Djokovic 46,75,46,46
2016 - Wimbledon 1/2 Final vs Milos Raonic 36,76,64,57,36
2017 - Canada Final vs Alexandar Zverev 36,46
2018 - IW Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 46,76,67
2019 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,61,67,64,12-13

Odd man out.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

2001 - Wimbledon 1/4 Final vs Tin Henman 57,67,62,67

Ivanisevic - Federer Wimby semis 2001.

What the hell would have happened?

Henman ruined that historic match.

 

[Red Rick]

Mostly heartbreaking wins for me

 

[UnderratedSlam]

A candy store list for Novak and Rafa fans.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

2009 - Us Open Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 63,67,64,67,26

Not sure I agree.

This is a tie with 2009 - AO vs Nadal 5 sets.

Have you not seen his reaction after the loss? To Delpo he lost after winning Channel Slam, to Rafa he lost after already losing Channel Slam to Rafa in 2008.

 

[clayqueen]

You are all crying over split milk.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

If you're implying what I think you're implying what an insult to Haas!

I'm implying that Federer was playing kinda as well as peak Haas, and it's not a serious achievement for a multi-slam winner to beat peak Haas in five sets.

 

[Fedforever]

A candy store list for Novak and Rafa fans.

Both sets of fans have something to gain from portraying Fed losses as being somehow"worse" than those of other players (who are generally just expected to "get over it")

For Fed fans it means the story's always about him, win or lose.

For Nadal and Djoko fans it seems to give a little extra enjoyment to their victories.

 

[Bukmeikara]

Half of those are really '''forced'. You win some, you lose some - this is life. If he had won all of his matches in the 20's he wouldnt be that good in the 30's

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Half of those are really '''forced'. You win some, you lose some - this is life. If he had won all of his matches in the 20's he wouldnt be that good in the 30's

But he'd be a LOT happier.

 

[clayqueen]

 

[Mainad]

I'm implying that Federer was playing kinda as well as peak Haas, and it's not a serious achievement for a multi-slam winner to beat peak Haas in five sets.

Then what a heartbreaker for him that he could only play as well as peak Haas.

 

[Bukmeikara]

But he'd be a LOT happier.

How do you know that?

 

[CYGS]

Front runner for biggest loser of all time.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

How do you know that?

A little thing I like to call common sense.

 

[Bukmeikara]

A little thing I like to call common sense.

Common sense is a subjective term. I preffer the universal sense that life is about balance and not winning everything or having everything you want. Only Federer could know what is best for him the same way I cant claim what is best for you

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Then what a heartbreaker for him that he could only play as well as peak Haas.

2013 was a generally heart-rending season for Fed and his fans.

 

[Raul_SJ]

2000 - Olympics Bronze medal match vs Arnaud Di Pasquale 67,76,36
2001 - Wimbledon 1/4 Final vs Tin Henman 57,67,62,67
2002 - WTF 1/2 Final vs Lleyton Hewitt 57,75,57
2003 - Montreal 1/2 Final vs Andy Roddick 46,63,67
2004 - Roland Garros 3.Round vs Gustavo Kuerten 46,46,46
2005 - Australian Open 1/2 Final vs Marat Safin 75,46,75,67,79
2006 - Rome Final vs Rafael Nadal 76,67,46,62,67
2007 - Canada Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,62,67
2008 - Wimbledon Final vs Rafael Nadal 46,46,76,76,79
2009 - Us Open Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 63,67,64,67,26
2010 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 75,16,75,26,57
2011 - Us Open 1/2 Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,64,36,26,57
2012 - Olympics Final vs Andy Murray 26,16,46
2013 - Cincinnatti 1/4 Final vs Rafael Nadal 75,46,36
2014 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 76,46,67,75,46
2015 - Us Open Final vs Novak Djokovic 46,75,46,46
2016 - Wimbledon 1/2 Final vs Milos Raonic 36,76,64,57,36
2017 - Canada Final vs Alexandar Zverev 36,46
2018 - IW Final vs Juan Martin Del Potro 46,76,67
2019 - Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic 67,61,67,64,12-13

Can you rank these in terms of heartbreak? Of course the top three would have to include 40-15 and 2010-2011 match points blown to The Djoker.