Top 5 best matches since 2003 that did not involve the Big 3

mike danny

Bionic Poster
What are the 5 best matches in the last 17 years both in BO3 and BO5 that did not involve any of the Big 3?

The Tsitsipas-Wawrinka match at this RG gave me this idea of a thread. It was, so far, the match of the year and it did not involve any of the Big 3.

So the 5 best BO3 matches and the 5 best BO5 matches.
 

ibbi

G.O.A.T.
13 off the top of my head.

Wawrinka-Gasquet; Roland Garros 2013
Agassi-Blake; US Open 2005
Cilic-Haas; Wimbledon 2009
Roddick-Gasquet; Wimbledon 2007
Hewitt-Gasquet; US Open 2006
Wawrinka-Nishikori; US Open 2014
Nishikori-Raonic; US Open 2014
Roddick-Hewitt; Wimbledon 2009
Roddick-Murray; Wimbledon 2009
Wawrinka-Tsitsipas; Roland Garros 2019
Kiefer-Grosjean; Australian Open 2006
Safin-Agassi; Australian Open 2004
Blake-Del Potro; Australian Open 2010

Favourite best of 3 one I can think of would be Anderson and Dimitrov from the Rogers Cup in 2014.
 
F

FRV

Guest
Well there was that one with Nadal and... oh wait. Federer and - I mean Djoko......
 

StrongRule

Talk Tennis Guru
13 off the top of my head.

Wawrinka-Gasquet; Roland Garros 2013
Agassi-Blake; US Open 2005
Cilic-Haas; Wimbledon 2009
Roddick-Gasquet; Wimbledon 2007
Hewitt-Gasquet; US Open 2006
Wawrinka-Nishikori; US Open 2014
Nishikori-Raonic; US Open 2014
Roddick-Hewitt; Wimbledon 2009
Roddick-Murray; Wimbledon 2009
Wawrinka-Tsitsipas; Roland Garros 2019
Kiefer-Grosjean; Australian Open 2006
Safin-Agassi; Australian Open 2004
Blake-Del Potro; Australian Open 2010

Favourite best of 3 one I can think of would be Anderson and Dimitrov from the Rogers Cup in 2014.
The biggest choke I have ever seen in my life. It is totally unforgivable to choke like that even against all time greats, but against Dimitrov??!! But credit to Anderson he improved mentally in the last few years.
 
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