Your favourite set?

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Okay. What was just absolutely your favourite set of tennis ever?

Note - not necessarily the best. Just your favourite.

Bonus points for it being a bit more obscure (i.e. not that TB set from the Wimbledon 08 final :D ). But whatever you like.

Post away. :)
 
Wasn't the best set or peak level set or any of that. It was just an important set. Federer takes the 3rd set from Djokovic 2012 Wimbledon. Knew he had Wimbledon in his pocket on the way to #17.

Low quality but heads popping up!

 
True Fanerer said:
Wasn't the best set or peak level set or any of that. It was just an important set. Federer takes the 3rd set from Djokovic 2012 Wimbledon. Knew he had Wimbledon in his pocket on the way to #17.

Low quality but heads popping up!

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I reemember that match. Was kind of a weird match. 1st 2 sets went by quickly and were mirror images of eachother. Fed showed he was boss that day in the 3rd. Was a solid performance but the whole match seemed odd and a bit dreamy to me. I agree you know he was gonna win another slam again after the 2 year hiatus since his final opponent was Murray lol.
 
125downthemiddle said:
I reemember that match. Was kind of a weird match. 1st 2 sets went by quickly and were mirror images of eachother. Fed showed he was boss that day in the 3rd. Was a solid performance but the whole match seemed odd and a bit dreamy to me. I agree you know he was gonna win another slam again after the 2 year hiatus since his final opponent was Murray lol.
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It was a weird match. I think most people thought Djokovic was the fav. Such a pivotal set in history IMO.
 
5th set AO 2017.
4th set FO11 RF vs Novak.
2nd set Wimby09 RF vs Roddick.
3rd set Wimby12 RF vs Benneteau.
Stans's 4th set FO2015 finals.
 
For me it's last year's 5th set against Rafa at the Aussie. The crowd was insanely loud during the last 5 games and it seemed almost like a dream. The 35 year old reeling off the last 5 consecutive games to come back from 3-1 down in the 5th against his nemesis, especially playing the tennis he was (with backhands down the line and cross court everywhere.)

I've watched last year's 5th set (and the last 10 games of the 2009 Wimby final) more times than I can count.

For me, it's those two.
The 2012 AO fifth set was a classic as well as Djoko did the same and came back. Tension everywhere and both nearly dead on their feet.
 
Mr Feeny said:
For me it's last year's 5th set against Rafa at the Aussie. The crowd was insanely loud during the last 5 games and it seemed almost like a dream. The 35 year old reeling off the last 5 consecutive games to come back from 3-1 down in the 5th against his nemesis, especially playing the tennis he was (with backhands down the line and cross court everywhere.)

I've watched last year's 5th set (and the last 10 games of the 2009 Wimby final) more times than I can count.

For me, it's those two.
The 2012 AO fifth set was a classic as well as Djoko did the same and came back. Tension everywhere and both nearly dead on their feet.
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Someone likes seeing Nadal lose ;)
 
MichaelNadal said:
Someone likes seeing Nadal lose ;)
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Many of my favs are epic Rafa losses. But you should be happy, he still is, as you said, the main attraction. He's the Shawn Michaels of tennis, win or lose I'll give you that. I love to see him lose but I still love to SEE him .
 
MichaelNadal said:
Someone likes seeing Nadal lose ;)
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It's honestly not about that. Fed is my favourite and I liked those two sets.
The Novak-Rafa match was just.....intense. I don't know if i'd rank it differently if the score was reversed. The fifth set of the 2008 Wimby was an epic but Nadal beat my fav, then. And I still think it's an all-time classic set.

It might seem that I've picked 2 sets where Rafa lost, deliberately. But it isn' the case.
 
Mr Feeny said:
It's honestly not about that. Fed is my favourite and I liked those two sets.
The Novak-Rafa match was just.....intense. I don't know if i'd rank it differently if the score was reversed. The fifth set of the 2008 Wimby was an epic but Nadal beat my fav, then. And I still think it's an all-time classic set.

It might seem that I've picked 2 sets where Rafa lost, deliberately. But it isn' the case.
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I think Rafa's playstyle makes close, long slam final with a tight 5th set more likely.
 
Fifth set of Wimbledon 2008.
Very sad that Fed lost but a new star was born.
 
MichaelNadal said:
USO 2011 set 3 :)
FO 2013 set 5
3rd set Madrid 2009
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That one does really stand out. It was a street fighter set from Nadal, he was running down everything like a madman and just pummeling the ball off the FH wing. It felt like he put all the energy he had left into that set.

In general, I consider 2011 USO to be one of the most underrated matches in the last decade, a great athletic contest between two of the world's (and all-time) best.

I vastly prefer it to 2012 AO which was more about fitness and mental strength with both of the players being overly passive off the ground.
 
zagor said:
That one does really stand out. It was a street fighter set from Nadal, he was running down everything like a madman and just pummeling the ball off the FH wing. It felt like he put all the energy he had left into that set.

In general, I consider 2011 USO to be one of the most underrated matches in the last decade, a great athletic contest between two of the world's (and all-time) best.

I vastly prefer it to 2012 AO which was more about fitness and mental strength with both of the players being overly passive off the ground.
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In retrospect, it's clear Nadal knew he would lose the match even if he won the 3rd (it's the last Nadal loss I was truly mad/butthurt after), but with that and AO 2012, I just learned some matches lead to results in matches down the road and not to be upset after losses anymore. But for him to do all that he did (after being in the locker room crying and doubting himself) just to go LOOK ULTRON...., I can still go toe to toe with you, but maybe not for a full match, was just epic looking back.
 
zagor said:
That one does really stand out. It was a street fighter set from Nadal, he was running down everything like a madman and just pummeling the ball off the FH wing. It felt like he put all the energy he had left into that set.

In general, I consider 2011 USO to be one of the most underrated matches in the last decade, a great athletic contest between two of the world's (and all-time) best.

I vastly prefer it to 2012 AO which was more about fitness and mental strength with both of the players being overly passive off the ground.
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Disagree about preferring it to A0 12 5th but I do tend to prefer tactical, defensive play more than most.

However, I agree that the rallies in the whole 11 final and particularly the 4th set were incredible. It gets lost because the overall result was not close. But, probably the most breathtaking rallies off the ground I've ever seen, when you consider both movement and ball striking.
 
1984 FO final 5th set

Ivan was the first tennis player I found myself supporting, and his whole comeback against McEnroe (who was invincible for the whole year until then) to win his first Major was incredible.

The famous recent ones:
2008 Wimbledon final 5th set
2009 Wimbledon final 5th set
2012 Australian Open final 5th set
 
Tiki-Taka said:
1984 FO final 5th set

Ivan was the first tennis player I found myself supporting, and his whole comeback against McEnroe (who was invincible for the whole year until then) to win his first Major was incredible.

The famous recent ones:
2008 Wimbledon final 5th set
2009 Wimbledon final 5th set
2012 Australian Open final 5th set
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That 1984 set was important. Too bad I could not watch it live.
Now I would like to find it in YouTube
 
MichaelNadal said:
Strong join date to post ratio :) I love it
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As my dad always used to say, you've got two ears but only one mouth.
In this instance, I've got two eyes, but then again I've got ten fingers . . . . . so must post more?
I'm more interested in reading what more knowledgeable people than me have to say!
 
Not for quality, but 5th set of RG 2004 was incredible, crazy and still has me thinking WTF happened.

I enjoyed 5th set of Roddick/Gasquet, wimbledon 2007, i remember BH winners, lots of them!
 
In Slams (since 2009):

Dimitrov - Kyrgios AO 2018 4th set
Wawrinka - Murray RG 2017 4th set
Wawrinka - Murray RG 2017 3rd set
Wawrinka - Murray RG 2017 1st set
Federer - Nadal AO 2017 5th set
Nadal - Dimitrov AO 2017 5th set
Murray - Tsonga Wimb 2016 4th set
Murray - Raonic AO 2016 2nd set
Djokovic - Federer US 2015 2nd set
Djokovic - Federer Wimb 2015 4th set
Djokovic - Federer Wimb 2015 2nd set
Federer - Murray Wimb 2015 2nd set
Nishikori - Wawrinka US 2014 5th set
Djokovic - Federer Wimb 2014 4th set
Djokovic - Federer Wimb 2014 3rd set
Kyrgios - Nadal Wimb 2014 3rd set
Kyrgios - Nadal Wimb 2014 2nd set
Nadal - Djokovic RG 2014 2nd set
Wawrinka - Djokovic AO 2014 5th set
Nadal - Djokovic US 2013 3rd set
Murray - Djokovic Wimb 2013 3rd set
Murray - Verdasco Wimb 2013 5th set
Nadal - Djokovic RG 2013 5th set
Murray - Federer AO 2013 4th set
Wawrinka - Djokovic AO 2013 5th set
Wawrinka - Djokovic AO 2013 4th set
Federer - Murray Wimb 2012 2nd set
Federer - Djokovic Wimb 2012 3rd set
Nadal - Djokovic RG 2012 4th set
Djokovic - Nadal AO 2012 5th set
Djokovic - Murray AO 2012 5th set
Djokovic - Murray AO 2012 3rd set
Nadal - Federer AO 2012 1st set
Nadal - Berdych AO 2012 1st set
Djokovic - Nadal US 2011 3rd set
Djokovic - Federer US 2011 5th set
Djokovic - Federer US 2011 1st set
Tsonga - Federer Wimb 2011 5th set
Nadal - Federer RG 2011 3rd set
Nadal - Federer RG 2011 2nd set
Federer - Djokovic RG 2011 4th set
Federer - Djokovic RG 2011 1st set
Djokovic - Federer US 2010 5th set
Nadal - Murray - Wimb 2010 2nd set
Federer - Murray AO 2010 2nd set
Del Potro - Federer US 2009 4th set
Federer - Soderling US 2009 4th set
Federer - Roddick Wimb 2009 5th set
Federer - Del Potro RG 2009 5th set
Soderling - Nadal RG 2009 4th set
Nadal - Federer AO 2009 4th set
Nadal - Federer AO 2009 3rd set
Nadal - Verdasco AO 2009 4th set
 
Some More Recent Ones:

Murray - Nadal US 2008 2nd set
Nadal - Federer Wimb 2008 5th set
Nadal - Federer Wimb 2008 4th set
Djokovic - Tsonga AO 2008 2nd set
Djokovic - Federer AO 2008 3rd set
Federer - Tipsarevic AO 2008 5th set
Federer - Djokovic US 2007 2nd set
Federer - Roddick US 2007 2nd set
Federer - Nadal Wimb 2007 5th set
Federer - Nadal Wimb 2007 3rd set
Nadal - Federer RG 2007 4th set
Federer - Gonzalez AO 2007 1st set
Federer - Roddick US 2006 3rd set
Federer - Nadal Wimb 2006 3rd set
Federer - Agassi US 2005 3rd set
Safin - Federer AO 2005 5th set
Safin - Federer AO 2005 4th set
Gaudio - Coria RG 2004 5th set
 
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