10 Best Tennis Comebacks Of All Time
8. Edberg Def Mecir - 1988 Wimbledon
We’re back to Wimbledon - the home of the
comeback - for one of the earlier entries on the list 1988.
Stefan Edberg was always accused of having a lack of ambition, determination and perhaps courage when it mattered. With a constant reminder that Boris Becker won Wimbledon at the tender age of 17, Edberg had been playing well in his fifth Wimbledon and succeeded in reaching the final. However that's not to say thats not to say it had been plain sailing, as one adversary in particular proved particularly troublesome for the Swede - Miloslav Mecir.
Mecir, seeded No.9 was a perplexing player who had just as much talent as anyone else on the tour - reaching the Semi Final of Wimbledon clearly testament to that fact. Although preferring baseline play, Mecir could serve and volley when needed, making him incredibly dangerous. With a wide variety of shots, each of them playing off each other, it was his return of serve that demoralised Edberg in the first two sets. Knowing his serve was being easily read by the Czechoslovakian, Edberg made adjustments to his game; not tossing the ball so high on serve and placing more spin on the ball on longer rallies.
Things started to look bleak however, when Mecir seemed to take
back control in the final set after breaking Edberg in the fourth game to lead
3-1. That was until Edberg broke back with a pair of service-return ace’s and
became practically untouchable for the rest of the match!
Stefan Edberg (SWE) Beats Miloslav Mecir (CZE) 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.