10 Best Tennis Comebacks Of All Time

Very few people would have given Aaron Krickstein a chance of overtaking 6th seed and previous Australian Open winner Stefan Edberg, let along doing it twice it one match. However in a match that lasted 3 hours and 43 minutes, the American managed to defy all odds.

Most people would find magic in a top hat or up a sleeve, but for Krickstein it was the back of a storage cupboard. When his racket sponsor stopped manufacturing his favourite rackets, he began to stock pile his used ones. In particular he had saved rackets that had served him well in the US Open in 1988 and 1989.

Although Edberg managed to neutralise the wily Krickstein during the first two sets, his temper ultimately proved his downfall as composure lost out to the American's cooled calmness. It's not as though Krickstein's game had really changed in the preceding twelve years, but in an era of power tennis he was a baseline player who used perfect placement, angles and spin to great advantage.

What makes this match so good was that Krickstein was unseeded and plummeting, while Edberg was No.6. Despite it only being a fourth round tie, what made it extra special was the fact that Krickstein hadn’t even been in a Grand Slam quarterfinal for five years.

Aaron Krickstein (USA) Beats Stefan Edberg (SWE) 6-7 (6-8), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4