10 Best Tennis Comebacks Of All Time
4. Federer Def Nadal - 2005 Miami Masters
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, Rangers and
Celtic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal - quite possibly the biggest rivalries in
modern sport. And the two juggernauts of modern tennis have certainly had their
fair share of five setters together.
Back in 2005 a then 18-year-old Nadal took the first set and fought from a break down to win the second in a tie break. In the third, Nadal was 4-1 up and Federer seemed to be taking the wooden spoon as opposed to the trophy. However Federer is not considered one of the best ever for no reason - despite being 4-1 down Fed managed to keep his cool and fought back to win the set on a tie break, followed by a whirlwind victory of the 4th in just 30 minutes. Nadal faded badly in the fifth and Roger took advantage, extending his winning streak to 22 consecutive matches.
The only reason this match isn’t in our top three is simply down
to it not being in a Grand Slam!
Roger Federer (SWI) Beats Rafeal Nadal (SPA) 2-6, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-1.