Both of those matches were fantastic.
Fed/Rafa at Wimbledon is hard to beat, but it's not my favorite match.
Both of those matches were fantastic.
Fed/Rafa at Wimbledon is hard to beat, but it's not my favorite match.
Wave is right, Google says 2008 was the best Wimbledon match ever, but it doesn’t even hold a candle to the Federer-Roddick match to me. 16-14, Roddick’s last shot at Wimbledon, the after-match interviews: “I’m sorry, Pete. I tried.”
The stakes just felt higher in 08. You have the budding rivalry, Nadal finally breaking though on grass, and the drama of the match ending basically as it got pitch dark outside. The roddick one just felt like a letdown because he lost a big match like he always does. I know it was a great match, but it just didn't have the magic the one the year before had.
If we're using the "it was 16-14 in the last set" angle, then Isner-Mahut was the greatest match ever.
A soccer and golf reverse call is topical in the tennis thread.
**** Buff.
Screeching should be banned. Grunting ok.
Roddick-Federer. Still a better match.
If this Isner/Anderson match ever ends and you want to see a couple of heavyweights, watch Nadal/Djokovic.
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