If there are any other current players that I have missed out, post away but they must have played at least 10 5 setters and have 60 % or better winning ratio.
When was the last time you updated this, George? I ask this because I've noticed that Baghdatis is not on the list and he has a fantastic 5 set record.
When was the last time you updated this, George? I ask this because I've noticed that Baghdatis is not on the list and he has a fantastic 5 set record.
Yes, that was against Boredo at RG and it wasn't a bad match either, that was in the year of Costa the warrior with his outstanding defence of his title in 2003, when he played crap but managed to win all those matches before Ferrero took him out.
Funny that a guy who is meant to be a mental midget like Berdych is 8-0 in 5 setters, then again Safin has a great record in them as well. It seems like it gives them more time for them to have their bad moments.
The one common theme among all of the ones on the list is that they have for the vast majority of time blown a 2 sets to love lead.
I saw Mantilla do it at the AO against Grosjean, the body gave out and Seb played well.
Hrbaty did this year against the PMK at the AO and Safin did at Wimbledon and Nieminen blew one against Henman at Wimbledon as well.
Federer would be quite happy with a 5 set record like the Poo, however he has won 8 Slams without having to win too many 5 setters and that should say something about him.
If that's the last five-setter Hewitt lost, do you by any chance know about how many he's played (and won) since then? It's pretty amazing that he's been so strong in five-setters since then, especially since Tommy's win over him was right towards the end of his reign as world #1.
Here it is peoples, Berdych maybe inconsistent, but he is consistent in winning 5 setters.
Tomas Berdych
2004 US Open R1 Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) W 6-3 2-6 6-2 1-6 6-3
2004 US Open R3 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) W 2-6 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-1
2004 Davis Cup Ramon Delgado (PAR) W 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
2005 Davis Cup Tommy Haas (GER) W 4-6 4-6 6-1 7-6(9) 6-3
2005 Davis Cup Nicolas Kiefer (GER) W 6-7(5) 6-3 2-6 6-4 7-5
2005 Paris AMS F Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) W 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4
2006 Wimbledon R2 Fabrice Santoro (FRA) W 6-4 6-7(8) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2006 Wimbledon R3 Tommy Haas (GER) W 2-6 7-5 7-6(7) 4-6 8-6
2006 US Open R3 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) W 6-7(2) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Yeah not a bad record from my man Rocky Llegs...8-in-a-row ,& actually he`s only lost one 5-setter in the last 5-years ..>>That was to Robredo at the 03 FO .So Hewitt has won 14\15 5-setters since the beginning of 2002 .
It's happened to nearly every top player, yes Safin did it this year. I mean then there is Krickstein who came back from 2 sets down 10 times and won the match.
It's happened to nearly every top player, yes Safin did it this year. I mean then there is Krickstein who came back from 2 sets down 10 times and won the match.
While we`re on the irony thing..>> wasn`t Krickstein the guy who lost to Connors in the 1991 USO 4th Rd/QF? match after leading 2-sets-to-love
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