EDITOR'S NOTE: Hi, your slideshow is missing slides. Headers have been included with no content, which is the case for every slide #6 onwards. Please ensure you submit completed content. A tiebreak can be an intense affair for a tennis player, with quick service rotations and mini breaks deciding the fate of the set, which has reached a deadlock at 6-6. Recently, Roger Federer snatched the second set from Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon finals with a great comeback in the tie-break winning it 12-10. Let us have a look at some of the best and most exciting tiebreaks that have been played in the tennis history.
#9 Jo Wilfried Tsonga vs Andy Roddick, Australian Open 2007
It was Australian open a year before Jo wilfried Tsonga burst onto the Tennis scene. He faced Andy Roddick in the first round of the Australian Open 2007, where he dragged the American big server into a first set tie break. Tsonga remained aggressive on his serve while roddick remained solid from the baseline. Tsonga finally won the tiebreak 20-18 but lost the match.
#8 Maria Kirilenko Vs Samantha Stosur, US Open 2011
Samantha Stosur, the eventual champion and Maria Kirilenko found themselves tussling for the second set in a never ending tiebreak in the night session. The US open crowd cheered after every point as both players engaged in gruelling baseline rallies. It was however Kirilenko who held on as Stosur erred at 15-16to give the tiebreak and the set to the former. This was the longest women's tiebreak played in a grandslam.
#7 Novak Djokovic Vs Alexander Dolgopolov, US Open 2011
It was 2011, the year when Djokovic was roaring on the tour. Dolgopolov, the Ukrainian met the Serb in the fourth round of the US Open in 2011. The first set was forced into a tiebreaker.The tiebreak stared with an early lead by the Ukrainian, but djokovic clawed his way back into the. The tiebreak was a battle between the delicate deep backhand slices from Dolgopolov and topspin backhands from Djokovic. Battle ensued as the players embarked on long, tight and cornering rallies as the Serb finally took the mini break that mattered finishing the tiebreak at 16-14.
#6 Andy Murray Vs Novak Djokovic, US Open 2012
The final of the US Open 2012, played under windy conditions, saw an amazing tiebreak played between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. The first set was taken into a tiebreak after over an hour. The tiebreak witnessed grinding long rallies as Djokovic saved multiple set points before finally letting the rope loose as Murray took the tiebreak 12-10. The tiebreak lasted a gruelling 25 minutes.
#5 Roger Federer vs Marat Safin, Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, 2004
Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, 2004 in straight sets, but only after he was dragged to a second set tiebreak. The tiebreak saw hard hitting groundstrokes from Safin and Federer. The tiebreaker lasted for an astounding 26 minutes before Federer wrapped it up 20-18 to take the set and match.
#4 Fernando Verdasco Vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2009
At what is hailed as one of the greatest tennis matches ever played, Fernando Verdasco displayed inspired form throughout the semi final match at Australian Open 2009. He was 2 sets to 1 down, as the fourth set went into a tiebreak.
Verdasco began an onslaught of hard hitting groundstrokes against his opponent,totally decimating Nadal, who had been in sublime form that day. He won the tie break 7-1 to force a decider set in the semi-final match.
#3 Roger Federer Vs Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon 2015
The most recent one of all, thetie-breaksawDjokoviccruising to a quick lead to 6-3 with 3 set points to sail to a 2 sets to love lead.
But Federer came back strongly, wiping out the set points to level the tiebreak at 6-6. Then ensued a classictopsy-turvybattle, with both players catching and losing mini breaks. Finally at11-10, Federer, up amini-break, served out thetie-breakand set ending the dramatictie-breakto level the match at 1 set apiece.
#2 Rafael Nadal Vs Roger Federer, Wimbledon 2008
In one of the most iconic matches in tennis history, Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's winning streak at Wimbledon, winningthe 2008final. But it was not before Roger Federer avoidedchampionshippoints in an epic fourth settie-break.
Thetie-breaksaw sublimegroundstrokehitting from both players and some of the best passing shots of the season. Federer saved a championship point with a legendary passing shot down the line after Nadalapproachedthe net as the Swiss dropped the ball short while returning the serve.
#1 John McEnroe Vs Bjorn Borg, Wimbledon 1980
Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe engaged in a classic battle for the Wimbledon trophy in 1980. The match was forced to a fourth set tie break, with John McEnroe trailing 2 sets to Borgs 1.
The tie break was a magical display of classical tennis withboth players producing a magical game as Borg stuck to the solid baseline play and McEnroe with his superb serve-and-volley play. Neither player budged as the tie-break kept going on and on, when Borgfinallylaunched a volley into the net, handing McEnroe the set 7-6 (18-16).
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