All 10 comebacks from two sets down by Roger Federer

#3 2005 Nasdaq 100 Open Final against Rafael Nadal

The second match of a great rivalry

This was just the second final, between Roger Federer and his greatest rival, Rafael Nadal, who have faced each other 33 times now on all possible surfaces. Their rivalry started in 2004, where Federer got a taste of Nadal’s brilliance in Miami, where he lost to him 3-6, 3-6. This second final meeting of theirs was again in Miami, for the finals of the Nasdaq – 100 Open. Federer had already become the World no. 1 and was up against 18-year-old Nadal, who was looking to make it big. The ghosts of the 2004 loss to Nadal in Miami came back to haunt Federer as he lost the first 2 sets 2-6,6-7(4). The 3rd set had reached the tie-break, and it looked like Nadal would wrap up the match in straight sets, but Roger battled hard and fought back to win the 3rd set 7-6(5). That set gave back his confidence as he easily won the 4th and 5th set 6-3,6-1, to win the match. This was the start of one of the greatest rivalries of all time.