10 instances when a player survived a bagel in a Grand Slam final

#6. Rod Laver vs Roy Emerson, 1962 Australian Open final

Laver defeated his rival Ken Rosewall for the first time in a Grand Slam final but not before being bageled by him

Both Rod Laver and Roy Emerson are amongst the all-time greats in the history of the sport and have shared a fierce rivalry during their respective careers. During the 1962 Australian Open, both players were the top two seeds and at the peak of their careers and both reached the final which was a rematch of the final last year when Emerson beat Laver in four sets to win his first Grand Slam title.It was the third time both players met at a Grand Slam final and even though Laver was the more dominant one of the two during that time, he was yet to beat Emerson in a Grand Slam final, having lost to him in the 1961 US Open final as well.The match was looking to be very exciting as Laver scraped through Emerson to take the first set 8-6 but the latter came roaring back into the game by bageling him in the second set and it looked like Emerson would once again beat Laver.However, Laver held his nerve and stood his ground and came back strongly by winning the third set 6-4 before taking the fourth set 6-4 to win his second Australian Open title and achieve his first victory over Emerson in Grand Slam finals.