French Open 2012, against Juan Martin Del Potro
Seeded third at Roland Garros in 2012, Federer faced former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the French Open. The pair had played epic matches before, most notably at the final of Del Potro’s only Grand Slam title to date – the 2009 US Open.
Not exactly pulling out his best tennis at that match, Federer looked slightly lackluster all through, but this match saw a spike in the tennis once the pair reached a tiebreak in the second set. And it was Del Potro who won that set, battling against a flagging Federer.
But as he has so many times in the past, Federer blossomed from two sets down. He took crucial breaks in the deciding set, and with Del Potro now stretched to his limit, the tall Argentine began to commit a number of errors and double faults.
Federer then dialed up for 3-6 6-7 (4/7) 6-2 6-0 6-3.
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