Biggest Tennis Games of All Time

The passion, talent, and historical importance of some of the sport’s most memorable encounters were all present. Some changed the course of a player’s career, while others changed the course of a tennis era.

Big games are also a big thing for bettors as odds on platforms like Fezbet.net usually go crazy over it. With that said, here are the top five fights in history, ranging from heavyweight brawls to endurance challenges.

5. Goran Ivanisevic v Pat Rafter – 2001 Wimbledon Final

Ivanovic defeated current and former world number one Carlos Moyá, Andy Roddick, and Marat Safin. In the semi-finals, he defeated local favorite Tim Henman in a rain-affected, five-set semifinal, setting up a meeting with Patrick Rafter, the previous year’s runner-up, and a former US Open winner.

Since 1998, Ivanievi had not reached a singles final. Ivanievi defeated Rafter by scores of 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, and 9-7 in a game that lasted little over three hours. Ivanievi won Wimbledon as the lowest-ranked player and the first wildcard participant. He won his maiden Grand Slam with a powerful left-handed serve.

4. Rafel Nadal v Novak Djokovic – 2013 French Open Semi-Final

Surely there would be a pyrotechnics show if the world’s top player squared up against the King of Clay, the greatest clay court player of all time? It was supposed to be a show, and it was. Throughout a match that comprised demanding ground strokes and lengthy exchanges, both players shone. The participants were attempting to knock each other out in the manner of a boxing match.

Nadal eventually saved a break point in the fifth game to win the match and the French Open for the second time. Djokovic reached the French Open final for the next two years but was defeated by Nadal and Wawrinka. He would eventually win in 2016.

3. Monica Seles v Steffi Graf – 1995 US Open Final

Seles was already rated number one in the world and on his way to making tennis history in the age of Graf and Navratilova. Following that, a sad tennis incident happened when she was stabbed on the court by an unstable spectator in 1993.

The physical damage was little, but the path to mental restoration was not. It took two years to recover. The 1995 US Open was her first major competition following her sabbatical. She proceeded to the final, where she met her major nemesis, Steffi Graf, after defeating a few top-10 opponents along the way.

2. Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer – 2019 Wimbledon Final

This was the final chance for every Roger fan on the planet to see their idol lift a trophy. Federer was showcasing why he is the best of all time only a few weeks before turning 38. Because of his creative game, he made it to the final against Djokovic.

He eventually created two match opportunities with some superb tennis, but Novak saved both of them and won in a fifth set tie-break after nearly five hours of play. Because of recent revisions to Wimbledon’s rules, the last set was knotted at 12 all, necessitating a tie-break.

1. Roger Federer V Rafael Nadal – 2008 Wimbledon Final

Everyone assumed Federer already had the title since Nadal was the King of Clay and Federer was the King of Grass. Despite being the underdog, Nadal won the first two sets, 6-4, 6-4.

They played a classic grass court tennis match for four hours and 48 minutes on the world’s most famous court, making it the longest Wimbledon final ever. As the sky over London darkens, the decision is reached.