The Big 4: 2019 highlights and best matches
Let’s look back on the four multi-slam champions’ 2019 highlights and best matches (not necessarily their best performances, but the best matches in which they were involved–win or lose). […]
Matches of the Year
The five best Nadal matches of 2018
It was another abbreviated, injury-plagued season for Rafael Nadal, but he packed a big punch into a little schedule. The Spaniard played without question three of the ATP Tour’s best matches in 2018, all of which came at either Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. […]
2017 Match of the Year: Federer vs. Kyrgios, Miami
The Grandstand recently compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017 and has been counting down from No. 10 to No. 1 over the past week. It concludes with the match of the year: Roger Federer vs. Nick Kyrgios in a Miami Open semifinal thriller that lasted more than three hours. […]
No. 2 Match of the Year: Federer vs. Nadal, Australian Open
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. Its penultimate installment reflects on an epic Australian Open final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer prevailed in five sets to extend his Grand Slam title lead over Nadal to three. […]
No. 3 Match of the Year: Nadal vs. Dimitrov, Australian Open
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 3 is a five-set Australian Open battle between Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov, won by the Spaniard to set up a showdown in the title match against Roger Federer. The second semifinal lasted almost five hours. […]
No. 4 Match of the Year: Del Potro vs. Thiem, U.S. Open
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 4 is without question the comeback of the year, as Juan Martin Del Potro recovered from two sets down and the brink of retirement to save two match points on the way to a five-set victory over Dominic Thiem at the U.S. Open. […]
No. 5 Match of the Year: Wawrinka vs. Murray, French Open
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 5 is a French Open semifinal showdown between Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray, which required five sets to separate the pair of three-time major champions. Wawrinka won and eventually finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal. […]
No. 6 Match of the Year: Muller vs. Nadal, Wimbledon
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 6 is a five-set marathon at Wimbledon between Rafael Nadal and Gilles Muller. The famous second Monday at the All-England Club did not disappoint, as Muller survived the thriller in upset fashion to reach the quarterfinals. […]
No. 7 Match of the Year: Dimitrov vs. Goffin, London
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 7 is the last ATP match of the season (not including the Davis Cup final), as Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin went three sets in their battle for the title at the Nitto ATP Finals. […]
No. 8 Match of the Year: Djokovic vs. Murray, Doha
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. At No. 8 we have Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray in Doha, where they renewed their rivalry a couple of months after playing for the World Tour Finals title and No. 1 ranking at the end of the 2016 campaign. […]