Even the golden rivalry had its duds. Here, the Definitive, Absolutely Correct list of the 10 worst. (Again, that title lasts until one person disagrees with me, thereby shattering my confidence.)
This is a very good list. I believe fans have Roland Garros 2020 final as the worst match between the two because of the scoreline itself. Losing 6-0 would suggest to most that Djokovic rolled over in 20 minutes at best.
This is one of my least favorite things about tennis scorelines. Tennis is undoubtedly the goat when it comes to scorelines, match is literally not over until it is. But most 6-4 or 7-5 sets get done in 40 minutes and here a 6-0 set went on for an hour but people wouldn't know. I guess everything has a drawback and this is one with the scorelines.
Thanks, Sanjeet! And I completely agree with you. Sometimes we see 6-4 and think "huh, close" but in reality the player who won the set could have broken again and was never under any pressure, while sometimes a 6-2 is a knife fight for five games and then one player pulls away. Tennis takes some work to understand, which is one of the reasons I love it so much.
This is a very good list. I believe fans have Roland Garros 2020 final as the worst match between the two because of the scoreline itself. Losing 6-0 would suggest to most that Djokovic rolled over in 20 minutes at best.
This is one of my least favorite things about tennis scorelines. Tennis is undoubtedly the goat when it comes to scorelines, match is literally not over until it is. But most 6-4 or 7-5 sets get done in 40 minutes and here a 6-0 set went on for an hour but people wouldn't know. I guess everything has a drawback and this is one with the scorelines.
Thanks, Sanjeet! And I completely agree with you. Sometimes we see 6-4 and think "huh, close" but in reality the player who won the set could have broken again and was never under any pressure, while sometimes a 6-2 is a knife fight for five games and then one player pulls away. Tennis takes some work to understand, which is one of the reasons I love it so much.