The current edition of Wimbledon is leaving more than one match to rememberexperiencing truly heart-stopping matches where no tennis player can take the match for granted. Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner already know what it means to reach the fifth and final set in its first rounds, after having the Central in suspense the Italian against his compatriot Matteo Berrettini in second round o the Murcian in the third round against Frances Tiafoe.
Typical Vicotrias that, however, do not fall within the list with which the ‘big’ of grass has broken a record in the Open Era. Up to 10 tennis players have been able in the first week of the tournament to lift two sets againsta demonstration that at Wimbledon, no longer On the grass, you can’t give the game a win until the last point.
On Monday Wimbledon came down the curtain and the elegance and magic began to shine on the grass of London. In the first round up to eight tennis players They were able to come back from their first game and achieve an epic victory to debut in the best possible way. Precisely one of them was Frances Tiafoea rival that put Carlos Alcaraz in more of a bind, with whom he also led to a fifth set taking the first sleeve.
Favorites like Grigor Dimitrov tambi�n they found themselves against the ropes in his first matches in the ‘major’. The Bulgarian, one of the tennis players who can surprise and Medvedev’s rival in the round of 16, was about to say goodbye before the Chinese Shang Juncheng. Finally, the world number 10 was able to use resources and his excellent service to complete the comeback by 5-7, 6(4)-7, 6-4, 6-2 y 6-4 .
Without seeing how the second week of the tournament develops, Holger Rune has been the latest to join the list of epic comebacks yesterday. Novak Djokovicwho has also lost two sets in the Grand Slam edition, he was already rubbing his hands when his next opponent in the round of 16 was two sets down against the Frenchman Arthur Halys.
I told myself that today was going to be the first day I was going to come back from 0-2 down and I did it
However, the Dane decided that his third round match at Wimbledon would be the first match of his career in which he managed to overcome two sets against on the scoreboard: “I was able to increase my level and increase my tennis when I needed it. I told myself that today was going to be the first day in which I was going to come back from 0-2 and I did it. I am extremely happy,” confessed the tennis player after achieving the comeback.
Five-set matches, an open debate
In recent weeks the best tennis players on the circuit have expressed their different opinions about five-set matches in Grand Slams, leaving reviews against like that of Medvedev, or favor like that of Alcaraz.
The last one to reflect on it has been Novak Djokovic. After achieving victory against the Australian Alexei Popyrin in the third round, the Serbian answered about this debate at a press conference showing himself in favor of maintaining the five sets in the four ‘big’ ones of the circuit. “Nowadays you can only see five-set matches at the Grand Slams, and I guess that’s what excites the players and the fans the most. “People love it, we players like it, although maybe not as often.”
“One of the five-set matches that I can highlight, One of the most exciting matches I have played in my life was the 2019 Wimbledon final against Federer. It was the first year that they introduced the tie break after reaching 12-all in the fifth set, it was an incredible duel, with match points saved. If that match had been the best of three sets It would have been very different, because he was better“Added the Serbian, who also wanted to refer to the last duel of his next rival in London: “Five sets, even if you are two one or two zero down, like Rune was today, my next rival, you’re not out of the game yet, you can still win.”
I support five-set matches, especially in the final rounds of Grand Slams
“Throughout my career, I have had quite a few games in which I was two zero or two one down and I have enjoyed them very much.. They are a very important aspect of the history and also the future of this sport. I support five-set matches, especially in the final rounds of Grand Slams. I have seen that there is a lot of debate about that, that you are asking a lot about whether the Grand Slams should be the best of three sets. I don’t believe it. I think it should continue to be the best of five sets. The only thing I think might be positive is to consider making the first rounds a best of three rounds. Later on, you move towards that hybrid format of playing the best of five sets starting in the fourth round or the quarterfinals. I don’t know, that’s my thought,” the Serbian closed.
