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bigger choke in tennis.... agassi at wimbledon95 or lendl at french89

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Agassi vs becker 1995 wimbledon semifinal.
Agassi was up a set and a break, 4-1, in complete control of the match...
And then fell to pieces, he went from being red hot to ice cold, couldnt even get the ball on the court.
Agassi lost in 4 sets


Neither of those are the biggest chokes in tennis history. So I'm sorry if I go against the rules, but the other match isn't even close to my selection.

05 U.S. Open: Quarterfinal match: Agassi vs. Blake

Blake came out firing on all cylinders, easily taking the first two sets 6-3 6-3. In the 3rd set Blake broke Andre to take a 3-2 lead and looked like he would easily take this in straight sets. But Agassi broke back and rolled off the next 3 games to win the 3rd set. Blake, now feeling the pressure, put up a lame duck 4th set, losing 6-3. In the 5th however, Blake once again broke Agassi, and serving for the match and a spot in his first semifinal, Blake's nerves got the better of him and for the second time in the match, Blake let Agassi break him back. They played into a tiebreak, where Blake won the first 3 points and finally looked as though he would take this match. However once again Agassi rallied, to tie it up at 4. Blake got the mini-break, and after all his blown chances, he now had the match on his racket, up 5-4 and just TWO points away from the win. Blake failed to capatilize AGAIN, and lost 8-6 in the tiebreak. Now THAT is the biggest choke in tennis history

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September 30, 2008  05:15 PM ET
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Worst choke ever in tennis. Martina Hingis, 2002 Australian Open Finals.

Leading 6-4, 5-1...goes on to blow a record 4 championship points. Capriati comes back and wins 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.

On the men's side, NYGiants has definitely called one of the biggest ever.

September 30, 2008  05:38 PM ET
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Originally posted 05:15 PM ET  09.30 by YODA

Worst choke ever in tennis. Martina Hingis, 2002 Australian Open Finals.Leading 6-4, 5-1...goes on to blow a record 4 championship points. Capriati comes back and wins 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.On the men's side, NYGiants has definitely called one of the biggest ever.

Thats a good one, i forgot about that...
she also choked at the french 99

September 30, 2008  05:39 PM ET
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I saw both of those matches......and I have to go with Agassi-Blake.

Hingis-Capriati was pretty big, too.

September 30, 2008  05:41 PM ET
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I actually agree with u giant dude, ha ha...
on a sub-note, Blake chokes alot..
Same with Henman and Rusedski..

I'll give u the argument

 
September 30, 2008  05:43 PM ET
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HighwayCrosing, dude, TD w/ me about anything Tennis. I love to talk about tennis@

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