A group of tennis writers recently ranked the top 25 tennis matches during the first 25 years of the current century for The Second Serve.
I wrote the 2009 Australian Open semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco. You are part of the game ranked 4th in the list:
“It means more when you have to set your alarm at 3:30 am to watch the spectacle unfold…. What ensued was an instant classic – a five hour and 14 minute marathon of the highest quality that ended at 1:07 am (9:07 EST!).
“What I miss most about the match is the stupidity of the first rounds. Even Alcaraz vs. Sinner matches would be jealous of what Nadal and Verdasco put out behind the scenes.”
Check out the entire list – in four parts – on Second Serve:
Number 16-25
Numbers 6-15
Figures 2-5
No. 1
