Top 3 best ATP comeback wins in 2024
Jordan Thompson and Frances Tiafoe feature in the three best comeback wins on the ATP Tour in the 2024 season.
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Frances Tiafoe and Jordan Thompson (via Tennis.com/Tennis Australia)
The 2024 ATP season was full of drama, especially on the court. With the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic suffering some of the biggest upsets this year, some players earned the best comeback wins of the year.
They did that by saving match points, overcoming at the brink of defeat, or a narrow escape in a high-stakes match. In fact, some went on to win the tournament just after surviving a defeat. Here, we take a look at the Top 3 comebacks from ATP Tour tournaments in the 2024 season.
3) Rolex Shanghai Masters R3, Tommy Paul defeated Alejandro Tabilo (2)6-7, 7-6(6), 6-2
Alejandro Tabillo was in control of the match and needed one match point to seal the first set. However, Tommy Paul denied the Chilean that point and forced it into a tiebreak, which Tabillo won 7-6(2).
Tabillo didn’t look like he was going to be stopped in the second set and was on his way to a straight sets win while leading 5-1. Surprisingly, Paul bounced back to win five consecutive match points and that was when things suddenly began to change.
Paul dug deep to win the set after a close net rally. He then fended off Tabillo by winning 12 of the 15 games in the third set to secure a hard-fought victory.
2) Cincinnati Open Semifinals, Frances Tiafoe defeated Holger Rune 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)
Home favorite Frances Tiafoe came into the match after losing the first set to Holger Rune. After an excellent display in the second set, Rune found himself leading 2-5 in the third set.
The American was staring at defeat in the back-and-forth semifinal battle. However, he got relief after battling hard to reduce the deficit to 4-5. As Tiafoe pushed for a comeback during a slightly close net battle, his forehand hit clipped the top of the net before the ball peeped over the net to make the score 5-5.
The point saw the crowd jump out of their seats in joy. The 26-year-old then held his nerve, forging a dramatic comeback to become the first American to reach the Cincinnati Open final since John Isner in 2013. In the final, Tiafoe succumbed to a straight-set loss to Jannik Sinner.
1) Los Cabos Quarterfinals, Jordan Thompson defeated Alex Michelsen 0-6, 7-6(1), 7-5
This quarterfinal tie will never be erased from Jordan Thompson‘s memory as it came en route to winning his maiden tour-level title. In the last eight, the Australian was on the brink of defeat after just winning one of the first 11 match points and was down 0-6, 1-4.
Thompson somehow found a way to rally back into the match by winning two consecutive points when Alex Michelsen struck again, making it 3-5. Thompson increased the tempo of his game and claimed four consecutive games in epic fashion.
Thompson held his ground in the third set and made sure he controlled the match to see it through. He then defeated Alexander Zverev in the semifinals in three sets.
The 30-year-old was eventually crowned champion after defeating Casper Ruud in the final. He also won the doubles title alongside his partner Max Purcell.
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