Biggest Upsets, 2014.

[Murat B.]

These are ATP's choices. What do folks here think?

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/12/50/Biggest-ATP-World-Tour-Upsets.aspx

 

[Federberg]

wow.. they don't have Coric v Nadal and Kygrios v Nadal? Surely those are the top 2!! You can't have biggest upsets without victories over the big 3 in my book. I rather think Nishikori beating Novak at the US Open ranks as one of the bigger surprises as swell. In conclusion... inexplicable choices from the ATP

 

[Kieran]

Are they kidding? They chose only two matches from above 500 level, and neither of them were slams.

Stan knocked out two bigger upsets in Oz than any that made the list.

Kyrgios v Rafa, Nishi v Novak, these are big matches that both higher ranked players would be odds on to win. Even Gulbis v Federer in Paris was a seismic shift against the Golden Generation, and a victory by a renowned nutjob over a certified Ledge.

Who the feck wrote this list? "ATP Staff." :laydownlaughing

 

[DarthFed]

Stan over Nole is easily the top one in my book. Stan was still the guy no one would expect to beat a big name on the big stage and he took out the dominant 3 time defending champ.

After that maybe Kyrgios over Nadal just based on the names, but with Rafa on grass there is hardly any big upset. And Stan over Nadal too mostly based on it being a GS final.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Folks, I guess they are restricting themselves to only ATP matches in these selections.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Yeah, it's just the ATP tour. Slams are not considered.

 

[Federberg]

Ah! good point

 

[Riotbeard]

Yeah, these are not great picks but its obvious its does not include slams. Only the first 2 would I even consider as relatively big upsets. Stan, Raonic, or Ferrer losing to the occasional lower ranked player is hardly surprising.

 

[isabelle]

Coric and Kygrios are certainly biggest upsets but Stan over Nole is a good contender too

 

[coban]

I have to agree with most here, this list is rubbish without Kyrgios vs. Nadal

 

[tented]

I have to agree with most here, this list is rubbish without Kyrgios vs. Nadal

This is a list of ATP Tour matches. Its very nature precludes having any GS matches, therefore Kyrgios/Nadal cannot be included.

 

[markus1]

Almagro defeating Nadal at Barcelona tops them all for me. That day part of Nadal died.

 

[Kieran]

Almagro defeating Nadal at Barcelona tops them all for me. That day part of Nadal died.

That's a good point, Markus. You'd mark that one down as a "home win" no matter how huge a lead Almagro would get, but Rafa wasn't able to beat him. It was the day the once-impregnable walls showed sign of major cracks appearing...