Fernando Verdasco became only the sixth player in ATP history to complete comebacks from two sets down in all four Grand Slams on Thursday when he took out Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 4-6, 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-4, 6-3.
We got curious when we read the above tweet from Josh Meiseles, so we looked into the matter a little further. Here’s the breakdown of each of the six players who have completed this rare Grand Slam milestone.
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Fernando Verdasco: 5-23 When Two Sets Down in Slams
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YEAR
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EVENT
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OPPONENT
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ROUND
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2007
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US OPEN
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MATHIEU
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R128
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2010
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US OPEN
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FERRER
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R16
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2011
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AUSTRALIAN
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TIPSAREVIC
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R64
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2011
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WIMBLEDON
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STEPANEK
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R128
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2014
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FRENCH
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CUEVAS
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R64
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While Verdasco completed his set of four at Roland Garros, three of the six (Federer, Becker and Krickstein) finished their sets at Wimbledon.
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Roger Federer: 7-23 When Two Sets Down in Slams
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YEAR
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EVENT
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OPPONENT
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ROUND
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2000
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US OPEN
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WESSELS
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R 128
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2001
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FRENCH
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SARGSIAN
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R 64
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2009
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AUSTRALIAN
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BERDYCH
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R16
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2009
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FRENCH
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HAAS
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R16
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2010
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WIMBLEDON
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FALLA
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R128
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2012
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FRENCH
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DEL POTRO
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QF
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2012
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WIMBLEDON
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BENNETEAU
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R32
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Interesting that Federer is the only player of the six to have completed a comeback from two sets down in the quarterfinals or later. He defeated Juan Martin del Potro in the Roland Garros quarterfinals in 2012.
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David Nalbandian: 4-19 When Two Sets Down in Slams
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YEAR
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EVENT
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OPPONENT
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ROUND
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2005
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WIMBLEDON
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MURRAY
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R32
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2006
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US OPEN
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BERRER
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R128
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2006
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FRENCH
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TURSUNOV
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R32
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2007
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AUSTRALIAN
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GROSJEAN
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R32
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Boris Becker: 7-22 When Two Sets Down in Slams
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YEAR
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EVENT
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OPPONENT
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ROUND
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1987
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US OPEN
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WILKISON
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R128
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1989
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US OPEN
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ROSTAGNO
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R64
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1990
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AUSTRALIAN
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MECIR
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R16
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1991
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FRENCH
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WOODBRIDGE
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R64
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1993
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US OPEN
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CHERKASOV
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R128
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1996
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AUSTRALIAN
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JOHANSSON
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R64
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1999
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WIMBLEDON
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MACLAGAN
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R128
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Aaron Krickstein: 7-21 When Two Sets Down in Slams
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YEAR
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EVENT
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OPPONENT
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ROUND
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1983
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US OPEN
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GERULAITIS
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R32
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1986
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US OPEN
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NOVACEK
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R128
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1986
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US OPEN
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ANNACONE
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R64
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1989
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US OPEN
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VOLKOV
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R32
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1992
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FRENCH
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WASHINGTON
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R64
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1995
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AUSTRALIAN
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EDBERG
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R16
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1995
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WIMBLEDON
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BERGSTROM
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R128
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How about that? When two sets down, both Krickstien and Becker have a slightly better winning percentage than Federer. But one more comeback by Federer would change that.
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Yannick Noah: 5-17 When Two Sets Down in Slams
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YEAR
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EVENT
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OPPONENT
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ROUND
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1978
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WIMBLEDON
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YCAZA
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R128
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1982
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FRENCH
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FIBAK
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R16
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1987
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AUSTRALIAN
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WILKISON
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R16
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1988
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AUSTRALIAN
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SMITH
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R128
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1989
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US OPEN
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MANSDORF
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R32
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