5 best come-from-behind wins by Roger Federer

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates during the Men's Singles Quarter Finals match against Marin Cilic of Croatia on day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

French Open 2012, against Juan Martin Del Potro

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 05: Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a forehand in his men's singles quarter final match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during day 10 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 5, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) — Reach! Federer went down to eventual first-time finalist Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals

Seeded third at Roland Garros in 2012, Federer faced former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the French Open. The pair had played epic matches before, most notably at the final of Del Potro’s only Grand Slam title to date – the 2009 US Open.

Not exactly pulling out his best tennis at that match, Federer looked slightly lackluster all through, but this match saw a spike in the tennis once the pair reached a tiebreak in the second set. And it was Del Potro who won that set, battling against a flagging Federer.

But as he has so many times in the past, Federer blossomed from two sets down. He took crucial breaks in the deciding set, and with Del Potro now stretched to his limit, the tall Argentine began to commit a number of errors and double faults.

Federer then dialed up for 3-6 6-7 (4/7) 6-2 6-0 6-3.

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