Andre said this was the toughest match physically, he's ever played. Both guys were helped into the changerooms after the match & while they were both waiting for the docs they were both cramping up everywhere. Then Baghdatis reaches out & holds Agassi's hand in acknowledgement & respect. To hear Andre tell the story gives me goosebumps. Great story !!!
All these people saying he's faking, and milking it, have clearly never played a long endurance sport.. Baghdatis is a showman, but why would he limit his movement on purpose when its 4 all in the 5th.. Idiots.
This is ridiculous to say that... he cannot move anymore on the 3 last points of the game. Do you think you'd fight for 3h30 to stop running on those crucial points to bluff ?
The first cramp was lighter, and when it comes back, it's clearly killing him.
Bagdhatis was really pissing me off with his fake cramping in this match. If he was cramping so badly why was he able to finish the match and keep hitting ridicoulus winners. Agassi never choked. He was way older, and still beat his ass.
@MizerisMoney you are fucking retarded! he was going for winners because he couldnt run, he was pushing through the pain you dumbcunt. He gets cramps all the time you fuck
@dayne120 he. was. cramping. its called pushing through the pain. i know you probably don't know what a book is but read the book open by agassi, they were both in extreme pain. go suck some more cock
@dayne120 Not to be disrespectful to Baghdatis or anyone here, becaue he is an extremely good player and had a positive attitude, whatever the situation, but he has had trouble with cramps before, not just this match. I've seen him cramp in a few matches.
@davd1986 I never said he didn't get cramps, read my previous comment, 'he cramps all the time'? Either you are really stupid or you just didn't see that. lol
@dayne120 If you think about it bro, every human that has ever lived has acted 'all high and mighty' at one time or another. This categorizes 99.9% of youtube users/commentors, so you can cut me some slack for not agreeing with you, even if I didn't read the book, but I did hear from a number of people that it's a great read and very intriguing.
I would have been ticked off if people were booing my cramping. How classless. I bet Baghdatis was upset. There's no excuse for people booing somebody when they're hurt. Unacceptable.
I'm watching the US Open right now(2011) and got inspired to go back and watch this because it's one of the greatest games(tennis "game" definition) ever. I read Open last year and it is one of the best sports autobiographies ever written. I watched the match live and when he opened the book with the events of that day it confirmed to me that it was as special as I remembered it being.
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It's strange, because Baghdatis looked like top 10 or even top 5 material up until this match. After this match, he sort of went away. Now he seems to be making a slight comeback, just beat Murray, but it's almost like Agassi in his final breath just beat the game out of him.
@Robearwgl He probably still plays with the same racquet. They just get updated paint jobs so people will buy the updated versions. Some players like Djokovic play with a racquet from a completely different company than the racquet is painted to look like.
I think Safin was a more complex personality than Agassi. He had a more complex game too. unlike agassi, safin had a big serve, and pretty comfortable at net. and more power too. too bad he didn't win more titles. but i don't think that was important to Safin.
When he was interviewed by Mac in the post match, I swear Andre was a heartbeat away from announcing he was going to withdraw from the tournament right then and there after that match.
I get sad when i watch this! On the one hand i'm devastated Agassi no longer plays and on the other hand it's such a shame Baghdatis had all those injuries. Baghdatis dominated the junior division and in terms of talent was way ahead of Murray & dare i say it, even Nadal, but those 2 years of injuries really destroyed the guy. He went from top 8 to 130! Now he's back to 20 but he was tipped by many to be the man to challenge Federer's dominance before King Rafa came along. It's a shame
Just happened to happen across this match on youtube from another video. Lucky to have seen this match at the stadium. Remember McEnroe coming out on the court and saying it was one of the greatest matches he'd ever seen . Only bad part was I got back home at 3 am since it went so long.
People who think this was fake cramping need to think again. I've had cramps like that on several occasions back when I was playing (although not quite at that level...). It's dehydration and nerves.
@kawaihui I can see that it may look fake, but at the same time it also looks typical of cramp. In Agassi's book he talks about being in the training room after the match and Baghdatis writhing on a table with multiple leg cramps, whilst both were waiting for the doctor. It was very genuine.
It also shows one of the main problems of Baghdatis. For all his immense talent, he isn't great at training. This is why he suffers phsyically in long matches.
@NandoMasch yeh, just watched another video on youtube.. federer vs baghdatis aus open final and he cramped in that.... i dont think he cramps either, if not he should have been an actor because ive gotten cramps in tennis before and it looks exactly like that, your muscles get really tight
@AceGuitarR7 he's suffered from injuries and cramping throughout his career. he's just returned from a 2 year injury so he isn't acting. The poor guy went from top 8 to 130 in the world because of injuries. Now he's back in the top 20 and climbed all those places in the space of 10 months
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I agree, it really is weird that Bags cramps so much. I wonder if it is genetic. The only player that I can remember that cramped like that was Chang. I can understand Chang's cramping more based on the physiology of his body type.
yes there was definetely no questioning Changs physical conditioning yet he still cramped alot. But nadal sort of plays Chang-esque tennis and he never cramps. I suppose it is probably due to genetics but i cant say that i think Bags is in the best shape
I read the intro to Open, and it puts these types of events into such a realistic light. Usually when you watch tennis, you just think "they're pro's, its like nothing to them, like its automatic." Getting the back door access makes it so much more real.
@gosciu555 I just started reading the book, got to this part and thought "hmm I wonder if I can find this on youtube.." Sure enough here it is, and exactly as Agassi describes it point for point.
I was on Amazon and got to read about 20 pages of Open and was quite delighted since normally you only get to read 5 or so but the last page I got to read only made me wanting more when, to be honest, I didn't expect much. I love Agassi, don't get me wrong, but a lot of the time when anyone relatively famous writes a book I blow it off and imagine it to be $hit so this surprised me. I want that book really, really bad now.
Reading open, on the 10th chapter, had to, had to, had to, had to, had to, I just had to youtube this video to believe what he was talking about in the first!
sos to be ignorant cos I havnt got book, but what does aggasi say about this match? What happened in the locker room? I remember watching this just in awe at how both guys could change direction with thier backhands so easily. it was just X-court, X-court,X-court, winner, X-court, X-court, X-court, winner, it was soooo good to see
@Jamus182 they held hands, no fingers interlocked so no homo, but yeah. they were watching highlights of their match, and baghdatis pointed it out and said "look, look what we did" or something along those lines. they were both laid down on two benches and held hands there.
Just started Agassi's book too & I had to check it out as well. That part in the locker just showed how classy both guys are. Too bad some people need to make bigoted comments about it.
To read AA's description of this match and then relive it is priceless. The new autobio starts with this match, because I believe this was Agassi's final victory as a pro. Agassi said he was all but done after losing game 1 of the 5th set, but saw the injury timeout and got new life. He also said a 5th set breaker would have killed him.
In the training room afterward w/ no one around, both men lay on tables just a few feet apart. Baghdatis again extended his hand for a gracious hand shake.
really sad watching marcos go through qualies but i hope he gets back on game...he has some injuries problems, he keeps getting injuries and he is losing part of the tour, has happend in 2008 and 2009
wasnt this match part of the last 3 that agassi played?. i watched this and loved it also!. miss agassi on tv i loved watching him in the good evenings that used to be in the 1990"s.
I remember this as one of my favorite tennis matches ever! It may not be considered one of the "greatest" matches by the experts, but I loved it. There is nothing like night matches at the US Open.
I disagree that Agassi is the Michael Jordan of Tennis. Sure, he may have had a more dramatic and fun to follow career, but that doesn't make him the greatest. Right now Federer is the best of all time and before him it was Sampras. Both of them have the titles to back up their incredible talent. I like Agassi, don't get me wrong, but Sampras and Federer are in an untouchable category of their own.
Federer has won an gold medal in doubles, which just shows that he is the complete player. Unfortunately Switzerland cannot compete with other big countries like the US, Russia, Spain, Australia, and Argentina. When Agassi won the Davis cup, he was on a team with Courier, Chang, and Sampras. Still, Federer, Wawrinka, and Allegro have a chance to win it. Davis cup doesn't demonstrate individual achievement, it just gives players the opportunity to represent their country.
well if we judge the greatest by wins? sure Id agree with ya. Yet can't deny Agassi played well into his 30s unlike sampras or federer (yet), won a career GOLDEN GS unlike both cept feds doubles medal and agassi had the flare to be loved world wide! I wouldnt shrug agassi off, hes def one of if not the gr8st ballstriker all time. Personally id call wilt chamberlain the greatest b-baller ever. MJ had gatorade and nike lol boosting him.
The best Tennis player ever all around. When people mention basketball its Micheal Jordan. When people mention football its Joe Montana. When people mention tennis its Andre Agassi. Sure he didn't win as many titles as Sampras, but he was the most likable and Iconic athletes of all time!
Andre said this was the toughest match physically, he's ever played. Both guys were helped into the changerooms after the match & while they were both waiting for the docs they were both cramping up everywhere. Then Baghdatis reaches out & holds Agassi's hand in acknowledgement & respect. To hear Andre tell the story gives me goosebumps. Great story !!!
hadijoge1 1 week ago
All these people saying he's faking, and milking it, have clearly never played a long endurance sport.. Baghdatis is a showman, but why would he limit his movement on purpose when its 4 all in the 5th.. Idiots.
ThatsCheers 2 weeks ago 4
Tumbs up if u are here because of his biography !
vladyc98 4 weeks ago 6
anyone know where to download or buy the full match????
ssttyyllee2009 1 month ago
Baghtatis is bluffing !! i saww him many tmes petending hs injured
MsKimo28 1 month ago
@MsKimo28
This is ridiculous to say that... he cannot move anymore on the 3 last points of the game. Do you think you'd fight for 3h30 to stop running on those crucial points to bluff ?
The first cramp was lighter, and when it comes back, it's clearly killing him.
OCedarJ 3 weeks ago
you notice how he is holding his right thigh at first and then the left when gets up?
thenocheung 1 month ago
Youthink with his every serve its killinghim? :(
MsFragilegirl 1 month ago
Pathetic serving by Agassi...
unapologeticmind 3 months ago
Bagdhatis was really pissing me off with his fake cramping in this match. If he was cramping so badly why was he able to finish the match and keep hitting ridicoulus winners. Agassi never choked. He was way older, and still beat his ass.
MizerisMoney 4 months ago
@MizerisMoney you are fucking retarded! he was going for winners because he couldnt run, he was pushing through the pain you dumbcunt. He gets cramps all the time you fuck
dayne120 3 months ago
@dayne120 looked like he was running pretty damn good to me you stupid fucking cuntbag of a hairless ballsac!
MizerisMoney 3 months ago
@dayne120 he. was. cramping. its called pushing through the pain. i know you probably don't know what a book is but read the book open by agassi, they were both in extreme pain. go suck some more cock
dayne120 3 months ago
@dayne120 Not to be disrespectful to Baghdatis or anyone here, becaue he is an extremely good player and had a positive attitude, whatever the situation, but he has had trouble with cramps before, not just this match. I've seen him cramp in a few matches.
davd1986 3 months ago
@davd1986 I never said he didn't get cramps, read my previous comment, 'he cramps all the time'? Either you are really stupid or you just didn't see that. lol
dayne120 3 months ago
@dayne120 Take it easy pal, I read your comment quickly and posted what I have observed in Bagdhatis matches. No need to call anyone stupid.
davd1986 3 months ago
@davd1986 Not your pal buddy, don't act all high and mighty, just stating facts.
dayne120 3 months ago
@dayne120 If you think about it bro, every human that has ever lived has acted 'all high and mighty' at one time or another. This categorizes 99.9% of youtube users/commentors, so you can cut me some slack for not agreeing with you, even if I didn't read the book, but I did hear from a number of people that it's a great read and very intriguing.
davd1986 3 months ago
@davd1986 As long as you agree.
dayne120 3 months ago
his last win. and yes "Open" will be the one of the best books you will ever read. even if you dont like tennis
ramsletsgo 4 months ago
I would have been ticked off if people were booing my cramping. How classless. I bet Baghdatis was upset. There's no excuse for people booing somebody when they're hurt. Unacceptable.
AeroLover23063543 4 months ago 3
Just red the first chapther of "Open" and wanted to see it - pretty cool to see the actual match, after reading about it ..!
14mn00b 4 months ago
his wife STEFFI GRAF in the stands...epic couple.
sdn14 5 months ago
just read the 1st chapter of his book and its cool to see this match =)
DenisTheMennnace 5 months ago
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I'm watching the US Open right now(2011) and got inspired to go back and watch this because it's one of the greatest games(tennis "game" definition) ever. I read Open last year and it is one of the best sports autobiographies ever written. I watched the match live and when he opened the book with the events of that day it confirmed to me that it was as special as I remembered it being.
gratefuldavid 5 months ago
wasn't his right leg cramped? then why was he getting his left leg inspected when it was the changeover?
chrisrrox1 6 months ago 3
his book is absolutely extraordinary
sims24real 6 months ago
like Agassi mentioned in his book.. never sit when you have a cramp! great book btw
henrikjanssonjansson 6 months ago
I love the way Andre Agassi writes about this match in his book. With such honesty of a true champion.
QPRLAD86 6 months ago
Andre Agassi OPEN = 100 % epic
markfederer 6 months ago
Marcos Baghdatis is a true sport hero.
Greatgonzales222 6 months ago
he moved perfectly fine, cute trick though
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TFFpixel 6 months ago
What an incredible and gutwrenching game of tennis
smartalecc5 7 months ago
baghdatis is such a fucking legend!
EazZiB 7 months ago 2
which pixel is agassi
themoogoat 7 months ago
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mrben809 7 months ago
Baghdatis is a legend!
biggestfanofroger 7 months ago 32
@biggestfanofroger What makes you say that?
Boudosaved 5 months ago
did the umpire warn baghdatis when he started to get cramp?
Nadalion 7 months ago
@Nadalion yes, he did :)
iosonodella2i 7 months ago
come on markos...u rock..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joannula96 8 months ago
Marcos Roland Garros..
He's the best!!
GarrosParis 8 months ago
well baghdatis was playing against an idol of his imagine that,its hard for him,nevertheless he is an amazing player
arazmir 8 months ago
Agassi!!!!!! You are America Hero. Your Tennis life is not end, you still have chance to beat Djokovic win US Open champion 2011. I have secret tennis weapon for you, I believe you, you are the only one US tennis player can broken Djokovic 36 winning record.
TheSupertennisking 8 months ago
Even 36 year old Agassi hit one of the cleanest backhands ever.
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nirmalaadesha 8 months ago
Baghdatis was faking it!
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Andre just didn't want his career on that day to end and fought like hell for the victory
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morpher1978 9 months ago
Holy shit read the book & have been trying to find stuff all over you tube that corresponds with what i read . . . . . . . . . . absolutely sublime
samsonmorrell 10 months ago 4
@samsonmorrell me too isnt it such a great book?
Jnavarrete473 9 months ago
@samsonmorrell same ive been reading OPEN and i wanted to see the match he was talking about. AMAZING
SUCKTHAT18KDS 8 months ago
i just read the first chapter too and had to see it...very well written (which i wasn't expecting)
kingtut147 10 months ago
CAN'T SEE SHIT, QUALITY SUCKS SHIT !
Victor8939100 10 months ago
It's strange, because Baghdatis looked like top 10 or even top 5 material up until this match. After this match, he sort of went away. Now he seems to be making a slight comeback, just beat Murray, but it's almost like Agassi in his final breath just beat the game out of him.
superman11978 11 months ago
anybody know what model of Fischer racquet Marcos used to play with back then?
Robearwgl 1 year ago
@Robearwgl He probably still plays with the same racquet. They just get updated paint jobs so people will buy the updated versions. Some players like Djokovic play with a racquet from a completely different company than the racquet is painted to look like.
Mzee1084 9 months ago
when I really fell in love with Marcos, even after the Ausie open finale. most beautiful forehand, even better than Roger
Robearwgl 1 year ago
"Open" was a fantastic book!!
I gotta say, what a champion he is.
But it's sad how he hated the game, yet made a living out of it...
smileandlaughalot 1 year ago
@smileandlaughalot mastered it.
Robearwgl 1 year ago
@Robearwgl That, indeed.
smileandlaughalot 11 months ago
I agree, "Open" is a fascinating book... I never read a book so fast.
A550RGY 1 year ago
his biography is one of the best books ive ever read.
pt4sal 1 year ago 74
@pt4sal I totally agree with you!
It's AMAZING!!!!
smileandlaughalot 11 months ago
@pt4sal by far
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ioannou85paris 2 weeks ago
Hahaha Agassi should have done a drop shot serve. He missed out on an epic trolling opportunity.
weej267 1 year ago
@weej267 LOL Yeah.
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nihalhasendra 1 year ago
I think Safin was a more complex personality than Agassi. He had a more complex game too. unlike agassi, safin had a big serve, and pretty comfortable at net. and more power too. too bad he didn't win more titles. but i don't think that was important to Safin.
arvind13 1 year ago
The book is truly amazing. I too had to watch it for myself after reading it and cannot believe how intense it becomes after reading about it first.
TiffanyJJR 1 year ago
I am reading Agassi's book. It is an excellent book indeed. relive it after reading the book is just awesome!
desertoo23 1 year ago
@desertoo23 Haha, I finished the book in 5 days. I think its more amazing if one grows up playing tennis like us.
niuren 1 year ago
All the details are in the book;) classic.
yogurtlandlover 1 year ago
MEGALE!!!
kotsios666 1 year ago
Best ball striker that ever existed, Andre Agassi. He hit the ball so easily and was so strong off both wings.
mousavsm 1 year ago
Agassi was the most charismatic player in the last decades. Only JM was in the same liga.
Andre if you read this ;-) Do you remember 20 years ago, Davis Cup against Muster in vienne, i was there, Thanks this was a fantastic show.
IQ20000Berta 1 year ago 3
When he was interviewed by Mac in the post match, I swear Andre was a heartbeat away from announcing he was going to withdraw from the tournament right then and there after that match.
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zisinoluyum 1 year ago
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MrBalkania 1 year ago
just lost Clement in the US open today, what a total bum.
bhoy029 1 year ago
I get sad when i watch this! On the one hand i'm devastated Agassi no longer plays and on the other hand it's such a shame Baghdatis had all those injuries. Baghdatis dominated the junior division and in terms of talent was way ahead of Murray & dare i say it, even Nadal, but those 2 years of injuries really destroyed the guy. He went from top 8 to 130! Now he's back to 20 but he was tipped by many to be the man to challenge Federer's dominance before King Rafa came along. It's a shame
NadalIsTheMan 1 year ago
@NadalIsTheMan
yah Baggie had real talent
splendid1000 1 year ago
Just happened to happen across this match on youtube from another video. Lucky to have seen this match at the stadium. Remember McEnroe coming out on the court and saying it was one of the greatest matches he'd ever seen . Only bad part was I got back home at 3 am since it went so long.
Reemaskain 1 year ago
People who think this was fake cramping need to think again. I've had cramps like that on several occasions back when I was playing (although not quite at that level...). It's dehydration and nerves.
twisted2424 1 year ago
i was readin too
and26rip 1 year ago
what a beast. playing with a cramp
130flix 1 year ago 2
Seems like Agassi was trying hard to hold a big laugh.
kawaihui 1 year ago
I love Andre, but he was way past his time in this match.
mrbobevans 1 year ago
baghdatis is an 'artist'....
pablotjob 1 year ago
faking a cramp?????
copavida 1 year ago
what a great player baghdatis ,, you need to give him some serious credit.
deezacharo 1 year ago
The injury looks bit of fake to me. (Just what I think, no offence)
kawaihui 1 year ago
@kawaihui I can see that it may look fake, but at the same time it also looks typical of cramp. In Agassi's book he talks about being in the training room after the match and Baghdatis writhing on a table with multiple leg cramps, whilst both were waiting for the doctor. It was very genuine.
It also shows one of the main problems of Baghdatis. For all his immense talent, he isn't great at training. This is why he suffers phsyically in long matches.
NandoMasch 1 year ago
@NandoMasch yeh, just watched another video on youtube.. federer vs baghdatis aus open final and he cramped in that.... i dont think he cramps either, if not he should have been an actor because ive gotten cramps in tennis before and it looks exactly like that, your muscles get really tight
AceGuitarR7 1 year ago
@AceGuitarR7 he's suffered from injuries and cramping throughout his career. he's just returned from a 2 year injury so he isn't acting. The poor guy went from top 8 to 130 in the world because of injuries. Now he's back in the top 20 and climbed all those places in the space of 10 months
NadalIsTheMan 1 year ago
@NadalIsTheMan sorry, obviously sarcasm doesnt come across on youtube
AceGuitarR7 1 year ago
@AceGuitarR7 sorry, english isn't my first language so maybe i misunderstood the tone
NadalIsTheMan 1 year ago
bif fan of two of them.. i have read the OPEN the autobiography of andre.. it was great..
but i have to say in this match... marcos would have won if the cramp didnt appear..
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2knowfun2 1 year ago
oNE OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL GAMES I HAVE EVER MATCHED. I REMEMBER THE CROWD WOULD CHEER EVERY TIME BAGDHATIS WOULD FAULT ROFL
Blackpower120 1 year ago
what a heart marcos has!!!
limcrew 1 year ago
Whos the guy at 1:14? he looks really familiar...
Clocky91 1 year ago
My favorite Agassi year was 1995. He played incredible. Not quite McEnroe 1984, but close.
mrbobevans 1 year ago
I remember watching this game , it was like 6-7 AM here and i remember i got so disappointed when i saw Marcos getting cramps..
I mean , the fact that he got back in the game after being 2 sets behind against Agassi is just brilliant!
unforg1v3n 1 year ago
Me 2 so far i lov it..
280179 1 year ago
I am reading andre aggassi's book right now and he describes this match so well. its hard to beileve :/
TreflipOBK 1 year ago 3
im reading his book too, but i dont see where baghdatis sits down and andre thinks its a bad idea, he just kinda kneels
mehmeh58 1 year ago
@mehmeh58 he sits at 9:47
410sky 1 year ago
Agassi says that he works for those cramps......
DarkDisaster45 1 year ago
exelenteeee!
adry789 1 year ago
that was such agony watching poor baghdatis play hurt :(..... goooo marcos :)
xxSylarsGirlxx 1 year ago
absolutely amazing i remember this game and i remember yelling at my screen in my first apartment at 1am: go agassi!
mackystack17 1 year ago
Marcos always cramps
bigbillyz 2 years ago 17
I agree, it really is weird that Bags cramps so much. I wonder if it is genetic. The only player that I can remember that cramped like that was Chang. I can understand Chang's cramping more based on the physiology of his body type.
mrbobevans 2 years ago
yes there was definetely no questioning Changs physical conditioning yet he still cramped alot. But nadal sort of plays Chang-esque tennis and he never cramps. I suppose it is probably due to genetics but i cant say that i think Bags is in the best shape
fungamesss 1 year ago
I read the intro to Open, and it puts these types of events into such a realistic light. Usually when you watch tennis, you just think "they're pro's, its like nothing to them, like its automatic." Getting the back door access makes it so much more real.
gosciu555 2 years ago
@gosciu555 I just started reading the book, got to this part and thought "hmm I wonder if I can find this on youtube.." Sure enough here it is, and exactly as Agassi describes it point for point.
yoootooobeee 1 year ago
baghdatis with cramp plays better then me at 100%
tahmed78 2 years ago 27
@tahmed78
lol he is almost playing better than agassi at 100%
TheBlackArias 6 months ago
@TheBlackArias Agassi was not 100%, his back was shot.
YlliksenMummo 6 months ago
@TheBlackArias Agassi was nowhere near 100% and he was 36, Marcos was 21..
JoelOfFinland 6 months ago
why not to finish here his carrer???it would be great..
panthergreatgate2 2 years ago
best match ever
panthergreatgate2 2 years ago
his leg is getting the cramps atm with ferrer
measuringtap3 2 years ago
I was on Amazon and got to read about 20 pages of Open and was quite delighted since normally you only get to read 5 or so but the last page I got to read only made me wanting more when, to be honest, I didn't expect much. I love Agassi, don't get me wrong, but a lot of the time when anyone relatively famous writes a book I blow it off and imagine it to be $hit so this surprised me. I want that book really, really bad now.
horseandfox92 2 years ago
Agassi was lucky there but he's 10+ years older than Baghdatis so everything goes in the right way.
valerioevonde 2 years ago
Reading open, on the 10th chapter, had to, had to, had to, had to, had to, I just had to youtube this video to believe what he was talking about in the first!
spaceydecember 2 years ago
so am i ..what a book
shrikent22 2 years ago
Same with me. I started the book this morning... Damm it's good
ST69TS 2 years ago
I got the audio biography quite enjoyable
9tails23 2 years ago
i have just read the beginning of "OPEN" so I had to watch this match again
When I was watching live on TV I thought, that Baghdatis was faking the cramps.
Did Chang do that vs Lendl?
ulizinho 2 years ago
@ulizinho i also resd OPEN... its amazing!
lolodeoro 2 years ago
sos to be ignorant cos I havnt got book, but what does aggasi say about this match? What happened in the locker room? I remember watching this just in awe at how both guys could change direction with thier backhands so easily. it was just X-court, X-court,X-court, winner, X-court, X-court, X-court, winner, it was soooo good to see
Jamus182 2 years ago
@Jamus182 they held hands, no fingers interlocked so no homo, but yeah. they were watching highlights of their match, and baghdatis pointed it out and said "look, look what we did" or something along those lines. they were both laid down on two benches and held hands there.
jembals 2 years ago
i read this part of the book man what great sportsmanship to each other. this was a very classic match!!!
JShoTV 2 years ago 2
I also just finished the first part of the book and said "Shit! I gotta go find this!" God bless youtube and its generous users.
Zooropa420 2 years ago 3
I finished reading it!
One of the best books I've ever read.
TheJfunk13 2 years ago 2
quality??
Rfederer987 2 years ago
i got agass's book where it tells everything about this
franci9898 2 years ago 3
me too
grvashok 2 years ago
I used to love Baghdatis play..But now it just seems like his game just faded Away..!!hope he makes a comeback in 2010..!!
milot1masha 2 years ago
I just started reading it too.
Agassi is a legend.
TheJfunk13 2 years ago 4
Just started Agassi's book too & I had to check it out as well. That part in the locker just showed how classy both guys are. Too bad some people need to make bigoted comments about it.
ron61668 2 years ago 3
bagdathis groncho de mierda
pablotjob 2 years ago
Yup....just finished chapter 1 myself now, and had to see it for myself.....
Nielferreira 2 years ago 57
@Nielferreira Me too !!!
jordanelka 1 year ago
@Nielferreira Me Too! LOL
ashleiyy 1 year ago
@Nielferreira same haha
bosox9934 1 year ago
@Nielferreira i m here or same reason
onureemus 1 year ago
@Nielferreira yeah, me too!
1fedfan 10 months ago
To read AA's description of this match and then relive it is priceless. The new autobio starts with this match, because I believe this was Agassi's final victory as a pro. Agassi said he was all but done after losing game 1 of the 5th set, but saw the injury timeout and got new life. He also said a 5th set breaker would have killed him.
In the training room afterward w/ no one around, both men lay on tables just a few feet apart. Baghdatis again extended his hand for a gracious hand shake.
pitbull103 2 years ago 23
not just a gracious handshake, they shared a dudemoment and held hands. personally, i hope to experience a moment like that.
no homo.
jembals 2 years ago 4
@pitbull103 And Agassi was like "Do you have any money"?
DestroyerAlexandros 1 year ago
@DestroyerAlexandros Do you mean Agassi "asked" something? If anyone asked for money, I doubt it was Andre, who was filthy rich by that time.
pitbull103 1 year ago
@pitbull103 Watch the Hit for Haiti match and you'll know
DestroyerAlexandros 1 year ago
holy crap, bagdhatis let too much acid build up in his legs.. thats insane never seen that intense of a cramp before.
hillsong1004 2 years ago 2
hes back and better than here i reckon.....
BrotherTree1 2 years ago
i dont know if the crowd was laughing or the crowd was worried
kenisinoregon 2 years ago
really sad watching marcos go through qualies but i hope he gets back on game...he has some injuries problems, he keeps getting injuries and he is losing part of the tour, has happend in 2008 and 2009
zadixperu 2 years ago 2
And you always forget Marcos
he is one greatest tennis player of all time
Bagdathis was cramping, try to play in that condition ¬¬
yamifalco666 2 years ago
What has happened to Marcos. His ranking is dropping so low that he will have to go through the qualies.
To me, his conditioning was just so so. He is great for tennis. Hopefully, he will get it back.
mrbobevans 2 years ago
what an act!!!
franzkiefer 2 years ago
wasnt this match part of the last 3 that agassi played?. i watched this and loved it also!. miss agassi on tv i loved watching him in the good evenings that used to be in the 1990"s.
lukeslandspeeder 2 years ago 3
Yes it was, it was his second last match.
And it was good to see Andre win so dramatically in one of his last matches.
TWKang 2 years ago
I remember this as one of my favorite tennis matches ever! It may not be considered one of the "greatest" matches by the experts, but I loved it. There is nothing like night matches at the US Open.
mdsmemories 2 years ago 5
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Baghdatis must die
turkcypriot72 2 years ago
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turkcypriot72 2 years ago
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charilaos15 2 years ago
I disagree that Agassi is the Michael Jordan of Tennis. Sure, he may have had a more dramatic and fun to follow career, but that doesn't make him the greatest. Right now Federer is the best of all time and before him it was Sampras. Both of them have the titles to back up their incredible talent. I like Agassi, don't get me wrong, but Sampras and Federer are in an untouchable category of their own.
ManInPrime 2 years ago
Sorry but Federer is never going to winn the Davis Cap and neather the olimpinc gold metal
rumbem17 2 years ago
and sampras never won the rolland garros...
rumbem17 2 years ago
Federer has won an gold medal in doubles, which just shows that he is the complete player. Unfortunately Switzerland cannot compete with other big countries like the US, Russia, Spain, Australia, and Argentina. When Agassi won the Davis cup, he was on a team with Courier, Chang, and Sampras. Still, Federer, Wawrinka, and Allegro have a chance to win it. Davis cup doesn't demonstrate individual achievement, it just gives players the opportunity to represent their country.
ManInPrime 2 years ago
well if we judge the greatest by wins? sure Id agree with ya. Yet can't deny Agassi played well into his 30s unlike sampras or federer (yet), won a career GOLDEN GS unlike both cept feds doubles medal and agassi had the flare to be loved world wide! I wouldnt shrug agassi off, hes def one of if not the gr8st ballstriker all time. Personally id call wilt chamberlain the greatest b-baller ever. MJ had gatorade and nike lol boosting him.
exitingforward 2 years ago
The best Tennis player ever all around. When people mention basketball its Micheal Jordan. When people mention football its Joe Montana. When people mention tennis its Andre Agassi. Sure he didn't win as many titles as Sampras, but he was the most likable and Iconic athletes of all time!
JackBurton999 2 years ago