Becker-Agassi

[harryfm175]

Agassi said, "I will never lose to Becker again" and he didn't :)

[SuperDomenico90]

@harryfm175 Actually he did, but only once in 11 matches after losing the first 3

[harryfm175]

what a goofy hat

[killerpandable]

agassi is the best returner of all time. and wow he played with so much power

[wolfsich]

Becker gewann 1989 mit 21 Jahren das dritte und letzte Mal Wimbledon. Danach verlor er noch drei Finals gegen Edberg, Stich und Sampras. Gegen Agassi und Ivanisevic hatte Becker auch immer große Schwierigkeiten und verlor Viertelfinale 1992 gegen Agassi und Halbfinale 1993 gegen Sampras und Halbfinale 1994 gegen Ivanisevic.

[VedicBuddha]

without a doubt, the great highlight of Wimbledon 1992. Only the final was better.

[preciousjey]

not on MUSH point

[bzarovruslan]

Супер игроки .Мои учителя))

[proteanview]

Wimbledon requires Aggasi take of those hideous outfits.

Too bad Wimbledon doesn't ban bleached mullets & chest jungles

Becker fan here ;-)

[krisztafoldi]

Is that Brooke Shields in Agassi's team?

[gamblerpete]

@krisztafoldi

No, that's not her. Agassi was hanging around with someone else that time but I don't remember her name.

Te is Agassi fan voltál? :D

[krisztafoldi]

@gamblerpete Akkoriban még nem tudtam a tenisz szabályait, ezért ritkán néztem. (Ezért nem rajongtam senkiért.)

[4golfonline]

The hair was amazing. Like one of them joke hats with the wig out the back. Great final from two greats of the game.

[KaitainCPS]

@4golfonline

Wasn't actually a final.

[TheHSFT]

becker can bite my bag. he is the biggest douche bag i ever seen on the court.

[3juetasos1arepa]

BEAUTIFUL MULLETS

[MESINGVAL]

Sadly without serve&volley tennis loses much of its advantage over ping-pong

[cooliomaximus1]

U guys say all tennis players are the same now with the baseline banging but IMO tennis was kinda the same back then too. everyone charged the net and the points were ended too quickly. it's a little boring going to the net every single time.

[mrbobevans]

Andre rocks!!!!!

[peelochas]

bb socrates Socks!!!!!!!! Agassi rules.....

[sebriani]

What do you mean by the Poker element?

[BuddhaShiva1]

This match was awesome. Lendl could never beat Becker at Wimbledon. But Agassi did.

[sidh05]

Agassi was playing his game, from the baseline, Lendl was making a mistake, coming too much to the net.

[napalman21]

jajaja, algunos aki parece ke les gustaba el tenis tal y cual era en los noventas, osea, sake y volea, un tenis aburrido. una epoca en la ke se dieron algunos de los partidos mas aburridos de la historia (sampras-ivanisevic en wimbledon 93creo) gracias a andre agassi el tenis hoy en dia es lo ke es, un deporte entretenido donde los rallys son intensos y en muchos casos impresionantes. en realidad nunka voy a entender a akellos ke dicen ke el tenis de hoy carece de calidad tenistica

[ferrari79100]

it's incredible the power of the baseline play of Agassi, and the inability of the net play of Becker

[viktorobrol]

Tennis now-days has lost a shot called "cheap 'n' charge" and that is shame for such a beautiful game that tennis is. Now-days we have couple of players playing good volleys like Federer, Stepanek, Llodra, Karlovic and Ancic. But real serve and volley player doesn't exist anymore...like you said - players are now one-dimensional, all are big servers, serving way faster than 200 km/h, all big hitters with same tactic...Awful for this game...

[LightningJanitorial]

Totally agree with you about the lack of variety in the game. Its really a shame, because everyone pretty much plays the same, and without those contrasts of styles, to me, the matches are far less interesting.

On grass its especially sad. The grass courts these days are so good and true that there isnt that need to go to the net and take a ball in the air, rather than risk a bad bounce.

Sadly, I dont see things changing for awhile, and tennis might forever be a game of baseline banging.

[ulizinho]

Today it is much better. Just the poker element is missing, that is true.

[ulizinho]

I have been watching tennis since 1985, the Becker boom in Germany. But I really say, that I prefer Nadal and Federer over Becker and Stich. The level is much higher and more intense. There is no chip and charge, coz the returns and passing shots are simply too good. With the new strings and rackets the pros can create extreme angels from the baseline which were at Beckers days only possible from net position. However, I miss this poker game element today. In that aspect, I do agree.

[tangerine44]

what a complete ASS-KICKING this was

[KaitainCPS]

@tangerine44

No five set match is an ass-kicking, surely?

[baronvg]

If only this video were in HD. I can't even see the damn ball! lol

[drwood04]

No way...no one but Agassi could have beaten Ivanisevic that year -- he had beaten Lendl, Edberg and Sampras before losing in the final to Agassi

[bakkagaijin76]

omg, how i miss both of them on the court and the tour. all those boring, one-dimensional fellas nowadays... sure, federer plays absolutely stunning, beautiful, powerful tennis and is great guy, but come on... look at becker gesticulating, screaming, going through all the emotions on the court. those two, big mac, leconte, ivanisevic, courier... they were personalities, not tennis machines.

[altfratuben]

@bakkagaijin76 Agree with you. Berdych, Roddich, Djokovic, Murray , Søderling, Davidenko ectc ...I cant tell the difference in their playing style. Nadal And Federer have their own style...but tennis has been boring the last 5-6 years in particular.

[rmrooster01]

If you want to see Becker at his best, 1995 Wimbeldon Semis vs Agassi (Pirate). Becker lost the first set and Agassi was red hot. But the 2nd set Becker came roaring back and won convincingly in 4 Sets.. If it was ad out (Becker serving), Becker would hit an ace.... BOOM BOOM! Precision serve and volley, just a thing of beauty. Big Becker would easilly match Agassi in baseline ralleys. He choked in the finals against Sampras. His first serve % was only 25%.... He choked!

[drwood04]

No, Agassi choked away that semi -- he was up 6-2 4-1 on Becker in that SF match...credit to Becker though for sticking it out.

[wayzotoichi]

cool Andre had a 'come ooon!' McEnroe moment there!!! Agassi was the underdog in this tournament..I didn't realise how low he was in the seeding. Becker understandably 4th seed with his brilliance in that whole decade 1985-95.

[jayfey77]

becker and edberg both lost in tough 5 set matches in the quarters here and then in 93 they both lost in the semifinals,but they were great players and i wish their style would come back again all the players today are one dimensional and boring.

[DjProdKK]

At 2:14 Becker looks like Van Gogh

[mrbobevans]

You mentioned that Becker looks like Van Gogh. I was thinking the same thing.

[prod1gy3000]

Becker, McEnroe, and Ivanesevic back to back to back on grass. One of the great Wimbledon runs of all time. Andre's legend lives on.

[raff23]

unbelievable returning from the master. The courts were lightning quick back then and yet he was still able to beat some great serve volleyers at the time when no one else would of. A legend.

[KaitainCPS]

@raff23

Best returner of all time imo. It's what made Agassi so interesting to watch...he didn't have a big serve, BUT he could always, ALWAYS attack the opponent's serve. Most entertaining player of the modern era.

[MadVillain15]

Classic! Dam I miss Agassi!

[tomaszek888]

It is so "inappropriate" that Nadal won Wilbledon. Here we are in 1992 where the courts were still lightning fast and we have Agassi defeating McEnroe, Becker and Ivanisevic, top grass court players on their own turf. amazing. Now wimbledon is 50% slower, serve volley non existant... Of course there is Federer, but generally it's a different universe. And how can you compare this stuff?