Lendl vs Agassi(6/6)USO

1989.semifinal.

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[fatsmut]

lendl must have went through a ton of saw dust through out his career lol

[jayfey77]

they asked lendl today if he still uses sawdust,he said no there is no reason to use it now because the rackets today have better grips and it doesnt slip like the old ones did.

[quietboy2005]

The post match interviews are silly. I liked the way Lendl handled this one though.

[mrbobevans]

@robertedwardn Lendl should definitely be included in top 10 all-time, maybe top 5, simply because he ONLY had a losing head to head record against two players, Bjorn Borg (pre early career) and Pete Sampras (post late career). I cannot think of another tennis great with that kind of record. With that said, he did have an 8-11 grand slam final record, with losing GS head to head records to Becker, Edberg and Connors. An the US Open loss to Wilander was devastating. So Lendl is an enigma.

[mrbobevans]

@millerowns I read Agassi's book. I detested the parts of the book concerning Brooke Shields. He trashed her for simply being a nice person. Moreover, he blamed her for his slump. I think Pete has much more class. Briefly met Mats Wilander yesterday - now that guy has tons of class.

[goodyears73]

My favourite player of all time is Lendl but I got huge respect for Agassi 'cause he won Career Slam when 10 top players were freaking champions ...not like today when there are only two players and Wimblendon's grass surface is depleted and slow

[leverwork1]

Lendl proved how good he was in his prime, by teaching the young boy what its like to play in the big time league

[shogold10]

@millerowns agassi till this point is the only player in history to have won all 4 slams a gold medal, davis cup, and the world tour finals and you say he is top 15 those accomplishments automatically make him top 10

[onecunningfox]

@alin1975

Agree, agree and agree on all counts and points you bring up. Lendl was and always will be a tier above Agassi. I was at Tennis Express in Houston the other day watching Nadal at the French Open or was it Federer? I dont remember because it was so boring.

I remember the great matches between: Lendl, McEnroe, Becker, Edberg and later Sampras, Agassi and many others - not just one or two top players today. Who could ever forget Sabattini showing her underwear in 1989(?).

[onecunningfox]

@dwellceller

Yes you are correct. He admitted as much.

[cottreau]

Can't imagine the patience it must take to play Lendl - wow, he was methodical and SLOW! A bit like Nadal these days I guess.

[alin1975]

I cannot believe that people are comparing Agassi and Lendl as though they were similar calibre players. They were not. Just a few stats from wiki if people didnt actually live through their eras:

Lendl: no1 for 270 weeks, 81.8 win %, 144/94 tournaments

Agassi: no1 for 101 weeks, 76%win%, 68/60 tournaments

Moreover, Lendl was the dominant player for his era, on par with Borg, Sampras, Fed, Laver, etc. Agassi is a second tier player, a top challenger, definitely not a candidate for best ever.