Agassi ground strokes were unbelievable. Taking the ball so early , barely a hint of back swing , so much power and accuracy on both wings. Just awesome. One of the greatest !
Agassi was a great player and won the career Grand Slam(French, Australian, US and Australian Opens) and the Golden Slam as an Olympic Gold Medalist. Glad he at least beat Federer before the 8 straight losses.
@@christiancharles2866 Were there really 8 straight? That's amazing to think about. I remember many of them and of course most were closely challenged but Andre really is a mini-GOAT for his skills for sure. So was Vitas even though he of course did not rise as high as Andre, no pun intended for either of them LOL. But seriously, Vitas needs to be in the goddamn HoF RIGHT NOW. christopher-king.blogspot.com/2011/01/kingcast-ode-to-vitas-gerulaitis-man.html
1992 Wimbledon Champion in the serve&volley era. No way, such a legend Andrè Agassi. Roger will be better than Agassi in the next years but Andrè was in advance with his tennis.
Saw him when he beat Pete at Wimbledon for the first time and said "lf this kid keeps playing like that he'll be number one in no time." Admittedly it was hardly a tough prediction.
ProfessorBoooty No, it’s not. The point was that admittedly most try and make it as a world class or professional player first, and if that doesn’t work out, they sometimes turn to coaching (or making money in the sport another way). To be fair, some were meant for coaching from the start (Brad Gilbert, Stefan Edberg, etc.) or in futbol (Sir Alex, Jose Murihno, etc). None were truly great players during their time, but coached all-time greats at the highest level. I’m
A very young Federer, ranked 396th in the world. If only Agassi knew who Roger Federer would become as a tennis player... Already showing signs of the Master he would grow up to be.
I think Agassi mentioned after the match that he didn't see anything special from Federer. From what I recall, he said in his post match interview that he was a poor imitation of Pete Sampras. Thing is, it took Roger a few more years to develop as a monster of a player...sure, he was talented, but compared to his contemporaries, he was a late bloomer.
There was and still is nothing like watching Roger Federer as a tennis play watching experience!! Sampras and Becker for me comes next as I started watching tennis when Becker first won his First slam at Wimbledon in 1985.
Most if not all people could imagine what Roger would become from his days as a teenager breaking into the tour. First match between. Agassi won the first three. The last one Andre won four years later in the Miami Open Masters Final was much tougher. Then Fed won the next eight all on hard courts. The 2004 us open qf was a grueling five setter in a constant heavy north wind after three days of tropical rains moved in. Fed beat Andre in his favorite conditions when Andre was a #5 seed and Fed was defending his first title. Then the last meeting in the 2005 us open final when Andre tied match 1 set a piece then Fed just blew past him the next two sets for his third straight open
what most ppl dont know is that after this loss to Agassi, Federer won his first ITF tourney. following that, he soon started to win, and qualify for larger events. After that, .. .. .. .. he became the GOAT.
Two years after i played Roger at the orange bowl I turned on eurosport and this match was on. At that point I knew what I felt that day in Miami was real, he was/is beyond special and was gonna make it all the way...
@@worawatsr9803, it's indeed ridiculous pretending Nadal could beat pro players when 13yo... plus there is almost no other ATP player showing its full range of capabilities before their 20's, unlike WTA players. Federer is no late boomer at all ; Nadal is an exception. And... sometimes players tend to show early potential and never "materialize" it. Thinking about Richard Gasquet here, foreseen to be one of the best players ever when he was only 15... not even sure he made it to TOP 20 at any time in his carreer. I mean, do you even play tennis?!
classic late 90s' Agassi game, so much class and early backhands. As for Roger, you could already see how good his technique was back then, although it kept improving (as well as his temperament). There are a couple of rallies where he shows you a little anticipation of what's to come in a few more years.
don't know about the class...when he served ,he kept rushing Fed/and everybody else/ he hardly get to the other side he was already serving... don't blame him though ,it's inside the rules
@@vladraduandrei5227 I said I don't blame him...it's within the rules...he just knows what he is doing ....that's all,actually Agassi was a great student of the game...liked him a lot
Yes I wonder if it's because he needed more top spin (harder back then due to racket and ball being different) or if his shot was just that radically different. Even the backhand he eventually straightened the elbow out (compare 2017 with 2007).
Don't need to overthink this: He was still a kid and rackets were heavier. So he bends. Like the other kids. It's complicated to develop the whiplash he has now without the required body strength.
An actual whip is fully extended never bent. The physics and ergonomic nature of the forehand is always at peak performance when extended. He made that transition from bent to extended after understanding this concept. If you try it and keep more distance from the ball you'll see the improvement.
You are right. One would have never thought but you can definitely see that early that this kid could definitely inflict damage to some of the best of the best
I came to see this first match between Federer and Agassi because in a recent interview Andre afirms the fisrt time he played against Roger he know he was playing versus the best of all time, I don't know if this was true but it was entertaing to watch
Totally wrong. After this clear victory at Swiss Indoors, he said after the game, not very impressed: "He showed his talent and his good feeling for the game a few times," said the american nicely. "But overall it was an ideal first round match for me, where i didn't have to do too much and could get used to the conditions."
George Mavrides: you seem to be coming at this from a good place. still, it's worth pointing out: i don't think the two are necessarily cause-and-effect. Peter knew Roger was "going places" when the Maestro was just a kid. Roger appears to love the sport and that is what ultimately sent his career into overdrive. a champion has to love what they are doing, after all. in other words, although Roger probably made the best of the loss of his mentor/friend, the overall arc of his career depended on more than just that. we should also not minimize Peter's death by subordinating it to anyone's career (if anyone is actually doing that), even Roger's. remember, too, that Roger has impressed so many of us but he, himself, was just as much impressed by Peter... that tends to make me think that Peter was a special person, also. much respect, all.
The real problem is we're all sitting around watching 1998 tennis in an effort to get our fix to carry us over to January. I'm going to head over to watch this year's Wimbledon final. (I hope it motivates me to get off my butt and go to the courts). Merry Christmas cronies.
I genuinely like to know what was it that changed this Fed (a talented but not special teenager) into a God 5 years later. How does that transition happen? Hard work? Persistence? Luck? Was it inevitable? Does the talent finally got to another level due to the hard work? Fed = All time sporting GOAT
17 year old kid with all that adrenal rush and temperament,can't help it or blame it.Not all could be a monk like Rafa😉What matters is how he fared through time and he did great.But some people continue doing it even when they turn 30😁
Agassi like so many wasn't immune to Feds fury. Where he could turn on a dime and seize control of a match in a matter of minutes like he did in that 2005 US Open Final, their final meeting. Fed held his grip on #1 the next three years and this was the apex of Agassi's comeback. He would retire after a 3rd round loss at the 2006 us open. Two legends, 11 yrs apart in age crossed paths for a while in the sport of kings.
Fed's 5th professional match. Agassi wasn't exactly "old" here - he was 29 and just starting his comeback. Funny though that back then 29-35 was seen as old and surely out of your prime but now we have 38 year-old Fed still in the top 3. Makes all those people that thought Fed beating 33-34 year-old Agassi was "weak" look foolish. Andre may have lost some of his mobility in those years but his ballstriking and focus was probably as good as ever.
Mate, people retired at 27 back then. The primes of the players were 22-24 and then they were done, mostly because of injuries. Few people could get over 30. Things changed a lot after the mid 2000s, specially the treatments and prevention of injuries.
@@masters.1000 Baseliners also generally had more longevity because serve-volleying required lots of explosive movement and bending, and certainly quick reflexes.
Agassi was much more focused in his 30s than in his 20s for sure. In his book he admitted that his relationship with Steffi and his foundation gave him more of a purpose to play tennis.
@@poisenopinionator He was never one of the more mobile guys even in his 20s. He always made his mark by playing brutal aggressive baseline tennis. For example, it's much different with Murray and his attempted comeback where his movement is vital to his success.
remember watch federer with his pro staff 6.0 , in 99 , was like sampras, but with maybe more agassi like forehand , one of the best backhands ever , one of the greatest if not the greatest.
A few years later these two played a match in the States (not the US Open) in stormy weather. Everything in the stadium was flying around ... except the tennisballs. Perfect placement all match long. Unbelievable match.
Actually Federer blossomed late. If he had raised his standards earlier and won grand slam in the late nineties, he would have won at least two more Grand Slams .
It's great seeing this match of a top form Agassi vs a young Federer. What's also amazing is that Agassi used an oversize tennis racket his entire career from the 1980s until the 2000s. People always say top players should not use oversize rackets but Agassi disproved that theory.
What for an example! Without advocating one or the other - objectivity requires - this video highlights so much the technical evolution of the tennis game compared to today. Almost no ball is close to the line and when it is, the opponent is immediately destabilized (ex. 8:33``). Today, in an exchange, the ball touche the line, sometimes several times. Each lob is successful, they play with the racket between their legs, and even behind their back. Moreover, players find themselves on average further behind the line. Magnifique !
I just watched Wimbledon boy's final in 1998 and Fed won.. So he turned pro right after Wimbledon and played this match not long after. Basel's usually played later in the year. The level he showed here was at least twice as good as the one he showed in boy's final. What an advancement. I've missed his games. Now I'm missing him again..
@@missourimanful I could not agree more. We are seeing almost a repeat of the French Open at Wimbledon now. Gone are the days when a genius like Borg could win the French and then play an entirely different game at Wimbledon and win there, too. I think Borg's 6 French Opens and 5 Wimbledons are one of the most amazing achievements in the history of the game.
Yeah it's always a wonder to me how he can switch playing styles that quickly with the grass and clay seasons being so close together. Borg was just incredible. Remember, the French Open-wimbledon double was only repeated 3 times after Borg retired (Nadal in 2008 and 2010 and Federer in 2009). Borg was truly a genius
@@valar_dohaeris7387 The grass at the All England Club was changed in 2002, making the courts slower, a major factor in the kind of tennis we see at Wimbledon now. So neither Nadal nor Federer accomplished the French-Wimbledon double making the kind of transition that Borg managed so many times. I will also stick my neck out and say that Borg was probably at least as good on clay as Nadal. He won French Opens at approximately the same rate as Nadal over a much shorter career. Borg was extremely quick (McEnroe has said that Borg was the fastest guy he's ever seen on a tennis court), didn't get tired, didn't miss, and could crank up his serve when he wanted to, as he did at Wimbledon. And even though he looked a bit like a sand-crab when he went forward, he could volley. And Borg did what he did with a racquet that looks like a squash racquet today. We'll never know, but my guess is that Borg would have given Nadal everything he could handle on clay and perhaps more.
Both take the ball SO early it looks as though they're playing ping pong. We know Agassi was something of an underachiever but, based on pure talent, Federer too was an underachiever, losing any number of GS matches he should have won. He probably should have won 25 GS events. His retirement leaves gaping aesthetic and humanistic holes in our sport.
Wilson racquets were very heavy still so he probably had to adapt, he probably was using the pro staff 85 (small frame and very heavy) and courts were faster in that decade so he had one chance to recover at most
Wasn't it Federer who, after having fired his coach just before getting number one (so he became number one on his own without a coach) later stated he didn't remember having had any idol?
His serve was definitely influenced by Sampras. Similar ground strokes too, esp. FH. And his moving around the court also bears a strong resemblance, but that’s more difficult to say if it was an influence or because they happened to share the same tactical mindset. Adding to that, they had very similar slim physique when young, and same height (185 cm/6’1”). However Roger had already a natural fluidity in his strokes, the “je ne sais quois”, that Pete (or hardly any player) didn’t have.
When u watch him play this match at 17, his game looked much like Pete Sampras : same serve motion, same forehand preparation. I think Sampras inspired his game, that's obvious watching this match. Then he developped his own trademark. Both are so talented !
Agassi might be the best ballstriker ever. His groundstrokes are so clean that watching him you would almost think this is a simulation that exists only to show the "ideal", perfect shots that you can study and aim for, while knowing it's impossible to reach such flawlessness on a tennis court.
the difference between Federer, then?...and Federer, 7-8 yrs laster?....in this match, he was on DEFENSE from the word go...Agassi, got him on his heels, IMMEDIATELY. But when Roger adopted Agassi's approach of dominance, immediately following the serve, thats when he went to another level.
Back then it was a boy vs a legend. 3 years later, he beats Sampras in his kingdom at Wimbledon with her majesty in the audience and 5 years later, he beats Agassi for the first time in the master’s cup after being down 2 match points.
@@C_AVATAR Agassi’s age wasn’t supporting him as well. Agassi must have thought pete having gone, he’s got a chance to win few majors but another legend started his career.
Back when Andre still moved pretty well. He lost not one but two or three steps late in his career but still played at the top bc of his groundies and return.
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Agassi ground strokes were unbelievable. Taking the ball so early , barely a hint of back swing , so much power and accuracy on both wings. Just awesome. One of the greatest !
F and he played that baseline game on fast courts
I think Federer took that from him and took it to a whole new level. Federer takes balls VERY early
Agassi was a great player and won the career Grand Slam(French, Australian, US and Australian Opens) and the Golden Slam as an Olympic Gold Medalist. Glad he at least beat Federer before the 8 straight losses.
@@christiancharles2866 Were there really 8 straight? That's amazing to think about. I remember many of them and of course most were closely challenged but Andre really is a mini-GOAT for his skills for sure. So was Vitas even though he of course did not rise as high as Andre, no pun intended for either of them LOL. But seriously, Vitas needs to be in the goddamn HoF RIGHT NOW. christopher-king.blogspot.com/2011/01/kingcast-ode-to-vitas-gerulaitis-man.html
1992 Wimbledon Champion in the serve&volley era. No way, such a legend Andrè Agassi. Roger will be better than Agassi in the next years but Andrè was in advance with his tennis.
Oh, the trashbag shape shirt 90s. Gotta love it.
ridgen mad agassi won???? or mad agassi get more pussy then you?? hmmmm
I didn't remember that being a thing in the 90s. You can see Federer keep pulling his shirt up on his shoulders, so it's a flawed design.
This Federer kid has no chance. Hope he found a nice job as a tennis coach somewhere
Saw him when he beat Pete at Wimbledon for the first time and said "lf this kid keeps playing like that he'll be number one in no time." Admittedly it was hardly a tough prediction.
Tennis coach??? He has to practice at least 20 more years!
Being a player and being a coach are two different things
be a tennis coach is bad?
ProfessorBoooty No, it’s not. The point was that admittedly most try and make it as a world class or professional player first, and if that doesn’t work out, they sometimes turn to coaching (or making money in the sport another way). To be fair, some were meant for coaching from the start (Brad Gilbert, Stefan Edberg, etc.) or in futbol (Sir Alex, Jose Murihno, etc). None were truly great players during their time, but coached all-time greats at the highest level. I’m
This kid Federer will never amount to anything.
Federer played very good at the age of 17. Doing some mistakes but still a very high level for a teenager.
Hewitt beat Agassi when he was 16
How old do you have to be to play in men's tennis?
@@punns643 Hewitt's record against Federer was pretty good until Fed became Fed. Federer won 16 of their last 18 matches.
@@davidevans1611spot on comment
@@davidevans1611exactly, hopefully Fed clowns stop using age to excuse his losses against Nadal and Djokovic.
fed's footwork improved a crazy amount. also, all of his strokes got shorter and more efficient. pretty cool to see
Perspective young man 😌
I cried last night when he left the Tennis...
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A very young Federer, ranked 396th in the world. If only Agassi knew who Roger Federer would become as a tennis player... Already showing signs of the Master he would grow up to be.
I think Agassi mentioned after the match that he didn't see anything special from Federer. From what I recall, he said in his post match interview that he was a poor imitation of Pete Sampras. Thing is, it took Roger a few more years to develop as a monster of a player...sure, he was talented, but compared to his contemporaries, he was a late bloomer.
he was not 396 at this moment
@@ThetennisDr No, he was.
young fed emulating sampras. awesome. Its said for everyone you look up to, theres someone looking right back up at you
I like how they clapped for both players back then.
Aggasi was loved everywhere. Just like roger and raffa today.
They still do
@@thomasdickey9852 what about Djokovic?people for west forgot who is the best player..czczcz
@@ATA-wi2lh They don't
That's Swiss fans for you, eve now they clap for both players, the frensh and the Spanish on the other hand ...
There was and still is nothing like watching Roger Federer as a tennis play watching experience!! Sampras and Becker for me comes next as I started watching tennis when Becker first won his First slam at Wimbledon in 1985.
Two legends of the game!!!
It was 23years ago, and now Federer is still there.
Amazing!
Not anymore
@@prabinprabhakar4687 well he is. But he will retire later today. So your comment would have been spot on if you waited one more day.
@@DarrenMoynagh okay I will delete my comment and repost it then for accuracy ...😛
No he's not
@@prabinprabhakar4687 This is like a conversation among time travelers.
I hope this loss won't demoralize this young kid. It looks like he has a little bit of game
It did I think. Wonder whatever happened to him...
The kid is now the GOAT of tennis lol
@@edwinnkwenti2741 3rd
Definitely won't be playing for 22 years...
@@iceoj4980 1st
How fast the tennis courts were. Now they are like swamps with super slow balls
To make more money:(
to help Nadal and Djokovic
Fans want to see longer rallies
@@sumanchowdhury6162 It is becoming soft tennis
@@douglasmacarthur8482 bro, fans love watching longer rallies, so it's happening
Most if not all people could imagine what Roger would become from his days as a teenager breaking into the tour. First match between. Agassi won the first three. The last one Andre won four years later in the Miami Open Masters Final was much tougher. Then Fed won the next eight all on hard courts. The 2004 us open qf was a grueling five setter in a constant heavy north wind after three days of tropical rains moved in. Fed beat Andre in his favorite conditions when Andre was a #5 seed and Fed was defending his first title. Then the last meeting in the 2005 us open final when Andre tied match 1 set a piece then Fed just blew past him the next two sets for his third straight open
Agassi backhand timing and precision was something else....
what most ppl dont know is that after this loss to Agassi, Federer won his first ITF tourney. following that, he soon started to win, and qualify for larger events. After that, .. .. .. .. he became the GOAT.
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3:40 .. can you see thought bubble 💭 over Andre head:
“ EEK !! scary similar to the serve of SOMEONE I know too well....Keep calm.. KEEP CALM .. “
Pistol Pete!
Indeed! There are lots of similarities in Sampras' and Federer's serve. Well spotted sir!
Yea that guy who couldn't win the French open. Lol.
A serve you cannot read
Wow...These courts are really really fast :D
The rally from 1:30 to 2:04 was an indication that we are going to witness something beyond greatness in the next 2 decades
The longline slice in that rally is indeed advanced
last decade is novak decade
@@saleplazma5109 OK but Federer was still around
@@saleplazma5109 more nadal
@@saleplazma5109 chill out fanboy. This video is on Federer
Two years after i played Roger at the orange bowl I turned on eurosport and this match was on. At that point I knew what I felt that day in Miami was real, he was/is beyond special and was gonna make it all the way...
Lol he didn’t show any major potential until his late teen years. Roger is a very late bloomer.
@@worawatsr9803
"teen years"
"very late boomer"
Lol
SetzerXIV Yes, Roger is a very late bloomer. Nadal for example was already capable of beating top pros at age 12 or 13.
@@worawatsr9803 lol bullshit, 16 not 13
@@worawatsr9803, it's indeed ridiculous pretending Nadal could beat pro players when 13yo... plus there is almost no other ATP player showing its full range of capabilities before their 20's, unlike WTA players. Federer is no late boomer at all ; Nadal is an exception. And... sometimes players tend to show early potential and never "materialize" it. Thinking about Richard Gasquet here, foreseen to be one of the best players ever when he was only 15... not even sure he made it to TOP 20 at any time in his carreer.
I mean, do you even play tennis?!
classic late 90s' Agassi game, so much class and early backhands. As for Roger, you could already see how good his technique was back then, although it kept improving (as well as his temperament). There are a couple of rallies where he shows you a little anticipation of what's to come in a few more years.
don't know about the class...when he served ,he kept rushing Fed/and everybody else/ he hardly get to the other side he was already serving... don't blame him though ,it's inside the rules
@@lszujo73 federer serves extremely quickly himself..stop the cap
@@vladraduandrei5227 I said I don't blame him...it's within the rules...he just knows what he is doing ....that's all,actually Agassi was a great student of the game...liked him a lot
Federer used to bend his elbow on the forehand.. now is fully stretched
Yes I wonder if it's because he needed more top spin (harder back then due to racket and ball being different) or if his shot was just that radically different. Even the backhand he eventually straightened the elbow out (compare 2017 with 2007).
Don't need to overthink this: He was still a kid and rackets were heavier. So he bends. Like the other kids. It's complicated to develop the whiplash he has now without the required body strength.
And serve is slightly different also, did you notice?
That was the style used by becker, edberg, Sampras etc back when he was being taught.
An actual whip is fully extended never bent. The physics and ergonomic nature of the forehand is always at peak performance when extended. He made that transition from bent to extended after understanding this concept. If you try it and keep more distance from the ball you'll see the improvement.
Who would have thought this young man would become one of the biggest tennis player of all times. You are watching a legend's beginnings
You are right. One would have never thought but you can definitely see that early that this kid could definitely inflict damage to some of the best of the best
Aww, baby!Federer. He's only 17 yearls old here, and two years later beat Sampras in Wimbledon. Mindblowing.
He beat Sampras 3 yrs later in 01
I came to see this first match between Federer and Agassi because in a recent interview Andre afirms the fisrt time he played against Roger he know he was playing versus the best of all time, I don't know if this was true but it was entertaing to watch
He said that about this match?
Totally wrong. After this clear victory at Swiss Indoors, he said after the game, not very impressed: "He showed his talent and his good feeling for the game a few times," said the american nicely. "But overall it was an ideal first round match for me, where i didn't have to do too much and could get used to the conditions."
He was 17 and ranked 396th at ATP.
Promising young man 😉
He didn’t even know he was playing against the one who would become the greatest tennis player in the history
They both had no idea back then.
I don’t see Nadal in this video.
Rafa is the greatest
No Djokovic here
@@worawatsr9803 Good observation. Not every video and not every comment is about him. Hard to deal with it?
I guess this kid will be the Greatest of All Time. GOAT 😍😍😍
I feel like this kid will win a couple of tournies in the future :)
Yes he is very talented, probs a future great
maybe even 3 or 4 ....
Federer’s serve looks so different, much more similar to 90’s style serves than his more modern one
what a great champion Agassi was.
The days when they forgot to slow the courts down! P.s. Raining Ace's past Agassi ' ain't too shabby '...... boy could compete even as a kid!!!
That point at 1:36 though tells you what is coming down the pike.
Beautifully constructed.
We saw a flash of the maestro.
Nearly identical to the 1995 us open point with pete!
The talent was always there but this was before Peter's untimely death that shook Roger up and from there his career went into overdrive.
George Mavrides:
you seem to be coming at this from a good place.
still, it's worth pointing out: i don't think the two are necessarily cause-and-effect. Peter knew Roger was "going places" when the Maestro was just a kid. Roger appears to love the sport and that is what ultimately sent his career into overdrive.
a champion has to love what they are doing, after all.
in other words, although Roger probably made the best of the loss of his mentor/friend, the overall arc of his career depended on more than just that. we should also not minimize Peter's death by subordinating it to anyone's career (if anyone is actually doing that), even Roger's.
remember, too, that Roger has impressed so many of us but he, himself, was just as much impressed by Peter... that tends to make me think that Peter was a special person, also.
much respect, all.
I thought peter was marat safins coach
@@mappingtheshit No, Sampras passed in 2001...
This Roger is reminding me of today's Alcaraz
The fact this match exists is miracle
The real problem is we're all sitting around watching 1998 tennis in an effort to get our fix to carry us over to January. I'm going to head over to watch this year's Wimbledon final. (I hope it motivates me to get off my butt and go to the courts). Merry Christmas cronies.
I’m stuck on a family vacation while my friends are all playing today🤦♂️
Pretty cool-Fed was wearing Sampras's Nike Air Oscillates.
The Evolution of Roger Federer - a lot of small adjustments and development over time, and he went through the roof.
I genuinely like to know what was it that changed this Fed (a talented but not special teenager) into a God 5 years later. How does that transition happen? Hard work? Persistence? Luck? Was it inevitable? Does the talent finally got to another level due to the hard work?
Fed = All time sporting GOAT
And without a coach I might add.
The GOAT was 17 years old back then wow!
Nope. He was 28 :)
You mean the goat before Djokovic takes his crown.
Nope the goat was 11
@@Jordothecat98 the goat would retire 3,4 years later.
Wow, funny to see Roger lose his cool a few times. He was definitely more temperamental back then.
Few times. He was doing regular that time
17 year old kid with all that adrenal rush and temperament,can't help it or blame it.Not all could be a monk like Rafa😉What matters is how he fared through time and he did great.But some people continue doing it even when they turn 30😁
@@bhuvanesh0115 I get the feeling that you are some Nadal hater by saying that he is a monk...
@@KyoFanDuB Saying him a monk is rather a compliment than a hatred if I may say.
@@KyoFanDuB scalper wud be more disrespect
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Agassi like so many wasn't immune to Feds fury. Where he could turn on a dime and seize control of a match in a matter of minutes like he did in that 2005 US Open Final, their final meeting. Fed held his grip on #1 the next three years and this was the apex of Agassi's comeback. He would retire after a 3rd round loss at the 2006 us open. Two legends, 11 yrs apart in age crossed paths for a while in the sport of kings.
The later years of Aggasi were fun to watch. He was all business.
Fed's 5th professional match. Agassi wasn't exactly "old" here - he was 29 and just starting his comeback.
Funny though that back then 29-35 was seen as old and surely out of your prime but now we have 38 year-old Fed still in the top 3. Makes all those people that thought Fed beating 33-34 year-old Agassi was "weak" look foolish. Andre may have lost some of his mobility in those years but his ballstriking and focus was probably as good as ever.
Mate, people retired at 27 back then. The primes of the players were 22-24 and then they were done, mostly because of injuries. Few people could get over 30.
Things changed a lot after the mid 2000s, specially the treatments and prevention of injuries.
@@masters.1000 Baseliners also generally had more longevity because serve-volleying required lots of explosive movement and bending, and certainly quick reflexes.
Lol "some of his mobility"?? From 2004-6 his mobility was scary low. He could win matches only due to his ball-striking and focus as you say!
Agassi was much more focused in his 30s than in his 20s for sure. In his book he admitted that his relationship with Steffi and his foundation gave him more of a purpose to play tennis.
@@poisenopinionator He was never one of the more mobile guys even in his 20s. He always made his mark by playing brutal aggressive baseline tennis. For example, it's much different with Murray and his attempted comeback where his movement is vital to his success.
remember watch federer with his pro staff 6.0 , in 99 , was like sampras, but with maybe more agassi like forehand , one of the best backhands ever , one of the greatest if not the greatest.
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Nobody had no idea back then that this guy would be the greatest of all time !!!
I'm confused cause there is no Rafa or Novak in this video.
he ain t the greatest ...he is the most talented and best to watch, but just not the greatest. Djokovic will end as the GOAT
He's definitely not
A few years later these two played a match in the States (not the US Open) in stormy weather. Everything in the stadium was flying around ... except the tennisballs. Perfect placement all match long. Unbelievable match.
I would say Masters 2003 RR.
@@peRFecttennis Yep, you could be right.
After first three matches against Agassi, Roger went on to win next eight.
Superstar metamorphosis.
Great archievement,but federer was like 25 and in his prime while agassi around 35
@@matteo964 How old is Federer now? He's ranked third in the world and still winning
@Don Killuminati He wasn't 35 until 2005, ya dumb idiot. Fed won his first match against Andre in 2003, around the time he ended Sampras at Wimby.
Actually Federer blossomed late. If he had raised his standards earlier and won grand slam in the late nineties, he would have won at least two more Grand Slams .
Superbe Agassi , j adorai ce joueur !!!! Quand on voit ce qu'est devenu Federer ca fait sourire
It's great seeing this match of a top form Agassi vs a young Federer. What's also amazing is that Agassi used an oversize tennis racket his entire career from the 1980s until the 2000s. People always say top players should not use oversize rackets but Agassi disproved that theory.
no sense to give up an advantage ......
Federer added about 30 percent more power on all his shots within the next few years.
Parker: It seemed like within the next few minutes.
He got himself in gear after Carter’s death
1:35 incredible how good Federer was at age 17
That backhand...
Some 17yo out there right now winning the boys singles titles is going to be the next GOAT, he;s out there somewhere
Damn who would have thought back then that Federer would go on to win 20 Majors
Agassi in his best form way too much for the young man, but Federer showed signs a greatness to come.
What for an example!
Without advocating one or the other - objectivity requires - this video highlights so much the technical evolution of the tennis game compared to today. Almost no ball is close to the line and when it is, the opponent is immediately destabilized (ex. 8:33``). Today, in an exchange, the ball touche the line, sometimes several times. Each lob is successful, they play with the racket between their legs, and even behind their back. Moreover, players find themselves on average further behind the line. Magnifique !
Agassi's hits are strong and precise. Hard to play against an opponent like that.
Great video thank you
You're welcome. ;)
I just watched Wimbledon boy's final in 1998 and Fed won.. So he turned pro right after Wimbledon and played this match not long after. Basel's usually played later in the year. The level he showed here was at least twice as good as the one he showed in boy's final. What an advancement. I've missed his games. Now I'm missing him again..
The courts were way faster
Jose: While the ball moved through the court much slower.
@Jose Benevides - No doubt. Still wish they were, especially Wimbledon. Playing on grass, like it’s a clay court. Total travesty.
@@missourimanful I could not agree more. We are seeing almost a repeat of the French Open at Wimbledon now. Gone are the days when a genius like Borg could win the French and then play an entirely different game at Wimbledon and win there, too. I think Borg's 6 French Opens and 5 Wimbledons are one of the most amazing achievements in the history of the game.
Yeah it's always a wonder to me how he can switch playing styles that quickly with the grass and clay seasons being so close together. Borg was just incredible. Remember, the French Open-wimbledon double was only repeated 3 times after Borg retired (Nadal in 2008 and 2010 and Federer in 2009). Borg was truly a genius
@@valar_dohaeris7387 The grass at the All England Club was changed in 2002, making the courts slower, a major factor in the kind of tennis we see at Wimbledon now. So neither Nadal nor Federer accomplished the French-Wimbledon double making the kind of transition that Borg managed so many times.
I will also stick my neck out and say that Borg was probably at least as good on clay as Nadal. He won French Opens at approximately the same rate as Nadal over a much shorter career. Borg was extremely quick (McEnroe has said that Borg was the fastest guy he's ever seen on a tennis court), didn't get tired, didn't miss, and could crank up his serve when he wanted to, as he did at Wimbledon. And even though he looked a bit like a sand-crab when he went forward, he could volley. And Borg did what he did with a racquet that looks like a squash racquet today. We'll never know, but my guess is that Borg would have given Nadal everything he could handle on clay and perhaps more.
This early experiences set Roger Federer solid sailing across the Pro Tour, especially the backhand Agassi throw at Roger every single strokes.
Both take the ball SO early it looks as though they're playing ping pong. We know Agassi was something of an underachiever but, based on pure talent, Federer too was an underachiever, losing any number of GS matches he should have won. He probably should have won 25 GS events. His retirement leaves gaping aesthetic and humanistic holes in our sport.
Roger wearing Nike Sampras Air Oscillates , Top 5 shoe of all time
grega1972 Agassi’s shoes even better and much more rare
@@BeyondNarratives what shoes does Agassi have?
@@virgilreed5379 Nike Air Zoom Assailant
Roger!! A star is born!! back in 1998
All Federer shots are influenced by Sampras. His game changed a few years later.
It was good for him to be number one after that. But it was slightly late for him to do that. He would have done better than now!
Wilson racquets were very heavy still so he probably had to adapt, he probably was using the pro staff 85 (small frame and very heavy) and courts were faster in that decade so he had one chance to recover at most
Wasn't it Federer who, after having fired his coach just before getting number one (so he became number one on his own without a coach) later stated he didn't remember having had any idol?
His serve was definitely influenced by Sampras.
Similar ground strokes too, esp. FH.
And his moving around the court also bears a strong resemblance, but that’s more difficult to say if it was an influence or because they happened to share the same tactical mindset.
Adding to that, they had very similar slim physique when young, and same height (185 cm/6’1”).
However Roger had already a natural fluidity in his strokes, the “je ne sais quois”, that Pete (or hardly any player) didn’t have.
Agassi is the father of the modern tennis forehand with wrist lag that we see nowadays
Note how he stays behind and parallel to the baseline, conceding angles and control of the points to Agassi. Boy did that change in a few years.
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Even at this young age, you could see Andre was going to be amazing
You mean Roger
@@karlpurvis5242 No, Andre. He really grew into a great player between 28 and 30. 🤣
after ten years from this match Roger became a legend
22 years
@@paozan4855
No ، I mean , for example in 2008 Roger became a really legend , he had 13 grand title after the end of that year
When u watch him play this match at 17, his game looked much like Pete Sampras : same serve motion, same forehand preparation.
I think Sampras inspired his game, that's obvious watching this match.
Then he developped his own trademark.
Both are so talented !
Agaasi is too good!! Perfection in his backhand shots!! legend
Agassi might be the best ballstriker ever. His groundstrokes are so clean that watching him you would almost think this is a simulation that exists only to show the "ideal", perfect shots that you can study and aim for, while knowing it's impossible to reach such flawlessness on a tennis court.
Awww Roger with young floppy hair.😂
the difference between Federer, then?...and Federer, 7-8 yrs laster?....in this match, he was on DEFENSE from the word go...Agassi, got him on his heels, IMMEDIATELY. But when Roger adopted Agassi's approach of dominance, immediately following the serve, thats when he went to another level.
This Federer boy has amazing talent. In a few years, he could be competing with the big boys at the top level. Small chance but who knows.
The serve stance was different back then for Roger.
That one-handed backhand (even in ‘98) tho...
Back then it was a boy vs a legend. 3 years later, he beats Sampras in his kingdom at Wimbledon with her majesty in the audience and 5 years later, he beats Agassi for the first time in the master’s cup after being down 2 match points.
Federer was 8-3 H2H vs. Agassi winning the last 8. Must have had it out for Andre...lol
@@C_AVATAR Agassi’s age wasn’t supporting him as well. Agassi must have thought pete having gone, he’s got a chance to win few majors but another legend started his career.
love the 90's clothing, baggy and oversized. Absolutely not customized to the sport or player using it :) Those shirts were like blanket sheets
何か凄く初々しいなぁ〜
新鮮な気持ちで見れる😂
This was 25.5 years ago!
The young kid might be something one day.
Wow, how his strokes and techniques evolved so much since.
Agassi shots are amazing.
He was not a runner, no legs.
If he was runner as most guys ...
His shots are amazing.
BS. Agassi is very quick plus endurance. Tennis is like soccer - w/o good and quick legs you are lost. No matter how good your technique is.
@@svenner80in comparison no. I dont compare him outside the comparison group.
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Back when Andre still moved pretty well. He lost not one but two or three steps late in his career but still played at the top bc of his groundies and return.
This match happened before they started keeping score in tennis matches.
Federer backhand Slice is unreal.
1:36 Federer's consistency 👑
who would have thought that this Federer would win 20 slams. Fucking unbelievable!!!
How fast those courts are, unlike the quicksand they are playing in today.
Agassi absolutely hammering the ball lol not soo much few years later when Federer got older and stronger lol