YES AGGASI FAN 30 YEARS BEFORE .. I FOLLOWED TENNIES FROM PRIME OF AGGASSI, JIM COURRIER, MONICA SELES , STEFFY GRAPH PRIME .. THEN SOME WHERE AFTER THEIR ERA INTEREST WAS IN DOWN TREND UNTIL RAFA PRIME . ANY WAY THEY ARE ALL IN DOWN TREND NOW AND SINNER , AND CARLOS CAARYING THE MANLTE ALIVE ..
I was at this match. Bought a General Admission ticket after queuing in the line for 1.5 hours. Met a nice British guard handling the exit row that I tried to sneak in at. He was really cool and allowed me to sit in various open seats throughout this 5 set thriller. What a match and great memory!
Wimbledon 92 had insane match ups (just like the US Open). Becker vs Agassi, Edberg vs Ivanisevic, Sampras vs Stich and McEnroe vs Forget, that's 7 former Wimbledon champions and 5 all time greats in the QF. Just amazing quality.
Agreed: some or many think the Big 3 ( Nadal, Fed & Djokovic) dominated Better opponents than the Top players in the 80's / 90's era that was packed w/ Parity & Depth, but I'DONT think that's the case; if u put all these guys in w/ the Current Players, w/ the Racket Technology, Nutrition, & Tennis IQ, it's More likely the 3 GOATS have a Less Slams; ALSO just 4 fun , I'd be interested in experimenting @ a couple of events w/ Wood rackets; just 2 see what happens; but 2 your Point, this is a "Stacked" Era of Monsters
@@csracingreport2024 They definitely didn't dominate better players but it's a THREE players, each of which dominates two others that have 20+ Grand Slams. Also Federer did dominate some of this era greats. So it's not easy to discard the miracle of the big three.
@@yanair2091 Correct; even though Sampras & Agassi were @ Career Tail Ends, they were still playing well: this may be strange 2 some, but Fed probably adapts & adjust the best of the 3 to all of styles of the 80's / 90's group: they all blast the 70's early 80's bunch, & Nadal conquers all on clay, though I will say Kuerten, Bruguera, Courier, AgassI, & Thomas Muster could have challenged: And maybe Lendl "post" Borg Final, & Wilander: On the Flip Side, if u put those guys into the "new" era of racket technology & better nutrition, Sampras, Lendl, Becker, & Edberg, would arguably be the most dangerous, w/ some of the others mentioned; throw in Michael Stich, lol: very possible w/ those suspects, the Slam count possibly could be different, but no doubt their trophy cases would still be stuffed:
@@Funeral_Tango nobody was moaning about those old commentators... can't u read? in fact we just said these old commentators were better than today's..
i enjoy watching the really old matches..wooden racquets with a sweet spot the size of a pea... part of the amazement of how they played or were ranked. McEnroe hung onto his wood racquet for a bit.
Yeah, it was here. Unfortunately, Agassi had an up and down career due to lack of motivation and not liking tennis. An overbearing father was a large contributor. He learned to get his head together though and had a late peak in the late 90s and early 2000s.
By now, many forget what an "enfant terrible" he was as a teenager. (It upsets me that Kyrgios similarly has not turned that page) What joy for us that he matures before was too late, winning 8 slams. And when he and sampras were #1, #2, many classic matches tween em for us to enjoy.
The way Agassi is returning Becker`s serves is amazing. And all those passing-shots! For me he is still the most enjoyable and talented player I have ever seen.
Giants of the game that were an absolute thrill to watch. The players of this era were gods. Watching the French Open in 2024 and I barely get through 2 sets before falling asleep
God, that crosscourt backhand from Agassi is a thing of beauty. The angles, the speed, the precision, all whilst on the move and playing off the back foot? Incredible stuff
Agassi was an SPECTACLE. His returns were the BEST ever; nobody, ever, has returned like him. And his play..I mean...it was like if he was playing ping-pong. Incredible! My favourite for ever!
@@gnghngnvbnb7479 That isn’t so much technique as much better strings. Agassi had to play before Luxilon changed the game by facilitating heavy, easy topspin.
I love watching Becker when he comes to the net. When he plays Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Stefan Edberg, and Thomas Muster - it gets even better! All these guys are amazing especially with hitting volleys and returning them!
@@Marcel-f1 Grass was much faster than today and clay was much slower. It was almost impossible to win both Wimbledon and Roland Garros due to the different tennis styles required. Today's surfaces are much more similar to each other so it's possible for big 3 to have career grandslams. It was not that "easy" back before 2000.
Agassi was able to take the ball very early. His Groundstrokes on both side had very compact swings so he always had enough time. Especially on the Backhand he´s playing with an open grip to handle all the sliced balls an create excellent passing shots. AND: He had the best Returns of all time!
well....to be fair, MANY experts kept saying that Agassi was actually suited to grass when he was skipping it prior to 91. Everyone knew his return, his ability to improv, and take strokes early, and ability to take compact swings, would mean he could potentially do much better than many baseliners. Of course, whether they thought he'd be beating people like Becker and Mcenroe on grass in a couple years - is another issue.....
Agassi more or less "invented" the full Swing drive volley in my view. Of course this shot existed before, but he played it to Perfection. Nowadays there are some players who do not real can play the normal swung volley, but just the drive volley.
I love being able to watch these games and relive that era of tennis. Aside from this great match, I enjoy the contrasting fashion choices of these two!
These guys are two of the cleanest, hard ball strikers who ever lived. I’ve seen Agassi hit with the Big 4. He’s a cleaner, bigger hitter than those guys, but his movement declined at the end of his career. Becker was a huge ball striker as well. 6’3”, very strong. Plus both these guys hit a flatter ball than we see today.
@@brandnew9834lendl and becker were the first true power hotters in the men's game. contrery to popular belief, the trend towards modern power tennis started towards the late 80s and mid 90s. agassi,courier, sampras, stich, krajicek were the next generation of big power hitters and all court players really.
Boris Becker, although he lost this match, was an impressive torrent of technical powers, regardless of the image of a gunship tennis player playing too direct for most people. A spectacle to see him play ...
Jeeeez...... the line calling and umpiring in this match is SHOCKING! Thank goodness for Hawkeye......and improvements in line officiating and general umpiring. What a game though, takes me right back! I remember watching this match live in my teens and loved Agassi's awesome style of play with his phenomenal return of serve and ground strokes generally. (His net play wasn't too shabby either!) This hadn't really been done before at Wimbledon where essentially a base liner, who was willing to rally the ball beats one of the best serve volleyers to ever play the game (with a hell of a serve). It's almost as if this match laid the foundation for the way the game is played today. Though the reduction in ball pressure also played a part! Thanks so much for sharing; this was awesome to watch again!
I see some differences. The forehand grip used to be continental and eastern. Now we almost see semi-western grip. Nowadays we see more baseline game as well.
I'm watching this because of that story. Agassi said about Becker if it keeps his tongue, and the center its down the middle. If he moves it way off to the left, it goes wide I'm gonna check that out.
Back in 2005 I started playing tennis at age 40. I got hooked and played in various amateur leagues/tournaments in Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Florida. While in Vegas I played a few matches a stone's throw from Agassi's house in Spanish Hills. My friends didn't realize it until I told them lol.
Still amazed by the power and accuracy of Agassi's passing shots, sometimes Becker didn't even have time to move a finger or blink an eye, and the ball was already screaming past him.
Becker's look during the handshake sums it up..it's the beginning of the end for him career wise. With the exception of the Australian open in 95, he mostly came second best to Sampras and Agassi.
It feels as if the first game itself will last for an hour! These two had so much natural talent, they perhaps somewhat under achieved, especially Becker.
I agree. After Becker's win over Curran in 85' for his first major, who would have thought that he would only win 4 more in the next 5 years or so. However he is a compelling player with historical significance. Youngest men's major champion....Aaron Krickstein the youngest ATP Tour winner at 16 yrs 2 months (proud of him for that one also being from Grosse Pointe)
Wow, what a great watch after long time watching the matches of the big three and contemporary tennis. I think both Nadal and Djokovic had learned LOT from Agassi.
This was one of the few times in Agassi's earlier career that his play matched his heavily marketed image. Beating an in-his-prime Boris Becker at Wimbledon was not something anyone really thought he could do.
@@masmas6463 22 in 1989, his birth year is 1967. Also, he started at 17, everyone has a life and a choice how they want to live it. Everyone has a different body, Becker was mostly injured after 1991. He wasn't motivated after a certain point in time to win more Wimbledons and it was evident. The point is while he was at his peak, he was a sheer force, he changed Tennis forever. He played most of the matches against Agassi and Sampras, after his prime.
funny , i just watched it before reading comments... it struck me as a bit awkward, and twisty to the back , just before becker hit a first serve. reaching too much?
It seems he does four little adjusting steps with his back foot before each serve which actually pull him out of line making it tougher to get to his spot at net. The knee bend saves the back i guess but a very interesting motion with a slight forehand grip, still a huge weapon in any era i recon. Andre made him look a little pedestrian on this day!
Power tennis started in this phase. Becker, Agassi and others were players who learn to play with the newer graphite rackets. McEnroe, Lendl and others transitioned from wood to graphite but their game stayed true to their classical wooden racket roots. Less power, less topsin, more touch, more focus on strokes than serve in contrast with more power, more topspin and a heavy focus on serve speed .
This match was a changing of the guard for Becker. Up until this point, he had coined Centre Court as his 'living room' with some justification: having won the title as a 17 year old in 1985, he had (at least) made the final of every subsequent tournament - bar a shock second round exit in 1987 at the hands of Peter Doohan. After this 92 QF loss, he only ever made one final again - in 95, when he was beaten comprehensively by Sampras (a match which Becker cited as his own realisation that his time at the top was up). As for Agassi, as others have commented, his ability to take the ball on the rise, possessing the best return of serve in the game and his all round court craft had him marked down as a potential Wimbledon winner the year before, his first appearance at SW19 since 1987. He was an incredibly popular winner in 92 too and it was felt at the time he would win more. Of course another American was about to come along and dominate the tournament for the rest of the decade :)
That is true, but this was partly of his own doing. He completely lost motivation after reaching No.1 in 1991 and though he realized Wimbledon was more important than No 1 didn't do much to win it in 1992. Sure, he was always brilliant indoors, in fact more than grass as evidenced by his wins over Sampras and courier in 1991/92 he was out of shape in this match. Honestly, I'm surprised he even took it to five. Compare this match to his Wimbledon semi final in 1995 when he was match fit and more than ready to engage in long rallies with Agassi and remember he won on medium slow rebound ace twice which Edberg was unable to do, partly due to his lack of firepower. Beckers game like lendl was the blueprint for the modern power game and the 11 year gap between his first and last slam proves this. If he had been as motivated as 1995/96, he would have won 10-11 slams but if doesn't exist unfortunately
rocket changed at that time helping base-liners. before them connors was the best. all these modern players have combination of becker,agassi etc( especially federer as he uses only one hand) but djoko and nadal use both.
Extract from the 'The Diary of Boris Becker' (June 2022): Monday 27th: Porridge for breakfast. First day of Wimbledon. Watched a couple of matches in the TV room. Evening: Had a shower (held onto the soap very tightly). Stayed in. Went to bed early. Tuesday 28th : see Monday. Wednesday 29th : see Tuesday. Thursday 30th: see Wednesday.
I just lused to love the clashing of their styles.. they were my fav players and I always dreamed that my game was the perfect balance between the baseline strokes of Agassi and the S&V of BoomBoom
If the speed of the grass hadn't changed, he would have been the only one. What guys like Agassi and Borg did on the fast Wimbledon grass is nothing short of extraordinary. We'll never see that anymore with this slow grass.
@@pomerlain8924 Borg serve-volleyed when he won his Wimbledons. Also, nobody knows for sure but I doubt prime Federer would have had much problem playing on 90s grass. Djokovic could have also done it the same way Agassi did, and Nole has a better serve than Andre did.
The racket and string technology changed a lot through the 90s. Polyester strings came out in the early 90s, and the rackets continued to get bigger and lighter. I think it was 2001 when the surface began to be slowed down, which increased through the years since.
i'd rather play becker than serena williams. at least with becker when i started crying, he would whisper to me in that sweet song that is german language, to shut up. i think serena would get right in my face -at which point i'd cr*p my pants.AND cry
Wow, that bounce really died on the grass back then, even on Centre Court. Look how far Agassi is playing inside the baseline just to get it in his strike zone, so often.
Agassi beating Becker, McEnroe & Ivanisevic back to back to back, ON FAST GRASS, was extraordinary. Watching these matches LIVE, i thought Becker & Mac would beat Andre on GRASS. Shows just how huge a great return game is on grass.
Think so? It’s fun watching these titans but I much prefer the long rallies, shot making and defense of today’s players, although they lack the personality certainly. :)
These matches were crucial in the history of mens tennis as they signalled the change of guard in the tennis order. The game had moved on from the Lendls/McEnroes/Connors to Edberg/Wilander/Becker to the likes of Agassi, Sampras, Courier. Some of the older lot still remained competitive till the mid 90s , but not consistently so.
Agassi's swings were compact with the power coming from the whole body. This made him accurate. Also the racquet and ball technology at the time slowed the game down where strategy was needed unlike now.
Before this match I thought that it was impossible to win Wimbledon playing from the baseline. Even though Agassi already was an accomplished player I didn't think of him as a threat to the likes of Becker or Edberg at Wimbledon. Agassi wasn't just a baseliner. In contrast to Lendl, who played serve and volley on both his serves, he actually tried to win Wimbledon from the baseline. At that time that seemed to go against any logic.
Wimbledon ´92 was arguably the first major tournament that Agassi realized his full potential in. It had been the most mature performance of his career so far: no theatrics, no tantrums, no tanking, no mental meltdowns. Everyone was aware of that young americans great talent, but his on court antics had earned him some very rude remarks by his senior compatriots McEnroe and Connors. There indeed is one characteristic Agassi has in common with Borg, above all: Like Borg, Agassi was the greatest returner of his generation and arguably one of the greatest of all time. In fact there is some logic in the concept that a very skilled counter player may prevail in a tournament dominated by serve and volleyers. Agassi was the product of an era stacked with players with big serves. To "some" of them - Agassi leads Becker 10:4 head to head - his game was kryptonite.
@@donaldstancil1544 I would say Borg played serve and volley about 50-60 % at Wimbledon. After his second serve maybe even under 50 %. But still, that is far more serve and volley than Agassi played who only did it occasionally to disturb his opponents' rhythm.
I love Agassi's story of being able to read Becker's tongue when he served.
Can't believe this match is 30 years old! Time sure flies.....
YES AGGASI FAN 30 YEARS BEFORE .. I FOLLOWED TENNIES FROM PRIME OF AGGASSI, JIM COURRIER, MONICA SELES , STEFFY GRAPH PRIME .. THEN SOME WHERE AFTER THEIR ERA INTEREST WAS IN DOWN TREND UNTIL RAFA PRIME . ANY WAY THEY ARE ALL IN DOWN TREND NOW AND SINNER , AND CARLOS CAARYING THE MANLTE ALIVE ..
I remember watching this so so long ago. Thanks for posting
I was at this match. Bought a General Admission ticket after queuing in the line for 1.5 hours. Met a nice British guard handling the exit row that I tried to sneak in at. He was really cool and allowed me to sit in various open seats throughout this 5 set thriller. What a match and great memory!
Wimbledon 92 had insane match ups (just like the US Open). Becker vs Agassi, Edberg vs Ivanisevic, Sampras vs Stich and McEnroe vs Forget, that's 7 former Wimbledon champions and 5 all time greats in the QF. Just amazing quality.
Mac v Cash in first week too ; Mac's behavior was pretty bad that day...considering him/ Pat were and remain pretty close.
Agreed: some or many think the Big 3 ( Nadal, Fed & Djokovic) dominated Better opponents than the Top players in the 80's / 90's era that was packed w/ Parity & Depth, but I'DONT think that's the case; if u put all these guys in w/ the Current Players, w/ the Racket Technology, Nutrition, & Tennis IQ, it's More likely the 3 GOATS have a Less Slams; ALSO just 4 fun , I'd be interested in experimenting @ a couple of events w/ Wood rackets; just 2 see what happens; but 2 your Point, this is a "Stacked" Era of Monsters
@@csracingreport2024 The serve and volley players would dominate using wooden rackets.
@@csracingreport2024 They definitely didn't dominate better players but it's a THREE players, each of which dominates two others that have 20+ Grand Slams. Also Federer did dominate some of this era greats.
So it's not easy to discard the miracle of the big three.
@@yanair2091 Correct; even though Sampras & Agassi were @ Career Tail Ends, they were still playing well: this may be strange 2 some, but Fed probably adapts & adjust the best of the 3 to all of styles of the 80's / 90's group: they all blast the 70's early 80's bunch, & Nadal conquers all on clay, though I will say Kuerten, Bruguera, Courier, AgassI, & Thomas Muster could have challenged: And maybe Lendl "post" Borg Final,
& Wilander: On the Flip Side, if u put those guys into the "new" era of racket technology & better nutrition, Sampras, Lendl, Becker, & Edberg, would arguably be the most dangerous, w/ some of the others mentioned; throw in Michael Stich, lol: very possible w/ those suspects, the Slam count possibly could be different, but no doubt their trophy cases would still be stuffed:
The most perfect tennis commentator: quiet voice, perfect pronunciation, poise, relevant yet not intrusive, etc. Wonder what his name is.
Was to painful to watch in92 as a Boris fan, but saw it again today with great admiration of Agassi.
Exactly same with me Uday ji.....
Boris playing Wimbledon was a must watch back then and streets were empty in my city..
Boris Becker was an amazing player.
And now he´s in jail lol
@@donchapo187 He's always been a strange character off court.
He didn't control his tool well
These commentators expressed the game so poeticly
True, nowadays commentators use the same sentences over and over again with 0 technical analysis.
@@user-cy6xl3vd3f yeah people were more intelligent that time.
@@Funeral_Tango nobody was moaning about those old commentators... can't u read? in fact we just said these old commentators were better than today's..
Andre Kirk Agassi è un bravo ex tennista e allenatore di tennis statunitense. Ha 53 anni, è nato a Las Vegas, Nevada, Stati Uniti
...our Boris - one of the best S&V Player EVER!
HE was a real Legend on Grass!!!
He was a legend on all surfaces.one might leave out clay
i enjoy watching the really old matches..wooden racquets with a sweet spot the size of a pea...
part of the amazement of how they played or were ranked. McEnroe hung onto his wood racquet for a bit.
@@kayskidf1 Tennis Is dead now. If new generation can't break thorugh, this shows tennis is dead. Homogenization of tennis courts have killed tennis.
really like the commentary back in the days - pure class!
Time goos so fast. 29 years ago... Time really is flying.. 2 of the best players at that time. Agassi vs Boris boom boom Becker.
say right ...... Time relly is flying🇮🇳
Agassi's returns are terrifyingly good...and for a 22 year old, his demeanor, class, focus are all just top notch.
Yeah, it was here. Unfortunately, Agassi had an up and down career due to lack of motivation and not liking tennis. An overbearing father was a large contributor. He learned to get his head together though and had a late peak in the late 90s and early 2000s.
And passing game. Probably unmatched.
By now, many forget what an "enfant terrible" he was as a teenager. (It upsets me that Kyrgios similarly has not turned that page) What joy for us that he matures before was too late, winning 8 slams.
And when he and sampras were #1, #2, many classic matches tween em for us to enjoy.
Agassi is the greatest player to hate the game he was playing.
@@danielkriz7533 well said
The way Agassi is returning Becker`s serves is amazing. And all those passing-shots! For me he is still the most enjoyable and talented player I have ever seen.
He's watching Beckers tongue to know
Becer had a tick where he changed the firection of his tongue depending on where he'll serve
Man I miss Agassi!! He’s one of the players whose style of play would still be relevant today…what a returner phewww
pheww and then agassi drop shots
Giants of the game that were an absolute thrill to watch. The players of this era were gods. Watching the French Open in 2024 and I barely get through 2 sets before falling asleep
God, that crosscourt backhand from Agassi is a thing of beauty. The angles, the speed, the precision, all whilst on the move and playing off the back foot? Incredible stuff
Agassi was an SPECTACLE. His returns were the BEST ever; nobody, ever, has returned like him. And his play..I mean...it was like if he was playing ping-pong. Incredible! My favourite for ever!
Connors was just as good at returning serve.
players have become way better with returning serve.
it feels that Djokovic nadal etc would toy with players like Becker Edberg etc
@@gnghngnvbnb7479 Considering that Connors at age 40 broke pistol Pete's serve twice in a best of three sets match in Florida, I doubt it.
@@lawrence1318 this happened in the early 90s, I am talking about nadal federer djokovic. their service return and baseline game is 2 steps ahead.
@@gnghngnvbnb7479 That isn’t so much technique as much better strings. Agassi had to play before Luxilon changed the game by facilitating heavy, easy topspin.
Love this match, all 3 hours of it. Makes me want to play RIGHT NOW!!!>>>>>
I know. Just hearing the thud of a ball and racquet gives me goosebumps
I love watching Becker when he comes to the net.
When he plays Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Stefan Edberg, and Thomas Muster - it gets even better!
All these guys are amazing especially with hitting volleys and returning them!
Muster is a pretty shoddy volleyer and never won a match at wimby iirc
Thanks to Becker's constant spitting, centre court was very green that year.
😂
I thought exactly the same thing, every min the camera zooms in for a lovely gob shot. Terrible!
agassi was a huge spitter at times too, but not sure if this was one of his major spitting eras.
@@gregrupedski4987 and goran ivanisevic
Don't forget sweat and tears of the players!
Considering the speed of grass in 90' the win of Agassi from baseline is still a kind of miracle.
The speed was slower or faster in 90?
@@Marcel-f1 Grass was much faster than today and clay was much slower. It was almost impossible to win both Wimbledon and Roland Garros due to the different tennis styles required. Today's surfaces are much more similar to each other so it's possible for big 3 to have career grandslams. It was not that "easy" back before 2000.
Agassi was able to take the ball very early. His Groundstrokes on both side had very compact swings so he always had enough time. Especially on the Backhand he´s playing with an open grip to handle all the sliced balls an create excellent passing shots. AND: He had the best Returns of all time!
well....to be fair, MANY experts kept saying that Agassi was actually suited to grass when he was skipping it prior to 91. Everyone knew his return, his ability to improv, and take strokes early, and ability to take compact swings, would mean he could potentially do much better than many baseliners. Of course, whether they thought he'd be beating people like Becker and Mcenroe on grass in a couple years - is another issue.....
@@ondrejvencovsky6834 then how did rod laver held all the four grand slams at the same time??
this is simply amazing to watch. Love the brash younger version of Andre. Underrated volley game too
Agassi more or less "invented" the full Swing drive volley in my view. Of course this shot existed before, but he played it to Perfection. Nowadays there are some players who do not real can play the normal swung volley, but just the drive volley.
Boris Franz Becker è un bravo ex tennista e allenatore di tennis tedesco. Ha 56 anni, è nato a Leimen, Germania
I love being able to watch these games and relive that era of tennis. Aside from this great match, I enjoy the contrasting fashion choices of these two!
AA beat BB on CC
Excellent !
CC=Clay Court ?
@@choongta Central.
CC = Centre Court
AA beat BB on CC on a Dark Day in Eastern England as Fascinated Fans Gazed Gayly and Hollered Happily at the Inspired Intensity. etc...
The pace of the strokes in this match was incredibly fast considering it was 30 years ago, amazing!
These guys are two of the cleanest, hard ball strikers who ever lived. I’ve seen Agassi hit with the Big 4. He’s a cleaner, bigger hitter than those guys, but his movement declined at the end of his career. Becker was a huge ball striker as well. 6’3”, very strong. Plus both these guys hit a flatter ball than we see today.
@@brandnew9834 Big 4 as in ??
@@brandnew9834lendl and becker were the first true power hotters in the men's game. contrery to popular belief, the trend towards modern power tennis started towards the late 80s and mid 90s.
agassi,courier, sampras, stich, krajicek were the next generation of big power hitters and all court players really.
30:45, best shot of the match
Stunning curve
1:27:08
Sensational
Amazing Match. Agassi's return is spectacular..
Boris Becker, although he lost this match, was an impressive torrent of technical powers, regardless of the image of a gunship tennis player playing too direct for most people.
A spectacle to see him play ...
And he crushed Agassi 3 years later at Wimbledon in the semis.
Jeeeez...... the line calling and umpiring in this match is SHOCKING! Thank goodness for Hawkeye......and improvements in line officiating and general umpiring.
What a game though, takes me right back! I remember watching this match live in my teens and loved Agassi's awesome style of play with his phenomenal return of serve and ground strokes generally. (His net play wasn't too shabby either!) This hadn't really been done before at Wimbledon where essentially a base liner, who was willing to rally the ball beats one of the best serve volleyers to ever play the game (with a hell of a serve). It's almost as if this match laid the foundation for the way the game is played today. Though the reduction in ball pressure also played a part! Thanks so much for sharing; this was awesome to watch again!
LOVED this era
Now we miss the Serve & Volley players like Becker, Edberg. Federer can do all, he's very talented. Miss those Golden years of Tennis!!!
Don’t forget Pete Sampras! He’s the god of serve and volley
@@dongmingzhu666 and Rafter. And Henman, for all his failings, could volley a bit too
Nobody miss the boring serve and volley players.
Serve and volley is boring. No wonder Sampras never won the French Open
That’s because S & V doesn’t really work on clay
Andre mi hai fatto innamorare del tennis dopo il tuo ritiro non ho più un punto do riferimento...sei e resterai sempre un numero 1 del tennis.
I miss 90s tennis! It was so good!!
Almost 30 years ago, and it feels like just moment ago!
I see some differences. The forehand grip used to be continental and eastern. Now we almost see semi-western grip. Nowadays we see more baseline game as well.
Absolutely !! Still remember watching this and the final also ! From India 🙏
I'm watching this because of that story. Agassi said about Becker if it keeps his tongue, and the center its down the middle. If he moves it way off to the left, it goes wide I'm gonna check that out.
Back in 2005 I started playing tennis at age 40. I got hooked and played in various amateur leagues/tournaments in Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Florida. While in Vegas I played a few matches a stone's throw from Agassi's house in Spanish Hills. My friends didn't realize it until I told them lol.
Still amazed by the power and accuracy of Agassi's passing shots, sometimes Becker didn't even have time to move a finger or blink an eye, and the ball was already screaming past him.
I remember watching the match. It was hard to me. I supported both.
Becker's look during the handshake sums it up..it's the beginning of the end for him career wise. With the exception of the Australian open in 95, he mostly came second best to Sampras and Agassi.
Becker play final 7 time
I think Becker is more talented than 3 Wimbledon title
No disagree
Becker beat Agassi in 1995
In 1996 hw withdraw with injury
In 1996 he won Australia open
Beat Pete Sampras in carpet
Champion 1996 2 time
Dabnd
It feels as if the first game itself will last for an hour! These two had so much natural talent, they perhaps somewhat under achieved, especially Becker.
I agree. After Becker's win over Curran in 85' for his first major, who would have thought that he would only win 4 more in the next 5 years or so. However he is a compelling player with historical significance. Youngest men's major champion....Aaron Krickstein the youngest ATP Tour winner at 16 yrs 2 months (proud of him for that one also being from Grosse Pointe)
Wow, what a great watch after long time watching the matches of the big three and contemporary tennis. I think both Nadal and Djokovic had learned LOT from Agassi.
This was one of the few times in Agassi's earlier career that his play matched his heavily marketed image. Beating an in-his-prime Boris Becker at Wimbledon was not something anyone really thought he could do.
Strange claim.
Becker was past his prime after 1991, not exactly physically but mentally. Becker had a positive head to head win rate against Agassi in his prime
@@rehmenada5552 but if I am not wrong B.B was only 22 ??? with his whole life ahead - he could have won so many more wimbledons
@@masmas6463 22 in 1989, his birth year is 1967. Also, he started at 17, everyone has a life and a choice how they want to live it. Everyone has a different body, Becker was mostly injured after 1991. He wasn't motivated after a certain point in time to win more Wimbledons and it was evident. The point is while he was at his peak, he was a sheer force, he changed Tennis forever. He played most of the matches against Agassi and Sampras, after his prime.
Agassi my tennis idol! Love that man and his game!
Both are one of kind, but my favorite was Becker 🇩🇪👍🏆
Nothing like Becker's serve rythm. It was so unique.
funny , i just watched it before reading comments... it struck me as a bit awkward, and twisty to the back , just before becker hit a first serve. reaching too much?
It seems he does four little adjusting steps with his back foot before each serve which actually pull him out of line making it tougher to get to his spot at net. The knee bend saves the back i guess but a very interesting motion with a slight forehand grip, still a huge weapon in any era i recon. Andre made him look a little pedestrian on this day!
It’s called the American Twist serve.
It was so unique that it was unique.
Unusual colour on Agassi's racquet.
Indeed the playing styles of tennis evolved from decade to decade.
Great match. BB's stellar play at the net was almost as good as AA's cat-like movement and shot making from the baseline.
56:12 so wholesome that moment
Beckers volleying is the best I have ever seen...his hand skills are incredible.
Power tennis started in this phase. Becker, Agassi and others were players who learn to play with the newer graphite rackets. McEnroe, Lendl and others transitioned from wood to graphite but their game stayed true to their classical wooden racket roots. Less power, less topsin, more touch, more focus on strokes than serve in contrast with more power, more topspin and a heavy focus on serve speed .
Lendl played this more spin than Agassi and had more modern game
Thnx for the upload. One of the best match I've never seen. 😅
I watched it 32 years ago as an 8 yrs old a total agassi fan.but huge admirer of becker,edberg and lendle
This match was a changing of the guard for Becker. Up until this point, he had coined Centre Court as his 'living room' with some justification: having won the title as a 17 year old in 1985, he had (at least) made the final of every subsequent tournament - bar a shock second round exit in 1987 at the hands of Peter Doohan. After this 92 QF loss, he only ever made one final again - in 95, when he was beaten comprehensively by Sampras (a match which Becker cited as his own realisation that his time at the top was up). As for Agassi, as others have commented, his ability to take the ball on the rise, possessing the best return of serve in the game and his all round court craft had him marked down as a potential Wimbledon winner the year before, his first appearance at SW19 since 1987. He was an incredibly popular winner in 92 too and it was felt at the time he would win more. Of course another American was about to come along and dominate the tournament for the rest of the decade :)
That is true, but this was partly of his own doing. He completely lost motivation after reaching No.1 in 1991 and though he realized Wimbledon was more important than No 1 didn't do much to win it in 1992. Sure, he was always brilliant indoors, in fact more than grass as evidenced by his wins over Sampras and courier in 1991/92 he was out of shape in this match. Honestly, I'm surprised he even took it to five. Compare this match to his Wimbledon semi final in 1995 when he was match fit and more than ready to engage in long rallies with Agassi and remember he won on medium slow rebound ace twice which Edberg was unable to do, partly due to his lack of firepower. Beckers game like lendl was the
blueprint for the modern power game and the 11 year gap between his first and last slam proves this. If he had been as motivated as 1995/96, he would have won 10-11 slams but if doesn't exist unfortunately
rocket changed at that time helping base-liners. before them connors was the best. all these modern players have combination of becker,agassi etc( especially federer as he uses only one hand) but djoko and nadal use both.
Agi, ure my fav of all times
How is it possible an official Wimbledon video is not in the right format/ratio??
Agassi was sharp,focus and wanted absolutely to prove he is part of a great era players
agassi being able to win super fast low bounce wimbledon from the baseline is one of the most remarkable achievements in tennis history
Great match. Two legends with contrasting styles. Becker so often gave Agassi the target he wanted.
For me wimbeldone 92 was the best of all times
AGASSI always unforgotten.
Thanks for sharing this video. Waiting the 1992 final, too
I've seen
BB play about 4 time🎾🎾👍👍
Extract from the 'The Diary of Boris Becker' (June 2022):
Monday 27th: Porridge for breakfast. First day of Wimbledon. Watched a couple of matches in the
TV room. Evening: Had a shower (held onto the soap very tightly). Stayed in. Went to bed early.
Tuesday 28th : see Monday.
Wednesday 29th : see Tuesday.
Thursday 30th: see Wednesday.
Agassi set the grass on fire this year. His returning was as good as any ever seen.x
Becker was my favourite men's player ever but this was the best run round to round from a one time Wimbledon champ anyone agree?
Es hermosa la velocidad del césped en aquellos años.
I had tickets for the old Court 1 that day and snuck on Centre to get a photo of Agassi at the change of ends. Highlight of my day!
Becker looks just like the principal from Ferris Buellers Day Off.
It was a changing of the times in more than one way--long pants, winning baseline play, and women' grunting @ Wimbledon.
Becker looks like a true Viking.
I just lused to love the clashing of their styles.. they were my fav players and I always dreamed that my game was the perfect balance between the baseline strokes of Agassi and the S&V of BoomBoom
I remember thinking, at the time, Agassi would be the first and last man to win Wimbledon playing primarily from the baseline. Boy, was I wrong.
If the speed of the grass hadn't changed, he would have been the only one. What guys like Agassi and Borg did on the fast Wimbledon grass is nothing short of extraordinary. We'll never see that anymore with this slow grass.
@@pomerlain8924 Borg serve-volleyed when he won his Wimbledons. Also, nobody knows for sure but I doubt prime Federer would have had much problem playing on 90s grass. Djokovic could have also done it the same way Agassi did, and Nole has a better serve than Andre did.
I don't think Novak takes the ball on the rise as well as Agassi did. But I agree his serve is better.
They slowed down the court big time. It’s so boring now.
The racket and string technology changed a lot through the 90s. Polyester strings came out in the early 90s, and the rackets continued to get bigger and lighter. I think it was 2001 when the surface began to be slowed down, which increased through the years since.
It’s hard to think of anything scarier than playing Becker at Wimbledon.
Eric Bell Sampras at Wimbledon.
Federer at Wimbledon
i'd rather play becker than serena williams. at least with becker when i started crying, he would whisper to me in that sweet song that is german language, to shut up. i think serena would get right in my face -at which point i'd cr*p my pants.AND cry
Daniel Kriz exactly!
@@ragnarjonsson1122 she's got a good offense, yes?
10:20 “the sure, exhuberant shot of this man; is always a danger!” 👌🏾👍🏽🎾😘
Wow classic upload , this match made everyone stand up and believe Agassi might win Wimbledon...
Ah, the good old days, when a woman repeatedly shouting "Come on Boris" meant something entirely different.
Wow, that bounce really died on the grass back then, even on Centre Court. Look how far Agassi is playing inside the baseline just to get it in his strike zone, so often.
One week since I watched this and I still have the umpire saying “Game: Becker” stuck in my head 😂 something about his voice lol
A real clash of styles when Tennis was at its peak so competitive unlike recent years
Agassi beating Becker, McEnroe & Ivanisevic back to back to back, ON FAST GRASS, was extraordinary. Watching these matches LIVE, i thought Becker & Mac would beat Andre on GRASS. Shows just how huge a great return game is on grass.
30:43 , nice one :x
Becker has a hell of a backhand slice.
Estusa is still my all time favorite playing racket.
I was at this match! Loved Agassi
The game was so much more fun to watch back then!
Think so? It’s fun watching these titans but I much prefer the long rallies, shot making and defense of today’s players, although they lack the personality certainly. :)
they are so bad compared to modern players
The quality of tennis cannot be compared to today's game and especially not to the big three !
These matches were crucial in the history of mens tennis as they signalled the change of guard in the tennis order. The game had moved on from the Lendls/McEnroes/Connors to Edberg/Wilander/Becker to the likes of Agassi, Sampras, Courier. Some of the older lot still remained competitive till the mid 90s , but not consistently so.
It's still on sale , somewhere, that Agassi outfit??? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
Truly a great time for alliteration in tennis
When Wimbledon was still Wimbledon with proper opposition of style.
yes, long hair vs short, pierced vs unpierced eara
Bitte in der Pause, Werbung zeigen.
Andre Agassi, best 2 hand backhand and best return of all time
Getting through Becker was a sort of yearly ritual for the winner of Wimbledon. First Agassi, then multiple times for Pete.
Even with todays preoccupation with day glo pinks and orange, no one shone as bright as Agassi
Agassi's swings were compact with the power coming from the whole body. This made him accurate. Also the racquet and ball technology at the time slowed the game down where strategy was needed unlike now.
I’m pretty sure both were cleanly shaven at the start of the game!
Seems just like yesterday. Where have all the years gone ?
Before this match I thought that it was impossible to win Wimbledon playing from the baseline. Even though Agassi already was an accomplished player I didn't think of him as a threat to the likes of Becker or Edberg at Wimbledon. Agassi wasn't just a baseliner. In contrast to Lendl, who played serve and volley on both his serves, he actually tried to win Wimbledon from the baseline. At that time that seemed to go against any logic.
Borg won there playing from the baseline.
@@dantran5120 Borg actually served and volleyed when serving. But I do agree that he was happy to stay back on return games.
Wimbledon ´92 was arguably the first major tournament that Agassi realized his full potential in. It had been the most mature performance of his career so far: no theatrics, no tantrums, no tanking, no mental meltdowns. Everyone was aware of that young americans great talent, but his on court antics had earned him some very rude remarks by his senior compatriots McEnroe and Connors. There indeed is one characteristic Agassi has in common with Borg, above all: Like Borg, Agassi was the greatest returner of his generation and arguably one of the greatest of all time. In fact there is some logic in the concept that a very skilled counter player may prevail in a tournament dominated by serve and volleyers. Agassi was the product of an era stacked with players with big serves. To "some" of them - Agassi leads Becker 10:4 head to head - his game was kryptonite.
@@donaldstancil1544 I would say Borg played serve and volley about 50-60 % at Wimbledon. After his second serve maybe even under 50 %. But still, that is far more serve and volley than Agassi played who only did it occasionally to disturb his opponents' rhythm.
Dan Tran Borg had weak competition. He capitalized on a weak era.