3-Hour Thriller! Lleyton Hewitt vs Andre Agassi: San Jose 2002 Final Highlights

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  • čas přidán 5. 03. 2022
  • 20 years ago in San Jose, California - one of the best finals you'll see on the ATP Tour as Lleyton Hewitt faced Andre Agassi...
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Komentáře • 146

  • @thefat400
    @thefat400 Před rokem +13

    Best match during Hewitt's reign. I've watched this match more times than any other match. It was like Agassi playing a mirror of himself

  • @dani__crocs
    @dani__crocs Před 2 lety +43

    This match up is kinda like Djoko vs Murray, both have such a similar style and play in such high level. It doesn't get much better than this.

  • @tennistv
    @tennistv  Před 2 lety +49

    20 years ago - one of the best finals you may have never seen 👀

  • @bryantse6775
    @bryantse6775 Před 2 lety +66

    These guys had such amazing backhand striking 20 years ago!

    • @synhet84
      @synhet84 Před 2 lety +3

      exactly my thought!

    • @Vipa567
      @Vipa567 Před 2 lety +5

      lol what is this comment supposed to mean? You think people couldn't hit backhands before big 4?

    • @MgoUmk
      @MgoUmk Před 2 lety

      @@Vipa567 yeah, or that these racket wherent good enough to hit good backhands? lol

    • @MgoUmk
      @MgoUmk Před 2 lety

      @@Vipa567 yes

    • @thebigmonstaandy6644
      @thebigmonstaandy6644 Před rokem

      @@MgoUmk Roddick had also modern racket.But his backhand was not great

  • @jakefan77
    @jakefan77 Před 2 lety +22

    Andre hits so clean

    • @thebigmonstaandy6644
      @thebigmonstaandy6644 Před rokem

      @@jaymieparamu9320 his forehand was not clean

    • @thebigmonstaandy6644
      @thebigmonstaandy6644 Před rokem

      @@jaymieparamu9320 but why he almost never made forehand winners.He played his forehand very flat, almost never drop racket head

    • @thebigmonstaandy6644
      @thebigmonstaandy6644 Před rokem +1

      @@jaymieparamu9320 yes.he had bast baseline till 2000.an 2000 Safin,Hewitt become strong.
      Also is Agassi a prototyp for Djokovic,Murray,Hewitt,Safin,Cilic,Zverev style.This is nowadays a most commond style.Modern players have just a better forehand with more spin.
      I personally thinkthat Andre was egual to Sampras,an would win like 12 GS ,if he would not skip AO til 95

  • @synhet84
    @synhet84 Před 2 lety +19

    Damn, first time i see this match but you can tell those two players knew how to hit a super consistent backhand ! Nowadays, players have great backhands but no way they can hit super intense rally 10 backhands in a row without error ! Agassi was a genius!

  • @jawadharake2350
    @jawadharake2350 Před 2 lety +20

    OMG the backhands in this match is insanely accurate😵‍💫and i see djoko has a similar play style of andre

    • @OldSkoolLegend
      @OldSkoolLegend Před 3 měsíci

      Novak's pusher backhands don't even come close.

  • @roter13
    @roter13 Před 2 lety +7

    I really miss this stop on the ATP tour. They need to bring it back.

  • @BrunoSilvaRox
    @BrunoSilvaRox Před 2 lety +5

    Great match. Would love to see an Agassi special in this tournament. 3 finals won and 3 lost...many great points!

  • @rohan4872
    @rohan4872 Před 2 lety +5

    This is great hitting and a wonderful upload - thank you tennis TV. Please also update similar atp matches between Sampras and Agassi in the 90s - they had a few amazing battles in San Jose.

  • @TennisGamingHub
    @TennisGamingHub Před 2 lety +43

    This match was ahead of its time... Lot of flat baseline rallies similar to current day matches...

    • @observadoratento
      @observadoratento Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, but today the game is faster.

    • @shafqatishan437
      @shafqatishan437 Před 2 lety +3

      Todays baseline hittings are not flat, they're either top spinning or slicing the ball

    • @HenriqueAlves-bt9ns
      @HenriqueAlves-bt9ns Před 2 lety +4

      Back then the courts where a lot faster... the game now is slower

    • @kirby4599
      @kirby4599 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed, it's amazing how matches like this influenced the sport up to now. Although things like courts slowing down or the increasing prevalence of deep topspin groundstrokes, the gamestyles are very similar

    • @TheKakarot_itachi
      @TheKakarot_itachi Před 2 lety

      @@HenriqueAlves-bt9ns the game is faster than ever now.

  • @user-ex9zb1ri2v
    @user-ex9zb1ri2v Před 2 lety +1

    great and unexpected highlights, thank you very much! and what a match!

  • @blucat4
    @blucat4 Před 2 lety +2

    I enjoyed this so much, awesome match and great highlights so you really kept the flow of the match. Shows the younger fans why these guys still have the respect of the modern players. This really cheered me up, thanks! :-)

  • @Left-Foot-Brake
    @Left-Foot-Brake Před 2 lety +3

    Pure heart from Hewitt in that tie-break..... still impressed!

  • @tomnguyen1015
    @tomnguyen1015 Před 2 lety +7

    I'm still sad that Agassi lost the match after having so many chances 😭

  • @adtwin33
    @adtwin33 Před 2 lety +1

    both of my favorite players growing up, I remember i watched James Blake and agassi match at the same tournament

  • @diegoolivera3196
    @diegoolivera3196 Před rokem

    Simplemente un PARTIDAZO! digno de una final, entre estos 2 Jugadorazos 👌😉

  • @My40Love
    @My40Love Před 2 lety +7

    Why don't you give us more matches in the Classic section??

  • @bioshed
    @bioshed Před rokem +1

    Hewitt was amazing in his early days

  • @truthreignsforever9286
    @truthreignsforever9286 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Two similar style players mirroring each other anc duking it out. One of the best non grand slam matches ever

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher Před 7 měsíci +2

      That’s because Agassi was Hewitt’s tennis hero.

  • @hussTennis
    @hussTennis Před 2 lety +6

    3:13 don't shit with Andre's back end 😎

  • @jamiemuller2987
    @jamiemuller2987 Před 2 lety +2

    Holy smokes that was some good ball hitting

  • @chien-teliu3563
    @chien-teliu3563 Před 2 lety +2

    Agassi backhand is unique

  • @southpawjab4749
    @southpawjab4749 Před 2 dny +1

    Hewitt = tough as nails.

  • @Nickreds20
    @Nickreds20 Před 2 lety +2

    I wouldn't exactly say players today hit flat. On the contrary, they're putting so much spin and weight on the shots that it seems unreal.
    Back then in the 90's and early 2000's they'd hit flat and fast, most of the players. It was dominated by "touch" and "feel" players rather than big hitters, as it is today. Players like marcelo rios, agassi and sampras ruled the game.
    Talent, style and precision stood out above massive power.
    Now most of the players hit hard and big, no matter what racquet size they're using.
    Uh, the old days...

  • @DeLo0N
    @DeLo0N Před 2 lety

    за последние пару лет я таких игр не видел, супер борьба

  • @sashazhidkova
    @sashazhidkova Před 2 lety +2

    YO THEY PLAYED IN THE CITY WHERE I live wow

    • @sashazhidkova
      @sashazhidkova Před 2 lety +1

      Wish I was born earlier to see them….(

  • @observadoratento
    @observadoratento Před 2 lety

    Fantástico juego de fondo, me sorprende que no ataquen la red; la pista no era tan lenta.

  • @temp850
    @temp850 Před rokem +3

    Tennis was very different in those days. There was no social media to the same extent of today - and the internet was quite primitive. These guys just focused on tennis and had much more mental application compared to many players today. It's true that Andre didn't have the same passion for tennis as many did in his early days and we all know that he is notably more talented than Hewitt (and, I'm an aussie) but Lleyton had that incredible mental toughness. He knew how to win ugly, like Brad Gilbert spoke of. However, this was not an ugly win but one with real skill. Lleyton hit the ball differently in his early days (more topspin) but had to change his game to a flatter style of hitting after his major foot and hip issues. Lleyton wasn't a great talent but he was a great fighter, a bit like a Jimmy Connors.

  • @robinkalousek7247
    @robinkalousek7247 Před 2 lety

    Once upon a time hard courts were actually fast. Nowadays it is sometimes a snail show( Indian wells)

  • @djjazzydean
    @djjazzydean Před 2 lety

    Unbelievable

  • @davidag90
    @davidag90 Před 2 lety

    The very first point of this video makes you understand how a LONG and disputed match we're about to watch hahahaha

  • @Angebleu777
    @Angebleu777 Před 2 lety

    Higlights?

  • @anseinueseima408
    @anseinueseima408 Před 5 měsíci

    19:03 Clijsters!

  • @jaymieparamu9320
    @jaymieparamu9320 Před 2 lety

    Agassi cleanest ball striker to this day

    • @blucat4
      @blucat4 Před 2 lety

      True, and Hewitt with the most guts!!

  • @user-ur4qh4xu8v
    @user-ur4qh4xu8v Před 8 měsíci

    Потрясающий матч, столько борьбы, столько невероятных ударов и это в финале обычного 500ка!Хьюитт конечно настоящий гладиатор, по игре Агасси смотрелся лучше, но скорость Ллейтона, который находился на пиковых своих кондициях в совокупности с бойцовским характером не позволили Андре взять вверх!

  • @OldSkoolLegend
    @OldSkoolLegend Před 3 měsíci

    whoever says they played tennis slow back then..... watch this and say it again with a straight face.

    • @davidletz9123
      @davidletz9123 Před 10 dny

      Right...and they did not make those ridiculous first clenches after every point, either!

    • @OldSkoolLegend
      @OldSkoolLegend Před 10 dny

      @@davidletz9123 when you see someone fist clench.... just shows how lonely and small they feel.

  • @temp850
    @temp850 Před 2 lety +3

    It's fascinating, as the American commentators are constantly saying 'no call' when Hewitt's balls that are close to the line are not called out but never say that about Agassi's balls that are close to the line. This kind of bias commentary happens in all countries, though. As an Aussie, I have to say, it happens a lot in my country. We are just as biased. ✌

  • @Jack-pl2he
    @Jack-pl2he Před 2 lety +2

    Agassi deserve it more

    • @haajiryabre335
      @haajiryabre335 Před 2 lety

      Yeah he deserved to lose it more. Didn’t he?

  • @recolinotyu
    @recolinotyu Před 2 lety +16

    It's clear how much racquet technology has improved over the years, they're hitting with all their might with huge explosion and arm movement but the ball just doesn't go fast at all

    • @TheKakarot_itachi
      @TheKakarot_itachi Před 2 lety +7

      Lol. No.

    • @monotypemesh3174
      @monotypemesh3174 Před 2 lety +11

      strings more than the frames

    • @recolinotyu
      @recolinotyu Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheKakarot_itachi If you don't think that now go watch a game from the new gen on a fast court like this, its waaaay faster... No wonder this 3 setter took 3 hours, they just can't create pressure with such low ball speed so they just keep trading backhands forever

    • @metaloenformol
      @metaloenformol Před 2 lety +12

      Hewitt always had a huge swing to power ratio. His arm movement made the shot look like it took more effort than it really did.

    • @dickspringfield4497
      @dickspringfield4497 Před 2 lety +10

      @@recolinotyu I just watched Medvedev play Djokovic at the US Open and it's almost exactly the same speed. It's because Hewitt was a great retriever it gives the impression the "balls are slow".

  • @jamesyelton11
    @jamesyelton11 Před 5 měsíci

    i dont know why hewitt spent the rest of his career ignoring the bh down the line.

  • @jawadharake2350
    @jawadharake2350 Před 2 lety

    What was hewitt ranking back then?

  • @nikhilpicardo1749
    @nikhilpicardo1749 Před rokem

    Kim Clijsters there...such a lovely couple then

  • @guillermobrandt291
    @guillermobrandt291 Před 4 dny

    What bad luck Agassi not to win one of the tie breaks, it is always a lottery like penalties in soccer

  • @tigerbalm666
    @tigerbalm666 Před 2 lety

    Doesn't 5 pairs of socks weight you down?

  • @djedd23
    @djedd23 Před 2 lety +1

    This was the last time you had two players under 6 feet at the top of the game.

  • @rabiimorfy7148
    @rabiimorfy7148 Před 2 lety

    pet sampras et point final

  • @alexmartin628
    @alexmartin628 Před 3 měsíci

    It's good to see two weak-era guys going toe to toe.

  • @eduardochernia
    @eduardochernia Před 2 lety +4

    Back to when tennis was played by men, and not those who now speculate with bathroom breaks and medical timeouts. Here you just wiped with the towel and kept on playing.

  • @billydurham4143
    @billydurham4143 Před 2 lety

    Kim was wanting a good night of love

  • @pawshands9706
    @pawshands9706 Před 2 lety

    This pace is so slow compared to today's average baseline players.

  • @roter13
    @roter13 Před 2 lety +1

    This was that awkward time period where Sampras was about to retire and Federer had yet to awaken. That's how Hewitt managed to win 2 slams.

    • @tommyd7371
      @tommyd7371 Před 2 lety +6

      Are you suggesting this is poor quality tennis?

    • @djedd23
      @djedd23 Před 2 lety +2

      What hewitt did though was super impressive as he did it so young.

    • @edgarpanganiban9339
      @edgarpanganiban9339 Před rokem

      This new generation of Hewitt, Safin, Federer, Roddick etc etc are the ones that made Sampras believe he can't win anything anymore lol and he was 29 when he won his last slam 😅. Assuming this is a low quality era is like saying Sampras era is much weaker. The only thing Nadal/Djokovic generations added to the game is extreme athleticism/physicality. In terms of raw tennis skills like ball striking, footwork and service, we can argue the older generation does it better like what Agassi does here.

    • @captainbryce1
      @captainbryce1 Před 3 měsíci

      @@edgarpanganiban9339This is the same year that Sampras beat Roddick in straight sets in the U.S. Open qtrs, while Agassi beats Hewitt in the semis. Sampras then beat Agassi in the final.

  • @bogdan3209
    @bogdan3209 Před 5 měsíci

    why do they watch at the strings so much. wtf is that

    • @SonateSonate
      @SonateSonate Před 3 měsíci

      They didn't have polyester strings that snap back into place after impact.

  • @tennisgenius4850
    @tennisgenius4850 Před 2 lety +1

    Hewitt was a trash player. He had no weapons, and could only beat Agassi because he had back problems. Federer won most of his Grand Slams in the weakest era of tennis, where players like Hewitt were n1.

    • @dani__crocs
      @dani__crocs Před 2 lety +24

      "Hewitt was a trash player" is the dumbest thing I read in some time

    • @Mrfix-iz4di
      @Mrfix-iz4di Před 2 lety +7

      Seek help

    • @synhet84
      @synhet84 Před 2 lety +5

      @@martydav9475 yeah sad times to come for this mofo without friends :) anyway, you can't be n°1 in the world without being super strong mentally technically and physically

    • @PirateTimbo68
      @PirateTimbo68 Před 2 lety

      better than you

    • @Divvy21
      @Divvy21 Před 2 lety +5

      keyboard warrior who probably does not play much tennis calling other players trash. I have seen it all