Yes Connors and many of the past players directed their shots, especially Connors. That follow through in the directing of his shots eventually took a toll on his hips.
@@martinhudecek8886 it's amazing how ignorant fans are. Agassi should have been kicked out of the 1990 USO against Korda, he swore regularly back then. He tanked matches regularly, He took amphetamines and lied to get out of it. The rumours of steroid use have dogged him for most of his career - including allegations from other pros. His autobiography is FULL of lies and mistruths - one day I might blog about that - being a diehard fan, I can identify at least 50 lies in that book. He's treated many people like Bill Shelton, Parentti, Etcheberry and others horribly - and finally had a falling out with even lifelong bestie Perry. The entire Australian Davis cup team was enraged at him - and contrary to what the ignorant OP said - called out his lack of class.... and even Andre's own teammate Krickstein backed then up! He belittled an entire South American Davis cup team - another thing he lied about in his book. Called Sampras a poor tipper - with absolutely no justification or verification - after Sampras had made a HUGE donation to his vanity school. Yet now... because he continually spouts nonsensical new-age feel good rhetoric and sayings, moron fans eat it up. lol. Actions speak louder than silly rhetoric, Don't get me wrong, I think Andre finally turned into a decent human, but he spent most of his career lying.
@FunkyShotsProduction Agassi, with a bad back and prior to retirement, held his own VS Federer. Fed won but Agassi put up a fight, even though he couldn't move. Some great baseline rallies. I think Agassi could have played longer if his back didn't go bad.
Yeah. Definitely a unique talent. His basic hand/eye coordination to hit that flat that consistently (for decades) is amazing to see. It’s like he’s got contempt for these top-spin, percentage-playing slackers. And for a stone-cold baseline freak, very seldom found wanting at the net.
@@dontsayitisntbecauseitis3845I know this comment is a year old but you nailed it. His mother taught him to play that way, with anger and contempt. If you’re so inclined, read the book “Jimmy Connors saved my life.” It talks about how his mother and grandmother taught him to play with a chip on his shoulder.
@@gerrymanrique9395Cheers dude. Appreciation doesn’t have a use-by date. For Connors, or my comment😉. I knew he was taught to play in an old-school sports hall, with polished wooden floors, making the ball skid through low, cultivating his unique style. I might look into the bio, so thanks. It’s over £100 for the paperback on Amazon right now, but about £4 for the hardback, so I just need to decide which to go for👍🏽.
Andre was just a shadow of what he would become. In 1990, Andre was a gifted tennis player getting by on natural talent, 5 years later, he would turn himself into a ferocious, competitive, physically conditioned athlete with a superior tennis I.Q. No one should ever question Andre's physical and mental commitment to being great. He essentially turned himself into a modern-day Jimmy Conners.
I would say other than Rafa Nadal, no other player in the history of tennis fought harder point for point than Jimmy Connors. He never gave up. He's 36 in this match, and back then 36 was old. They didn't have all this training and vegan diets. He obviously loved playing tennis.
Connors said that his eagerness to use racquets made using the latest technologies and materials could have contributed a great deal to prolonging his career
@@ktosomcosom19 you're making the right point, Connors (much like Federer, Nadal en Djokovic after him) remained hungry to improve, where others weren't that eager to after a certain age. Even though they don't strike the ball as hard as the players today do, tennis in 1989 was going a heck of a lot faster than in 1975 (when Connors was no. 1), yet he remained a top player.
@@Earthssilhouettes Thanks for the love and words of encouragement I must say that I have enormous respect for you considering the manner in which I have made contact with you,Your comment gave me goosebumps and I decided to honor you.I’m very glad you’re fan of mine for that I would love to have a private conversation with you if that’s okay with you reach out to me privately via email
In Agassi's autobiography, he talks about getting a standing ovation in the locker room after his last match. Only one player did not stand -- Jimmy Connors. At 4:00, Connors is just wasting time to catch his breath.
My favorite thing about Connors is.. Even late in his career, with TONS of Major Titles, and SEVERAL weeks as world #1... He STILL has so much enthusiasm and passion for the game. He just seems to enjoy it so much (Sure he throws tantrums, but he's so happy when he wins big points).
A baseliner against a baseliner, and a young gun on the rise against a senior player past the peak. This was tough for Jimmy but he did play really well. Yeah, he has to do a lot to win a point as you can tell. In truth, Connors was an all-round player. It is in fact magical that a guy hitting flat shots a majority of the time can keep the ground stroke going for that long.
My generation was so lucky to have Jimmy, Borg, Mcenroe, and so many more, but I really wish I could have watched Jimmy in his prime in the 90's playing Agassi and Sampras.
Just imagine how many more slams Connors would have won if he had a bigger serve and could consistently get free points off his serve. For a great baseliner his volleys were incredible his mental game and fighting spirit were off the charts.
Jimmy’s Bies are amazing. I love how he has a two hand back in Bali. You know he still has the most titles on tour 109 well Djokovic catch him. I’d love to talk to Jimmy about that.
It looks like to me that Agassi is tanking the match to keep Jimmy in the match. If this was legitimate Agassi would have smoked Jimmy at his age off the court in about an hour.
He destroyed Connor’s the previous year in straight sets. It definitely looks like he was taking it easy on him in this match. Especially losing the third set 6-0.
connors was such a prick. even in this low def video it's obvious a lot of the calls he's getting exasperated over were clearly in and he knows it. he's just faking it to get the crowd on his side and influence the linesmen. johnny mac was a hothead, but he was always honorable at least and most of the time he was right.
Maybe you meant to say, 'Please show whatever us you can, and whatever you feel comfortable giving us because we are grateful for whatever you download for us" I do not tell other people how to wrap their presents that they are giving to me. Gareth, you can just click away if you see the word 'highlights'.
@@BTURNER1961 ha ha brilliant I’ve said thanks for these shares countless times when they show them I just asked can you please show full matches as they have with other Agassi matches as they stop people from selling these full matches online so the least they can do is show full matches if they are gonna block fans from obtaining them mr turner
@@garethcole5281 Then we have a problem with your proof of this assertion. How exactly is this video 'blocking' anyone from doing anything with the full video?
@@BTURNER1961 no usta and us open blocked people from selling matches online not on this platform so people were not able to get full matches also Wimbledon blocks people from buying them and still does the same with certain matches that people try to share on here
Excellent tennis. Interestingly this year he and his former girlfriend named Chrissie once again reached the same round before departing the singles. That happened in '75,'76,'77,' 78 (although who won that final round differed), in '81, 82, 83, and 85 as well as 1989. He ended up with a career 85.22 win/ loss record ( 98/17) at the Open (thanks to BurnsTennis for catching my earlier error). Agassi had a career 80.6 w/l record here.
@@BurnsTennis Oops I double checked my source (wiki) and you are right. I was looking at the wrong colum of slam totals right below the Open for that total. Here are the correct figures from 1970-1992 he played 22 years for 98 wins and 17 losses. for a 85.22 w/l average. Thanks for catching that!!! I will correct my original post to reflect reality
@@BTURNER1961 That is an incredible record. I like two guys at the Open. Connors for winning on 3 surfaces (never to be matched as surface wont change again) and Sampras for remarkably making 8 finals in only 14 attempts.
My feeling at the time was that Agassi lost the second set 4-6, then PURPOSELY tanked the third set 0-6. He then figured he could just close out Connors easily, as he had won the first set 6-1. Connors had a little more fight in him than Agassi counted on, and the last 2 sets were closer than I'm sure he would have liked, 6-3, 6-4. I think part of the reason Agassi did this was to show that he could win a 5-setter (which he had not done up to that time, as I recall). His game just matched up so well with Connors that Agassi could just crush him pretty much at will, as he had done the year before (he won his 1988 US Open match against Connors 6-2, 7-6, 6-1). I remember Mary Carillo actually asking him about it in the post-match interview, and he laughed nervously. No question in my mind - he tanked the 3rd, and possibly the 2nd set. Watch the entire match if you can find it. It's obvious.
When Andre clapped his racket after a nice shot by Jimmy was that part of his strategy. He figures Jimmy would lighten up a bit if he was really respectful towards him.
Connors, for as unconventional as he hit the ball, is the winningest professional tennis player in the history of the sport. If that how you measure the GOAT, it might be him.
So sad how Andre was so in love with his baseline game. He missed so many opportunities to come to the net! If he took a moment to analyze Connor's game, this match would have ended much sooner.
The games score should have been given at least ten times during the match. Without those many of the dramatic contexts were missed. Not even the final five set score was given.
Yeah these are bad highlights, Jimmy went down big in the 5th set 1-5, came back to make it 4-5 made a comment on camera about Agassi choking and then choked the final game away with three unforced errors including hitting the last volley long
What a terrible job editing this video, only once do they show the score and where they are in the match. You get absolutely no sense of the flow and essence of the match, just a bunch of points thrown together to get a video up on YT. This was an epic match and not because of the high level of tennis but because of the drama of the match, the way Connors had to fight back at end of his career and the then 19 ur old kid taking the mantle away from the elder statesman. Shame
@@beryl8285 hahaha Andre did in 5 sets….. he had beaten Connors pretty easily in the same round as this the year before, and Andre being cocky at the time predicted the same result before the match and Connors caught wind of what he said, so Jimmy really wanted to beat Andre and make him eat his words…….. Plus there was history between these guys from along time before this, read Andres book Open, he discusses his sort of disdain for Jimmy…. ,
@@BurnsTennis so it’s funny, you def get a sense of that when you read his book, he def felt that way against Becker and Connors for sure…he hated playing Pete because he knew he had to be on his A game or he would get pummeled, but he liked Pete, he just thought he was cheap!! Lol!!! But yeah I guess when you grow up hating the very thing you do for a living your gonna hav disdain for a lot of things and lot of people!!!
@@emin7540Both of them baseliners who took the ball early,with heavy emphasis on the bh.Agassi had probably a better forehand but Connors had better footwork and better net game.
You watch Connors old matches with old technology, and you thing this can't play a modern player. Ah hell no, he upgraded equipment and he can plan Andre Fucking Agassi. And play him almost like a classical fiddle. Damn that was so nice to watch!!!!!
Connors hatte eine seltsame Vorhand. Und alle spielen ihm direkt vor die Füße, Agassi damals noch zu unerfahren, die Passierschläge immer dorthin, wo connors gerade steht.
Connors at 37 and well out of his prime while Agassi 19 and in his prime on goes to show had they met while both were in their prime Connors would easily beat Agassi! Today's tennis is at the baseline and many of the points are like feeding the ball to one another allow body positioning and preparation. No one in the past would give you time to prepare for the next shot and there is no 15 ball bounce before their serves or stalling and Connors later in the match did not feel well but fought on, these are champions!
Agassi was in no way in his prime here lol. You obviously havent watched much of Andre's tennis to feel that way. Jimmy was also not 37 here. He was 37 in 1991, when he made his infamous run to the semis.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 Connors was born in September 1952 so he was 37 at the time of the match. Aggassi close to his 'prime' bearing in mind he reached the final of the next three slams he played following this match with Connors. That was not an infamous run to the semis in 1991; it was a famous run.
Both have great ground strokes, Jimmy hitting so flat. Just don’t think Jimmy was up for a slugfest from the baseline against such a great return game and passer as Agassi. The first set took too much out of connors.
It was almost as if Jimmy Connors was blind... but only only when it might have been convenient for him. I've read his autobiography, so I know some of that griping and outrage was just him playing to the crowd. But that Agassi ace was so far in. And that baseline call that Gerulaitis said was "clearly out" was, in fact, clearly in. Jimmy should have picked his battles a bit more carefully if he actually wanted anyone - including the officials - to believe in his tantrums.
By the way, looking at Connors' serve at 16:04 - it was CLEARLY in, not even on the line but a few inches inside of it. Connors was wrong on line calls all day - every single line call he questioned he was wrong on. Then Agassi points to a 'mark' that is clearly NO WHERE NEAR where the ball bounced - literally around 3 ft away (at 16:46), really close to the T. What a joke. Not sure what Agassi was up to here, but at least he could have pointed to a 'mark' that was close to where the serve actually landed. And 'marks' on hard courts? - what a joke! It ain't clay, gentlemen.
@@JimmyConnors-cy2xt Since you came on the scene in he mid 70's. Assuming this is the real JC. Got your autograph in the 90's at an exhibition you played against McEnroe in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Definitely 2 of the greatest. The way Connors directs the ball, to me, is just amazing. Never seen anyone else ever do it the way he does.
That's what I was thinking. He hit a few neutral balls, but almost never hit a "rally ball." Every shot had a purpose -- always attacking.
Yes Connors and many of the past players directed their shots, especially Connors. That follow through in the directing of his shots eventually took a toll on his hips.
Agassi's class is underrated. He never gets super angry at questionable calls and doesn't rage at bad games.
Absolutely. And among all aging tennis pros, Andre has done by far the most good in the world.
I don't know about that. His temper has cost him some matches. One time I recall was 'no f-ing way.. just call the score' .
He was pretty good except for that US Open match against Korda. He was out of line.
@@martinhudecek8886definitely!! Also remember how he got defaulted against Cecil Mammit at Sybase open. It doesn’t happen often.
@@martinhudecek8886 it's amazing how ignorant fans are. Agassi should have been kicked out of the 1990 USO against Korda, he swore regularly back then. He tanked matches regularly, He took amphetamines and lied to get out of it. The rumours of steroid use have dogged him for most of his career - including allegations from other pros. His autobiography is FULL of lies and mistruths - one day I might blog about that - being a diehard fan, I can identify at least 50 lies in that book. He's treated many people like Bill Shelton, Parentti, Etcheberry and others horribly - and finally had a falling out with even lifelong bestie Perry. The entire Australian Davis cup team was enraged at him - and contrary to what the ignorant OP said - called out his lack of class.... and even Andre's own teammate Krickstein backed then up! He belittled an entire South American Davis cup team - another thing he lied about in his book. Called Sampras a poor tipper - with absolutely no justification or verification - after Sampras had made a HUGE donation to his vanity school. Yet now... because he continually spouts nonsensical new-age feel good rhetoric and sayings, moron fans eat it up. lol. Actions speak louder than silly rhetoric, Don't get me wrong, I think Andre finally turned into a decent human, but he spent most of his career lying.
Jimmy’s playing style was absolutely beautiful to watch. The flat forehand in the air, full extended arms on the backhand. Just beautiful.
To each his own.
Ugly style
A matchup of two legends; one at the beginning of his career and one at the end.
I don’t think I ever realized how awesome Connors was until now.
My friend played Connors in one of his first pro tournaments. I'd say losing 6-4, 6-4 to Connors wasn't bad. :)
@FunkyShotsProduction Agassi, with a bad back and prior to retirement, held his own VS Federer. Fed won but Agassi put up a fight, even though he couldn't move. Some great baseline rallies. I think Agassi could have played longer if his back didn't go bad.
Yeah. Definitely a unique talent. His basic hand/eye coordination to hit that flat that consistently (for decades) is amazing to see. It’s like he’s got contempt for these top-spin, percentage-playing slackers. And for a stone-cold baseline freak, very seldom found wanting at the net.
@@dontsayitisntbecauseitis3845I know this comment is a year old but you nailed it. His mother taught him to play that way, with anger and contempt. If you’re so inclined, read the book “Jimmy Connors saved my life.” It talks about how his mother and grandmother taught him to play with a chip on his shoulder.
@@gerrymanrique9395Cheers dude. Appreciation doesn’t have a use-by date. For Connors, or my comment😉. I knew he was taught to play in an old-school sports hall, with polished wooden floors, making the ball skid through low, cultivating his unique style. I might look into the bio, so thanks. It’s over £100 for the paperback on Amazon right now, but about £4 for the hardback, so I just need to decide which to go for👍🏽.
Connors' volleys are un-believable. He never misses a volley or put-a-way. For a baseliner, his volleys and approaches are godlike.
What a joy to watch. Still first rate tennis.
Interesting highlights. Connors wins almost every point but loses the match.
Clash of the Titans. Really enjoy Connors demonstrating how the old school forehand can be effective.
it wa his weak side
just watching how slow the back-and-forth back then compared to now is mind-blowing! ;-)
Andre was just a shadow of what he would become. In 1990, Andre was a gifted tennis player getting by on natural talent, 5 years later, he would turn himself into a ferocious, competitive, physically conditioned athlete with a superior tennis I.Q.
No one should ever question Andre's physical and mental commitment to being great. He essentially turned himself into a modern-day Jimmy Conners.
I would say other than Rafa Nadal, no other player in the history of tennis fought harder point for point than Jimmy Connors. He never gave up. He's 36 in this match, and back then 36 was old. They didn't have all this training and vegan diets. He obviously loved playing tennis.
Novak is 36 now and proving if you can stay fit, you can play strong into your mid 30s
Connors said that his eagerness to use racquets made using the latest technologies and materials could have contributed a great deal to prolonging his career
@@ktosomcosom19 you're making the right point, Connors (much like Federer, Nadal en Djokovic after him) remained hungry to improve, where others weren't that eager to after a certain age. Even though they don't strike the ball as hard as the players today do, tennis in 1989 was going a heck of a lot faster than in 1975 (when Connors was no. 1), yet he remained a top player.
Djokovic changed world of tennis , 36 is young (:
As if vegan diets would be better than protein.
Both idols amazing
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This made my morning! Thank you 😊
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@@jimmyconnors5685 if this is really you, thank you for being such a great influence in my life!
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Changing of the guards. Agassi showing where tennis was going and conners showing where tennis had been. Still awesome to watch
I enjoy watching this then the game today. True point construction.
In Agassi's autobiography, he talks about getting a standing ovation in the locker room after his last match. Only one player did not stand -- Jimmy Connors.
At 4:00, Connors is just wasting time to catch his breath.
Connors was an asshat
That backhand down the line at 4:55 😳😳😳😳😳
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This is a beautiful entry into the ledger of tennis history
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Connors was such a great all-court player.
Connors forehand , a truly vintage pusher with quick legs and great sense of court coverage.
My favorite thing about Connors is.. Even late in his career, with TONS of Major Titles, and SEVERAL weeks as world #1... He STILL has so much enthusiasm and passion for the game. He just seems to enjoy it so much (Sure he throws tantrums, but he's so happy when he wins big points).
Connors style is just wow, way better to see than agassi
I do love Agassis forehand
A baseliner against a baseliner, and a young gun on the rise against a senior player past the peak. This was tough for Jimmy but he did play really well. Yeah, he has to do a lot to win a point as you can tell. In truth, Connors was an all-round player. It is in fact magical that a guy hitting flat shots a majority of the time can keep the ground stroke going for that long.
懐かしい。コナーズすばらしいプレイ。30代後半。リアルタイムで早朝観た。この時初めてアガシを知った。
山際淳二さんがｱﾅｳﾝｻｰとコナーズびいきのセンチメンタルなｺﾒﾝﾄしていた。
商売人のもう一人名前は忘れたがアッシュに取り入ったヤツが早速アガシの代理人みたいな口をきいていた。
さすがに5セットマッチの長丁場、コナーズは人差し指を突き立ててコートを去った。
あの時のVHSがまだ手元にあるがもう観れない。ありがたい動画です。
You could see how good Jimmy was, played over 40s, one of best ever Connors. Top10 all time
They are idols to this day.
My generation was so lucky to have Jimmy, Borg, Mcenroe, and so many more, but I really wish I could have watched Jimmy in his prime in the 90's playing Agassi and Sampras.
1:09
Connors experience shows here. He’s right in position for Agassi’s return of Connors drop shot.
Connors strategy was awesome .
Just imagine how many more slams Connors would have won if he had a bigger serve and could consistently get free points off his serve. For a great baseliner his volleys were incredible his mental game and fighting spirit were off the charts.
5:00 Bolletieri be like "That's my boy!"
Jimmy’s Bies are amazing. I love how he has a two hand back in Bali. You know he still has the most titles on tour 109 well Djokovic catch him. I’d love to talk to Jimmy about that.
Gosh both look sooooo young here.andre looks like a 16teen..wow incredible match glad Andrea won.
La fameuse raquette jaune Donnay d'Agassi.
Guillermo Perez-Roldan jouais aussi avec une donnay rouge.
La grande époque.
There needs to be more sports played in denim shorts as a respect to the 80's
It looks like to me that Agassi is tanking the match to keep Jimmy in the match. If this was legitimate Agassi would have smoked Jimmy at his age off the court in about an hour.
Don't underestimate Connors. He destroyed Edberg at the US Open 1989.
@@overkongen34 Robbie Weiss destroyed Edberg at the Lipton.
Nonsense,Jimmy was still a top-player at that stage of his career,destroyed Stefan Edberg in 1/8,he played a semifinal 2 years later 39 age old.
@@aleksthegreat4130 ya Percocets, helped him out at that age, the poor man had back issues and he could barely walk onto the court at the Open.
He destroyed Connor’s the previous year in straight sets. It definitely looks like he was taking it easy on him in this match. Especially losing the third set 6-0.
connors was such a prick. even in this low def video it's obvious a lot of the calls he's getting exasperated over were clearly in and he knows it. he's just faking it to get the crowd on his side and influence the linesmen. johnny mac was a hothead, but he was always honorable at least and most of the time he was right.
I didn’t realize there careers overlapped like this
Please just show
Full matches
Maybe you meant to say, 'Please show whatever us you can, and whatever you feel comfortable giving us because we are grateful for whatever you download for us" I do not tell other people how to wrap their presents that they are giving to me. Gareth, you can just click away if you see the word 'highlights'.
@@BTURNER1961 ha ha brilliant I’ve said thanks for these shares countless times when they show them I just asked can you please show full matches as they have with other Agassi matches as they stop people from selling these full matches online so the least they can do is show full matches if they are gonna block fans from obtaining them mr turner
@@garethcole5281 Then we have a problem with your proof of this assertion. How exactly is this video 'blocking' anyone from doing anything with the full video?
@@BTURNER1961 no usta and us open blocked people from selling matches online not on this platform so people were not able to get full matches also Wimbledon blocks people from buying them and still does the same with certain matches that people try to share on here
@@BTURNER1961comment of the month!
what a classic match
Excellent tennis. Interestingly this year he and his former girlfriend named Chrissie once again reached the same round before departing the singles. That happened in '75,'76,'77,' 78 (although who won that final round differed), in '81, 82, 83, and 85 as well as 1989. He ended up with a career 85.22 win/ loss record ( 98/17) at the Open (thanks to BurnsTennis for catching my earlier error). Agassi had a career 80.6 w/l record here.
Do you mean 233-49 in his grand slam career overall? Surely its not possible to play almost 300 matches at the US Open?
@@BurnsTennis Oops I double checked my source (wiki) and you are right. I was looking at the wrong colum of slam totals right below the Open for that total. Here are the correct figures from 1970-1992 he played 22 years for 98 wins and 17 losses. for a 85.22 w/l average. Thanks for catching that!!! I will correct my original post to reflect reality
@@BTURNER1961 That is an incredible record. I like two guys at the Open. Connors for winning on 3 surfaces (never to be matched as surface wont change again) and Sampras for remarkably making 8 finals in only 14 attempts.
@@BurnsTennis sampras making those 3 last finals and winning one past his prime was quite exciting
My feeling at the time was that Agassi lost the second set 4-6, then PURPOSELY tanked the third set 0-6. He then figured he could just close out Connors easily, as he had won the first set 6-1. Connors had a little more fight in him than Agassi counted on, and the last 2 sets were closer than I'm sure he would have liked, 6-3, 6-4. I think part of the reason Agassi did this was to show that he could win a 5-setter (which he had not done up to that time, as I recall). His game just matched up so well with Connors that Agassi could just crush him pretty much at will, as he had done the year before (he won his 1988 US Open match against Connors 6-2, 7-6, 6-1). I remember Mary Carillo actually asking him about it in the post-match interview, and he laughed nervously. No question in my mind - he tanked the 3rd, and possibly the 2nd set. Watch the entire match if you can find it. It's obvious.
Agassi was leaving a lot of balls really short. Inviting Connors into the net. I was baffled before reading your comments.
When Andre clapped his racket after a nice shot by Jimmy was that part of his strategy. He figures Jimmy would lighten up a bit if he was really respectful towards him.
Jimmy was 37 in this match. Crazy part is that was the same age that Roger Federer was when he won his last Grand Slam title in Australia.
Connors, for as unconventional as he hit the ball, is the winningest professional tennis player in the history of the sport. If that how you measure the GOAT, it might be him.
24:40 : Was he upset about the call? Or was he just in disbelief that Agassi had that much guts?
So sad how Andre was so in love with his baseline game. He missed so many opportunities to come to the net! If he took a moment to analyze Connor's game, this match would have ended much sooner.
The games score should have been given at least ten times during the match. Without those many of the dramatic contexts were missed. Not even the final five set score was given.
Yeah these are bad highlights, Jimmy went down big in the 5th set 1-5, came back to make it 4-5 made a comment on camera about Agassi choking and then choked the final game away with three unforced errors including hitting the last volley long
No more highlights. Please upload full Agassi matches
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The magical era. Never happen again. Tennis is lost now.
why not post the whole match??
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What a terrible job editing this video, only once do they show the score and where they are in the match. You get absolutely no sense of the flow and essence of the match, just a bunch of points thrown together to get a video up on YT. This was an epic match and not because of the high level of tennis but because of the drama of the match, the way Connors had to fight back at end of his career and the then 19 ur old kid taking the mantle away from the elder statesman. Shame
yea, I agree - who won?
Yeah, a lazy job for sure. These aren't "highlights" by any definition of the word.
@@beryl8285 hahaha Andre did in 5 sets….. he had beaten Connors pretty easily in the same round as this the year before, and Andre being cocky at the time predicted the same result before the match and Connors caught wind of what he said, so Jimmy really wanted to beat Andre and make him eat his words…….. Plus there was history between these guys from along time before this, read Andres book Open, he discusses his sort of disdain for Jimmy….
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@@10scoach33 Agassi seemed to have disdain for almost all of his opponents according to his book. I am sure they all loved him back......
@@BurnsTennis so it’s funny, you def get a sense of that when you read his book, he def felt that way against Becker and Connors for sure…he hated playing Pete because he knew he had to be on his A game or he would get pummeled, but he liked Pete, he just thought he was cheap!! Lol!!! But yeah I guess when you grow up hating the very thing you do for a living your gonna hav disdain for a lot of things and lot of people!!!
you couldnt tell that was a wig agassi was wearing
Such similar styles. A pleasure to watch.
Not similar at all! You must be watching a different match?
@@emin7540Both of them baseliners who took the ball early,with heavy emphasis on the bh.Agassi had probably a better forehand but Connors had better footwork and better net game.
Будущая легенда выиграла у прошлой легенды
Two years later, Jimmy Connor would make an amazing run starting by beating Patrick McEnroe with an amazing come back.
I’ve watched a lot of his highlights. He was a great champion but can’t to come to any other conclusion other than that Connors was a total Douche.
You watch Connors old matches with old technology, and you thing this can't play a modern player. Ah hell no, he upgraded equipment and he can plan Andre Fucking Agassi. And play him almost like a classical fiddle. Damn that was so nice to watch!!!!!
Interesting both Connor’s and Agassi were hitting a lot of drop shots back then to cut down on the rallies
Agassi and his velcro’d on
“Lions Mane”
Dude was bald AF at age 16 🤣😂
Oh and he’d been hitting that💡 bulb nonstop too.
Interesante, 2 tenis, uno de la vieja escuela Connors y el otro exponente del inicio de la nueva era del tenis, Agassi
So incredible!!
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Ridiculous video - one would think that Connors was the winner 🙄
Connors certainly wasnt one of the nicest guys in tennis, but he seemed to have more heart than anyone.
Connors hatte eine seltsame Vorhand. Und alle spielen ihm direkt vor die Füße, Agassi damals noch zu unerfahren, die Passierschläge immer dorthin, wo connors gerade steht.
Connors at 37 and well out of his prime while Agassi 19 and in his prime on goes to show had they met while both were in their prime Connors would easily beat Agassi! Today's tennis is at the baseline and many of the points are like feeding the ball to one another allow body positioning and preparation. No one in the past would give you time to prepare for the next shot and there is no 15 ball bounce before their serves or stalling and Connors later in the match did not feel well but fought on, these are champions!
Agassi was in no way in his prime here lol. You obviously havent watched much of Andre's tennis to feel that way.
Jimmy was also not 37 here. He was 37 in 1991, when he made his infamous run to the semis.
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Connors was born in September 1952 so he was 37 at the time of the match. Aggassi close to his 'prime' bearing in mind he reached the final of the next three slams he played following this match with Connors. That was not an infamous run to the semis in 1991; it was a famous run.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 He was 39 at the '91 US Open. What rock have you been under?
What we all know now, so many years later, Connors is a jerk, and Agassi is a cool guy.
Why he is a jerk? Because his behavior in court?
@@carlosandre9076 just google him, plenty of stories, negative stories, around about Jimmy
@@carlosandre9076also off it. He was infamously rude several times to fellow players.
These highlights really aren't much use without the score.
Clash of generations: flat driving vs topspin shots
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the _only_ time i ever rooted against Andre Agassi..... was whenever he played James *GOAT* Connors
Agassi made Tennis "cool" . #rebel
Yes
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It was awesome watching Agassi beat Connors!
Porque connors estaba enfermo con náuseas y mareo
Interesting how we see Connors winning more points and Agassi the match .. oh well.
Poor Jimmy Connors being his usual vindicative old self with the umpire, out of sheer frustration.
Connors' forehand was a thing of beauty. ...just kidding
Do you never wach the forehand of McEnroe... ir is sooo... bizar!
Connors was such a deeeeck, wasn’t he?
The generational change is evident, a complacent Agassi in front of a Connors already on his way out...
Both have great ground strokes, Jimmy hitting so flat. Just don’t think Jimmy was up for a slugfest from the baseline against such a great return game and passer as Agassi. The first set took too much out of connors.
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Connors beat him however 3 times in an exhibition tournament later that year.
Connors in his prime the better player but both very competitive
not a single slide on the concrete. Today their screeching on EVERY point. Tracking down all the balls.
Dana Leconto umpiring the baseline?
that chair umpire would of destroyed connors if they were in a bar connors would not even think of talking trash to him
People talk about McEnroe too much as being the bad boy la la la....Connors was the real thug
Remember when he came over to McEnroe and put his finger in his face? John pushed it away
Connors was just a jerk.
It was almost as if Jimmy Connors was blind... but only only when it might have been convenient for him. I've read his autobiography, so I know some of that griping and outrage was just him playing to the crowd. But that Agassi ace was so far in. And that baseline call that Gerulaitis said was "clearly out" was, in fact, clearly in. Jimmy should have picked his battles a bit more carefully if he actually wanted anyone - including the officials - to believe in his tantrums.
SCORE????
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Connors must have some letter diagnosis, right?
24:40 not even close. Way in. This poor sportsmanship in men's tennis really is why it is still a beta sport.
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Jimmy blew this match, he had like three unforced errors in the fifth set at 4-5, Agassi was ripe for the picking and Jimmy let him off the hook
Back when Andre had more hair than Steffi ... so long ago 😅
I thought it would be Connors in 5.
Connors was all about the sass! lol
Back before line challenges....lol
Agassi murdered Connors in this match but you’d never know it from watching this video
By the way, looking at Connors' serve at 16:04 - it was CLEARLY in, not even on the line but a few inches inside of it. Connors was wrong on line calls all day - every single line call he questioned he was wrong on. Then Agassi points to a 'mark' that is clearly NO WHERE NEAR where the ball bounced - literally around 3 ft away (at 16:46), really close to the T. What a joke. Not sure what Agassi was up to here, but at least he could have pointed to a 'mark' that was close to where the serve actually landed. And 'marks' on hard courts? - what a joke! It ain't clay, gentlemen.
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I think Jimmy's outbursts were just disguised ways to get some rest.
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@@JimmyConnors-cy2xt Since you came on the scene in he mid 70's. Assuming this is the real JC. Got your autograph in the 90's at an exhibition you played against McEnroe in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Cómo jugaba connor
Lloyd Christmas vs Andre Agassi
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