@@user-mv7ej3nq5q actually, Andre got into Karol's head for a while with that "tactic". Karol was up two set to love, and 2 breaks at that point, but allowed Andre to even the match at 2 all before finally wining it in 5. It should have been over in 3. For some reason, Karol always give Andre troubles.
I totally agree. A toss is a serve attempt in my opinion and part of the skill needed at the top level is a consistent toss, just like anything else. And if you catch your first serve toss then you just accept your fate and hit a second serve. Players who catch their toss consistently don’t deserve all these chances because it’s unfair to their opponent waiting for a serve to come. It’s too easily manipulated.
I kinda like that idea but with a serve clock now it's sort of moot & as the last comment said the rules around what constitutes a toss would have to be nailed down like they are in table tennis. RN if you make any legit effort to hit the ball, thats a serve
Yes, it's basically the baseball rule, too. Stumble or stop, and it's a balk. No take-backs. Lose your serve if you catch it. The server has enough of an advantage as it is. Also, I wouldn't mind if they got rid of lets. Just play the point out like NCAA does.
My ball tosses suck but I hit it anyway to avoid pissing off my opponent. The result is often a poor serve or a double fault. But at least my opponent isn't annoyed. I wish I have the nerve to do what Kucera does because nice guys finish last.
everyone in the comments saying 'he lost he lost he lost' Then what? Life is a journey, so is tennis and losses are part of it. They make you better and stronger. At this stage Andre was struggling, coming back to the top after troubles on and off the court. That later he did, oh boy he did. Read his book and learn something about life you clueless haters.
I think everyone wishes he won the match after Kucera was being such a douche. It's not about him being a "loser" more about wishing he won the match! And his book is the greatest biography ever written!
He lost the match. GOAT indeed 🤣. Given that Agassi was a much, MUCH better player than Kucera, it seems that Kucera’s weird mind games worked. (Or he was so nervous that his Ross genuinely was off…)
@@gentlemanjim480 I mean he lost the match sure but had a far superior career overall so idk lol. It was just a funny retort to kucera either trolling his toss. I highly doubt he was nervous as he won the match and would have made far more mistakes than just the toss. If it was a mind game it absolutely clapped Agassi's cheeks 😂
Karol Kucera was a deceptively tough opponent - He reached a career high of #6 in 1998 - He beat pretty much every top ten player at that time especially against Agassi - He led their head to head 4-3 So people trying to say he sucked and what not on here are just talking crap
Smack dab in the middle. Agassi was rolling at this point on his way to the career slam. This was a step back because he lost but it was 100% pure Agassi.
@@andy42x Bald Agassi > Grunge Agassi he was a sensation with the long hair, did meth, married a terrible actress, bottomed out, shaved his head, found his passion, hired Brad and Gil, married Steffi and became a legend.
@@thefunshow2024 as a kid, I vaguely remember these rivalries with him and sampras, although I feel like Sampras came out on top except on rare occasions
Yo estuve ése día en la cancha. Kucera le pegó un tremendo paseo hasta el 4-1 del 3er set. Lo que hizo dps Agassi fue vergonzoso. Le imitaba el saque, le hizo burla, todo para sacarlo del partido, cosa que finalmente hizo. Desde ése día, solo veía sus partidos para verlo perder. Le perdí definitivamente el respeto
@@giaimemudusegui a Kucera en varios partidos porque era uno de mis jugadores favoritos, y siempre tuvo problemas con el saque, no es algo que hizo específicamente en este partido. Tenia un lanzamiento de pelota muy elevado, algo bastante carcteristico en la escuela eslovaca, el de Hrbaty era parecido, y esa tecnica suele generar problemas de coordinacion.
@@ramirolopez5701 hay un salame que dice que Kucera tiraba mal.la pelota a propósito jajajaja. Si hubiera visto uno sólo de sus otros partidos, no digo 5 ó 6, uno sólo sabría que el eslovaco era el peor lanzando la bola en el saque jajajaja
@@thefunshow2024 I would agree with you if he was in the beginning of this career when he had long hair. But the frustration especially at the end of the match and throughout 3rd set shows that he was trying to win. I remember very well that Agassi became such a fighter after he lost his hair. I don't know if others have to same impression.
@@allthesame3856 He was all hype at the beginning when he had the long hair (it was also a hairpiece!). But he won Wimbledon in '92 so he won out of the gate and Barbara Streisand was in his box during the finals. So he went from hype to reality. He won Slams a couple of more times, but the party became the job and tennis took a back seat. After he got divorced and found all of the things he loved about tennis again, the tennis Gods gave it all back to him. That's when he went from great player to legend. AND he got Steffi Graf. That's better than all of his Grand Slam titles!
many or most assume Kucera was doing it on purpose .. not quite so convinced. In my younger days I'd too 99% of the time correctly - in the last 2 years, I'm having a heck of a time and it's actually embarrassing. I wind-up feeling so bad after the 3rd time I'll hit the 4th one as awful as it is and likely miss. with the new rules, this would be an interesting one.
@halffulltome not necessarily true. Elena Dementieva had horrible serving problems and more recently zverev really struggled as well. Not necessarily tossing problems but the serve as a whole is a tough motion that can get in even pros heads and kucera had a toss that could bring down rain which compounds problems
Brad Gilbert's face! 😂😂
That eye roll is everything.
He was thinking, "Andre is playing like I used to play."
His face was absolute *gold!* 😂
"Bottom face"
I wouldn't care in the least about Gilbert's face. He was the surliest player I've ever seen.
Umpire looking at Aggasi like "really?". Yes really, since you allowed the other guy to do it ON PURPOSE.
Right?! The way he meekly shrugs his shoulders makes me nuts! Agassi was like "Receipts on both of you."
On purpose? Did you see where the balls were landing?
@@Payton3434 yes, no professional messes up their toss that bad and that often. Agassi didn't in this match until he got fed up
@@stefanc4520looks like you are wrong because he kept messing them up. He was winning too. Not sure why he would do it on purpose.
@@Payton3434 cause that guy did it before...its self evident, go away troll
1:05 Midnight Oil was NOT impressed 😂
If I was in that match dealing with Kucera's BS, I would have done exactly the same thing.
That's one big reason why Andre is one of the most loved tennis players of all time. He's always been a real guy, showing his emotions without shame
IF.......by Rudyard Kipling
Today this has been replaced with bouncing the ball some 20 25 times before hitting the serve
Andre Agassi won the tournament the NEXT YEAR!
Yeah, but he lost this match. Karol got in his head in 1998.
@@user-mv7ej3nq5q actually, Andre got into Karol's head for a while with that "tactic". Karol was up two set to love, and 2 breaks at that point, but allowed Andre to even the match at 2 all before finally wining it in 5. It should have been over in 3. For some reason, Karol always give Andre troubles.
Tennis should adopt the volleyball rule. You commit to the toss no matter what, or you lose the point.
Noup. Tennis is tennis. Not volleyball.
I totally agree. A toss is a serve attempt in my opinion and part of the skill needed at the top level is a consistent toss, just like anything else. And if you catch your first serve toss then you just accept your fate and hit a second serve. Players who catch their toss consistently don’t deserve all these chances because it’s unfair to their opponent waiting for a serve to come. It’s too easily manipulated.
You don't need to toss the ball in tennis. You can just drop the ball and serve underhand
I kinda like that idea but with a serve clock now it's sort of moot & as the last comment said the rules around what constitutes a toss would have to be nailed down like they are in table tennis. RN if you make any legit effort to hit the ball, thats a serve
Yes, it's basically the baseball rule, too. Stumble or stop, and it's a balk. No take-backs. Lose your serve if you catch it. The server has enough of an advantage as it is. Also, I wouldn't mind if they got rid of lets. Just play the point out like NCAA does.
And now we have a shot clock ....
This wasn’t the final nail that got the clock implemented….. but it sure as hell helped
Kucera working the mental, agassi did not have the Day . He Just have to focus on the match. Easy to say but he is a pro. Good video!
Don´t really care who´s in right or wrong, its fun to have some drama.
Truthfully, I think you just summed up the internet.
This is the epitome of Bush leage ball.
Andre was just trying to impress his girlfriend (at the time) in his camp, Brooke Shields.
Haha. This is like amateur tennis, the bad off the mark toss when serving, and a lot of dinker.
Andre is a nice guy. You have to do something really low to making him mad.
sure? Yeah, like made look Sampras like a cheapskate? Oh, my bad, that never happened
@@putucoq3but Sampras IS a cheapskate.. nobody made him look like anything…
Pete made himself look like a cheapskate
My ball tosses suck but I hit it anyway to avoid pissing off my opponent. The result is often a poor serve or a double fault. But at least my opponent isn't annoyed. I wish I have the nerve to do what Kucera does because nice guys finish last.
Federer isn't a nice guy?
Treat him like a cheap date and let him order from the $1 menu
I remember watching this match. Agassi was trying to make a joke out of him, but in the end, Kuchera won the match.
I hate the Kucera ended up winning!
I love it
Richard Pryor was not impressed.
the empire chair says nothing , incredible !
Yeah, but the look on his face was priceless!!! So funny 😂😂😂😂😂
which is that music?
If you have to do this in order to win, you're not that good of a player
everyone in the comments saying 'he lost he lost he lost'
Then what? Life is a journey, so is tennis and losses are part of it. They make you better and stronger. At this stage Andre was struggling, coming back to the top after troubles on and off the court. That later he did, oh boy he did.
Read his book and learn something about life you clueless haters.
I think everyone wishes he won the match after Kucera was being such a douche. It's not about him being a "loser" more about wishing he won the match! And his book is the greatest biography ever written!
Thus the need for the serve clock..
Kucera did this to break the returner's rhythm. Make no mistake, he was a low-key ass****.
@@williamc4221 Too bad they did not show how Agassi lost the match and how he walked out of the court with his tail between legs..
@@narcyznarcyz-uv4tdhow many people have even heard of Kureca? 😂
@@narcyznarcyz-uv4td Agassi lost, so?
he lost the match but he didn't walk out with his tail between his legs like you do @@narcyznarcyz-uv4td
@@stefanc4520 Not relevant
Shout out to your mom for her comment on this video! This is a classic.
She appreciates it! And she thinks you're a very kind boy!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
+1 Agassi. This is the most dumbfuck rule in tennis. Giving players 2 serves is the second most dumbfuck rule in tennis.
Did Andre turn it around?
Какой Агасси жестокий право
Incredible. Agassi the goat for this.
He lost the match. GOAT indeed 🤣. Given that Agassi was a much, MUCH better player than Kucera, it seems that Kucera’s weird mind games worked. (Or he was so nervous that his Ross genuinely was off…)
*toss, not Ross. Weird autocorrect
@@gentlemanjim480 I mean he lost the match sure but had a far superior career overall so idk lol. It was just a funny retort to kucera either trolling his toss. I highly doubt he was nervous as he won the match and would have made far more mistakes than just the toss. If it was a mind game it absolutely clapped Agassi's cheeks 😂
Hardly the goat. 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Now go watch the highlights from Errani vs. Hsieh at the Australian Open. I can't believe this was (and still is) allowed.
I say you get one per set after that you hit it no matter what.
Andre and his Team where fantastic!
Karol Kucera was a deceptively tough opponent - He reached a career high of #6 in 1998 - He beat pretty much every top ten player at that time especially against Agassi - He led their head to head 4-3
So people trying to say he sucked and what not on here are just talking crap
Andre not mentally strong enough here.
Brad Gilbert: come on Andre!
Umpire: really Andre?
Crowd: give it to him Andre!
Andre: I am soo sorry
Us: Bravo
Who actually won?
Kucera in extras.
Funny
Was this towards the end of Andre's career or did he have any wins left in him at this point?
Smack dab in the middle. Agassi was rolling at this point on his way to the career slam. This was a step back because he lost but it was 100% pure Agassi.
@@thefunshow2024 was he more successful in his hair phase or his bald phase?
@@andy42x
Bald Agassi > Grunge Agassi
he was a sensation with the long hair, did meth, married a terrible actress, bottomed out, shaved his head, found his passion, hired Brad and Gil, married Steffi and became a legend.
@@thefunshow2024 as a kid, I vaguely remember these rivalries with him and sampras, although I feel like Sampras came out on top except on rare occasions
@@thefunshow2024 Brooke Shields no bueno as a wife?
Lol
Yo estuve ése día en la cancha. Kucera le pegó un tremendo paseo hasta el 4-1 del 3er set. Lo que hizo dps Agassi fue vergonzoso. Le imitaba el saque, le hizo burla, todo para sacarlo del partido, cosa que finalmente hizo. Desde ése día, solo veía sus partidos para verlo perder. Le perdí definitivamente el respeto
¿Hablas en serio? Kucera lo hizo a propósito, una y otra vez. para ver la culpa en Agassi y no en Karol hay que ser de mala fe
@@giaimemudusegui a Kucera en varios partidos porque era uno de mis jugadores favoritos, y siempre tuvo problemas con el saque, no es algo que hizo específicamente en este partido. Tenia un lanzamiento de pelota muy elevado, algo bastante carcteristico en la escuela eslovaca, el de Hrbaty era parecido, y esa tecnica suele generar problemas de coordinacion.
@@ramirolopez5701 hay un salame que dice que Kucera tiraba mal.la pelota a propósito jajajaja. Si hubiera visto uno sólo de sus otros partidos, no digo 5 ó 6, uno sólo sabría que el eslovaco era el peor lanzando la bola en el saque jajajaja
Its a frustrating move but its not why he lost them match.
He checked out. He was so mad he just wanted out.
@@thefunshow2024 very possible, but then again in sports that means you have weak focus. Everybody know that Andre should have won that match
@@allthesame3856 Absoulutely! But Kucera played the heel role perfectly and Agassi would rather lose than play a jerk like that.
@@thefunshow2024 I would agree with you if he was in the beginning of this career when he had long hair. But the frustration especially at the end of the match and throughout 3rd set shows that he was trying to win.
I remember very well that Agassi became such a fighter after he lost his hair. I don't know if others have to same impression.
@@allthesame3856 He was all hype at the beginning when he had the long hair (it was also a hairpiece!). But he won Wimbledon in '92 so he won out of the gate and Barbara Streisand was in his box during the finals. So he went from hype to reality. He won Slams a couple of more times, but the party became the job and tennis took a back seat. After he got divorced and found all of the things he loved about tennis again, the tennis Gods gave it all back to him. That's when he went from great player to legend. AND he got Steffi Graf. That's better than all of his Grand Slam titles!
It was a little funny, but Agassi lost that match. Unfortunately, I remember watching it live
The only crappy thing is that Dre lost the match.
I remember it too. It was so funny, but Agassi really lost his focus, and lost a match he should've won.
moonball
Brad was pissed lol
Kucera beat dat ass😂😂
Once. 🤣 Agassi 🐐
many or most assume Kucera was doing it on purpose .. not quite so convinced. In my younger days I'd too 99% of the time correctly - in the last 2 years, I'm having a heck of a time and it's actually embarrassing. I wind-up feeling so bad after the 3rd time I'll hit the 4th one as awful as it is and likely miss. with the new rules, this would be an interesting one.
Are you a professional tennis player?
@@ViaticalTree and that would change what ?
@@marcgrondin65 If you were a pro you would have worked out issues with your toss with your coach.
@@ViaticalTree so do, some don't and have to retire :
ref : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Coria
@halffulltome not necessarily true. Elena Dementieva had horrible serving problems and more recently zverev really struggled as well. Not necessarily tossing problems but the serve as a whole is a tough motion that can get in even pros heads and kucera had a toss that could bring down rain which compounds problems
I loved Karol, a great player to watch.
Right? His shots were so effortless and technically smooth.
It's always tennis players who are spoiled entitled brats and drama queens.
Clearly you’ve never seen an NBA game or a soccer game on any level. 😂
I like Agassi but I’m kinda with Kucera (and the ump) on this one. Not everything has to be minced and litigated.
Not Agassi's finest hour.
You win some, you lose some and entertain yourself.
The hell you talking about? He was mocking the other guy being a dick
@@stefanc4520 🤣
Perhaps you commented on the wrong video bub. In this video there are two a-holes out of three subjects. Agassi is not one of them.
Agassi is the bald guy, not the blonde guy and not the super bald guy in the chair, just in case you didn't know