Even though he won only one grand slam, he's still a legend. As a kid I remember watching him play and he is one of the finest tennis players of all time.
I was 8 years old and started playing tennis in Marseille (France) the year prior, I remember feeling small compared to other players in my age group, and I was Asian. There was nothing noteworthy or remotely cool about me, I just played well, but no one had any expectations really. Then Chang won Rolland, and for me, everything changed, I finally had someone to look up to who looked somewhat like me, I will never forget. Merci.
Chang's real accomplishment was that he stayed in the top 10 consistently for most of his career when all other stars rose and faded. He was the consummate professional.
Amen to that. He was a very consistent player. And let's not forget that he played in an era, where men's tennis was really stacked with some other great players (Sampras, Agassi, Edberg, Lendl, Becker, Courier).
+melonbarmonsterGreat point! Indeed his greatest achievement was not winning the French Open, but rather his consistency and competitiveness. It was common knowledge among all the top players that "All roads to the finals come through Chang"...The ones in his draw always groan because it means a grueling 5-setter quarter or semi-final against Chang...
Michael Chang is definitely worth of Hall of Fame and being called Legend. Here are some reasons that proves it. 1) He won French Open once, the Grand Slam, much more it is THE YOUNGEST achievement in the all time history which has not been eclipsed yet. 2) Some other tennis players with age close to Michael Chang, such as (a) Todd Woodbridge and (b) Mark Woodforde, are also the Tennis Hall of Famer. (a) Then the Grand Slam Single Results of Woodbridge are Wimbledon - Semifinal, French Open - 3R, US Open - 3R, and Australian Open - 4R. (b) Then Mark Woodforde's Grand Slam Single Results are Wimbledon - 4R, French Open - 4R, US Open - 4R, and Australian Open - Semifinal. Michael Chang made his Grand Slam Singles Results as French Open - Champion (at the youngest age of all time even now), US Open - Finalist (2nd), Australian Open - Finalist (2nd), and Wimbledon - Quarterfinal. Then even both Woodforde and Woodbridge are listed in the Hall of Fame, so this is ample reason to list Michael Chang in the list of Hall of Fame for Chang's having better Single Results in the Grand Slam than other 2 I wrote here. 3) In addition, (a) even an Australian Tennis player Patrick Rafter has his Grand Slam Single Results as Australian Open - Semifinal, French Open - Semifinal, Wimbledon - Finalist (2nd), and US Open - Champion. (b) Brazilian Tennis player Gustavo Kuerten is also a hall of famer. He won French Open 3 times, for sure, however Kuerten's highest position he advanced in other Grand Slam are, Wimbledon Quarterfinal, US Open - Quarterfinal and Australian Open - 3R. Then Rafter and Kuerten were both also listed in the Hall of Fame. Michael Chang with French Open Champion Title at the youngest age, also advanced to the Final in US Open and Australian Open while Wimbledon was Quarterfinal. The impact of Chang, Rafter, and Kuerten are almost the same, or maybe Chang is a bit better than even other two written here. 4) Michael Chang was leading the USA to the champion in Davis Cup in 1990 by winning the semi-final and final,, and also was a leading figure of the US squad in World Team Cup in 1993. 5) Chang is one of very few player who won matches with Lendl twice. The win-loss record Chang has with famous players are: vs Connors 12-12, vs Rafter 7-4, vs Ivanisevic 6-4, vs Edberg 9-12, vs Lendl 2-5, vs Matsuoka 3-0, vs Sampras 8-12, and vs Agassi 7-15. So Michael Chang has more wins than losses to some strong rivals, while other strong rivals have more wins than losses than Chang, but on the other hand, nobody or very few players won that many times in his generation in games with Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi. Winning two games in Grand Slam from Lendl is miracle. Lendl himself also admitted it's worth of praise. 6) Chang was year-end top 10 (his career high of the world ranking was the 2nd) for 6 consecutive years matched in the decade only by Sampras. 7) His three Indian Wells Masters titles which is known as BNP Paribas Open, had been ATP record for 15 years till it was replaced by Federer. 8) Chang is one of a few players who won titles in ATP tours for 3 decades. 9)So the impact of winning the Grand Slam title at the youngest age of all time which isn't replaced yet, and won-loss record with strong players, continuous and consistent position which had been high, some ATP record etc... are the proof of Michael Chang as a player worth of being Hall of Famer. Grand Slam, Davis Cup, ATP, Olympic, are all important.
Other than winning the French at 17, Chang reached #2 in the world, Reached 3 other grand slam finals (US open, Australian open, and another French open). He also won Indian Wells 3 times (considered the 5th grand slam). He was the greatest small stature player in the open era.
@@benparsons4979not so much anymore but before the turn of the century is was by far the next best regarded tournament. The final was 5 sets, basically all the top players attended and it’s I believe the only m1000 with a 128 player draw? For sure worthy of that title back then
Only one slam but think about it, he had to go through 2 of the best during that time : Lendle and Edberg. That's like going through Fed and Rafa back to back to win it. No easy feat at all no matter what era.
I miss you, Michael Chang. I wish I could still watch you playing in the tennis court. You're just a one of a kind tennis player. You're amazing and I loved your mentality in the court.
Michael Chang is definitely worth of Hall of Fame and being called Legend. Here are some reasons that proves it. 1) He won French Open once, the Grand Slam, much more it is THE YOUNGEST achievement in the all time history which has not been eclipsed yet. 2) Some other tennis players with age close to Michael Chang, such as (a) Todd Woodbridge and (b) Mark Woodforde, are also the Tennis Hall of Famer. (a) Then the Grand Slam Single Results of Woodbridge are Wimbledon - Semifinal, French Open - 3R, US Open - 3R, and Australian Open - 4R. (b) Then Mark Woodforde's Grand Slam Single Results are Wimbledon - 4R, French Open - 4R, US Open - 4R, and Australian Open - Semifinal. Michael Chang made his Grand Slam Singles Results as French Open - Champion (at the youngest age of all time even now), US Open - Finalist (2nd), Australian Open - Finalist (2nd), and Wimbledon - Quarterfinal. Then even both Woodforde and Woodbridge are listed in the Hall of Fame, so this is ample reason to list Michael Chang in the list of Hall of Fame for Chang's having better Single Results in the Grand Slam than other 2 I wrote here. 3) In addition, (a) even an Australian Tennis player Patrick Rafter has his Grand Slam Single Results as Australian Open - Semifinal, French Open - Semifinal, Wimbledon - Finalist (2nd), and US Open - Champion. (b) Brazilian Tennis player Gustavo Kuerten is also a hall of famer. He won French Open 3 times, for sure, however, the highest position Kuerten advanced in other Grand Slam are, Wimbledon Quarterfinal, US Open - Quarterfinal and Australian Open - 3R. Then Rafter and Kuerten were both also listed in the Hall of Fame. Michael Chang with French Open Champion Title at the youngest age, also advanced to the Final in US Open and Australian Open while Wimbledon was Quarterfinal. The impact of Chang, Rafter, and Kuerten are almost the same, or maybe Chang is a bit better than even other two written here. 4) Michael Chang was leading the USA to the champion in Davis Cup in 1990 by winning the semi-final and final,, and also was a leading figure of the US squad in World Team Cup in 1993. 5) Chang is one of very few player who won matches with Lendl twice. The win-loss record Chang has with famous players are: vs Connors 12-12, vs Rafter 7-4, vs Ivanisevic 6-4, vs Edberg 9-12, vs Lendl 2-5, vs Matsuoka 3-0, vs Sampras 8-12, and vs Agassi 7-15. So Michael Chang has more wins than losses to some strong rivals, while other strong rivals have more wins than losses than Chang, but on the other hand, nobody or very few players won that many times in his generation in games with Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi. Winning two games in Grand Slam from Lendl is miracle. Lendl himself also admitted it's worth of praise. 6) Chang was year-end top 10 (his career high of the world ranking was the 2nd) for 6 consecutive years matched in the decade only by Sampras. 7) His three Indian Wells Masters titles which is known as BNP Paribas Open, had been ATP record for 15 years till it was replaced by Federer. 8) Chang is one of a few players who won titles in ATP tours for 3 decades. 9)So the impact of winning the Grand Slam title at the youngest age of all time which isn't replaced yet, and won-loss record with strong players, continuous and consistent position which had been high, some ATP record etc... are the proof of Michael Chang as a player worth of being Hall of Famer. Grand Slam, Davis Cup, ATP, Olympic, are all important.
I saw this match live on TV...It was the most incredible match I ever saw up until that point, and it's still the most memorable match I've seen 25 years later I remember another player said about this match "The kid played like a champion and the champion played like a kid" This clip doesn't show one of the best parts of the match....Lendl serving at match point against, misses the first serve....Chang walks all the way up to the service line (!) to receive the second serve...The normally unflappable Lendl, who at that point was thoroughly psyched out, promptly double faulted (Game, Set, Match)
@@first8956 good question. I don't remember exactly why, I was at home with my cousin and somehow landed on a TV channel that was broadcasting this live, we very much like the sport and the commentators were screaming so we thought this was something special, so we started watching
3:16 hahaha sooo well-spirited! this is an unforgettable match, watched it all on tv at the time, never felt such suspense and Chang truly got into Lendl's mind.
ivan and chang both are great sportsman. loving and compassionate for fellow players and humans. this is what sports should be regardless of scores. something memorable throughout the history.
Five months before in January 1989 I spent five days hitting with and training US #1 16-under Jared Palmer after he’d practice 4-5 hours a day with Michael Chang and USTA National Coach Brian Gottfried in Boca Raton, Florida at the St. Andrews Country Club. I was so lucky to see two Grand Slam champions train and compete up close.
I remember an ad that said « The world comes together when a French hero is an American named Chang. » Also one of the classist players and person of all time.
I remember this match as if it had been yesterday, the young tennis player Michael Chang was very skillful, clever and tricky, he practically despaired to Lendl, that's the reason why he won the French Open.
Irrespective of where he stands amongst other Grand Slam champions he is someone who truly made the most of his talents. He never gave up and didnt take anything for granted.. I respect him for that... the consumate professional tennis player...
Michael Chang has always seemed such a gracious and modest champion. Where did the motivation come from to endure 3 sets of exhaustion and cramping against the world number one? June 1989 was the Tiananmen Square Massacre...
One of the greatest in my opinion, a fighter to the to the end who took the greatest players and challenged them to their feet. young chang againts Federer is the match I would like to see.
As he mentioned Lendl could use drops shot make him ran angle to angle when he had a clamps but he didn’t do it, now think back it was Lendl being super gentle offered him to won their match, three times French open champion Lendl also seem to know so he helped 17 years old Chang will won the history of being the youngest player still ever to win the French Open glam slam in the book of tennis .
Michael Chang is definitely worth of Hall of Fame and being called Legend. Here are some reasons that proves it. 1) He won French Open once, the Grand Slam, much more it is THE YOUNGEST achievement in the all time history which has not been eclipsed yet. 2) Some other tennis players with age close to Michael Chang, such as (a) Todd Woodbridge and (b) Mark Woodforde, are also the Tennis Hall of Famer. (a) Then the Grand Slam Single Results of Woodbridge are Wimbledon - Semifinal, French Open - 3R, US Open - 3R, and Australian Open - 4R. (b) Then Mark Woodforde's Grand Slam Single Results are Wimbledon - 4R, French Open - 4R, US Open - 4R, and Australian Open - Semifinal. Michael Chang made his Grand Slam Singles Results as French Open - Champion (at the youngest age of all time even now), US Open - Finalist (2nd), Australian Open - Finalist (2nd), and Wimbledon - Quarterfinal. Then even both Woodforde and Woodbridge are listed in the Hall of Fame, so this is ample reason to list Michael Chang in the list of Hall of Fame for Chang's having better Single Results in the Grand Slam than other 2 I wrote here. 3) In addition, (a) even an Australian Tennis player Patrick Rafter has his Grand Slam Single Results as Australian Open - Semifinal, French Open - Semifinal, Wimbledon - Finalist (2nd), and US Open - Champion. (b) Brazilian Tennis player Gustavo Kuerten is also a hall of famer. He won French Open 3 times, for sure, however Kuerten's highest position he advanced in other Grand Slam are, Wimbledon Quarterfinal, US Open - Quarterfinal and Australian Open - 3R. Then Rafter and Kuerten were both also listed in the Hall of Fame. Michael Chang with French Open Champion Title at the youngest age, also advanced to the Final in US Open and Australian Open while Wimbledon was Quarterfinal. The impact of Chang, Rafter, and Kuerten are almost the same, or maybe Chang is a bit better than even other two written here. 4) Michael Chang was leading the USA to the champion in Davis Cup in 1990 by winning the semi-final and final,, and also was a leading figure of the US squad in World Team Cup in 1993. 5) Chang is one of very few player who won matches with Lendl twice. The win-loss record Chang has with famous players are: vs Connors 12-12, vs Rafter 7-4, vs Ivanisevic 6-4, vs Edberg 9-12, vs Lendl 2-5, vs Matsuoka 3-0, vs Sampras 8-12, and vs Agassi 7-15. So Michael Chang has more wins than losses to some strong rivals, while other strong rivals have more wins than losses than Chang, but on the other hand, nobody or very few players won that many times in his generation in games with Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi. Winning two games in Grand Slam from Lendl is miracle. Lendl himself also admitted it's worth of praise. 6) Chang was year-end top 10 (his career high of the world ranking was the 2nd) for 6 consecutive years matched in the decade only by Sampras. 7) His three Indian Wells Masters titles which is known as BNP Paribas Open, had been ATP record for 15 years till it was replaced by Federer. 8) Chang is one of a few players who won titles in ATP tours for 3 decades. 9)So the impact of winning the Grand Slam title at the youngest age of all time which isn't replaced yet, and won-loss record with strong players, continuous and consistent position which had been high, some ATP record etc... are the proof of Michael Chang as a player worth of being Hall of Famer. Grand Slam, Davis Cup, ATP, Olympic, are all important.
People can say he choked on the big stage, which well he kinda did, but at least he made the most of his moments and his name will always be in the history books of tennis. Also, he was always composed when people wrote him off because of his height and race. He has done a far greater good to tennis than many multiple grand slam winners
honestly his career is nothing to shake a stick at it’s cooler to have the tournament of ur life that everyone will remember than have more consistent decent results
Instead of saying he was the first American to win it in so many years or how young he was, how about also the first Asian to win a grand slam in women's or men's tennis? Some recognition would be great.
Funny that he mentions that the French Open doesn’t define him. He’s right. As a kid, I was a fan of him. Not because he was winning Grand Slam after Grand Slam. I just thought he was a classy dude.
idk what you mean tennis is still full of emotion and tactics and pure magic. Gael Monfils for one pure magic, Djokovic tactics and a lot emotion. This list goes on tennis is far from robotic and the last i checked wimbledon was played outdoors the US open was played outdoors rolland garros was played outdoors french open was played outdoors. So what do u mean?
In the first round he trashed Sampras 6/1 6/1 6/1. I remember the italian commentator saying "this young American plays a far too beautiful Tennis for his own sake" speaking about Sampras after that match. I kinda have the feeling Pistol Pete ended up proving the commentator wrong
Everybody thinks about Mac, Connors, Sampras and Agassi when it comes to American players, but Courier won multiple slams and Chang was always a tough player who won a slam. No American man has won a slam since Roddick in 2003. It's going to be 20 years minimum between US mens GS winners. That just sucks.
ha ha ha!! i remember this match !! i was just 10 years old less few days! n it was so cool, see something like that n i hated lendl so! but my favorite player was connors n agassi after, but he lost every time,first final vs gomez ! i forget how many grand chelem's final he 's lost before win wimbledon.
For such an accomplished player, Lendl played a very unintelligent match. As Michael Chang more or less says, Lendl seemed to think that if he just battered away then Chang would keel over.
Although Chang must be given credit for "hanging in there" against Lendl in that five set, 4th round 1989 French Open match despite experiencing severe cramps in his legs, the fact remains that Lendl flat out botched that match by foolishly changing tactics by failing to continue to drive his backhand hard and aggressively with topspin, instead ridiculously choosing to underspin the ball back to try to make Chang hit as many balls as possible, hoping that Chang's cramps would force him to quit that match. Dumb, exceedingly stupid decision by Ivan Lendl! There is an old adage, "never change a winning game, only change a losing game"( a.k.a, "don't change horses in midstream")! Lendl obviously forgot that old and accurate truism during that match! Edberg screwed up the final against Chang in a different fashion by waiting until the third, fourth, fifth and sometimes sixth short ball from Chang to get into the net behind an approach shot during baseline rallies, which resulted in Edberg becoming totally fatigued by the fifth set and his continental grip forehand completely falling apart in that fifth set! A serve-and-volley player playing against a baseline player on slow red clay cannot afford to waste any energy by repeatedly getting into long, wearisome rallies , but must instead shorten the length of the points as much as possible by getting to the net on the first (and certainly no later than the second) short ball during rallies against a baseline player on the that surface!
This is what Roger should have done with Novak at match point Wimbledon 2019, do a first serve underarm, after the first serve was let, I'm sure he would have surprised him, and got a forehand passing shot, or even hit an ace, as Novak was standing way back- why didn't he watch the Chang match- and do something like this, when he was nervous!
Always thought the same thing; from the 40-15 and on in that game, federer was tense with this legs, arms, commiting stupid mistakes. He lost the game, Djokovic didnt win it. The most shocking thing ever watched in tennis. The 2008 finals lost, was a shock for 11 years, only to breath again for just 48 hours. Sadly the 2019 40-15 tragedy will leave the shock in us forever.
Even though he won only one grand slam, he's still a legend. As a kid I remember watching him play and he is one of the finest tennis players of all time.
I was 8 years old and started playing tennis in Marseille (France) the year prior, I remember feeling small compared to other players in my age group, and I was Asian. There was nothing noteworthy or remotely cool about me, I just played well, but no one had any expectations really. Then Chang won Rolland, and for me, everything changed, I finally had someone to look up to who looked somewhat like me, I will never forget.
Merci.
did you make it to pro?
Imagine if someone said this about being White.
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@@priscilla1962 found the salty white person
@@priscilla1962 Oh, you're right, I hear that white players constantly get racial slurs too. OH WAIT.
Chang's real accomplishment was that he stayed in the top 10 consistently for most of his career when all other stars rose and faded. He was the consummate professional.
Amen to that. He was a very consistent player. And let's not forget that he played in an era, where men's tennis was really stacked with some other great players (Sampras, Agassi, Edberg, Lendl, Becker, Courier).
agree, but overrated
+Dave Hughes I think Chang is really underrated if anything
+melonbarmonsterGreat point! Indeed his greatest achievement was not winning the French Open, but rather his consistency and competitiveness. It was common knowledge among all the top players that "All roads to the finals come through Chang"...The ones in his draw always groan because it means a grueling 5-setter quarter or semi-final against Chang...
Michael Chang is definitely worth of Hall of Fame and being called Legend. Here are some reasons that proves it.
1) He won French Open once, the Grand Slam, much more it is THE YOUNGEST achievement in the all time history which has not been eclipsed yet. 2) Some other tennis players with age close to Michael Chang, such as (a) Todd Woodbridge and (b) Mark Woodforde, are also the Tennis Hall of Famer. (a) Then the Grand Slam Single Results of Woodbridge are Wimbledon - Semifinal, French Open - 3R, US Open - 3R, and Australian Open - 4R. (b) Then Mark Woodforde's Grand Slam Single Results are Wimbledon - 4R, French Open - 4R, US Open - 4R, and Australian Open - Semifinal. Michael Chang made his Grand Slam Singles Results as French Open - Champion (at the youngest age of all time even now), US Open - Finalist (2nd), Australian Open - Finalist (2nd), and Wimbledon - Quarterfinal. Then even both Woodforde and Woodbridge are listed in the Hall of Fame, so this is ample reason to list Michael Chang in the list of Hall of Fame for Chang's having better Single Results in the Grand Slam than other 2 I wrote here. 3) In addition, (a) even an Australian Tennis player Patrick Rafter has his Grand Slam Single Results as Australian Open - Semifinal, French Open - Semifinal, Wimbledon - Finalist (2nd), and US Open - Champion. (b) Brazilian Tennis player Gustavo Kuerten is also a hall of famer. He won French Open 3 times, for sure, however Kuerten's highest position he advanced in other Grand Slam are, Wimbledon Quarterfinal, US Open - Quarterfinal and Australian Open - 3R. Then Rafter and Kuerten were both also listed in the Hall of Fame. Michael Chang with French Open Champion Title at the youngest age, also advanced to the Final in US Open and Australian Open while Wimbledon was Quarterfinal. The impact of Chang, Rafter, and Kuerten are almost the same, or maybe Chang is a bit better than even other two written here. 4) Michael Chang was leading the USA to the champion in Davis Cup in 1990 by winning the semi-final and final,, and also was a leading figure of the US squad in World Team Cup in 1993. 5) Chang is one of very few player who won matches with Lendl twice. The win-loss record Chang has with famous players are: vs Connors 12-12, vs Rafter 7-4, vs Ivanisevic 6-4, vs Edberg 9-12, vs Lendl 2-5, vs Matsuoka 3-0, vs Sampras 8-12, and vs Agassi 7-15. So Michael Chang has more wins than losses to some strong rivals, while other strong rivals have more wins than losses than Chang, but on the other hand, nobody or very few players won that many times in his generation in games with Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi. Winning two games in Grand Slam from Lendl is miracle. Lendl himself also admitted it's worth of praise. 6) Chang was year-end top 10 (his career high of the world ranking was the 2nd) for 6 consecutive years matched in the decade only by Sampras. 7) His three Indian Wells Masters titles which is known as BNP Paribas Open, had been ATP record for 15 years till it was replaced by Federer. 8) Chang is one of a few players who won titles in ATP tours for 3 decades. 9)So the impact of winning the Grand Slam title at the youngest age of all time which isn't replaced yet, and won-loss record with strong players, continuous and consistent position which had been high, some ATP record etc... are the proof of Michael Chang as a player worth of being Hall of Famer. Grand Slam, Davis Cup, ATP, Olympic, are all important.
Other than winning the French at 17, Chang reached #2 in the world, Reached 3 other grand slam finals (US open, Australian open, and another French open). He also won Indian Wells 3 times (considered the 5th grand slam). He was the greatest small stature player in the open era.
The atp finals is like the 5th grand slam
who considers IW the 5th Slam?
@@benparsons4979 if anything its the beijing open
@@benparsons4979not so much anymore but before the turn of the century is was by far the next best regarded tournament. The final was 5 sets, basically all the top players attended and it’s I believe the only m1000 with a 128 player draw? For sure worthy of that title back then
Only one slam but think about it, he had to go through 2 of the best during that time : Lendle and Edberg. That's like going through Fed and Rafa back to back to win it. No easy feat at all no matter what era.
And Sampras, Agassi, Ivanisevic, Becker... It was a generation of monsters!
@@Luckyluc1151 Muster too!
I miss you, Michael Chang. I wish I could still watch you playing in the tennis court. You're just a one of a kind tennis player. You're amazing and I loved your mentality in the court.
Watch him in the pickelball slam with McEnroe
Never mentioned, but this was one of the great individual tennis performances of all time....
I was a 11 years old french kid, 6 less than Michael. I remember him and his amazing spoon serve, a star was born.
I was - also - 17 at the time and SO in love with him 😍 Happy memories indeed!
I loved watching this guy. I miss late 80's and 90's tennis in general.
sanitary103
the first early 80's are very memorable.
used to squad in front of my 14 inch tv in our school dorm watching the matches between these titans.
sanitary103 what match?
Bender Rodríguez 91 connors us open was awesome, loved watching agassi as well.
Michael Chang is definitely worth of Hall of Fame and being called Legend. Here are some reasons that proves it.
1) He won French Open once, the Grand Slam, much more it is THE YOUNGEST achievement in the all time history which has not been eclipsed yet. 2) Some other tennis players with age close to Michael Chang, such as (a) Todd Woodbridge and (b) Mark Woodforde, are also the Tennis Hall of Famer. (a) Then the Grand Slam Single Results of Woodbridge are Wimbledon - Semifinal, French Open - 3R, US Open - 3R, and Australian Open - 4R. (b) Then Mark Woodforde's Grand Slam Single Results are Wimbledon - 4R, French Open - 4R, US Open - 4R, and Australian Open - Semifinal. Michael Chang made his Grand Slam Singles Results as French Open - Champion (at the youngest age of all time even now), US Open - Finalist (2nd), Australian Open - Finalist (2nd), and Wimbledon - Quarterfinal. Then even both Woodforde and Woodbridge are listed in the Hall of Fame, so this is ample reason to list Michael Chang in the list of Hall of Fame for Chang's having better Single Results in the Grand Slam than other 2 I wrote here. 3) In addition, (a) even an Australian Tennis player Patrick Rafter has his Grand Slam Single Results as Australian Open - Semifinal, French Open - Semifinal, Wimbledon - Finalist (2nd), and US Open - Champion. (b) Brazilian Tennis player Gustavo Kuerten is also a hall of famer. He won French Open 3 times, for sure, however, the highest position Kuerten advanced in other Grand Slam are, Wimbledon Quarterfinal, US Open - Quarterfinal and Australian Open - 3R. Then Rafter and Kuerten were both also listed in the Hall of Fame. Michael Chang with French Open Champion Title at the youngest age, also advanced to the Final in US Open and Australian Open while Wimbledon was Quarterfinal. The impact of Chang, Rafter, and Kuerten are almost the same, or maybe Chang is a bit better than even other two written here. 4) Michael Chang was leading the USA to the champion in Davis Cup in 1990 by winning the semi-final and final,, and also was a leading figure of the US squad in World Team Cup in 1993. 5) Chang is one of very few player who won matches with Lendl twice. The win-loss record Chang has with famous players are: vs Connors 12-12, vs Rafter 7-4, vs Ivanisevic 6-4, vs Edberg 9-12, vs Lendl 2-5, vs Matsuoka 3-0, vs Sampras 8-12, and vs Agassi 7-15. So Michael Chang has more wins than losses to some strong rivals, while other strong rivals have more wins than losses than Chang, but on the other hand, nobody or very few players won that many times in his generation in games with Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi. Winning two games in Grand Slam from Lendl is miracle. Lendl himself also admitted it's worth of praise. 6) Chang was year-end top 10 (his career high of the world ranking was the 2nd) for 6 consecutive years matched in the decade only by Sampras. 7) His three Indian Wells Masters titles which is known as BNP Paribas Open, had been ATP record for 15 years till it was replaced by Federer. 8) Chang is one of a few players who won titles in ATP tours for 3 decades. 9)So the impact of winning the Grand Slam title at the youngest age of all time which isn't replaced yet, and won-loss record with strong players, continuous and consistent position which had been high, some ATP record etc... are the proof of Michael Chang as a player worth of being Hall of Famer. Grand Slam, Davis Cup, ATP, Olympic, are all important.
Woodford and Woodbridge are arguable the greatest doubles team in history
Wilander was younger and he won the year before Chang
Chang at 5'8" with French Open and consistent top rank is ENOUGH to propel him into HOF.
Peter Santos wilander was not younger. He was 17 yrs and 9 months old when he won in 82. Chang was 17 yrs and 3 months old when he won.
I saw this match live on TV...It was the most incredible match I ever saw up until that point, and it's still the most memorable match I've seen 25 years later
I remember another player said about this match "The kid played like a champion and the champion played like a kid"
This clip doesn't show one of the best parts of the match....Lendl serving at match point against, misses the first serve....Chang walks all the way up to the service line (!) to receive the second serve...The normally unflappable Lendl, who at that point was thoroughly psyched out, promptly double faulted (Game, Set, Match)
I never forgot this match either. I remembered some exact points.
one of the most memorable matches of the modern era of tennis. And I saw it live :D it was because of this match I started to play and watch tennis
Wow
why would you even be watching the match since you only started playing and watching tennis after the match? were you watching it at Roland Garros?
I sée it what a mémorable game
@@first8956 good question. I don't remember exactly why, I was at home with my cousin and somehow landed on a TV channel that was broadcasting this live, we very much like the sport and the commentators were screaming so we thought this was something special, so we started watching
The moral of this story is NEVER GIVE UP!!!
3:16 hahaha sooo well-spirited! this is an unforgettable match, watched it all on tv at the time, never felt such suspense and Chang truly got into Lendl's mind.
ivan and chang both are great sportsman. loving and compassionate for fellow players and humans. this is what sports should be regardless of scores. something memorable throughout the history.
Very likeable guy
I hope Mr. Chang is doing well....God Bless him so much....
+Marcus LeeP yeah he's now kei nishikori's coach
Nice. That is good now to become a coach of a good player of a sport. Wow!! Nice.
Also, ever tried Pieology restaurant? Michael's brother own the restaurant chain. They are doing well.
All heart..that was a great area for tennis. Michael Chang is a legend
Five months before in January 1989 I spent five days hitting with and training US #1 16-under Jared Palmer after he’d practice 4-5 hours a day with Michael Chang and USTA National Coach Brian Gottfried in Boca Raton, Florida at the St. Andrews Country Club. I was so lucky to see two Grand Slam champions train and compete up close.
Chang is an amazing ambassador for any sport!
he deserves to be in the hall of fame just for being a 135 lb dude who even won a SET in pro tennis
Let alone the one slam that eluded so many great players like Becker, Edberg, and PETE
Dude's a total legend
He was my hero and still is! Good to see relive these memories of him winning.
still remembers him, he introduced tennis to my childhood
Asian pride 张德培！
Minnesota pride!!!
@@ThekiBoran was he from Minnesota?
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Michael change is still alive. And no, he wasn't born there but first learned tennis while living in Minnesota.
I remember an ad that said « The world comes together when a French hero is an American named Chang. » Also one of the classist players and person of all time.
Beautiful moments. I love Edberg, but that was such a wonderful story for Chang.
Why don't people underhand serve Nadal when he is like 20 feet back on returns at the French Open
because there is only ONE michael chang...
kyrgios just did... but he missed it
Because Rafa will step in and crush is away lol
Because its Nadal? He slam that ball right down the line
Forsän Fors ...I don’t think so ruclips.net/video/Qio9xio8JiE/видео.html
I remember this match like it happened yesterday.
I just loved this video clip, I have watched this over 10,000 times. Classic!
Yup this is a great memory...remember watching it...amazing
i didn't realize michael was so young when he was on tour. he was a total inspiration for asians playing tennis.
What a humble and sincere man. Go Michael Chang!
Micheal Chang gives inspiration to all the short stature tennis players
I remember this match as if it had been yesterday, the young tennis player Michael Chang was very skillful, clever and tricky, he practically despaired to Lendl, that's the reason why he won the French Open.
Ivan had some great shirts, owned a few myself
Irrespective of where he stands amongst other Grand Slam champions he is someone who truly made the most of his talents. He never gave up and didnt take anything for granted.. I respect him for that... the consumate professional tennis player...
I applause about his strong mentality and smartness that can change the result of that matches. He is the Aisian hope.
2:30 I never forgot this point all these years later...
Thanks for the memories
That was a great match to see on TV....So nice....
I met Michael Chang in 97 at the Hamlet Cup, very nice guy he signed my ticket and wrote 'Jesus luvs u' ha
Nice.
n i KNOW who got him thru that 89 French Open :)
You can tell when Chang said the win doesn't define him he was referring to being Christian. That guy is crazy for the Jeez.
Good for him.
Michael Chang has always seemed such a gracious and modest champion. Where did the motivation come from to endure 3 sets of exhaustion and cramping against the world number one? June 1989 was the Tiananmen Square Massacre...
Chang was no 2 in the world at one time. And he held it for quiet sometimes..
One of the greatest in my opinion, a fighter to the to the end who took the greatest players and challenged them to their feet. young chang againts Federer is the match I would like to see.
As he mentioned Lendl could use drops shot make him ran angle to angle when he had a clamps but he didn’t do it, now think back it was Lendl being super gentle offered him to won their match, three times French open champion Lendl also seem to know so he helped 17 years old Chang will won the history of being the youngest player still ever to win the French Open glam slam in the book of tennis .
Michael Chang is definitely worth of Hall of Fame and being called Legend. Here are some reasons that proves it.
1) He won French Open once, the Grand Slam, much more it is THE YOUNGEST achievement in the all time history which has not been eclipsed yet. 2) Some other tennis players with age close to Michael Chang, such as (a) Todd Woodbridge and (b) Mark Woodforde, are also the Tennis Hall of Famer. (a) Then the Grand Slam Single Results of Woodbridge are Wimbledon - Semifinal, French Open - 3R, US Open - 3R, and Australian Open - 4R. (b) Then Mark Woodforde's Grand Slam Single Results are Wimbledon - 4R, French Open - 4R, US Open - 4R, and Australian Open - Semifinal. Michael Chang made his Grand Slam Singles Results as French Open - Champion (at the youngest age of all time even now), US Open - Finalist (2nd), Australian Open - Finalist (2nd), and Wimbledon - Quarterfinal. Then even both Woodforde and Woodbridge are listed in the Hall of Fame, so this is ample reason to list Michael Chang in the list of Hall of Fame for Chang's having better Single Results in the Grand Slam than other 2 I wrote here. 3) In addition, (a) even an Australian Tennis player Patrick Rafter has his Grand Slam Single Results as Australian Open - Semifinal, French Open - Semifinal, Wimbledon - Finalist (2nd), and US Open - Champion. (b) Brazilian Tennis player Gustavo Kuerten is also a hall of famer. He won French Open 3 times, for sure, however Kuerten's highest position he advanced in other Grand Slam are, Wimbledon Quarterfinal, US Open - Quarterfinal and Australian Open - 3R. Then Rafter and Kuerten were both also listed in the Hall of Fame. Michael Chang with French Open Champion Title at the youngest age, also advanced to the Final in US Open and Australian Open while Wimbledon was Quarterfinal. The impact of Chang, Rafter, and Kuerten are almost the same, or maybe Chang is a bit better than even other two written here. 4) Michael Chang was leading the USA to the champion in Davis Cup in 1990 by winning the semi-final and final,, and also was a leading figure of the US squad in World Team Cup in 1993. 5) Chang is one of very few player who won matches with Lendl twice. The win-loss record Chang has with famous players are: vs Connors 12-12, vs Rafter 7-4, vs Ivanisevic 6-4, vs Edberg 9-12, vs Lendl 2-5, vs Matsuoka 3-0, vs Sampras 8-12, and vs Agassi 7-15. So Michael Chang has more wins than losses to some strong rivals, while other strong rivals have more wins than losses than Chang, but on the other hand, nobody or very few players won that many times in his generation in games with Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi. Winning two games in Grand Slam from Lendl is miracle. Lendl himself also admitted it's worth of praise. 6) Chang was year-end top 10 (his career high of the world ranking was the 2nd) for 6 consecutive years matched in the decade only by Sampras. 7) His three Indian Wells Masters titles which is known as BNP Paribas Open, had been ATP record for 15 years till it was replaced by Federer. 8) Chang is one of a few players who won titles in ATP tours for 3 decades. 9)So the impact of winning the Grand Slam title at the youngest age of all time which isn't replaced yet, and won-loss record with strong players, continuous and consistent position which had been high, some ATP record etc... are the proof of Michael Chang as a player worth of being Hall of Famer. Grand Slam, Davis Cup, ATP, Olympic, are all important.
John v Neu it made the Chinese look good, as everyone thinks he's Chinese!
John v Neu no. No. No
He did not win the grand slam
He was my idol as an Asian-American. A huge fan of Pete Sampras as well!
Michael and PETE lol
People can say he choked on the big stage, which well he kinda did, but at least he made the most of his moments and his name will always be in the history books of tennis. Also, he was always composed when people wrote him off because of his height and race. He has done a far greater good to tennis than many multiple grand slam winners
100% legedary. Still mindblowing today.
a true champion
honestly his career is nothing to shake a stick at
it’s cooler to have the tournament of ur life that everyone will remember than have more consistent decent results
What a legend! 5 6 max, heart of a lion, made at least 2 other major finals losing to all time greats, amd world number 2
Why didn't we see any video of match point vs Lendl? How could that *not* be shown here? SMH.
Chang: I can't quit now. If I quit now, everyone will think I'm a quitter.
[32 years later]
Osaka: I'm a hero because I'm a quitter!
I still remember this. He came in and earned every single point until the trophy was in his hands.
I was not there, but I remember watching it on the news as a young kid. Very inspiring for an Asian.
Instead of saying he was the first American to win it in so many years or how young he was, how about also the first Asian to win a grand slam in women's or men's tennis? Some recognition would be great.
What a awesome dude❤
Funny that he mentions that the French Open doesn’t define him. He’s right. As a kid, I was a fan of him. Not because he was winning Grand Slam after Grand Slam. I just thought he was a classy dude.
Id love to see a inside the actors studio esque interview with lendel and chang
I was at my house watching the game and prayed so hard for him .. Bumped into him at Hong Kong at the mall a years or 2 later he and his mom ;)
thanks you
A family friend of ours!
Lendl STILL has nightmares😂
They changed and destroyed tennis making it robotic and playing in indoor tournaments nowadays. This was tennis. Emotions, tactics, pure magic.
idk what you mean tennis is still full of emotion and tactics and pure magic. Gael Monfils for one pure magic, Djokovic tactics and a lot emotion. This list goes on tennis is far from robotic and the last i checked wimbledon was played outdoors the US open was played outdoors rolland garros was played outdoors french open was played outdoors. So what do u mean?
Wonderful Tennis
Player!!!💐💐💐💐💫
What a memory. Chang gave all us Asian tennis playing kids an identity.
respect!
Michael Chang, underrated legend
i have toi say i bought the same reebok that year, and yes it is always about the shoes
"I've never spoken to Yvonne about the French open............ And .... I don't plan to. Haha. I didn't know that the Changster was funny.
That Reebok old tennis shoes added the toll to the legs.
He was the first to think of the underhand serve.
Legend
why does the abstract have a so poor quality ?
In the first round he trashed Sampras 6/1 6/1 6/1. I remember the italian commentator saying "this young American plays a far too beautiful Tennis for his own sake" speaking about Sampras after that match. I kinda have the feeling Pistol Pete ended up proving the commentator wrong
Love Michael Chang! Such a cutie
amazing match!!!!
Everybody thinks about Mac, Connors, Sampras and Agassi when it comes to American players, but Courier won multiple slams and Chang was always a tough player who won a slam. No American man has won a slam since Roddick in 2003. It's going to be 20 years minimum between US mens GS winners. That just sucks.
He was 135 lbs? wow.
really dislike tennis but this is one of the truly great sporting achievement s
What an underhanded tactic (if you know what I mean)!
perfectly legal
ha ha ha!! i remember this match !! i was just 10 years old less few days! n it was so cool, see something like that n i hated lendl so! but my favorite player was connors n agassi after, but he lost every time,first final vs gomez ! i forget how many grand chelem's final he 's lost before win wimbledon.
For such an accomplished player, Lendl played a very unintelligent match. As Michael Chang more or less says, Lendl seemed to think that if he just battered away then Chang would keel over.
I watched that game as a kid
That was time China tienman square
Chang play high level tennis
Inspirational
Great champion🎉
There are Roofs now aren't there? So to me they are indoor tournaments except Roland Garros.
Although Chang must be given credit for "hanging in there" against Lendl in that five set, 4th round 1989 French Open match despite experiencing severe cramps in his legs, the fact remains that Lendl flat out botched that match by foolishly changing tactics by failing to continue to drive his backhand hard and aggressively with topspin, instead ridiculously choosing to underspin the ball back to try to make Chang hit as many balls as possible, hoping that Chang's cramps would force him to quit that match. Dumb, exceedingly stupid decision by Ivan Lendl! There is an old adage, "never change a winning game, only change a losing game"( a.k.a, "don't change horses in midstream")! Lendl obviously forgot that old and accurate truism during that match! Edberg screwed up the final against Chang in a different fashion by waiting until the third, fourth, fifth and sometimes sixth short ball from Chang to get into the net behind an approach shot during baseline rallies, which resulted in Edberg becoming totally fatigued by the fifth set and his continental grip forehand completely falling apart in that fifth set! A serve-and-volley player playing against a baseline player on slow red clay cannot afford to waste any energy by repeatedly getting into long, wearisome rallies , but must instead shorten the length of the points as much as possible by getting to the net on the first (and certainly no later than the second) short ball during rallies against a baseline player on the that surface!
Anyone else here after listening to Bill Simmons podcast today?
Yes sir
I was there!
Ok just kidding, I wasn't there.
But I did see it on TV! Or maybe it was RUclips years later.
This is what Roger should have done with Novak at match point Wimbledon 2019, do a first serve underarm, after the first serve was let, I'm sure he would have surprised him, and got a forehand passing shot, or even hit an ace, as Novak was standing way back- why didn't he watch the Chang match- and do something like this, when he was nervous!
Always thought the same thing; from the 40-15 and on in that game, federer was tense with this legs, arms, commiting stupid mistakes. He lost the game, Djokovic didnt win it. The most shocking thing ever watched in tennis. The 2008 finals lost, was a shock for 11 years, only to breath again for just 48 hours. Sadly the 2019 40-15 tragedy will leave the shock in us forever.
Great Chang..
When atp tour was like college tournament...looping the ball really
Michael Chan's Magical time 😅 2:28
The Little IRONMAN
Thought it would be a rematch…
This guy is ageless.
Lendl's weakest is volley, Chang is very smart to down serve to get him come to the net