FULL VERSION Gomez vs Agassi French Open 1990
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2017
- In the space of one short afternoon, Andres Gomez, who sometimes has been too patient for his own good, finally secured the goal he has worked a tennis lifetime to achieve when he defeated Andre Agassi, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, and earned the right to reign as champion of the 1990 French Open.
Gomez, a veteran of 27 Grand Slam events without a title to show for them, said the honor was worth the wait but was painfully long in arriving.
''I've been coming here for 12 years and I always dreamed about this moment; it just took too long,'' he said after accepting his trophy and $370,000 in prize money. ''By far this is the best tennis I've ever played, I've gone a step farther in my career.'' Gomez, who had been accused of being a congenital underachiever in high-pressure scenarios, moved to a career-high ranking of fourth in the world with this victory.
''Today I didn't panic on the big points, I didn't panic when I was down, and I always had the will to come back, and that's what big tennis is all about,'' Gomez said. ''Maybe in the past I didn't play the big points good enough, and that's what changed this time.''
The Ecuadorean also said Ivan Lendl's decision to skip this tournament had been a most fortuitous one for him: Gomez was on the verge of retiring from tennis last summer when he learned that Lendl planned to forgo this event in order to prepare for Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam event he has never won. Since the French Open happened to be the only Grand Slam tournament Gomez had dreamed of winning, and one where he'd been detoured three times in the quarterfinals by Lendl, he hustled back to the drawing board to prime himself to peak here.
Agassi, too, had primed himself for this event and had defeated Michael Chang, the defending champion, along the path to the first Grand Slam final of his career. At the age of 20, Agassi imagined himself to be a decade fitter and faster than the 30-year-old Gomez and hoped to wear him down in a long match. But the unusually timid tennis played by Agassi in the first set was anathema to his intentions.
''In the first set I felt like I lost it; he didn't win it,'' said Agassi, who traced his initial and ultimately costly jitters to the novelty of the situation. ''I was nervous to start out with, and I guess I can attribute that to being unfamiliar with the circumstances. The first set was important, not that I had to win it, but that I should have made him work for it. And whoever got the first break was going to take a huge step in the match because that set the confidence.''
On Saturday, 16-year-old Monica Seles became the youngest women's champion in French Open history when she eliminated a shaky, distracted Steffi Graf in straight sets, 7-6, 6-4. Today, Gomez gave an endorsement to experience.
''I read someplace where Agassi said we were in the same position because we were both in the final for the first time,'' Gomez said, ''but I think experience has got to play a big part in any sport.''
Gomez, at 30 the French Open's oldest champion in 18 years, used his power judiciously on his own serve, tried to avoid the exertion of long rallies during Agassi's serve, and let a conservationist strategy carry him through his first Grand Slam final to his first Grand Slam title.
''I decided not to get into long rallies on his serve and to reserve myself to win my own serve,'' said Gomez, whose game plan bombed badly only for the duration of the second set, where he dropped serve all four times. ''I was tired by the fourth set; I had to give it all there,'' said the 6-foot-4-inch Gomez, who rumbled around the court like an oversized bumble bee in his yellow, black, and white tennis outfit.
After trading handshakes with Agassi, who congratulated him for seizing the moment on center court, Gomez rushed from the court and into the stands to embrace his 2-year-old son, Juan Andres.
Agassi, as he had promised, wore his trademark black and hot lava ensemble, the one that prodded the authorities here into announcing they might adopt the same ''Wimbledon white'' dress code that the Las Vegan has listed as one of his reasons for avoiding that tournament. Agassi described the French Tennis Federation president, Philip Chatrier, as a ''Bozo'' last week when the dress-code issue was raised, but after meeting Chatrier today on the awards platform, Agassi modified his words.
''I guess if I didn't feel disappointed about taking second place, I wouldn't be one heck of a competitor,'' Agassi said. ''I don't feel ecstatic about reaching the final because I had hopes on winning it. But in the third and fourth sets he beat me, that's all there was to it. I can control how much effort I put into it, but I can't control what happens.'' 
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They confused Andres's sister with their wife. 😂 Ecuador is a country with very friendly people with a lot of capacity. I thank you for allowing me to be here.
The opportunity of A lifetime must be taken during the lifetime of the opportunity.. Gomez did that.. Bravo
Gomez won a grandslam tournament and provided joy for a nation and tennis fans; you wrote an aphorism and provided 0 meaning to his victory since aphorisms are meaningless by definition.
Gomez only won because Agassi was afraid his wig would fall off, so he moved very little on the court.
Uno de los pocos latinos que ha conseguido un Grand Slam, y derrotando a un grande como Agassi.
¡Grande Andrés!
Yo apenas tenia 9 años cuando paso esto pero increible la gesta del ecuatoriano.
recuerdo ver el partido, fue re emocionante.
Andrés Gómez Santos orgullosamente ecuatoriano, puso en alto el nombre del país en la elite del tenis mundial durante una década, jugo contra los mejores tenista de su época, Connors, Vilas, Lendl, Mcenroe, Wilander y muchos mas. Uno de los mejores tenistas latinoamericanos de todos los tiempos sin ninguna duda.
Agassi congratulates Gomez with a hug i’am sure he looks back on that moment of sportsmanship with pride ! That’s what life is really about 🤗!
This is the way Gomez always should have played. He is a big strong man, hit big serves, big forehands, flatten out the backhand, finish points at the net. He was too passive often for the size and weapons he had but not here.
His main problem at Roland Garros went by the name of Lendl. They played four times, and Ivan won them all. 1990 was a golden opportunity for Gomez in that regard, with Lendl skipping the French in preparation for Wimbledon.
Agassi was good, but not quite the caliber of Lendl.
It's called : Ivan Lendl . Lenders had gomez' number and defeated him late in tournaments .
This is my personal opinion about this. Getting bald is really really traumatic I know that for a fact. And if you are a guy that use to have long hair in your youth trust me it sucks even more. Now Andre in his first years of the circuit was very revolutionary for his rock star looks, every body remember the image is everything commercial from Canon. And I understand totally trying to find a way to hide the baldness. Andre Agassi is my favorite player ever. Nadal and Federer are on a league of their own. But I always enjoyed watching Agassi play. He was extremely talented and his career full of ups and downs in my case make me feel a lot of empathy for him. When he won Roland Garros after been 141 it is one of my favorite sports moments ever. However the wig history is BS to me. If the wig was damage or falling, any balding dude in the world will do the same specially in tennis ... WEAR A CAP there is no explanation why he just didn't use it or a bandana etc. Like it or not Andres Gomez won this match fair and square there is no need to take this away from him.
How does he explain having an absolutely monumentally magnificent mullet, a truly tremendous Tennessee top hat, a seriously second to none shorty long back, a one of a kind Kentucky waterfall worthy of a king the day before the final to just a ball cap with no sign of hair anywhere the day of the final?? It's absurd to think people wouldn't suss out the truth within 10 seconds of seeing him. He would've have been made a laughingstock the world over before he got off the court. Realistically his options were withdraw or chance it with the wig. Casually humiliating one's self in front of the entire world is a slightly unreasonable expectation of somebody in my opinion.
Not bad, considering Agassi was apparently more worried that his cobbled together wig might fall off at any moment. His brother, who rescued the aforementioned hairpiece, when it started to fall apart the night before, apparently told him it would hold, IF, he didn't move around too much. You can see the hesitation in Agassi at some points in the match, and the way he tried to keep his head still.
One of the best games of his career. Thanks Andres Gomez
Gomez only won because Agassi was afraid his wig would fall off, so he moved very little on the court....
Ive been watching the mens finals of the French, going all the way back to when it was first being fully televised here in the States. And I actually cried when "Go-Go" won...because I had lost count of how many times I saw or heard that he lost to Lendl at Roland Garros. Lendl to him was what Borg was to Vilas..and just like what happened to 'Willie" that one year that Borg didnt make the final because he skipped it, happened here to Andres, when Ivan skipped the French in 1990. It was just so apropos that Andres won..especially when you remember how surgically he took apart Muster in the semis..after that match, I KNEW that he would beat Agassi.
Yes, and Muster possessed a very top flite clay court game 🎾
It was well played by Gomez. For his talent and range of strokes, he should have won more grand slams. His forehand is a feast for the eyes. So glad to revisit this match after 31 years
What a great day for Ecuadorian tennis. Andrés Gómez is the best on court and off court as well. That's something that can be said about only a few champions such as this fine gentleman.
As an ecuadorian, I absoloutely agree on this comment. He was a great champion back in the day
It took Andre a while to break through to win a major. Lost in finals to Gomez, Courier and got crushed by Sampras. Finally won at Wimbledon.
This quality is amazing!!! Thank you 🙏
Thanks Perts , I've been searching for this game for years!!!! Gracias Andres!!!! Le ganaste un grand slam a kien posteriormente se convirtio en una leyenda del tennis mundial!!!! Muy pocos sudamericanos lograron lo k Andres hizo !!!! THANKS CHAMP!!!
Leyendas😅??? guillermo vilas gano 4 grand slam y fue numero 1 eso si es una leyenda..
Gomez was a very experienced clay court specialist, who probably would have made a final or two if it was not for Lendl. Unusual for a specialist he actually had an effective serve. He was also came in more to shorten the points.
True. Reactions by Agassi fans are usually quite unfair: Gómez was a vastly experienced player, with almost twenty singles titles and dozens of doubles titles, including a US Open, who came into this tournament as the number 4 seed having won titles on clay a few weeks prior (unlike Agassi by the way). So here we have the number 4 seed beating a player just one spot above him in the ranking, on his favorite surface and with a brilliant strategy. Impressive? Yes. A massive shock or a choke by Agassi? No way.
Ecuador 🇪🇨 🎉 🎉
thanks gracias por subir este partido jjj la gente dejo de ver el mundial por esta victori
Sorry Agassi but this was the best Andrés Gomez's match of his life, no excuses about it, it's a fact.
Agreed,, Wig or no Wig..
Atp tour.. Gomez, Nadal, Ashe, Novak, Roger, Laver, Sampras, Andre, Rosewell, Goran, John Newcombe ...
30s Members Club..Won Slams..
I was so disappointed at the time that Agassi lost.
Old tennis is more elegant. Now is more physical.
MoS appreciated Upload !
This match demonstrates how uncontrollable heavy topspin was without polyester strings. Turning defence into attack is almost nonexistent!
Your vids are amazing. Can you upload Monica Seles vs. Graf French Open 1992?
Nice hair!!
1:13:37 "they don't give him an opportunity to stiffen up"
😆
Agassi mentioned that he was wearing a wig to hide is baldness at age 19. His wig fell apart just night before the final and his brother joined it again using 20 hairclips. He played below par since he prayed not to win but that his wig won't fall off...
Here to watch cause 30 y later his son qualified for the French
AA was too worried bout his hair falling out lol
I'd like to watch at least one of the French Open '90 semifinals
Just for you ! Enjoy... ruclips.net/video/d5lNVn-rf6Q/видео.html
Thanks for the upload, Agassi says that in this match he was not concern about the tennis result because the night before he had a problem with his WIG, and they had to find awkward ways to fix it onto his head. His main concern was that the wig might come off and he would look ridiculous
Agassi vs Beardless Drake
Andre Agassis has said in is own autobiography that his wig cost him this match, that is not a joke by the way, like many men he was traumatised by his own hair loss and for years had been wearing a wig, an expensive one made of real human hair, on the morning of this match he had technical problems with the attachment system of the wig, it was not staying on properly and the adhesive surface of the wig had become water damaged, so he was suffering great anxiety because he was terrified and anxious that his wig would fall off during the match, that caused him considerable distraction of his concentration. People may laugh at that and dismiss it as a joke but it is right there in his own words in his autobiography.
chris mac nevertheless Andrés Gomez was better on the court, no matter what Agassi could have said about this match... I'm sorry but that just sounds like some stupid excuse.
interesting fact, thanks mate , these 2 lost Slam finals in 90 really hurt me , Agassi was awsome
It didn’t hurt him the 6 previous matches 🤔
@@spirg Agassi had the problem before the final
NtsParadize exactly , 6 wins , can’t blame a wig for a final loss , was outplayed
GRAZIE GOMEZ ! 😊
25:01 So, is this where the hairpiece was installed ; that top thatch ?
Consulta andre gomez fue número 1 del mundo????
No, lo más alto que llevo a ser fue 4
Pero un grand slam vale mucho más que eso sino mira a Marcelo Ríos
Où est le score ?
Andre Agassi got a tea tray? wtf. 2:14:04
The hair didn't fell off, everythings fine beseids he lost 😅
1:14:44 Humidity 80% Bud: and 5 sets will be no problem in this heat? Gil Reyes: he can go the distance Andre: I'm not sure my hair can
Ok, yeah, Gomez beat Agassi and yeah, Agassi claims that he was preoccupied with his fake hair. I’ll say this, Agassi is the hall-of-famer with not just multiple Grand Slams but a career GOLDEN Slam (all 4 majors, plus Gold Medal at the Olympics) so I’m gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say that had he not been worrying about his weave, maybe it’s a different result. And of course, it’s not to say that sometimes you just have a bad day, regardless of preoccupation with something else lol and maybe that was the case on this day.
Thats not what he said in his book, he was still building his stamina up at this point
@@mehmeh5471 I read his autobiography, too and have seen his interviews (even if he was just joking). He blames the hair. He didn’t start taking his stamina more seriously until after he basically hit rock bottom, well after his 90s prime and before the 2000s renaissance.
what i want to know is, which year did Andre start wearing the wigs? Was he using fake hair as early as the '88 Open when he had that great win over Connors? If that hair wasn't real i'm going to be seriously disillusioned.
Yes wig in 88
@@lucytaylor8844 of course , if it wasnt a wig you would have seen a transition from him having a full head of hair then with some hair loss/thinning then then suddenly having hair again ( the wig) . It's not rocket science !
@@henryj8363 are you stupid? He didn't wear any wig in 88.
Commentator says Agassi lost to Courier in last year's final. Agassi lost to Courier in the following years final.
?????????
He said "Jim Courier who beat Agassi in last year´s Championship [not final!]", and indeed Agassi lost to Courier in the third round of the 1989 French Open 6:7, 6:4, 4:6, 2:6.
A la Final ...Llegó Michael Chan
Agassi was the best!!!
Did he won?😂
@@Gustavo-wx2yo yes
It's funny that now we know he was worried that his wig was going to fall off and didn't move like his normal self which ended him costing this match
Another Agassi urban legend 😂
Andre was worried about his wig.
Lol his hair looked great all match. Oh well. Shoulda just strapped on a baseball cap.
On serait tenter de penser que si Lendl n'avait pas déclaré forfait pour Roland Garros 90,Gomez n'aurait sans doute pas remporté le titre...l'Équatorien restait sur 4 défaites face au tchèque à Paris en 81,84,86,et 87...mais à chaque fois Lendl dû s'employer pour l'emporter..donc ce n'est quand même pas certain...même chose pour Vilas en 1977,quand il remporta Roland Garros...Borg était absent...mais si le suédois avait été bien présent avec sa détermination légendaire, alors le suédois s'y serait imposé sans l'ombre d'un doute..face à Vilas et Gottfried
Agassi played like a newbie in this final. I remember watching this live in 1990. Now that i see the replay this match looks really silly compared to the quarter and semi finals that Agassi played to get to this final.
Agassi's wig fell apart the night before and his main concern was for it not to fall off in the final. He wasn't focused.
i remember this final,,i was pissed Agassi lost
Hey, Man you really made laugh today. You got great imagination to say that Aggasi was suffering for his wig......that is BS. Aggasi lost the game because he played against a better player, a that was ANDRES GOMEZ FROM ECUADOR!
@@marcelomerchan9563 its true tho. Read agassis autobiography. He says that his wig starting breaking in the shower.
They were 2-2 against each other before this match. I love Agassi and I remember something seemed off about him that day. But it's also important to remember that Andres Gomez had game, that this was his moment, and he might have played the match of his life.
that is some wig
Agassiiiiiiii!!
Agassi could play that guy 20X and win 19 - here’s the 1
Really? ‘Cause they had already played 4 times before, 2 wins for each… this being their 5th game, Gómez went ahead 3-2.
Not at the time. Agassi became stronger in his late twenties, when he hit the ball stronger and better.
Most odd GC winner of the modern era.
By all accounts using the wrong shampoo lost him the match
These ignorant commentators saying that another american fell short in the tournament forgot that another AMERICAN won it in the same match. EE.UU of North America is not All America. The continent goes from Canada to Argentina. The EE.UU. is only one more country in North America just like Ecuador is another country of Central America and Argentina is another country from South America.
Even in Central and South America if someone says "soy americano" that means the US. Oh and lol Edudor is in South America
Ecuador is another country of Central America? Man, give good use to a dollar and get yourself a map… or even better, just google it, it’s free!!!! I just can’t believe you said that in the 21st century🤦🏻♂️
@@josevillagran4150 Ecuador is in South América, ok. But the real meaning of my statement remains the same. what I do with my money is my business only. Save your advice for your children.
He lost this match cause he was afraid that his wig could fall off. Here's an excerpt from his book where he tells the story:
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1224168/Andre-Agassi-admits-I-wore-wig--lost-French-Open.html
Agassi played poorly in this match. Gomez was lucky and had a much easier draw in this tournament as well. Agassi was pissing himself over his hair piece falling off and let it distract him I think. He also hated that shitty Bumble bee Donnay racquet his coach made him use. Coach got the $$ from the racquet co. I think its funny as you can go on Ebay and those racquets are on their for big bucks $$ and Andre will tell you they were shitty. That Yonex R22 Gomez is playing with however was one of the best of the era.
You know nothing hahahaha
Luck doesn't exist!
Gringo llorón ese día Gómez fue mejor, por más excusas estupidas que ponga Agassi