Great to see these matches again. This time period was interesting with some of the Legends tour events. Even though this is an exhibition one has to keep in mind that just two years prior in 2006 McEnroe got his last ATP tour win in doubles at San Jose with Bjorkman. I found that quite astonishing and very cool. Seeing those Dunlop Maxply graphite racquets he's using makes me again regret getting rid of mine. They were actually pretty decent to play with. I wish I still had them.
No me había dado cuenta en todo el partido hasta que llegaron las declaraciones del final, en el minuto 1:24:13 observen el antebrazo izquierdo de Sampras y compárenlo con el derecho 🤔podria ser un efecto optico por el angulo de la camara? o es que realmente le ocurrió algo a Pete en el brazo izquierdo? es mi jugador favorito, me hice aficionado al tenis la primera vez que vi jugar a Sampras, pero desde su retiro no se mucho de él ya que no soy americano. Me ha encantado este partido, gracias por subirlo ❤❤❤
Pete had a genetic condition thar limited his endurance, and he didn't have access to the insane modern treatment methods as well as medicines which frankly could be considered legalized doping, that Federer and the modern pros do, yet he was playing at that same level of power and physicality. Of course he wore out.
@Gustavo-fm2vm. Not comparable because the game was so irrefutably cheapened during the Federer era with the lubricated strings, larger Type3 and harder Type1 tennis balls, slowed-down courts, lack of serve-and-volley players (especially great ones like McEnroe, Sampras, Becker, Edberg, Kramer, Laver, etc.), the abandonment of the lightening fast indoor supreme court carpet surface that favored net play over baseline play, and the lack of any all-time great male players other than Djokovic and Nadal to challenge him, which explains the grossly inflated and disproportionate statistical achievements of Federer (and Djokovic and Nadal) which enabled those three players to keep winning major singles titles into their mid-to-late thirties!!
Whatever you think of Macenroe in the day, he has an incredible eye for accurate lines calls, I would question that serve call at 11:22 myself. My impression is over the years he is right 80 plus % of the time, "Chalk flew up!.it was clearly on the line!..you can't be serious!"..LOL! Robert at 69.
Didn't know they ever played this match. Did see Mac at this tournament against Leconte in 97. Mac and Sampras played 3 times on the tour, Pete won each time. Think Mac had alot of trouble dealing with Pete's power. Although it's one of the great questions how Mac would have done against him in his 84 form. When they did meet Mac was well past his best
Its interesting to see, that whenever John gets the chance in Petes serve games, he goes to the net and often wins the point doing so. Its Petes massive serve that makes the difference here. Would have been fun to see what the outcome would have been, if they had been forced to use underhand serves instead 🙂.
Did anyone really expect McEnroe to offer a serious challenge to Samprass????? There is a generational tennis gap, as per the 12 years difference in age. Not to mention I was a huge Samprass fan. Albert hall...what a tennis venue!!
Que hermoso lugar para jugar un match de tenis!!!! En la ciudad de Buenos Aires hay un teatro que fue reconvertido en libreria y café. Hace unos dias atrás mientras lo visitaba pensé:"Que lindo lugar para jugar un partido de tenis"...😂 ahora veo que ya lo han hecho. ❤
Sampras retired in 02. He was king during the 90s set records that during a time that tennis wasn’t changed. Today’s game is slower way slower than the 90s. Courts slowed down they use different balls that slow down in the air to get longer rallies. Hard and grass are nothing like Sampras time. What’s interesting is the exhibition in 07 and in 08 Sampras beats or almost beats the world number one Federer. Basically Federer prime where he was untouchable. And in 07 the court was a true fast court and Federer even had a hard time with Pete. Makes you wonder if Sampras went to a bigger racquet in his career and played longer just how many more titles would he have won.
Sampras is younger here than Djokovic is now. There is no comparison in the levels, though I do appreciate that Sampras had been off the tour for six years.
@@atheistcory4174 Bill Russell had more rings than Jordan . Vettel has more F1 championships than Senna . Your misunderstanding statistical success and record breaking for talent .
I realize that I won't likely change anybody's mind here, but as a huge fan of both Sampras *and* Djokovic, I have to admit that the level of Men's tennis *is* better now - and Djokovic is undoubtedly a better player than Sampras (though the Sampras serve was truly phenomenal). The one specific element that is clearly evident from this match for example, is that when players are pulled off the court, they're unable to recover in the way that modern players do while *sliding on hard courts* . It's a very physical technique and it's all but standard these days whereas in the past, players mostly ever used to do it only on clay.
How old was Mac? He knew he can't win. (Hahaha, somebody thinks I didn't know, so naive). I watch his era matches for a long time, Borg, Connors, Lendl, until the younger generation Michael Chang defeated him.
Sampras no sería número uno del mundo hoy con ese revés tan malo que siempre ha tenido. Hoy los jugadores actuales tienen mucho más consistencia en su revés y en general en todos los golpes.
Whatever you think of Macenroe in the day, he has an incredible eye for accurate lines calls, I would question that serve call at 11:22 myself. My impression is over the years he is right 80 plus % of the time, Robert at 69.
Sampras could have played a few more years. Given his serves could have probably occasionally even beaten Roger, even though overall Roger was the superior tennis player.
Simply can’t make that claim even if you were a multiple slam winner. Ridiculous coming from the average Jo. Never seen a combination of that velocity and accuracy on serves and backhands from anyone.
Actually I think Johnny Mac has psychological problems he couldn't give up his tennis stratum status. That is why he still wants to play the new legends. He knew he couldn't win. "You must be serious". That phycological scar has been a nightmare for him and he couldn't recover from it. " It can't be out, you must be joking". What a clown! He was my idol until he became my clown. Some people forgave him I don't think we should. It would be a bad example for young players that they can behave badly and come back like nothing has happened.
@@mtklaric- What are you high on....Federer would've had it easier in the RGs had he reached his prime during the pre-Nadal era....for four years, during 2006 to 2009, he lost to no one but Nadal in France, now that says something.
Whatever you think of Macenroe in the day, he has an incredible eye for accurate lines calls, I would question that serve call at 11:22 myself. My impression is over the years he is right 80 plus % of the time, "Chalk flew up!.it was clearly on the line!..you can't be serious!"..LOL! Robert at 69.
Great to see these matches again. This time period was interesting with some of the Legends tour events. Even though this is an exhibition one has to keep in mind that just two years prior in 2006 McEnroe got his last ATP tour win in doubles at San Jose with Bjorkman. I found that quite astonishing and very cool.
Seeing those Dunlop Maxply graphite racquets he's using makes me again regret getting rid of mine. They were actually pretty decent to play with. I wish I still had them.
I have never seen a cooler customer than pistol pete. He is so unfazed, so calm, you wonder if he is awake!
Pure ice water running thru his veins.
No me había dado cuenta en todo el partido hasta que llegaron las declaraciones del final, en el minuto 1:24:13 observen el antebrazo izquierdo de Sampras y compárenlo con el derecho 🤔podria ser un efecto optico por el angulo de la camara? o es que realmente le ocurrió algo a Pete en el brazo izquierdo? es mi jugador favorito, me hice aficionado al tenis la primera vez que vi jugar a Sampras, pero desde su retiro no se mucho de él ya que no soy americano. Me ha encantado este partido, gracias por subirlo ❤❤❤
McEnroe is one of the best. Playing with Sampras in his age like that, wow, I'm really impressed. He is such great player, imo
Pete Sampras was 37 when he played this against McEnroe, Federer was nearly 37 when he won the Australian Open.
and ? :)
Sampras retired young
Yeah... It was standard to retire younger then
Federer was still full time on the circuit.... Sampras had been living the retired lifestyle for quite a few years here ⁉️
Pete had a genetic condition thar limited his endurance, and he didn't have access to the insane modern treatment methods as well as medicines which frankly could be considered legalized doping, that Federer and the modern pros do, yet he was playing at that same level of power and physicality. Of course he wore out.
@Gustavo-fm2vm. Not comparable because the game was so irrefutably cheapened during the Federer era with the lubricated strings, larger Type3 and harder Type1 tennis balls, slowed-down courts, lack of serve-and-volley players (especially great ones like McEnroe, Sampras, Becker, Edberg, Kramer, Laver, etc.), the abandonment of the lightening fast indoor supreme court carpet surface that favored net play over baseline play, and the lack of any all-time great male players other than Djokovic and Nadal to challenge him, which explains the grossly inflated and disproportionate statistical achievements of Federer (and Djokovic and Nadal) which enabled those three players to keep winning major singles titles into their mid-to-late thirties!!
Yeah this insane. Even playing field, Fed or Djokovic beat any of these players like a drum.
Whatever you think of Macenroe in the day, he has an incredible eye for accurate lines calls, I would question that serve call at 11:22 myself. My impression is over the years he is right 80 plus % of the time, "Chalk flew up!.it was clearly on the line!..you can't be serious!"..LOL!
Robert at 69.
McEnroe is a genius. He is so so watchable.
Didn't know they ever played this match. Did see Mac at this tournament against Leconte in 97. Mac and Sampras played 3 times on the tour, Pete won each time. Think Mac had alot of trouble dealing with Pete's power. Although it's one of the great questions how Mac would have done against him in his 84 form. When they did meet Mac was well past his best
Pete Sampras finally admitted he was the Neanderthal in the Geiko ads.
Its interesting to see, that whenever John gets the chance in Petes serve games, he goes to the net and often wins the point doing so. Its Petes massive serve that makes the difference here. Would have been fun to see what the outcome would have been, if they had been forced to use underhand serves instead 🙂.
That's the case in most of Pete's matches... The superb serve.
@@shanelawson5072the most devastating serve i have ever seen
@@medo_pg7786Yes❗... & yet... In another video I'm arguing with some goose who believes Federer's serve was superior to that of Sampras... ❗🤦🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Did anyone really expect McEnroe to offer a serious challenge to Samprass????? There is a generational tennis gap, as per the 12 years difference in age. Not to mention I was a huge Samprass fan. Albert hall...what a tennis venue!!
Two gods of tennis...
Mcenroe will always be my overwhelming favorite.
Nice event in Royal Albert hall~ What's next? It's time to call Federer and Nadal~~?:)
Eric Clapton was the opening act....
Blackrock as a sponsor : disgusting. Tennis was so fantastic here anyway
if blackrock was involved now i understand how this poor choice of venue was made, blackrock has no respect for anything
where did they leave their wooden racquets ?? lo l. . .
Que hermoso lugar para jugar un match de tenis!!!!
En la ciudad de Buenos Aires hay un teatro que fue reconvertido en libreria y café. Hace unos dias atrás mientras lo visitaba pensé:"Que lindo lugar para jugar un partido de tenis"...😂 ahora veo que ya lo han hecho. ❤
What racket is John McEnroe using ? I thought he went to Head Rackets ?
How about Sampras racket ?
John is using a dunlop maxply McEnroe racquet, a graphite frame with "retro" colour scheme to mimic the old wooden dunlop.
Serv No play?
merci sampras mc enrroe❤
Sampras retired in 02. He was king during the 90s set records that during a time that tennis wasn’t changed. Today’s game is slower way slower than the 90s. Courts slowed down they use different balls that slow down in the air to get longer rallies. Hard and grass are nothing like Sampras time. What’s interesting is the exhibition in 07 and in 08 Sampras beats or almost beats the world number one Federer. Basically Federer prime where he was untouchable. And in 07 the court was a true fast court and Federer even had a hard time with Pete. Makes you wonder if Sampras went to a bigger racquet in his career and played longer just how many more titles would he have won.
Finaly that music hall was good for something
First Led Zeppelin, now THIS!!
Think he is bald like Me. Lol
Cant see the ball clearly the court is so bright wish they make all white colour surface... 😂
I did it for the money show. John has nothing to lose. Pete usually hurts himself
Sampras is younger here than Djokovic is now. There is no comparison in the levels, though I do appreciate that Sampras had been off the tour for six years.
Exactly , no comparison , Sampras with 10x the talent , not a robotic droid
@@stealthcat100 24 slams to 14. Clearly you don't know what talent is.
@@atheistcory4174 Bill Russell had more rings than Jordan . Vettel has more F1 championships than Senna . Your misunderstanding statistical success and record breaking for talent .
I realize that I won't likely change anybody's mind here, but as a huge fan of both Sampras *and* Djokovic, I have to admit that the level of Men's tennis *is* better now - and Djokovic is undoubtedly a better player than Sampras (though the Sampras serve was truly phenomenal). The one specific element that is clearly evident from this match for example, is that when players are pulled off the court, they're unable to recover in the way that modern players do while *sliding on hard courts* . It's a very physical technique and it's all but standard these days whereas in the past, players mostly ever used to do it only on clay.
@@stealthcat100 I maintain my stance. Your stance is way too biased.
What a horrible sponsor.
ジョン・マッケンロー
大好きだったな 悪童テニスプレイヤー
It is Sampras vs. George Bush
Pete is 37 and not 57. Whatever
Wait another year or so and then hawkeye will come in.
How old was Mac? He knew he can't win. (Hahaha, somebody thinks I didn't know, so naive). I watch his era matches for a long time, Borg, Connors, Lendl, until the younger generation Michael Chang defeated him.
If you watch it you will find out 😄
@@TraceyMedia ha, you think I didn't know. You are naive.
Sampras no sería número uno del mundo hoy con ese revés tan malo que siempre ha tenido. Hoy los jugadores actuales tienen mucho más consistencia en su revés y en general en todos los golpes.
Remember hit for the Haitian losers? No hit for Florida. Thanks a lot y'all.
Whatever you think of Macenroe in the day, he has an incredible eye for accurate lines calls, I would question that serve call at 11:22 myself. My impression is over the years he is right 80 plus % of the time, Robert at 69.
Vulgar tennis in the hallowed Hall of the Proms. What a profanity!
Sampras could have played a few more years. Given his serves could have probably occasionally even beaten Roger, even though overall Roger was the superior tennis player.
Simply can’t make that claim even if you were a multiple slam winner. Ridiculous coming from the average Jo. Never seen a combination of that velocity and accuracy on serves and backhands from anyone.
My opinion pete and roger best two players ever
Fedal in Brazil
Actually I think Johnny Mac has psychological problems he couldn't give up his tennis stratum status. That is why he still wants to play the new legends. He knew he couldn't win. "You must be serious". That phycological scar has been a nightmare for him and he couldn't recover from it. " It can't be out, you must be joking". What a clown! He was my idol until he became my clown. Some people forgave him I don't think we should. It would be a bad example for young players that they can behave badly and come back like nothing has happened.
"Arguably the greatest of all time".
Djokovic: Hold my beer 🍺
still the best in my book. His 14 are worth more than Federers 20
@@mtklaric He didn't win the French, but Federer arguably the most skilful player ever.
@@danschannel169 guess how many RGs would Federer have if he played in his era? Same as Sampras, zero
@@mtklaric if..
@@mtklaric- What are you high on....Federer would've had it easier in the RGs had he reached his prime during the pre-Nadal era....for four years, during 2006 to 2009, he lost to no one but Nadal in France, now that says something.
Isn't blackrock. Evil now?
Yes
It always was evil.
Whatever you think of Macenroe in the day, he has an incredible eye for accurate lines calls, I would question that serve call at 11:22 myself. My impression is over the years he is right 80 plus % of the time, "Chalk flew up!.it was clearly on the line!..you can't be serious!"..LOL!
Robert at 69.
Yeah I can hear him now - You cannot be serious :)