Agassi receiving the cheque at the end..... "This won't even buy some of the cars I've seen here in Palm Springs"..... HAHAHAHAHA.... Agassi always a legend with the quotes.
Sampras with rare magnanimity in defeat ("Andre was too good"). I expected Andre to reciprocate and he goes to car prices, rofl. Can't blame him though: on the receiving end of too many defeats at Pete's hands. Always felt that they were on the same level, Andre just unfortunately shorter;)
Watching these two play each other was some of the greatest tennis the world has ever seen. Such varied styles going right at each other. I miss this variety in tennis today.
Andre's 5 set match against Roger in 2004 us open was the end of the 90s. End of the andre Pete era Roger screamed like a wild animal after winning match point
The complete contrast in styles between these two was so compelling...I really miss watching these two. Agassi absolutely crushing from the baseline, trying to keep Sampras at the baseline and in a rally on the backhand side. Sampras always looking to move in and get to net where he can put the ball away. The bomb serves from Sampras against one of the best returns ever off of both sides. So fun. Thanks for posting.
Seeing Sampras doing his serve and volley routine these days is quite a sight. He’s so smooth with it and no one plays like that anymore. Crazy to think how effective it was when it’s more or less an antiquated strategy now
Sublime hand skills from both of them . This really is ‘top notch’ tennis. They always seemed to bring out the best of each other. This was ALWAYS watchable!! Superb 👋👋👋👋
When i was a kid i used to emulate agassis game, short back swings and take the ball early, on the rise if need be, on or inside the baseline and never backing down. It was a tiring way to play as you need to be quick on your foot work but i had so much fun. Boy was it fun to watch agassi play.
Such a great watch, thank you so much for posting this (and in pretty good quality, too!). Another great match of their I remember vividly was their 4 set all tiebreaks no breaks of serve match at US Open.
Noticed Pete tried the same tactic on 2 big points early on, when he had SP in the first set and again at 5-5 in the first set TB - neutralising Agassi’s damaging CC backhand by moonballing with depth, and then hammering away with his forehand… but he uncharacteristically missed the forehands
Great tennis. Loved watching the contrasting styles. I liked that a lot of the masters 1000s were best 3 out of 5, but thats probably not reasonable with how physical the game has gotten in the last couple decades. That was one aweful kit that Agassi wore there. Both hat and shirt were an affront to form and fashion.
I was there, and it...was....hot. You see folks in the stands with their shirts off. March in the desert is unpredictable. The next year, I went to the early rounds, to see more tennis, and watched the final on TV. No lie, people in the stands were wearing parkas, it was that cold.
Agassi a phenomenal player. No player has ever hit the ball better, before or since. Look how early he commits himself to the shot. Best hand eye coordination, and in tennis a deeply underrated gift. Anticipation, thinking with his racquet because his feet are already there. You can see this in juniors. The key is to buy a few milliseconds. It's not something you're aware of until you play somebody like that, and then you wonder where he's finding that extra couple of feet on every single shot you receive back - even if you're playing well. My top 3? Federer, Agassi and David Nalbandian. Guys that would have been unbeatable in any age of the game, regardless of equipment and conditions.
if Pete had a backhand like this all throughout his career,he could have won a few more gs's....on the other hand the kind of tennis Agassi produced that day would be an average day for Fed with better forehand....imagine that
No it wouldn't. Agassi put a lot more pressure on Pete than Fed would because of how early he took the ball. Fed on the other hand is faster and moves much better than Andre, but Pete could get more rhythm against him because he took the ball more normally. Anyways, this wasn't a great day for Pete.
@@farid1406Yeah.. Andre definitely has the return and BH advantage but everything Else is Fed. FH, movement, touch, serve, variation, slice, netgame. Fed was always good against the Big servers though.. but obviously a prime Sampras is a different task.. not that this was a prime Sampras…
that day? haha it was the court, this is a very slow court. thats why agassi never stood a chance against sampras at the us open, much faster court.agassi needed slow courts like this or the one at the australian open.
Agassi said every great champion has a second gear when matches got tight. But Sampras had a 3rd gear, he not only played better but had a way to make you play worse.
This generation „played“ tennis. Except of Tim Henman, no player thereafter had these volleyskills. And these with such an old and small racket. Pete is playing better volley today than the complete actual generation!
Tim Henman must have been incredibly frustrated to see the courts slow down so much during his best years. They should have left them fast. Changing string tech was already helping the clay courters.
my favourite rivalry. Agassi's backhands....... beautiful. just beautiful. you'll never see a better double hander .... even from Novak the pusher who just knocks it back gently. I know this is a highlight reel... but if you watch Agassi matches... you will see how he makes amazing returns PER GAME... as opposed to Novak who makes a few good returns PER MATCH.... imo Agassi is the best returner of all time by far.
Yeah i agree. Novak just pushes it back and it isn't really a weapon that makes you go WOW.... whereas Agassi, defined how to make the double hander a weapon.
I love Agassi and he is one of the all-time greats and in my opinion the best returner of all time, but I would not call Novak a "pusher" with respect to his return game. You don't win 24 Grand Slams with returns he "just knocks it back gently." Give Novak a little more respect than that please.
What a terrible shame the courts were slowed so much that we no longer see serve and volley. This contrast in styles was so good to watch. But now courts are far too clay court friendly.
Andre's backhand is the greatest of all time - maybe Stan's is on par. When it was on, Nalbandian's was on a higher level for the purists - but Andre's was more dependable and better on return.
You have zero idea what you’re talking about. Agassi evolved to strategic thinking, moving his opponents from side to side, exhausting them, hammering them with precision shots.
@@dsrutherford9197 that's why Sampras surpassed him after the age of 19 yo, but before that Agassi was mopping the floor with his face, how did Sampras surpassed him???????
@@jorad4887sampras was just more consistent throughout his career. Agassis career had multiple drops out of the top 10 ranking. One time it dropped so low he had to play challengers. If he had been more committed to the game he would have won a lot more. Still an incredible talent.
@@kleefton totally agreed and quite frankly I didn't not like either player, after borg retired I lost interest in tennis until Roger came to the scene, he was so humble and no gimmicks about him he was all work
I hope AI one day can somehow allow us to create an emulation that pits the greatest players at their peak to play against each other.. Agassi/Sampras/Lendl/Becker/Chang/Bruguera/Muster/Kuerten alongside Federer/Nadal/Djokovic.
I feel like at the very top, where skill is pretty similar, it's the athleticism that determines whether you win or lose more. Suppose Agassi has the strength of a Safin, or even just a bit less, he's going to play very even with Sampras.
It's mental strength more than anything. Pete accumulated better stats than Andre because he was a better player, but he beat him in the h2h because he was much stronger mentally and owned the big points.
@farid1406 Nobody can argue that Pete is more athletic than Andre. If you look at all the legends, there's no question they are athletically gifted also. Right now, do you see any player matching the athleticism of Alcaraz? Mental strength is a given at the very top. Players don't get there if they're mentally weak. Remember Djokovic and his gluten free diet? After changing diet, he started to beat Federer and Nadal because his physical conditioning changed. Also, if you are not as athletic as the other guy, that also affects you mentally during the match. Djokivic wouldn't have lost the Wimbledon final so easily if he could match Alcaraz's athleticism, but he couldn't.
I have talked about how Federer and Nadal are champions. Agassi and Sampras were also champions. it is a mental state. Michael Jordan was supremely talented but there were - and have been since then - a lot of extremely talented players. ultimately a champion is mental. look at young Michael Chang - he had the native talent of a potatoe - but ....
Sampras the last of the great serve and volley guys. Always liked Pete. Such an overall great player. I was never an Agassi fan due to his history of being meh about stepping up and being the player he should have been. But after hearing his story and the fact that he made one of the greatest mid to late career comebacks, I admit I judged him harshly and really gained alot of respect for the guy. The last time Americans were competetive in the sport. Here is hoping we can be so lucky as to have a couple of greats like these back in the mix.
Your off and wrong. Sampras was a selfish player who only gave his all mostly in the 'slams, never played doubles or Davis cup because it would not pad his singles/slams record. Mcenroe was accurate in Sampras assessment and irritant in that he would not play Davis cup in the day to represent the U.S. On top of that Sampras is very cheap with tips and valet parking for a multi millionaire. Aggasi and wife Steffi Graff have been very generous in charities and community services over the years. With Sampras it's all about Sampras. Robert at 69.
@@bobmalack481 Sampras won 14 Grand Slams and 64 titles overall so obviously winning all tournaments was important and just not the Grand Slams. Do you know Pete Sampras personally to know he is "cheap" all the time or are you just saying that because Agassi mentioned an incident in his book. I think it is very arrogant of you to think you know all the details of Pete's life and what he does on a personal level.
It was common knowledge in tennis circles. Watch a celebrity charity match between them years ago where they played with wireless mikes for the stands to hear, it pretty much tells the whole story. Sampras also refused to coach up and coming players to develope because it takes the spotlight off him and adds nothing to his match wins. I don't care if he won 20 Wimbledons. ..Sampras a self centered shallow Tennis great. Mcenroe had it right. How old are you anyways? @@TheTopspin77
@@TheTopspin77Watch a charity video match of Agassi and Sampras years ago with wireless headsets on talking while they play live broadcast to the gallery, and you will see the evidence of Sampras cheapness and shallowness. After retirement Sampras was aproached by up and coming Tennis players to be coached but declined, no doubt because it would do nothing with his time and energy to invest in someone else. Mcenroe had it right in the 90's about his assesment of Sampras. How old are you anyways?
It was good from the baseline, but not GOAT tier quality like Fed or Rosewall's. Pete's backhand slice was amazing on approaches though. It knifed SO low.
Agassi won 60 titles and 8 Grand Slams so I think he won some important matches. He also played from the 1980s to the mid 2000s. I think that is pretty impressive.
@@rafaelodossantos4210 Pete definitely was Agassi's toughest opponent and kicked his butt most of the time in Majors but Agassi did beat Sampras 14 times so that is pretty good although Pete has the better overall head-to-head record.
You don't recognize an obvious joke when you see one? You've also totally misunderstood it, it's a commentary on the wealth of the area not a complaint that the prize money isn't enough.
@@TheTopspin77 Who are you to decide who is or isn't a true tennis fan?!? I well remember the 1990s era tennis and it was awful. Worst tennis decade of the last 50 years.
@@scout7060 Respectfully disagree. Andre's returns were robotic. Like that AI ping pong machine. Sampras is best server ever, and Andre is crushing returns throughout this Match. And if you're gonna invoke what "players" would say, then u gotta name names! @3:15 another freakish return here. That serve from pete is perfect, and Andre crushes it @1:57 The manner in which he drinks the water is further evidence of His cyborg nature
Agassi receiving the cheque at the end..... "This won't even buy some of the cars I've seen here in Palm Springs"..... HAHAHAHAHA.... Agassi always a legend with the quotes.
Hahaha
Sampras with rare magnanimity in defeat ("Andre was too good"). I expected Andre to reciprocate and he goes to car prices, rofl. Can't blame him though: on the receiving end of too many defeats at Pete's hands. Always felt that they were on the same level, Andre just unfortunately shorter;)
Watching these two play each other was some of the greatest tennis the world has ever seen. Such varied styles going right at each other. I miss this variety in tennis today.
Will probably not see something like that again
Sorry but Andre is best returner ever. Not Novak. @0:23
@@stevencoardvenice Agreed!
@@nordattack andre was a freak
Andre's 5 set match against Roger in 2004 us open was the end of the 90s. End of the andre Pete era
Roger screamed like a wild animal after winning match point
The colours are so vivid! Mediterranean blue with olive green.
The style of play seems very fast and more varied than today's.
Today's men's tennis is just boring I started playing in 1968 during the era of some of the greatest touch and tactics players of all time.
They slowed the courts down too to extend the points
both of them playing so incredibly well, this is pure tennis, all the shots in the book
Yessir!
@@sliceserve234 Pete played well in spurts but not consistently, hence the lopsided scoreline.
@@farid1406 I love it when the normies cast aspersions on world class players
@sliceserve234 ah of course, only world class players are allowed opinions on level of play.
@@farid1406 well to be fair Pete did seem a little off during that match. you win.
The complete contrast in styles between these two was so compelling...I really miss watching these two. Agassi absolutely crushing from the baseline, trying to keep Sampras at the baseline and in a rally on the backhand side. Sampras always looking to move in and get to net where he can put the ball away. The bomb serves from Sampras against one of the best returns ever off of both sides. So fun. Thanks for posting.
Seeing Sampras doing his serve and volley routine these days is quite a sight. He’s so smooth with it and no one plays like that anymore. Crazy to think how effective it was when it’s more or less an antiquated strategy now
Right! 20 years later and that playing style has vanished..
Sublime hand skills from both of them . This really is ‘top notch’ tennis. They always seemed to bring out the best of each other. This was ALWAYS watchable!! Superb 👋👋👋👋
I love that a dude was sitting shirtless in the front row at Indian Wells. Don’t think you’d see that these days.
Probably not.
why what you love about it?
@@xophsl479probably the fact that the guy is comfortable
He looks ridiculous.
it is still possible today but only if a “dude” with lipstick on and a mini skirt
When hard courts were fast ones.... Nowadays even Wimbledon seems to be clay.
actually this court at indian wells is very slow, this is why sampras did better at the us open vs agassi.
Even with the faster courts Sampras is no match nadal Federer and djokovic.They will easily defeat him.
@@kartheep when sampras was already old and near retirement federer needed 5 sets to beat him at wimbledon, so you're wrong.
@@archangelmusic13 no its fast as hell, the high bounce of the ball fools u into believing its slow
@@archangelmusic13 nop, mid 90s sampras would walk thru them
Some superb tennis played by these two legends
So nice to watch!
Absolutely!
I’ll take this contrasting styles anytime over today
It was nice for sure!
Let's not pretend like you have a choice.
It was such a display of how tennis can be intended differently. Full throttle risk and attack vs baseline defense. Now it’s all the same shit.
When i was a kid i used to emulate agassis game, short back swings and take the ball early, on the rise if need be, on or inside the baseline and never backing down. It was a tiring way to play as you need to be quick on your foot work but i had so much fun. Boy was it fun to watch agassi play.
I agree.
u2 fan? running to stand still...
@@whitneyortiz omg, yes 😂
Such a great watch, thank you so much for posting this (and in pretty good quality, too!). Another great match of their I remember vividly was their 4 set all tiebreaks no breaks of serve match at US Open.
Noticed Pete tried the same tactic on 2 big points early on, when he had SP in the first set and again at 5-5 in the first set TB - neutralising Agassi’s damaging CC backhand by moonballing with depth, and then hammering away with his forehand… but he uncharacteristically missed the forehands
Good point!
Great tennis. Loved watching the contrasting styles. I liked that a lot of the masters 1000s were best 3 out of 5, but thats probably not reasonable with how physical the game has gotten in the last couple decades. That was one aweful kit that Agassi wore there. Both hat and shirt were an affront to form and fashion.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sampras forehand is a monster shot!
Andres Agassi , Peter Sampras, and Boris Becker they were the best 90s and early 2000. , grate tennis those days. Thanks
And Chino Rios😊
Very nice indeed!
Boris Becker faded post 1996. It was Sampras & rebounded Agassi esp from 1999 till 2002
I was there, and it...was....hot. You see folks in the stands with their shirts off. March in the desert is unpredictable. The next year, I went to the early rounds, to see more tennis, and watched the final on TV. No lie, people in the stands were wearing parkas, it was that cold.
Nice to see Steffi Graf and Brad Gilbert! Thank you
That volley of Sampras around 1:23 ufffffffffff!!! Legend for a reason
A lot of those volleys are semi-flukes.
Agassi a phenomenal player. No player has ever hit the ball better, before or since. Look how early he commits himself to the shot. Best hand eye coordination, and in tennis a deeply underrated gift. Anticipation, thinking with his racquet because his feet are already there. You can see this in juniors. The key is to buy a few milliseconds. It's not something you're aware of until you play somebody like that, and then you wonder where he's finding that extra couple of feet on every single shot you receive back - even if you're playing well. My top 3? Federer, Agassi and David Nalbandian. Guys that would have been unbeatable in any age of the game, regardless of equipment and conditions.
Taking time away from his opponents at its best
Well said brother❤. I am the biggest Agassi fan i believe ❤❤
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if Pete had a backhand like this all throughout his career,he could have won a few more gs's....on the other hand the kind of tennis Agassi produced that day would be an average day for Fed with better forehand....imagine that
Crazy!
No it wouldn't. Agassi put a lot more pressure on Pete than Fed would because of how early he took the ball. Fed on the other hand is faster and moves much better than Andre, but Pete could get more rhythm against him because he took the ball more normally. Anyways, this wasn't a great day for Pete.
@@farid1406Yeah.. Andre definitely has the return and BH advantage but everything Else is Fed.
FH, movement, touch, serve, variation, slice, netgame.
Fed was always good against the Big servers though.. but obviously a prime Sampras is a different task.. not that this was a prime Sampras…
that day? haha it was the court, this is a very slow court. thats why agassi never stood a chance against sampras at the us open, much faster court.agassi needed slow courts like this or the one at the australian open.
I miss the play of the great serve and volleyers like Sampras, Rafter, Edberg, McEnroe
Was great to see!
Becker
@@mezanine10 Yes !
Beautiful tennis, miss those guys!
These two are pure class on the court, just aesthetically beautiful watching them play.
When they showed Steffi, I realized she has the same number of slams as the two all-time greats playing on the court combined.😂
Haha beast!!
yeah and if someone had stabbed sampras back then like they did seles, then agassi would have had more slams too like graf did
Agassi said every great champion has a second gear when matches got tight. But Sampras had a 3rd gear, he not only played better but had a way to make you play worse.
Yessir that’s for sure
So good to watch these legends...no fist pumping after every point won, unlike these modern day youngsters who are so full of themselves
Lolol
What a sportsmanship it was at that time....
:)
Nice to see some vintage serve/volley… Unfortunately, ATP wants longer rallies… 🤷🏽♂️
This generation „played“ tennis. Except of Tim Henman, no player thereafter had these volleyskills. And these with such an old and small racket. Pete is playing better volley today than the complete actual generation!
Won't be seeing this again :/
Why playing tennis is playing at the net? Playing tennis is winning the matches whatever skill is used for it.
Tim Henman must have been incredibly frustrated to see the courts slow down so much during his best years. They should have left them fast. Changing string tech was already helping the clay courters.
my favourite rivalry. Agassi's backhands....... beautiful. just beautiful. you'll never see a better double hander .... even from Novak the pusher who just knocks it back gently. I know this is a highlight reel... but if you watch Agassi matches... you will see how he makes amazing returns PER GAME... as opposed to Novak who makes a few good returns PER MATCH.... imo Agassi is the best returner of all time by far.
Yeah i agree. Novak just pushes it back and it isn't really a weapon that makes you go WOW.... whereas Agassi, defined how to make the double hander a weapon.
Facts
Yes, the Agassi backhand was unusual.
I love Agassi and he is one of the all-time greats and in my opinion the best returner of all time, but I would not call Novak a "pusher" with respect to his return game. You don't win 24 Grand Slams with returns he "just knocks it back gently." Give Novak a little more respect than that please.
@@TheTopspin77They can’t give him more respect man, they’re in their own nostalgic world. Not a big deal it will happen to us I’ll bet
Cool thumbnail of Sampras crushing a backhand drive inside-out mid court at 10min 32secs in video.
Thanks Dave!
Great match! Thanks for uploading! 🤩
Wow, Indian Wells was a five setter...
All the masters 1000s were best of 5 set FINALS only until , not sure mid or late 2000s. Many of Feds wins were in that format. 🇺🇸
What a terrible shame the courts were slowed so much that we no longer see serve and volley. This contrast in styles was so good to watch. But now courts are far too clay court friendly.
Andre's backhand is the greatest of all time - maybe Stan's is on par. When it was on, Nalbandian's was on a higher level for the purists - but Andre's was more dependable and better on return.
Damn, for me Nalbandian and Novak top Andre’s backhand
8:23 - My fav point of the match..
That was great!
Yes!
Absolute top Gs.
Baseline vs serve n volley
Unf believable how good this guys are 35 years ago or something
Really amazing man
I loved the 2000 Agassi
Amazing player
Love this rivalry. Only issue is they both treated weren’t very fan or ball kids friendly lol
Agassi has the best return in history. Against one of the most efficient and ferocious servers that ever have had.
Peak Agassi. He'd have to play a perfect game against Sampras. This was one of them.
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Sampras is the GOAT.
Of that era for sure
There was a cool commercial featuring these two during the mid-1990s. It think it was for Sports Illustrated.
Dude thank you for posting this
It is hard for me to know when to do a defensive slice or an offensive topspin stroke on the backhand side.
Outside of the Australian Open final win by Agassi, this was probably his next biggest win ever over Sampras.
Sampras the best looking game of all time
More than Rog?
@@RogerThatTennis more
Aesthetically pleasing
The fact that folks still debate how good Pete and Andre would be in this modern era is asinine!!😅
Why would it be asinine?
I wish Andre won more titles, but his 1 dimensional hit hard and no thinking has limits
You have zero idea what you’re talking about. Agassi evolved to strategic thinking, moving his opponents from side to side, exhausting them, hammering them with precision shots.
@@dsrutherford9197 that's why Sampras surpassed him after the age of 19 yo, but before that Agassi was mopping the floor with his face, how did Sampras surpassed him???????
@@jorad4887sampras was just more consistent throughout his career. Agassis career had multiple drops out of the top 10 ranking. One time it dropped so low he had to play challengers. If he had been more committed to the game he would have won a lot more. Still an incredible talent.
@@kleefton totally agreed and quite frankly I didn't not like either player, after borg retired I lost interest in tennis until Roger came to the scene, he was so humble and no gimmicks about him he was all work
Even though Sampras beat Agassi more times, this match was the worst beating Pete took from Andre straight sets in a 5 setter 🎾
oh? and what was his excuse?
@@xophsl479 wtf r u talking bout?
@@TheSkyhighmusic WTF WHAT PART OF WHAT WAS HIS EXCUSE DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND WTF!
@@xophsl479 whose making the excuse ? no one’s making any excuses dummy
@@xophsl479 whose making excuses? I said Pete beat Agassi more times but this was his worse beating WTF ARE U TALKING ABOUT??? FOH
Somehow Pete always found a way to get the best of Andre at the US Open...
Hi! Is there any way I can contact you directly? I sent you a mail.
Vintage Agassi
Yessirr
Sampras, tecnicamente il più grande tennista di sempre
Not Roger?
@@RogerThatTennis in my opinion not
@@fxsignal1830 I respect it ragazzo 🙏🏻
I hope AI one day can somehow allow us to create an emulation that pits the greatest players at their peak to play against each other.. Agassi/Sampras/Lendl/Becker/Chang/Bruguera/Muster/Kuerten alongside Federer/Nadal/Djokovic.
I feel like at the very top, where skill is pretty similar, it's the athleticism that determines whether you win or lose more. Suppose Agassi has the strength of a Safin, or even just a bit less, he's going to play very even with Sampras.
Agreed 100%
It's mental strength more than anything. Pete accumulated better stats than Andre because he was a better player, but he beat him in the h2h because he was much stronger mentally and owned the big points.
@farid1406 Nobody can argue that Pete is more athletic than Andre. If you look at all the legends, there's no question they are athletically gifted also. Right now, do you see any player matching the athleticism of Alcaraz? Mental strength is a given at the very top. Players don't get there if they're mentally weak. Remember Djokovic and his gluten free diet? After changing diet, he started to beat Federer and Nadal because his physical conditioning changed. Also, if you are not as athletic as the other guy, that also affects you mentally during the match. Djokivic wouldn't have lost the Wimbledon final so easily if he could match Alcaraz's athleticism, but he couldn't.
4:03 - imagine sitting next to the sweaty shirtless guy
Hahah gotta love it
He looks ridiculous.
Hopefully he put good sunscreen on.
For a 2nd I thought it was an organ playing there.. giving a musical comment to Agassi's comment on the price money..
crazy how close this is to the domination of Federer and Nadal!
Bring back faster courts
I didn't know they played best of five for those
Yep, a while ago they used to play the final of Masters 1000 best of 5
@@RogerThatTennis In my book it's a disgrace that they stopped doing it. Not to mention the ATP finals' final..
400k - I never made anywhere that total in working for 55 years!! ☹️
It’s alright, most of us will never make that much money
I have talked about how Federer and Nadal are champions. Agassi and Sampras were also champions. it is a mental state. Michael Jordan was supremely talented but there were - and have been since then - a lot of extremely talented players. ultimately a champion is mental. look at young Michael Chang - he had the native talent of a potatoe - but ....
Was Indian Wells best of five sets back in 2001?
I think only the final was best of five, not sure.
this 2 will destroy anyone now , excepting for federer nadal and adjokovic
The old goats
Andre is the Best ❤
Love him!
good for Andre but I prefer Pete
WTF the shirtless dude doing in the stands?
Greatness
1:23 - 1:25 -- There is no one in today's game who could hit that half volley.
That was tough haha
Or how about 3:16
3:17 esa volea 🙌
Ricooo
Brad G is the best coach!! Now Coco G
Yessirr
@0:42 oh my g0d dam i miss Agasssi
To win Wimbledon in a wig !!!
The most beloved player in the world bar none
Pistol Pete is the second most talented player after Roger
Amazing talent indeed
Djokic is the clear goat. He owned fed.
Fed is 5 years older.@@jwatson181
Fed is 5 years older.@@jwatson181
The only stroke that Fed had that was slightly better than Pete was the top spin BH.
Sampras the last of the great serve and volley guys. Always liked Pete. Such an overall great player. I was never an Agassi fan due to his history of being meh about stepping up and being the player he should have been. But after hearing his story and the fact that he made one of the greatest mid to late career comebacks, I admit I judged him harshly and really gained alot of respect for the guy. The last time Americans were competetive in the sport. Here is hoping we can be so lucky as to have a couple of greats like these back in the mix.
Your off and wrong. Sampras was a selfish player who only gave his all mostly in the 'slams, never played doubles or Davis cup because it would not pad his singles/slams record. Mcenroe was accurate in Sampras assessment and irritant in that he would not play Davis cup in the day to represent the U.S. On top of that Sampras is very cheap with tips and valet parking for a multi millionaire. Aggasi and wife Steffi Graff have been very generous in charities and community services over the years. With Sampras it's all about Sampras. Robert at 69.
@@bobmalack481 Sampras won 14 Grand Slams and 64 titles overall so obviously winning all tournaments was important and just not the Grand Slams. Do you know Pete Sampras personally to know he is "cheap" all the time or are you just saying that because Agassi mentioned an incident in his book. I think it is very arrogant of you to think you know all the details of Pete's life and what he does on a personal level.
It was common knowledge in tennis circles. Watch a celebrity charity match between them years ago where they played with wireless mikes for the stands to hear, it pretty much tells the whole story. Sampras also refused to coach up and coming players to develope because it takes the spotlight off him and adds nothing to his match wins. I don't care if he won 20 Wimbledons. ..Sampras a self centered shallow Tennis great. Mcenroe had it right. How old are you anyways?
@@TheTopspin77
Whats this 'meh' crap and 'bruh' terminology? What kind of lingo is that?..stuff from you millinial and gen'zers no doubt.
@@TheTopspin77Watch a charity video match of Agassi and Sampras years ago with wireless headsets on talking while they play live broadcast to the gallery, and you will see the evidence of Sampras cheapness and shallowness. After retirement Sampras was aproached by up and coming Tennis players to be coached but declined, no doubt because it would do nothing with his time and energy to invest in someone else. Mcenroe had it right in the 90's about his assesment of Sampras. How old are you anyways?
Two ethnic Americans. Greek vs Iranian.
Court was so slow
the Sampras slice backhand just couldn't cut it perhaps against a lesser opponent
It was good from the baseline, but not GOAT tier quality like Fed or Rosewall's. Pete's backhand slice was amazing on approaches though. It knifed SO low.
On this day- look at other matches like the US Open where Sampras dominated Agassi
you will not see this level of tennis acumen at the pro level anymore
Definitely not serve and volley anymore unfortunately
Прекрасный матч, браво обоим.
🙏🏻🙏🏻
Agassi winning matches that donnot count
Agassi won 60 titles and 8 Grand Slams so I think he won some important matches. He also played from the 1980s to the mid 2000s. I think that is pretty impressive.
@@TheTopspin77 nevertheless vs pete he played like if he feared him
@@rafaelodossantos4210 Pete definitely was Agassi's toughest opponent and kicked his butt most of the time in Majors but Agassi did beat Sampras 14 times so that is pretty good although Pete has the better overall head-to-head record.
@@TheTopspin77 in basecourt rallies i often see pete beating andre that was insane
Ole boy needs to put his shirt back on - he looks absolutely ridiculous.
现在看来这种打法真的是找死😂
Lolol
@1:32 😂😂
Sampras was more of a complete player like federer and djokovic.
Agassi looking as gay as ever. Sampras backhand as hideous as ever. He just swings and prays that it stays in.
Complaining about the prize money, how tacky.
Have a sense of humor. He was joking about how rich some of those people are
You don't recognize an obvious joke when you see one? You've also totally misunderstood it, it's a commentary on the wealth of the area not a complaint that the prize money isn't enough.
So pleased that dreadful era of tennis is over!
U obviously didn't even watch this
Obviously, you are not a true tennis fan, or you are a bad comedian.
@@stevencoardvenice I snoozed through plenty of caveman tennis in the 1990s...
@@TheTopspin77 Who are you to decide who is or isn't a true tennis fan?!? I well remember the 1990s era tennis and it was awful. Worst tennis decade of the last 50 years.
@@EnglishroG failtroll
Andre is best returner ever. Not Novak. @0:23
@@scout7060 Respectfully disagree. Andre's returns were robotic. Like that AI ping pong machine. Sampras is best server ever, and Andre is crushing returns throughout this Match.
And if you're gonna invoke what "players" would say, then u gotta name names!
@3:15 another freakish return here. That serve from pete is perfect, and Andre crushes it
@1:57 The manner in which he drinks the water is further evidence of His cyborg nature
What do you mean @3:15 Sampras served almost straight into his racket.@@stevencoardvenice
@@MJ-revered irrelevant
@@MJ-revered @0:23
@@stevencoardvenice So @0:23 Agassi hits a decent return though Sampras is not impressed, attacks it anyway and wins the point. Your point is?
Sampras serve and volley crap so boring
He could beat him at Indian Wells in their backyard but not at the US Open.
Sampras got destroyed again.