Upsets happen all the time but the victors usually lose their very next match. What was most impressive about Chang is that he WON the French Open title, coming from behind in the finals to beat Edberg in five sets. Also, cool tidbit is that Chang served a not-quite-so-ready Pete Sampras a basket of breadsticks (1-1-1) in the second round.
I watched that game live on TV, was a tennis loving teenager. I could not at all understand how that was possible, why Lendl lost that match considering his capabilities. Only TODAY I know where mental strength, tactics and sheer will is able to get you.
This was almost an exact repeat of what happened to Lendl at the 1982 French Open when he also lost in the fourth round to a completely unknown 17 year old, Mats Wilander. In both matches he seemed to think that his young opponent would just collapse under the physical pressure.
Actually lendl 5 set record in important GS matches is avg, he never best Mats for example in 5 setters. Against becker he was suspect in the later stages. Having said thst lendl was amongst the greatest
I understand that one can compare 1982 and 1989. But during his career, Lendl had physical failures. But that's something that happens in sports! Borg and Wilander were sometimes tired, but not to this extent. In the final of the French Open 1981, in the fifth set, Lendl was tired. In 1982, also against Wilander; but in the final, Vilas was also worn out by Wilander. At the beginning of 1989, in the semi-final of the Australian Open, Lendl also had a problem from the third set; but Muster made big mistakes and Lendl's serve held. In 1982, Lendl had a fairly regular clay court game with a big topspin backhand; but he had started to speed up his game; and he made a lot of mistakes against Mats. In 1989, Lendl no longer played a typical clay court game. In fact, at the French Open, the times when Ivan plays, when he has to, a typical ultra-regular clay court game, it is for example in 1981, in the 1984 semi-final against Wilander, in 1986 in the final against Pernfors especially during 2 sets, in 1987 against Nystroem and against Wilander. In 1983, I find that he plays like the one on hard courts. In 1985, it is not bad, but he is less regular than in 1984, he moves better on the court, his ship backhand is much improved, but his topspin backhand is less bouncy. In 1988, he lost his forehand, and he changed his game (without suffering from a chronic shoulder injury). So, in 1989, his game allowed him to counter baseline hitters who lacked consistency, his game allowed him to adapt more quickly to the grass court game, but his game was no longer ultra consistent. And finally he was no longer as powerful. In this French Open, he did not play very well. And he seemed exhausted from the middle of the 3rd set. It was not with this physical condition, and this game, that he won the French Open in 1984, 1986, 1987. In the final, in the fifth set, Edberg was also exhausted. This happens in sport. Players are not always as healthy as they would like to be, and they change their game depending on, for example, their objectives for the season. In 1988, even more so in 1989, and only in 1990, Lendl was mainly motivated by Wimbledon. Chang in this 1989 edition was very tenacious, and prepared his matches very well, better than his opponents.
Wow!!! I remember this. I was 5 years old and at my Aunt's beach house, I remember seeing it being recapped on TV as an absolutely incredible match, but didn't know it had so much going on!
I watched this live on TV and didnt know about cramping or tactics at the time, but knew how much of a bulldog Chang was, and watching this short synopsis makes me admire him a lot more. You can see in that serve( halfway through the clip) how much in pain he was it as it had no power whatsoever.
The Insanity of this one IS That Chang outminded a tennis genius & legend like Lendl, at a time Lendl already won tons of grand slams & titles....He litterally BROKE Lendl mentally here like if it was the pre French 84 Lendl who was struggling mentally wise in BIG Matches....Insanity.....
I don’t want to say I had anything to do with it, but I did spend five days with Michael Chang, Jared Palmer and Brian Gottfried four months before this, January 1989, in Boca Raton, Florida, training Jared additionally while US National Team Coach Gottfried trained US #1 junior Palmer and rookie pro Chang 4-5 hours/day on the Har-Tru clay courts at The St. Andrews Country Club. I’m known for my devastating Magical Undie Banana underarm serve but I don’t remember doing it in front of Michael. Great for Michael. He made history this tournament. First American in 34 years to win the French Open.
He began a mini-run of Americans to get to the final of the French Open: Agassi in 1990 (lost to Gomez), and Courier in both 1991 and 1992 (won both times).
It’s more incredible now than when I saw it. I don’t know why Lendl isn’t considered one of the greatest ever. Maybe because he never won Wimbledon and his lack of popularity. I played golf with a guy who used to hit with Ivan.
Lendl is considered to be one of the greatest ever. If courts and rackets had been what they are nowadays he would have been much more dominant. But the courts and rackets at that time favored different styles, which made tennis better than today.
Truth is regardless of the level it's never easy to play against someone having mild physical problems. First of all they usually play a slower Tennis and they drag you down to this slow rhythm. Then they suddenly accelerate (since their problem is mild) and catch you off balance. I think an experienced champion like Ivan knew that he was supposed to keep hammering every shot when Chang slowed things down but I also think he was starting to be way too much worn out because of the time spent on the court in the previous sets. Bottomline Lendl was failed by his physical condition that day, which simply was not as superb as it was needed against such a clever opponent
Or perhaps Chang’s mind was buzzing over the protests in Beijing and he could sense a massacre was about to happen! His mental resilience was incredible, but I’m sure he was very aware that this was just a tennis match...
👍 thank you - and in 1990 (the following year) Ivan Lendl didn't play Roland Garros. Officially to focus on Wimbledon. A fun fact Lendl played Bryan Shelton at Wimbledon 1990, Ben Shelton's father.
Ahora sucede bastante seguido que un jugador saque de abajo , supongo que en ese momento fue algo visto como transgresor pero legar .. Lo que sorprende son las quejas de Lendl cuando Chang se paró tan adelante para devolver el segundo saque, se podía parar en cualquier parte , le debería haber sacado fuerte al cuerpo..
The stars aligned for Chang in that tournament to allow him to win the tournament. Lendl beat himself in this match. Chang's cramps threw Lendl off and his level of play really dropped off. He just couldn't figure out how to adjust. Chang was fast and chased down a lot of balls which was his strength, but being on clay helped that a lot. Clay also didn't suit Edberg's game at all so Chang got balls back that he wouldn't have on other surfaces.
This is like Woodstock. Was I there or was I NOT there? I mean, I am pretty certain me and a friend, in separate places, watched this match on TV as it happened, however I am no longer 100% certain.
Has it occurred to anyone that Lendl was a real gentleman when he could have took advantage of Changs leg cramp but he didn't...maybe Lendle thought he can still beat him so let him have a chance to recover b4 going full throttle but guess he took a big risk doing that...
Why was Lendl complaining about Chang pulling up so close to the service line at the end on match point? He can stand where ever he wants. He should have just blasted it passed him. I couldn't figure out what Ivan's point was there at the end complaining.
Not sure really how to view this match......whether Chang won it or Lendl lost it.........leaning more towards Lendl losing it....up 2 sets, I think he simply starting to take the outcome for granted....he also couldn't adjust or adapt to Chang's unorthodox tactics.......perhaps he learned to master his mental strength after this loss......I'm sure it still stings for him to this day as this goes down as one of the greatest examples of someone losing due to something other than someone being more skilled than you are............
I think Ivan is fearful of coming to the net. He could have blasted shots into the corners and taken the net position but unfortunately he's not confident in that. Now if he was, he could have wrapped up this match.
The thing is the players get into such orthodox routines with their play it's not hard to undermine it if you just think outside the box and that's exactly what Chang did here. He could see Lendl was easily riled so just had to fuck about with him to throw him off. Martina Hingis used to serve underarms as well as did Kyrgios and I see nothing wrong with it if it's in the rules why not use it? Serving conventionally is a waste of time and energy if an underarm drop shot will work just as well and it keeps the opponent guessing.
Never watched the whole match , ; still when the chips were down hard to believe Lendl didnt simply hit Chang off the court Maybe the sheer tenacity of Chang on a slower clay was too much ?
I guess now I’m not as surprised he never won another major. I never knew about this 4th round bout with Lendl in the only slam he won. p.s. I just checked and it also looks like this match and the Edberg final were literally the only two seeds he ever played. Amazingly he played no seeds in the quarters or semis.
Lendl played so stupidly, chang was just hitting ball so slowly. Lendl should have been moved to the net to make points.... Didn't understand why such an experienced player got stuck in this trap....
The cheapest tactics ever! Poor Lendl had no chance. The 17-year-old Chang treating Roland Garros and playing Lendl as if it was a High School match and anything goes. Perfect!!
Man, this is so sad to see a lame pusher to win over a much better player in a pro match just because the better player was mentally not there that day.
Chang won but will not be proud of it. No honor. You would never see the greats like Federer, Nadal or Djokovic pull off this kind of silly unconventional playing.
Le comportement de Chang était inadmissible et antisportif sur toute la ligne. Le public à mordu la dedans comme dans du beurre. Du cinéma comportementale. Dieu merci la carrière de ce joueur aura été très fade par la suite.( 1 seul tournoi du grand chelem). 1 de trop.
chang acted like a clown, playing all hurt, but when the points were on he was running around at full speed, after the point was over he was all hurt again
Wow!!! I remember this. I was 5 years old and at my Aunt's beach house, I remember seeing it being recapped on TV as an absolutely incredible match, but didn't know it had so much going on!
Wow!!! I remember this. I was 5 years old and at my Aunt's beach house, I remember seeing it being recapped on TV as an absolutely incredible match, but didn't know it had so much going on!
Upsets happen all the time but the victors usually lose their very next match. What was most impressive about Chang is that he WON the French Open title, coming from behind in the finals to beat Edberg in five sets. Also, cool tidbit is that Chang served a not-quite-so-ready Pete Sampras a basket of breadsticks (1-1-1) in the second round.
I watched that game live on TV, was a tennis loving teenager. I could not at all understand how that was possible, why Lendl lost that match considering his capabilities. Only TODAY I know where mental strength, tactics and sheer will is able to get you.
who could forget that underhanded serve!!!
David vs. Goliath. This match will live on forever and proved tennis is more than just smashing balls across the net.
This was a dream run. Never won another grand slam. Live your dreams Michael Chang. Youve inspired a generation of tennis players.
Have u won any?
Just goes to show how the mental game is just as big as a player's skill.
Le mental fait partie des compétences d'un bon joueur.
Yeah the worse player won thanks to the mental game. That is always lame
it was a legendary run for Michael. I am big fan
I was a teen ager and watched this iconic moment live. Simply legendary
This was almost an exact repeat of what happened to Lendl at the 1982 French Open when he also lost in the fourth round to a completely unknown 17 year old, Mats Wilander. In both matches he seemed to think that his young opponent would just collapse under the physical pressure.
Yep....he was counting on it.........
Actually lendl 5 set record in important GS matches is avg, he never best Mats for example in 5 setters. Against becker he was suspect in the later stages. Having said thst lendl was amongst the greatest
I understand that one can compare 1982 and 1989. But during his career, Lendl had physical failures. But that's something that happens in sports! Borg and Wilander were sometimes tired, but not to this extent.
In the final of the French Open 1981, in the fifth set, Lendl was tired. In 1982, also against Wilander; but in the final, Vilas was also worn out by Wilander. At the beginning of 1989, in the semi-final of the Australian Open, Lendl also had a problem from the third set; but Muster made big mistakes and Lendl's serve held. In 1982, Lendl had a fairly regular clay court game with a big topspin backhand; but he had started to speed up his game; and he made a lot of mistakes against Mats. In 1989, Lendl no longer played a typical clay court game. In fact, at the French Open, the times when Ivan plays, when he has to, a typical ultra-regular clay court game, it is for example in 1981, in the 1984 semi-final against Wilander, in 1986 in the final against Pernfors especially during 2 sets, in 1987 against Nystroem and against Wilander. In 1983, I find that he plays like the one on hard courts. In 1985, it is not bad, but he is less regular than in 1984, he moves better on the court, his ship backhand is much improved, but his topspin backhand is less bouncy. In 1988, he lost his forehand, and he changed his game (without suffering from a chronic shoulder injury). So, in 1989, his game allowed him to counter baseline hitters who lacked consistency, his game allowed him to adapt more quickly to the grass court game, but his game was no longer ultra consistent. And finally he was no longer as powerful. In this French Open, he did not play very well. And he seemed exhausted from the middle of the 3rd set. It was not with this physical condition, and this game, that he won the French Open in 1984, 1986, 1987. In the final, in the fifth set, Edberg was also exhausted. This happens in sport. Players are not always as healthy as they would like to be, and they change their game depending on, for example, their objectives for the season. In 1988, even more so in 1989, and only in 1990, Lendl was mainly motivated by Wimbledon. Chang in this 1989 edition was very tenacious, and prepared his matches very well, better than his opponents.
Wow!!! I remember this. I was 5 years old and at my Aunt's beach house, I remember seeing it being recapped on TV as an absolutely incredible match, but didn't know it had so much going on!
The moon shots are ridiculous but hilarious 🌚🤣
It's not tennis. I'm glad Chang came and went just as fast.
@@backinthegame34 he was a top 10 ranked player for the majority of the 90s, but feel free to keep on lying.
@@backinthegame34 If you can´t handle moon balls, you don´t deserve to win.
@@backinthegame34 Exactly. I was 15 years old at the time and thought it was highly unsportsmanlike, bordering on cheating.
Super Top Michael Chang
As till date holds the Title of Youngest Grand slam winner. The Fastest wheels on court in his times.
Chang reminds me of how I would play and beat much more seasoned and skilled players...with speed and tenacity! ;-)
What an intense physical and mental game!
I watched this live on TV and didnt know about cramping or tactics at the time, but knew how much of a bulldog Chang was, and watching this short synopsis makes me admire him a lot more. You can see in that serve( halfway through the clip) how much in pain he was it as it had no power whatsoever.
Nice way to summarize this great match!
Mon plus grand et beau souvenir de tennis. Je regardais le match à la télé et je supportais évidemment Chang. Que d'émotions !
A match to remember.
We can all learn a lot from his strategies to outplay Lendl
I understand the people who laughed. But it was not a joke but one of the most serious matches truely.
The Insanity of this one IS That Chang outminded a tennis genius & legend like Lendl, at a time Lendl already won tons of grand slams & titles....He litterally BROKE Lendl mentally here like if it was the pre French 84 Lendl who was struggling mentally wise in BIG Matches....Insanity.....
I don’t want to say I had anything to do with it, but I did spend five days with Michael Chang, Jared Palmer and Brian Gottfried four months before this, January 1989, in Boca Raton, Florida, training Jared additionally while US National Team Coach Gottfried trained US #1 junior Palmer and rookie pro Chang 4-5 hours/day on the Har-Tru clay courts at The St. Andrews Country Club.
I’m known for my devastating Magical Undie Banana underarm serve but I don’t remember doing it in front of Michael. Great for Michael. He made history this tournament. First American in 34 years to win the French Open.
Great story Steve!! I think he must’ve seen you serve!!!
He began a mini-run of Americans to get to the final of the French Open: Agassi in 1990 (lost to Gomez), and Courier in both 1991 and 1992 (won both times).
You should patent the name: "MUBUS, the devastating Magical Undie Banana Underarm Serve"
*At 17* 😅
It’s more incredible now than when I saw it. I don’t know why Lendl isn’t considered one of the greatest ever. Maybe because he never won Wimbledon and his lack of popularity. I played golf with a guy who used to hit with Ivan.
Lendl is considered to be one of the greatest ever. If courts and rackets had been what they are nowadays he would have been much more dominant. But the courts and rackets at that time favored different styles, which made tennis better than today.
@@Jose-sy1je i haven't played since the early 90s, what's so different about rackets and courts today?
@@zephyr707 Hard hitting topspin groundstrokes is the only way you can play if you want to win these days.
Heart of a champion! (I don't even want to get out of bed every day)
Truth is regardless of the level it's never easy to play against someone having mild physical problems. First of all they usually play a slower Tennis and they drag you down to this slow rhythm. Then they suddenly accelerate (since their problem is mild) and catch you off balance. I think an experienced champion like Ivan knew that he was supposed to keep hammering every shot when Chang slowed things down but I also think he was starting to be way too much worn out because of the time spent on the court in the previous sets. Bottomline Lendl was failed by his physical condition that day, which simply was not as superb as it was needed against such a clever opponent
that was intelligence and resourcefulness as Ive never seen on a tennis court. He must have read Sun Tzu's art of war 10 times before the game
Or perhaps Chang’s mind was buzzing over the protests in Beijing and he could sense a massacre was about to happen! His mental resilience was incredible, but I’m sure he was very aware that this was just a tennis match...
They played mercifully silently in those days
Oui à cette époque il y avait un respect qui n'existe plus aujourd'hui.
Those were the days.
Unbelievable that Lendl could not get past an injured player .
those tricks won't work in 2022 games
destiny m chang
Cramps are not an injury.
Chang was just an actor!!
Super mental game this one
Michael Chang is a tennis legend
With one grand slam eh? He has barely made to finals of other 2 getting crushed..
@@AP-eb8hd in the sense that he was a major underdog, and he was able to achieve something which was very unlikely.
Man, the graphics are all over the place
Best upset in history on the way to another upset in Championship game against all odds!!!!!!
simply fantastic
What a great match. The overwrought graphics on this video basically ruined the experience of watching. Less is more.
Le grand Ivan Lendl a perdu la guerre des nerfs.
Il n'empêche que son palmarès est beaucoup plus grandiose et glorieux que celui du petit Chang.
👍 thank you - and in 1990 (the following year) Ivan Lendl didn't play Roland Garros. Officially to focus on Wimbledon. A fun fact Lendl played Bryan Shelton at Wimbledon 1990, Ben
Shelton's father.
Very cool!
And his focus on Wimbledon got him nothing
@@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc true ... but he was not so far ! Can you imagine to modify your game totally to try to win Wimbledon, this is crazy!
@@hussTennis you have a valid point
It could be Lendl was no longer as hungry for the FO as in 1984, when he won his first Slam.
Ahora sucede bastante seguido que un jugador saque de abajo , supongo que en ese momento fue algo visto como transgresor pero legar .. Lo que sorprende son las quejas de Lendl cuando Chang se paró tan adelante para devolver el segundo saque, se podía parar en cualquier parte , le debería haber sacado fuerte al cuerpo..
Epic battle
Nice thumbnail and video! 👍
I saw This Match live
HOW LENDL BLEW THAT IS BEYOND ME....
Mentality
His feet totally stopped moving and sat back and participated in the moon ball rallies. He should have just kept playing his game and pressed him.
The banana at every field change, as all it began.
Das habe ich als junge gesehen . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Michael Chang must be the most common name in the whole world
Ah bon ? Après Jesus Christ alors !
J étais tellement dégoûté ce jour la 😢
The stars aligned for Chang in that tournament to allow him to win the tournament. Lendl beat himself in this match. Chang's cramps threw Lendl off and his level of play really dropped off. He just couldn't figure out how to adjust. Chang was fast and chased down a lot of balls which was his strength, but being on clay helped that a lot. Clay also didn't suit Edberg's game at all so Chang got balls back that he wouldn't have on other surfaces.
Ich habe das im TV gesehen war ein mega geiles spiel
lch auch!
This is like Woodstock. Was I there or was I NOT there? I mean, I am pretty certain me and a friend, in separate places, watched this match on TV as it happened, however I am no longer 100% certain.
Graphics are wrong. 5th set it was Chang up 2-0 and 2-1, not Lendl
Lendl STILL has nightmares😂
It’s weird that Lendl never beat Chang and Sampras but never lost to Agassi and Courier
After all that how can you not show the handshake???
Has it occurred to anyone that Lendl was a real gentleman when he could have took advantage of Changs leg cramp but he didn't...maybe Lendle thought he can still beat him so let him have a chance to recover b4 going full throttle but guess he took a big risk doing that...
Chang is win at all costs. That includes sportsmanship.
Why was Lendl complaining about Chang pulling up so close to the service line at the end on match point? He can stand where ever he wants. He should have just blasted it passed him. I couldn't figure out what Ivan's point was there at the end complaining.
The underhand serve, is that even legal?
Not sure really how to view this match......whether Chang won it or Lendl lost it.........leaning more towards Lendl losing it....up 2 sets, I think he simply starting to take the outcome for granted....he also couldn't adjust or adapt to Chang's unorthodox tactics.......perhaps he learned to master his mental strength after this loss......I'm sure it still stings for him to this day as this goes down as one of the greatest examples of someone losing due to something other than someone being more skilled than you are............
I think Ivan is fearful of coming to the net. He could have blasted shots into the corners and taken the net position but unfortunately he's not confident in that. Now if he was, he could have wrapped up this match.
Seemed very distespectful in his play. Mooning the ball relentlessly and miraculously running from side to side with cramps!!!!
The thing is the players get into such orthodox routines with their play it's not hard to undermine it if you just think outside the box and that's exactly what Chang did here. He could see Lendl was easily riled so just had to fuck about with him to throw him off. Martina Hingis used to serve underarms as well as did Kyrgios and I see nothing wrong with it if it's in the rules why not use it? Serving conventionally is a waste of time and energy if an underarm drop shot will work just as well and it keeps the opponent guessing.
Lendl played down to his opponent.
Yvan Lendl tinha ,um tênis da ,Adidas ,com o nome dele ! 👍
I remember that match. Chang pulled a lot of tricks, not all good
Match incroyable, mais en revoyant les images, je trouve qu'il y a un manque de respect de Chang envers Lendl
Never watched the whole match , ; still when the chips were down hard to believe Lendl didnt simply hit Chang off the court
Maybe the sheer tenacity of Chang on a slower clay was too much ?
It’s hard to play an injured player
Lendl didn't rise to the occasion.
He did many other times...always liked him. Then again not to many Tennis players I didn't like.
It was Michael Chang's purple patch. It was his time. I'm sure, with hindsight, Lendl would have changed his approach to the match.
Yes....drop shot him, lobs make him run. I remember the match, back when I followed Tennis more closely.
Their being super exhausted is imminent.
This vid is too confuse, pity
Lendl refusera de serrer la main à l'arbitre après sa défaite 😮.
this is what Alcaraz should have done against DJoker at the French Open 2023
Moonball, underhand serve? Djokovic would figure out those tactics i think
Djokovic's tennis iq is second to none
would be nice to look without that informations in between... in the middle of that vid
Ivan Lendl was my idol then comes along Roger Federer 😮
I guess now I’m not as surprised he never won another major. I never knew about this 4th round bout with Lendl in the only slam he won.
p.s. I just checked and it also looks like this match and the Edberg final were literally the only two seeds he ever played. Amazingly he played no seeds in the quarters or semis.
you sound like a hater lol
@@brandonsmith666you sound like you have a fragile ego and low intellect
@brandonsmith666 you sound like you have a fragile ego and low intellect
@@brandonsmith666 you sound fragile
Whoops he got in his head. The bully distracted by the crazy boy....
Lendl disrespected him the year before. Karma.
Lendl played so stupidly, chang was just hitting ball so slowly. Lendl should have been moved to the net to make points.... Didn't understand why such an experienced player got stuck in this trap....
Chang had topspin lob . better to stay back and smack slow Mooney's
The cheapest tactics ever! Poor Lendl had no chance. The 17-year-old Chang treating Roland Garros and playing Lendl as if it was a High School match and anything goes. Perfect!!
At least show the handshake 😂
They should’ve tested Changs mums chicken soup
A lot of buildup to what ultimately was just an underhand serve lol chill
Man, this is so sad to see a lame pusher to win over a much better player in a pro match just because the better player was mentally not there that day.
El tenis es un deporte de caballeros...no me gustan esas tretas barriobajeras....😮😮😮
Chang won but will not be proud of it. No honor. You would never see the greats like Federer, Nadal or Djokovic pull off this kind of silly unconventional playing.
Le comportement de Chang était inadmissible et antisportif sur toute la ligne.
Le public à mordu la dedans comme dans du beurre.
Du cinéma comportementale.
Dieu merci la carrière de ce joueur aura été très fade par la suite.( 1 seul tournoi du grand chelem).
1 de trop.
Complete nonsense.
First!
chang acted like a clown, playing all hurt, but when the points were on he was running around at full speed, after the point was over he was all hurt again
Lendl👎
Bad sportsmanship from Chang really. He treated this match like a joke.
For me, this is not tennis.
There is no such thing as points for style.
Never liked Chang. This game sums it all up.
Wow!!! I remember this. I was 5 years old and at my Aunt's beach house, I remember seeing it being recapped on TV as an absolutely incredible match, but didn't know it had so much going on!
Wow!!! I remember this. I was 5 years old and at my Aunt's beach house, I remember seeing it being recapped on TV as an absolutely incredible match, but didn't know it had so much going on!