Super tennis this is. Their Hannover atp final is one of the finest matches ever played . 96 was one of Becker’s years I think , he won the Australian open and still was awesome towards the end of his career and one of the most talented indoor players of all time , together with Sampras
@@sudhakargummaraju3328 I think diving on hardcourts are injuries waiting to happen. The human body was not meant to dive onto cement even with thin rubber surfacing. It catches up with you.
He lost interest in tennis for his early years of huge success.If he focussed then the story was different.Neither Agassi Nor Sampras can better h2h record if he was focused.
@@Flootyy True. However, SV isn't taught as much as they used to, so it's like a dying art. Sampras played Federer in 2007 in an exhibition - which was super close - and he did SV effectively, and by 2007 nobody was doing it. My point is, it could be a great addition to the game these days, at least mixing it up more.
@@ManuelBedacarratz oh it definitely works. i just think it cant be your whole game because nowadays it's way easier to counter it; not as reliable. federer used it occasionally in his final years due to it being easier to counter. i agree it should be used more, especially on anything lower than ATP.
Tennis players with charisma, personality ... a magnet to watch ... Becker's style of serving, with "ass", still inviolable today ... Pete's pistol with its grace, perfect second serve and perfect code on the net ... Poetry on the go two true legends ... 🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
@Rehmen Ada No, he'right.Boris was "alongwith Pete" the greatest ever in indoor ccarpet/hard.Is masters and grand slams outdoors, were competitive, he never reached this level. This level, and their other matche indoor hard, nobody else could compete with them. That was not the case outdoors where Becker was concerned
We've gone from one extreme to the other. Back then, there was a huge backlash against the "big servers" and how they were killing the game. It's one of the major reasons why the courts were slowed down - this is s highlights reel. Much of the rest of the match would have been very boring - ace after ace. It was a particular problem at Wimbledon. I remember one newspaper headline about the 1993 final: "Bored on the fourth of July".
@@zeddeka I get your point, BUT back then you had 5 different court types. The clay season, where you had baseline play and long points like today, you had grass season where the spainards regularely skipped grass where a different type of style dominated (Sampras, Goran, Becker, Edberg, etc...), then hardcourt season, then carpet, then hard again in Australia etc....But now, the whole year seems like clay season! And because of that everybody plays the SAME!
To hell with the purists what they think. Bring back old glorious days of tennis back. Lighter balls and faster courts. One of the matches in Australian Open finished at 4 in the morning next day. I don't remember the who were the players in this epic match.
Me too, from the Beginning until the End. I remember to watch Wimbledon every Year.The Davis Cup Matches against the USA 1987 and he took our Flag after his Victory about Mcnroe God what a Moment. No one lived this Sport so emotionally like Boris and he never gave up. My Tennis Hero forever
Funny, but the matches from this era are usually poor quality video. This, however, was fantastic to watch. Really appreciate this very much, thank you!
Often depends which country the TV video originated from. In those days, USA broadcasters (and I think Japan too) used a system called NTSC which had much lower picture quality. Europe (where this is obviously from) used a system called PAL which had noticeably higher picture quality. Think that explains a lot of it. American TV pictures in particular could be pretty awful back then.
It's why I never can say any player is GOAT just because of winning a lot. At the very top, there are many great players, each bringing something unique.
These are the beasts of tennis days gone by. All court play mixed with serve and volley. Their tool bags were full and they knew how to use every tool.
Ist das lange her. Boris gegen Pete. Das ATP Finale 1996 in Hannover zwischen diesen beiden war eines der besten Spiele, die je statt gefunden haben. Sowas kommt nicht wieder.
Becker-Sampras had an awesome rivalry in the 90s. It doesn’t get the attention it should. They had fantastic matches, especially indoors on the fast carpet. They had a couple of awesome matches later that year at the ATP Finals in ‘96 as well
Yes, I agree. in some of them. there should be 2-3 finals of these tournaments. you can draw lots before the season. but especially the final at the atp finals (london) has to be best of five.
Becker was awesome, he was really strong on grass, and indoors, if you count only the matches he played indoors and on grass, he has a negative head to head only against Sampras with a margin of 2. (7-9) All the other matchups of his were a tie or a better h2h. That shows how efficient was BB in these circumstances
*Back then, when Serve & Volley was the norm...* Edit: Agree absolutely it was all court tennis back then. I just wanted to emphasise that most of the points were won using the serve and volley tactic.
unlike pre 2001 grass, most indoor carpet was actually faster than grass and despite the low bounce was consistent enough to promote long rallies. the Stuttgart surface was actually quite rough and medium.speed which was slower for carpet
@@michaelgarza8271 I thought Becker played better but Sampras was more clutch. The third set tiebreak was very cagey with three mini breaks, which led to Becker double faulting at a critical moment, leaving Sampras to serve out the set with an ace out wide and a backhand passing shot off a Becker chip charge.
@@suatkayatennis in that tiebreak there was a sampras forehand that was out, but blinfmd referee didnt call it, and sampras got the point. in a match that close, that could have been the difference
Sometimes I wish that there would have been a bigger overlap of the era of the greats of the 90th and the GOATs. Then we could have really see how they match up against each other.
to win a final against a sampras on hard court is quite something. extraordinary! a pity that the stadium wasn't packed. boris and sampras never had such a mass following like a Federer (who is and will be the most loved, revered, admired, and remembered tennis player of all time). Thanks Tennistv for the share!!
das war damals in den 90er Jahren, da gab es noch das leckere Aquarius in den blauen Dosen und das Isostar in den schmalen Dosen zu trinken! sooo gut war das Zeug! hab ich immer getrunken und Tennis geschaut!
Either of these guys - near their peaks would have given any of the big 3 fits i rekon !! Unlike most of todays players , these guys had all court games
Despite having an outstanding career i still think Boris underachieved a little. On talent he should have won more than 6 slams. His countryman Michael Stich also had the talent to achieve far more than just a single Wimbledon title. a strong mentality is usually a strength of German athletes but i think both Becker & Stich's focus and ambition wavered throughout their careers.
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They played another five-setter a few weeks later too... ruclips.net/video/pQmo_aJ9qhU/видео.html
Yes in hannover. Sampras won, 36, 76,76, 67, 64, if I am not mistaken. A wonderful match
If Becker Had Won, It Would Have Been Perfect. He Also Played Spectacularly That Eve.
@@morenodechecchi5394 If Becker Had Won, It Would Have Been Perfect. He Also Played Spectacularly That Eve.
Pistol Pete and Boom Boom were my childhood heroes. I loved watching their games on the old fast carpet. Great memories.
Super tennis this is. Their Hannover atp final is one of the finest matches ever played . 96 was one of Becker’s years I think , he won the Australian open and still was awesome towards the end of his career and one of the most talented indoor players of all time , together with Sampras
Becker was probably the best player on indoor carpet.
He won the grand slam cup as well
When Becker was focused he was nearly impossible to beat.. He had everything as a player.. Underachieved considering the talent he had.
The problem with him is the inconsistency and also prone to injuries.
@@sudhakargummaraju3328 I think diving on hardcourts are injuries waiting to happen. The human body was not meant to dive onto cement even with thin rubber surfacing. It catches up with you.
He lost interest in tennis for his early years of huge success.If he focussed then the story was different.Neither Agassi Nor Sampras can better h2h record if he was focused.
Wow what a match legendary boris becker shows his class
Back in Serve and Volley Times. I Love this Style of Tennis so much. So sad serve and Volley died on the ATP espacialy in Wimbledon.
Could not agree more :(
Why can't you play S&V today in the pro tour?
@@ManuelBedacarratzslow courts, racket head sizes are bigger hence returning is way easier, nowadays people are way more athletic, etc
@@Flootyy True. However, SV isn't taught as much as they used to, so it's like a dying art. Sampras played Federer in 2007 in an exhibition - which was super close - and he did SV effectively, and by 2007 nobody was doing it.
My point is, it could be a great addition to the game these days, at least mixing it up more.
@@ManuelBedacarratz oh it definitely works. i just think it cant be your whole game because nowadays it's way easier to counter it; not as reliable. federer used it occasionally in his final years due to it being easier to counter. i agree it should be used more, especially on anything lower than ATP.
Sampras and Becker fought so many times and every one of them are masterpieces.
maybe the best match I have ever seen, wonderful net play, wonderful serves and returns
One of Boris' best matches!!
Tennis players with charisma, personality ... a magnet to watch ... Becker's style of serving, with "ass", still inviolable today ... Pete's pistol with its grace, perfect second serve and perfect code on the net ... Poetry on the go two true legends ... 🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
OMG....I have always been a Becker fan. Never seen him play so well.
Mazumder: He played so well ALOT,
You weren’t watching. There are so many great matches
@@notsohandytim5090 This level, which only he and Pete reached -Only on indoor hard.Was an underachiever really, Should have won a lot more, Outdoors
@Rehmen Ada No, he'right.Boris was "alongwith Pete" the greatest ever in indoor ccarpet/hard.Is masters and grand slams outdoors, were competitive, he never reached this level.
This level, and their other matche indoor hard, nobody else could compete with them. That was not the case outdoors where Becker was concerned
what a match. two the best two servers of all time,
How beautiful this was. Attack! Attack and more attack... Nowadays it’s who hits the hardest (and most topspin) from the backcourt.. 🙄
Federer play like them
so much more interesting than 2020 tennis matches
We've gone from one extreme to the other. Back then, there was a huge backlash against the "big servers" and how they were killing the game. It's one of the major reasons why the courts were slowed down - this is s highlights reel. Much of the rest of the match would have been very boring - ace after ace. It was a particular problem at Wimbledon. I remember one newspaper headline about the 1993 final: "Bored on the fourth of July".
@@zeddeka I get your point, BUT back then you had 5 different court types. The clay season, where you had baseline play and long points like today, you had grass season where the spainards regularely skipped grass where a different type of style dominated (Sampras, Goran, Becker, Edberg, etc...), then hardcourt season, then carpet, then hard again in Australia etc....But now, the whole year seems like clay season! And because of that everybody plays the SAME!
All of these comments are spot-on. It's sad what's happened to tennis since the 80's. :(
@@mtklaricthis
To hell with the purists what they think. Bring back old glorious days of tennis back. Lighter balls and faster courts. One of the matches in Australian Open finished at 4 in the morning next day. I don't remember the who were the players in this epic match.
One of the greatest Matches I ever seen. Great Tennis, Great Players
Beckar was legend in tennis..no one is still like becker in tennis..he was my hero in tennis...I never watched tennis after becker....
Me too, from the Beginning until the End.
I remember to watch Wimbledon every Year.The Davis Cup Matches against the USA 1987 and he took our Flag after his Victory about Mcnroe God what a Moment.
No one lived this Sport so emotionally like Boris and he never gave up.
My Tennis Hero forever
@@kl6990 Me Too
Golden era for tennis: Edberg, Sampras, Becker, Lendl, Agassi and even good oldies like Jimbo & McEnroe still around!
Mats Willander and Jim Courier also played in 90s,there was Stich,Cash,Ivanisevich like players,far better than big 3 era.
@@arindambanerjee3326 agree!
Great vid. The entrance, the match, the trophy... just wow.
Funny, but the matches from this era are usually poor quality video. This, however, was fantastic to watch. Really appreciate this very much, thank you!
Often depends which country the TV video originated from. In those days, USA broadcasters (and I think Japan too) used a system called NTSC which had much lower picture quality. Europe (where this is obviously from) used a system called PAL which had noticeably higher picture quality. Think that explains a lot of it. American TV pictures in particular could be pretty awful back then.
Watching this exciting match in 2024. Feeling Blessed!
Two of the best. Fierce competitors. Great serve and volley players.
I always like becker vs sampras instead of agassi vs Sampras
an great groundstrokes…
It's why I never can say any player is GOAT just because of winning a lot. At the very top, there are many great players, each bringing something unique.
Buuuut the one who won the most Will be considered the goat.
Huge serves. And big groundstrokes.
These are the beasts of tennis days gone by. All court play mixed with serve and volley. Their tool bags were full and they knew how to use every tool.
I have watched this video sevral times but still dont get bored
Becker's topspin forehand was awesome to watch!
what a fantastic match. i saw the complete match on your tennis-classics-channel.
amazing match 2 legends of the tennis sport
Oh I miss this kind of tennis no boring baseline pushing
F*ck me! What a match! Absollutely exhilarating!
Attack attack Attack- No margin for error, zero-sum, No prisoners
massive - no equal
Ist das lange her. Boris gegen Pete. Das ATP Finale 1996 in Hannover zwischen diesen beiden war eines der besten Spiele, die je statt gefunden haben. Sowas kommt nicht wieder.
Just brilliant. Thanks so much for this.
More from the 90s, please :)
Das waren noch die goldenen Zeiten im Tennis
Greatest era in Tennis. The level of competition was just different.
Becker is a complete player ! He has everything in his armory to play magical tennis. But Sampras was very tough guy to beat !
Becker-Sampras had an awesome rivalry in the 90s. It doesn’t get the attention it should. They had fantastic matches, especially indoors on the fast carpet. They had a couple of awesome matches later that year at the ATP Finals in ‘96 as well
Sampras always stated that Becker was the toughest opponent he faced.
Sampras always stated that Becker was the toughest opponent he faced.
@@GholamFareed stich
13 TIMES H2H INDOORS - BB LEADS 7-6
It's beginning to get more recognition now, especially their Hannover 96 match
That's when Becker was still a happy camper. He turned into a real basket case shortly after this and he was never the same again.
that Becker Dive!..my favourite player of all times
Bring back those courts and the BO5 rule in a Masters final.
Yes, I agree. in some of them. there should be 2-3 finals of these tournaments. you can draw lots before the season.
but especially the final at the atp finals (london) has to be best of five.
Becker was awesome, he was really strong on grass, and indoors, if you count only the matches he played indoors and on grass, he has a negative head to head only against Sampras with a margin of 2. (7-9) All the other matchups of his were a tie or a better h2h. That shows how efficient was BB in these circumstances
And then Agassi learned to watch Boris's tongue during service games...*sigh.
@Rehmen Ada did you copy&past that bs on all Becker videos? Jeez...
Those were the days, Boris and Pistol two most entertaining players of their time
*Back then, when Serve & Volley was the norm...*
Edit: Agree absolutely it was all court tennis back then. I just wanted to emphasise that most of the points were won using the serve and volley tactic.
When men played the game.
They played all court tennis,beautiful baseline and groundstrokes as well.
unlike pre 2001 grass, most indoor carpet was actually faster than grass and despite the low bounce was consistent enough to promote long rallies. the Stuttgart surface was actually quite rough and medium.speed which was slower for carpet
Super legendary match of tennis world of all time !
5:39 what a Fight with action class ending for Boom Boom.
Becker's brilliant backhand :)
Due grandissimi campioni del Tennis.
Grazie.
Awesome match and editing
Wow nice match up. Actually it was of the highest order.
no one could not beat becker when he was at his best injury was his problem
And sleeping pills...
Super!!!!!!!🎉
Sampras serve motion is so smooth and easy to replicate.
Becker served better here than in the ATP finals few weeks later.. I watched both live on TV back then
Sampras and Becker play Amazing Game Tennis
Boom Boom Boris vs. Pistol Pete. Tennis just can't get any better than this.
Boris at his best majestic to watch❤
What a wonderful match
Godlike status Becker got from the German public.
01:56
Vielleicht der eleganteste und geschmeidigste Tennisspieler in der Geschichte dieser Sportart....
My hero!
The sheer aesthetic beauty and majesty of the 1HBH.
Boris!!! this is heaven
This match was best-of-five sets.
Great performance by Becker but Sampras got the next victory in a epic five set battle at ATP finals (Hanover).
Becker actually got the next victory in Hanover in group stages and then Sampras beat him days later in the final
@@markhayden4965 i know but i meant the final of course 😜
The Hanover match was unbelievable. I wanted Becker to win. Sampras edged him. Two great power serve and volley players.
@@michaelgarza8271 I thought Becker played better but Sampras was more clutch. The third set tiebreak was very cagey with three mini breaks, which led to Becker double faulting at a critical moment, leaving Sampras to serve out the set with an ace out wide and a backhand passing shot off a Becker chip charge.
@@suatkayatennis in that tiebreak there was a sampras forehand that was out, but blinfmd referee didnt call it, and sampras got the point. in a match that close, that could have been the difference
Back when it was best of five
Absolute legends
Damn close serve to finish the match.
So sad that he had this shit injury in Wimbledon in that year. He was in such an amazing shape. Best Becker ever in 1996.
Thanks very nice
Becker is my best. His single backhand is the most beautiful than any other players.
Both Becker and Sampras had really good serves. But Becker's serve bounced so much higher, making it that much more difficult to return.
That Sampras passing shot was the greatest backhand I have ever seen watching tennis since I have watched since 1980.
Real, extraordinary tennis
Sometimes I wish that there would have been a bigger overlap of the era of the greats of the 90th and the GOATs. Then we could have really see how they match up against each other.
to win a final against a sampras on hard court is quite something. extraordinary! a pity that the stadium wasn't packed. boris and sampras never had such a mass following like a Federer (who is and will be the most loved, revered, admired, and remembered tennis player of all time). Thanks Tennistv for the share!!
Becker was at his best on the indoor court, this victory ended the 21-match winning streak of the world’s No. 1 player, the longest streak that year.
Das waren noch Zeiten!
Das war deffinitiv eines seiner TOP 3 Games ..
Quel super match de becker ça n'a pas pris une ride😮
Great player
Becker war einzigartig, voll fokussiert, taktisch brillant, der Held meiner Jugend.
das war damals in den 90er Jahren, da gab es noch das leckere Aquarius in den blauen Dosen und das Isostar in den schmalen Dosen zu trinken! sooo gut war das Zeug! hab ich immer getrunken und Tennis geschaut!
deswegen hast du heute auch einen iq von 60, genau wie bobele!
@@davids2742 HAHA
Either of these guys - near their peaks would have given any of the big 3 fits i rekon !! Unlike most of todays players , these guys had all court games
tennis nowadays there is nothing like this forward stroke and volley. tennis is full of art and tactics
What a match!
Sublime tennis
👏👏👏👏
Becker on carpet was almost unbeatable. Most entertaining player ever.
5:39, I'm guessing that the 5th set will also be 6-3
you guessed wrong. you are the biggest loser ever
good job
War ein Top Match. ✌✌
Super match
Sampras Said Of Becker That He Is To Germany What Michael Jordan Is To The USA.
Becker's backhand won him the match.
wow sampras & becker
Both Sampras and Becker could smash the ball. This video really don’t show it but this ball flying. Two heavy weights
Lol i recognize that music from spongebob in the beginning
😆
It was the only time Becker defeated Sampras in a Final
I want full time
Despite having an outstanding career i still think Boris underachieved a little.
On talent he should have won more than 6 slams.
His countryman Michael Stich also had the talent to achieve far more than just a single Wimbledon title.
a strong mentality is usually a strength of German athletes but i think both Becker & Stich's focus and ambition wavered throughout their careers.
Becker really didn't wanna let the short shorts go. 🤣
What's funny about that?
@@zeddeka What’s NOT funny about it?
Precioso partido. Dos de mis jugadores preferidos. Tenis ofensivo al 100%.
Good to see Sampras lose every once in a while.
Yes. Human after all.
No it's not.