Andre Agassi vs Andrei Medvedev 1999 Roland Garros Final Highlights

[@werquantum]

Reading “Open,” right now. Had to find this. Fantastic.

[@dubenstein6347]

I just read about this last night and did the same

[@ChiquitoKan]

His autobiography, "Open", took me here

[@ירוןארד]

Yeah. He won the french open playing without underwear.

[@davidblazquez1376]

​@@ירוןארדhahahaha I was reading that party. Routines are always present. By the way, Danill Medvedev literally plays like his father, they're a clon

[@McCintosh1]

​@@davidblazquez1376ахахах. Андрей Медведев не отец Даниила😂

[@lauralangham9657]

yes, same

[@LetsBastel]

Me too

[@Raj-65536]

I loved the way they hugged each other after the match.. amazing sportsmanship .

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

There is an interview with Medvedev where he says he had a very hard time with injuries and form that year and was actually considering quitting tennis but at one tournament had a conversation with Agassi where Agassi motivated him to push though and keep going and he did and actually made a RG final here so they are very close friends.

[@tfFlyer-e9w]

I watched a lot of sporting events in my41 years, watching this match was the best live sporting event I ever saw . Hands down I’ll never forget the comeback Agassi made

[@jujumusique1305]

I will never forget this match (and that French open overall). I cried tears of joy for him at the end of what he called an Herculean effort.

[@jayt4533]

One of my all time favorite tennis matches.

[@mpa1931]

This isn't tennis this is art

[@RonPaulgirls]

THE AUDIO EDITING WAS HORRIBLE

[@yussepig6629]

Nice hug at the end . Medvedev was such a great sport, he must have been hurting.

[@johnromano3427]

Agassi's backhand was the epitome of what a 2-hander should be. Much like Federer and Wawrinka teach us the 1-hander

[@altruismfirst6489]

great to see RG won by winners more than errors. Today all courts almost play this slow allowing never ending story tennis.

[@sleepyjoe7241]

Djokovic’s is better.

[@farid1406]

@@sleepyjoe7241 No, Agassi's 2HBH was the best from an ATG player

[@SonateSonate]

​@@sleepyjoe7241 better no but uglier for sure

[@silvio2869]

​@@sleepyjoe7241 ahahahahahahahahahhaha

[@bab1374]

Love Andrei, great sportsmanship! He lost the championship with gracefulness, great attitude and beautiful gesture when he hugged Andre! A tight hug and a true champion!❤❤

[@soevjaanoemar2761]

I always REMEMBER this moment🙏

[@sarac.3319]

Pure poetry. This is why this sport is deeply different from all the others. It's heart, brave, fight, power, it's a war against yourself. Every movement must be perfect and when someone make it look so easy, it's magic.

[@lauralangham9657]

Thank God I already know the outcome of this match. Fantastic job Andre !

[@jonmcclane7433]

I just love Andre so much. He did things the hard way and he had such an amazing arc at the end of his career where he sort of figured things out and became the player that we wanted him to be all of those years. His vulnerability always appealed to me.

[@maritessison6391]

My idol..my man..andrei agassi❤❤😊

[@josephjose4004]

I switched off the tv when agassi lost 2 sets. But the seeing the next days newspaper i could not believe my eyes. From two sets down agassi became victorious. Gods great

[@kazamshah4543]

I bet you wished you'd stuck with this match.

[@10scoach33]

Big mistake, never count out AA

[@unicajamalaga2]

Да куча таких матчей когда с 0-2 отыгрывают и иногда 5 сет легко забирают.. на этом будем балдоне буквально неделю назад котов вёл 2:0 потом проиграл томпсону. Саша зверь вёл 2:0 потом отлетел как помойка фрицу. И Джокович помню вечно клоунаду устраивал.. Если не ошибаюсь 2:0 горел Зинару, и выиграл😮

[@daviddeneuf795]

La réaction de Medvedev qui le Serre ss ses bras pour le féliciter c’est une réaction incroyable!!!!!! 2 magnifiques joueurs♥️♥️

[@10scoach33]

As an Agassi fan and someone who followed his career from 1987 to the end, this was the turning point for him, after falling so far down in 96/97 and then putting in all the hard work in 98 and 99, from playing minor league level to get matches in and to build confidence and then to rise to #1 after winning here and then Finals of Wimby and winning the US Open later that year, was just monumental. He said he had to make a decision either give up or take ownership of his career and he did and he turned it all around. And found the love of his life right around that time also…. Let’s go AA

[@unicajamalaga2]

А где он сейчас 🤷что-то не видно не слышно ..никого не тренирует?

[@bab1374]

Love this sportsmanship from these two great players!❤❤❤

[@Tanstaafl1976]

Thanks for posting this great match! Liked and subscribed.

[@kewsiyehboah6058]

Bravo Upload.. A M Retired in 2001.. this Match loss Sealed his Fate.. A.A.. this Match Brought him to Life Won 4 Slams After this & Retired in 2006.. French Open Has - Haunted Many A Player.. Theim - Mcenroe - Hingis - Stefanos - Coria - Sampras -

[@tarafat9298]

Becker; Edberg

[@lilianecrochet2498]

Quel plaisir de revoir jouer Agassi , dommage pas le match en entier superbe remontée. C'est toujours mon préféré, Djoko a le même regard sur la balle .

[@unicajamalaga2]

Джока что то мутит..то махачу сливает..то против рууда снялся 😮

[@johnrainmcmanus6319]

Medvedev was SO gracious. Wow.

[@tfFlyer-e9w]

Greatest match I ever saw probably all time

[@javace79]

Watching this on father's day remembering my dad and I waking up at 6am to watch this epic thriller.

[@unicajamalaga2]

Это вы где живёте в Австралии? Или США?

[@chuckfriebe843]

@@unicajamalaga2 I guess he's not going to tell us.

[@sean8470]

two of the best backhands ever; medvedev was so smooth a lot like the great Mecir

[@imeraankeshav9527]

Amazing Incredible Moment!

[@baguette3000-V2]

C'est sur ce match en étant mené 2 set à zéro , au fond du trou qu'Agassi explique qu'il s'est dit : " je reviens aux bases et fondamentaux du tennis, rien d'autre " incroyable

[@jetthias972]

L'une des plus belle finale de Roland Garros, Medvedev était un joueur de talent comme Agassi , un coup droit difficile à lire et une intelligence tactique incroyable dommage qu'il (Medvedev) n'est pas remporté de grand chelem dans sa carrière, mais quel joueur exceptionnel et de talent tout comme d'autres je pense à Marcello Rios , aussi mais Agassi c'était quelque chose surtout à cette période où il deviendra imbattable, ....

[@domingoangelolopez1166]

thanks for uploading - though I wish it's the full match. I remember how excited I was watching this.

[@ilaria_yoga9043]

Just finished open, what a man !

[@stephenglasse9756]

McEnroe bringing Agassi back down to earth with the sage comment "I'd like to have the "low point" of losing to Sampras in a grandslam final" lol. And Agassi was injured in that final as well so it was hardly a tragedy

[@RAUL7487]

I assume it's a sage irony when you talk about sage

[@knightatthecrossroads222]

I was 17 yo and Andrei Medvedev played final in Prostějov. He looked for someone to play with to warm up before the match so I and my schoolmate did it. After Andrei won the tournament he gave me his t-shirt.....that t-shirt was sacred for many years until my wife and my mother agreed and threw it in to a fire.......I would wear it even now 😂😂😂😂I am 47yo.

[@xophsl479]

amazingly he won wimbledon and french once.. with steffi winnin as well on the same occasion

[@kenarthur6253]

Love Andre and Steffi. ❤️❤️

[@3883melange]

So good!!

[@dimostenispolychros3405]

This performance is maybe wanna all time best return from athletics

[@vosharap]

Great match from Agassi!

[@rjamesyork]

I woke up that morning and it was already the third set. So many bad memories of the 1990 and 91 finals came flooding back. Thankfully Agassi found an extra gear, or tennis would have been far more boring for the next 3-4 years.

[@altruismfirst6489]

Meds hit shorter as time went by and his serve lost its sting otherwise a good performance but outlasting your opponent is not easy on clay. The variety of Nadal today on clay none of the past players would have stood up to him except for Kuerten and Michael Chang who was tougher than Schwartzman but match ups are just that not everyone can peak at the right time or for long enough at Slams.

[@barrylippard1846]

Agassi. One of the best!!!! Awesome returner!!!!!

[@amanzaidi6102]

A masterclass in baseline excellence!

[@dobbydob9443]

La rédemption d''Agassi à RG et le rebond dans sa carrière: un moment crucial pour lui. De l'autre coté Medvedev ne s'en relèvera jamais. Destins croisés.

[@jiroscop]

Agassi - the inventor of modern tennis

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

Lendl was it. Nobody plays now like Andre

[@kikaa1884]

From 1999 to 2003 Andre Agassi won 5 major titles. From 1990 to 1998 He won 3 major titles only

[@kikaa1884]

He is brother of modern tennis sport Ivan lendl is father of modern tennis

[@SonateSonate]

​@@kikaa1884 that doesn't make any sense

[@jujumusique1305]

100%. Same as Seles on the women’s side. Staying close to the baseline. Hitting the ball on the rise.

[@jorgevergara4757]

Un grande

[@keeprunning5457]

just finished open super good

[@moiskithorn]

If I remember correctly (someone fact-check me here), this was the tournament where the Agassi-Graf romance finally blossomed 😊

[@arisadriano1544]

correct they both won the FO in ‘99 so they were paired up in the champions ball. and that’s when it all started. although they’re also champions in ‘92 Wimbledon but agassi was dating barbra streisand at the time. it was fate that brought andre and steffi together.

[@stephenlow1841]

@@arisadriano1544 He was dating Wendy Stewart at the '92 Wimbledon, you can see her in the player's box. Agassi and Graf didn't get to meet at the champions ball that year because it was cancelled.

[@scottwesley5018]

Agassi's Return @10:23 is a thing of beauty

[@jangerhards1253]

Century player!

[@sonnymacklin5269]

After being thrashed in first 2 sets the rain delay came. Andre became disgusted with his own feeling sorry for himself and B Gilbert's telling him to WAKE UP came out and played like he could. As a fan, thank you, Brad... This rain delay moment in locker room is from the book.

[@stephenlow1841]

A rain delay is also what COST Agassi the French Open in 1991 against Courier, prior to which the former was thrashing the latter...

[@stephenlow1841]

What is it with some of these commentators referring to Agassi as 'little'?? 5'11 is hardly what one could call 'little'......

[@xophsl479]

It's little compared to the 6'2"s and up. Also, dependin on one's body structure, there are 5'11"s that look shorter lol. Even in women. Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) is only 5'11" but she looks even taller

[@chuckfriebe843]

@@xophsl479 Saw Andre Agassi play at UCLA in the 90s and he was tall and lanky. Probably '98. I just remember thinking, "He looks so much bulkier on TV.". Anyway, I think he fudged a bit on his height.

[@clydewmorgan]

that was a championship match

[@khmak9387]

Has there ever been a balder French Open final?

[@vivalapatria3740]

hahah that what we all want to know...

[@Muhammadali-sj9pi]

I don't think so but Agassi is one of the better looking baldies.

[@khmak9387]

@@Muhammadali-sj9pi Brooke Shields and Steffi Graf is not a bad resume!

[@danguee1]

@@khmak9387 Steffi Graf??!! Hardly a looker....

[@khmak9387]

@@danguee1 Other than the big nose, I thought she was quite beautiful. 3.bp.blogspot.com/-LIPOJTa4paw/UfA_IMGs38I/AAAAAAAAPII/e94VNCPA2hM/s1600/steffi-grafw.jpg

[@giuseppelucadonzella6676]

Chapeau Agassi 👏👏👏

[@Alexis_005]

Reading “How to change” made me come watch this

[@Shaduza]

People are gonna think this is the father of Daniil Medvedev 😅

[@souldieroflove5782]

AGASSI FOREVER !!!!!

[@jorad4887]

Surprised he didn't get on his knees like Borg did

[@timleelim9930]

If i was a hair regrowth products marketing executive, i would have offered sponsorship contracts to both before the match to have my company logo on their attire

[@chuckfriebe843]

Yes, but does the shit really work? I mean, you're putting carcinogens on your head.

[@LuisLopez-xx2db]

Why Agasi is weeping in the first photograph(before that begin the tape)?.

[@johnrainmcmanus6319]

Maybe show the score...?

[@chuckfriebe843]

They couldn't fit it on the screen back then.

[@mobyty1310]

Хто дивився після прочитання книги "Відкритий" ?))

[@sickbrain]

OG Clayvedev. Also lost GS up 2 sets to love.

[@dirkdaubertshauser9423]

André ❤

[@ffallenaangel]

he was related to todays medvedev?

[@harryvonjohnn8379]

no, Andrei Medvedev is from Ukraine and Daniil from Russia. Lastname coincidence

[@ffallenaangel]

@@harryvonjohnn8379 ty

[@sleepyjoe7241]

Last name that means “bear”.

[@ВладимирОганян-м7ы]

Bear's 😊​@@sleepyjoe7241

[@LVM5584]

Down 2 sets to none to win the tournament what a performance

[@bab1374]

After watching so many intense matches during championship, I will encouraged my grandchildren to golf instead of tennis! Tennis demands so hard on body and prone to more injuries !

[@chuckfriebe843]

Oh god. Really? Yeah, and they can drink and smoke if they play golf, right?

[@klun2522]

Remembrances thinking he had the final lost, after 2 sets

[@speabody]

While it's nice Agassi completed his career slam I just think it would've been cool for a guy in checkered shorts to win the title. Just seems an uncommon clothing choice. You don't see a lot of patterned attire in tennis.

[@vivalapatria3740]

wawrinka 2015...

[@chuckfriebe843]

Where have you been? That's all you see now, except Wimbledon.

[@speabody]

@@chuckfriebe843 "all you see now" This was 25 years ago. Clearly I was writing from a historical perspective. I'm not retarded, I'm aware that Stan won a decade ago and that time exists.

[@chuckfriebe843]

@@speabody I didn’t say anything about Stan. However, colorful clothing was fairly common then as well, but whatever.

[@JasonVictorEverett]

Coming back from two sets down, with the set scores 1 and 2, took some balls. Not tennis balls.

[@ale_karbi]

Danil is his son?

[@chuckfriebe843]

No

[@unicajamalaga2]

Смотрю матч 99г.. вроде не так давно было Но насколько отличается от современного тенниса🤷 никто не коммонит! 😮 Вчера смотрел матч малеккера против Шевченко.так там орали C'mon после каждой ошибки соперника 😂.. и конечно резко бросается в глаза - Агасси выиграл титул и лишь закрыл лицо руками 🙆 ..а сейчас все падают.. смотрю 2016 габинье упала..алкасар 2024 упал. Букмекерские конторы дают коэффициент 1,4 что победитель Ролан Гаррос или уимб упадёт на спину. Что за тренд такой стал🤔

[@PrPaPeCECE20]

What a coincidence!

[@yussepig6629]

This is why Agassi is better than Sampras . Massive hole in Sampras’s resume.

[@AinSoph73]

Yes, we all remember how monumental it was when Federer won his ninth major title and became the leader in major singles titles won…

[@Summon256]

Agassi is not even better than Connors or Lendl, how the heck can he be better than one of the og Goats of the game?! Lmao Yes clay was Sampras' weakness, but let's not make it look like Agassi was some sort of an all-court guru, who had multiple tens titles on each surface...it it Agassi more than a decade of his entire career to finally get this one! Where was he before?! What happened in that Gomez final in 1990 almost ten years ago?! Why does the only other clay court title he has ever won is Rome masters?! If he is so much better than Sampras shouldn't he had been a better all-surface specialist?! 7 titles on clay (only 2 big ones...), 6 on carpet (3 of them are big ones) and only one on grass! Lol 😂 The rest of them, which is 46 are on hard courts! This is supposed to be impressive for a player that is "better" than Sampras?! Agassi might have achieved Career Grand Slam, but Sampras is still a master of three out of four surfaces! Agassi is only a master of one...lmao Bettre my a**!...

[@alexmedeiros7462]

Agassi acabou com as pernas do Medvedev nesse jogo fez o russo corre muito a partir do 3⁰ set

[@КостянтинТкаченко-у7о]

Ukrainian

[@Summon256]

It's the year 2024 and people still can't tell the difference between Ukrainians and Russians...imagine being this ignorant given their most recent history together?!…

[@Tiok2023]

i liked and still like Andre but was he taking drugs at this time of his carrer?

[@chuckfriebe843]

No. That was between '96/'97. He was 141 in the world and deeply depressed and unsure of his purpose in life. He almost got caught and then turned things around.

[@anthonydecastro6938]

and then he went on to hunt Steffi Graf and make her his wife...

[@АндрейГузий-ы6д]

Нечастый случай, чтобы в финале турнира Большого шлема встретились плешивые.

[@basedbear1605]

That's what happens when you stop smoking crack!

[@ricardoaban7041]

VIVA RUSIA.

[@CarterCS]

he didn't deserve to win

[@johndarcy943]

Well he didn't

[@DNA2000-8bit]

Lance Armstrong def. Lance Armstrong

[@sleepyjoe7241]

Yikes

[@RAUL7487]

Could you explain? Humor just for sage people?

[@DNA2000-8bit]

@@RAUL7487 If you don't get it you don;t get it. It's all good.

[@RAUL7487]

@@DNA2000-8bit ok, it's a sentence that you heard outwhere. Fair enough😂😂

[@sleepyjoe7241]

@@RAUL7487 it’s not his fault you’re at room temp | q

[@FrancoisCalldo-ho7qf]

Maybe the greatest game of all

[@edwardkohv7337]

it always surprises me how working people, people living on a salary can admire artists, athletes for whom your problems are nothing, they live in their luxurious houses and spit on you

[@gyozop]

I don't think you understand even yourself. How about people like big performances? Are you interested in Agassi's opinion on you? Why do you give a shitt about that?

[@AinSoph73]

We appreciate their natural talent developed to its fullest potential through incomprehensible hard work and sacrifice; they are generally pleasant, positive people who are grateful for what they have, which they recognize as being greater than average without succumbing to dehumanizing those with lesser talent. Try it sometime.

[@chuckfriebe843]

@@AinSoph73 Wow! Good answer. I think we all usually admire someone who can do something we can't and do it well.