Andre Agassi vs Lleyton Hewitt Full Match | US Open 2002 Semifinal

32-year-old Andre Agassi comes up against top-seed and reigning champion, 21-year-old Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinal of US Open 2002.
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[@samfisher5]

This is one of my favorite tennis matches to watch in terms of pure quality of play.

[@tomnguyen1015]

This is THE MATCH that got me into tennis 👍

[@OldSkoolLegend]

then you should watch the classic Sampras vs Agassi 2001 US open Quarter final.

[@tomnguyen1015]

@@OldSkoolLegend I watched that match, very high quality of play!!!

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

Congratulations my friend

[@travisbickle5279]

agassi won from 1999-2003 more grandslam then hewitt,federer,roddick and safin all together from 1999-2003.

[@solushex]

Agassi won 5 slams from 1999--2003. Hewitt, Federer, Roddick, and Safin also won 5 during the same period (2, 1, 1, 1).

[@mrlalalaelmo7454]

Uh, of course Agassi is far greater than Hewitt, Roddick and Safin (let alone during early part of 1999-2003 when Agassi was still playing at a higher level than the other youngsters). Not a very astounding stat lol

[@travisbickle5279]

​ MrLaLaLa Elmo i know becuase this stats shows really bad federers main opponents from 2004-2007 ;)

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

hewitt,safin.roddick,federer are just to young in 1999-2003. Agassi won his 1st GS at age 22.Hewitt ,Safin at age 20.

[@bubufubu]

@@travisbickle5279 It reminds me of how terribly inconsistent and disappointing the competition was from 2020 - 2023. It's no wonder Djokovic was able to clean up during that time.

[@BrunoSilvaRox]

Thanks a lot guys! This was a great match 👍

[@lajos3980]

Can yu upload Safin - Kiefer 2002 please? That match was a big drama :)

[@yoshikay8787]

The last hurrah of US men’s tennis!

[@stephenlow1841]

Nike Air Court Implosions! THE sexiest pair of tennis shoes ever made, modelled by Agassi in this match...how I miss mine :(

[@travisbickle5279]

As a agassi fan, i was in that time really happy that sampras get retire 2002 from tennis BUT 2003 came then a swiss player who was 10x Sampras= and the losing started from the beginning again.

[@TheRafaelBond]

andre would have won '03 wimbledon i think if he had beaten philippoussis.. so close, but so many big aces from poussis.

[@travisbickle5279]

@@TheRafaelBond I KNOW...even with his second serve. That was a heartbroken match for me

[@fariddamasio7880]

Fed wasn't 10x Sampras.. Agassi almost beat him in a few big matches. He was just too old to get through.

[@outatime16]

agassi developed that back injury in 2003 which impeded his movement. it’s one of the reasons why roger started to win against him. but they were very close matches. if andre was in top health, he would have pulled through.

[@aesir1ases64]

Fed is not 10x sampras that is big exaggeration

[@cameron8675]

Please show the 2006 final between Sharapova & Henin at some point.

[@pinkfloydtimebeatles5670]

Followers assu tennis

[@templedown]

pete's win at Wimbledon in 1999 or else Agassi would've won 4 consecutive slams. i think if Hewitt wouldve won this match he beats Pete again in the final. Interesting to wonder if Sampras would've kept playing. Who are the announcers? both very good.

[@Roadrunnerz45]

absolutely he beats pete. lucky for sampras he got his rival agassi, perfect way to finish. may well have kept playing if he lost once again to hewitt.

[@jaypayton8690]

Thanks for the Agassi match. Please upload Agassi V Boris Becker 1995 US Open SF and Agassi V Federer 2001 US Open 4th Rd

[@brianlee1417]

I noticed the commentators are talking and analyzing the match during the changeovers. Why are they doing this when it should be a commercial break for them??

[@Superplayer_2]

Can you post Agassi vs Becker 95 US open. Summer of revenge!

[@johnninham2193]

thanks for the memories

[@zeddeka]

You could tell from the first point that Hewitt was in trouble. Agassi pushing him way behind the baseline.

[@chaitanyanandurkar9009]

Any plans to upload 2010 men’s semi and final and 2011 fed Djokovic semi

[@105kiran]

show some changing of the gaurd matches like McEnroe Sampras 1990 or agassi conners 1989

[@bcellable]

2002 us open semi final match bt Agassi and Hewitt

[@jontakaki503]

hard to believe Hewitt was ever number 1 looking at the way he plays here. Agassi on the other hand looks amazing and would still be a top player by today's standards.

[@brianlee1417]

His forehand has no power and its inconsistent. And he takes such a huge swing at it too lol. Still trying to figure out how he won 2 grand slams and became number 1.

[@jontakaki503]

@@brianlee1417 probably a transition period where the GOAT of the times, Sampras especially, was completely burned out, and young up and coming players took advantage of this generational gap. Had Agassi and Sampras been more into longevity and fitness as are today's top 3, that gap would never had given guys like Hewitt any chance. It would have shifted to the age of Federer and Nadal directly. But in retrospect, who remembers Hewitt except for his racist rants at a black player and black judge line. With his character he was slated for a quick burn-out.

[@tommyd7371]

Give Hewitt some credit - Andre himself does. After this match Hewitt made another 2 grand slam finals, 2 grand slam semis and 6 grand slam quarter finals. Most players would consider that an exceptional career, especially when coupled with his 2 grand slam victories. He may have lacked the big weapons of Andre or Pete, or played with the finesse, power and skill of the big 3, but he was an exceptional tennis player.

[@jontakaki503]

@@tommyd7371 yes he's got the fighting spirit but he exerts way too much effort and negative energy it was unsustainable.

[@rajusaha855]

Hard to believe that guys like Muster, Rios or Moya were no 1. Basically from 1996-02 was a weak era in men's tour until Federer & Nadal then Djokovic came.

[@malotielemans3863]

12:53 where is hawkeye ? why did the point go to Hewitt when it clearly was out ?

[@blake7871]

Hawkeye? This is 2001, and the umpire overruled the call.

[@zacman1226]

This match took a lot out of Andre. Hewitt made you work so hard for points. Not sure Andre had that much left in the tank against Sampras

[@tonyslater7204]

How the hell did people watch tennis in the time when they didn't put the score on the screen!

[@cameronk2615]

Did you notice how much more the crowd was involved then ... ? People knew what was happening. This appears to me like it can be attributed to mobile phones and apps --- the attention/engagement loss between then and today is astounding.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@cameronk2615 agreed

[@poisenopinionator]

1:18:20 Holy smokes! great shots from AA

[@GMiltown]

A measure of Agassi's consistency at the U.S. Open is the fact that he either reached the final/won it or lost to the eventual finalist/champion at 13 US Opens. Compare that to Sampras and Federer who did it at 10 US Opens.

[@datacipher]

Moronic stat lol. Besides being an absurd stretch to the point of being meaningless - lost to an eventual finalist lol!!! Sampras only played the us open 14 times! Lol. So Sampras 71.4%. Agassi 65%. Agassi’s us open wining percentage 81%. Sampras 89%. # of times Sampras failed to make it to the fourth round = 1 time… the first time he played. Agassi = 6 times.

[@MgoUmk]

Agassi the "old man" He was 32 here, now all Big3 are older than that lol

[@kampchin36]

Much better sport science now. They would have been playing longer too if they had the science then.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@kampchin36 yeah and on top of that hardcourts were faster which means there was more grind to the body.

[@trentmccormick6171]

tennis as it was meant to be played

[@saki5073]

When CBS used to profit from Super Saturday in which the women's final was sandwiched between 2 men's semifinals, Pete Sampras breezed in his semifinal in the late morning in less than 2 hours while Andre Agassi had to battle Lleyton Hewitt in a marathon baseline slugfest that didn't end until late at night. The very next day Agassi had no legs in his final against Sampras and lost in 4 sets.

[@kylepiscitello8889]

The ladies played the night match for the final in 2002 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@saki5073]

@@kylepiscitello8889 I was there

[@kylepiscitello8889]

There’s literally evidence on KZbin that the men played their semifinals during the day. This is video evidence of that. The commentators reference that Sampras played before them. The 2002 women’s final was a night day. This isn’t a debate. It’s literal fact.

[@saki5073]

@@kylepiscitello8889 You are correct!

[@saki5073]

@@kylepiscitello8889 I thought I admitted that when I stated that I was there for the women's final between Venus and Serena.

[@futureicon23]

Am a fan of Agassi but if Hewitt had served better the outcome could lhave been different...

[@halleck3]

Lol @ the announcers... Hewitt squeaks out a 7-6 third set and they can't stop talking about how Agassi has nothing left, how Hewitt took away all his confidence, etc. And then Agassi just steamrolls Hewitt in the fourth.

[@WillPage]

You are kidding.... The entire match was incredibly biased commentary for AA.

[@Luvumj2]

Wth this guy was number 1? I don’t understand how but not interested enough to research. Andre all the way!!

[@notta3d]

Quickness vs Quickness.

[@tigerbalm666]

Agassi's downfall is that he NEVER developed a net game that he could easily win easy points! Instea, a faster layer can just make a return and not worry about Agassi at net. Agassi didn't even need a great net game, just average...but his coaches seem like they didn't try.

[@fariddamasio7880]

Agassi's net game>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>weak era, Lost Gen or Next Gen net game. Its just as good as Nole and Nadal's.

[@gc419]

❤

[@charynoy]

2:59:54

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

I know Hewitt is not that good server, but this match have some of the bad service game I ever see

[@spaceshido6124]

U made the video more faster to make this players looks like the top 3 of today ....its not working... they hitting the ball more slow tgen the the players of today

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

Also each (ex) girlfriend/wife ended up or already far successful than both on court.

[@muccisebastian9300]

Still cant understand how Hewitt won US open in 2001

[@zeddeka]

He had Sampras's number. It's funny how players' games match up. They can really bother some players and fall flat against others.

[@fariddamasio7880]

He drew an exhausted Pete who had recently battled Rafter, Agassi and Safin in a row and had nothing left in the tank.

[@TheRanger866]

Hewitt was pretty good in his prime. Really great serve return and speed (maybe even the best in tennis history before BIG 3 arrival). And against Kafelnikov in SF and Sampras in final he served pretty good, unlike here, against Agassi. Do not underestimated Hewitt, he dereated Sampras 4 times in a row (!) and even if Sampras would not be exhausted against Agassi and Safin, this would be a tough match, maybe Lleyton would win anyway. But... The game in general also improved while Lleyton was at the top. Guys were playing with a little more power, partly thanks to advances in racket technology, but fewer of them were playing into Hewitt's hands. Lleyton liked having a target near to the net, thanks to his speed and counterpuncher skills he destroyed volleyer`s game (Hewitt 9-1 Henman, Hewitt 3-1 Rafter, Hewitt 5-4 Sampras), his game was suitable against serve&volley players, but in his era guys (even tall and powerful like Cilic, Monfils, del Potro) stopped coming to the net and prefered to long rallies from baseline. But Lleyton did not have a powerful shots and he did not win a lot of points from baseline by himself. Hewitt was a victim of his time. If he would be 10 years older and his main opponents would be Sampras, Rafter and other s&v players, he could make even better career than Agassi, but against BIG3 his style was not suitable.

[@mellis9729]

Because his returns, passing shots, speed around the court, and topspin lobs were among the best of all time. Unfortunately for him, Hewitts prime was short lived in part because Federer began dominating but it wasnt all that. Counterpunchers who rely so much on speed become a shell of themselves when losing a half step. Hewitts decline was steep after 05 with a few moments of magic here and there, but aa big fall off the cliff. I remember it being similar to Michael Changs decline, which was hard to watch.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@mellis9729 Agreed and on top of that since Hewitt rellied on speed of his opponent it helped him that the courts were faster but mid 00s onwards courts start to get slower so it was harder for him to generate the power and speed to his shots like others could (Fed, Safin, Nalbadian and so on), and combine that if Hewitt losing a step physically its no surprise he dropped in the rankings. But Hewitt on his prime was simply amazing, he deserves more respect from newer fans.

[@ffallenaangel]

so anoying that in the past they dindt show the score at all time. is realy unwatchable

[@WillPage]

Very biased commentary. Pretty pathetic really - examples like this: 1:47:52 (the 30-sec clip here is dispicible)