Andre Aggasi vs Boris Becker Full Match | 1995 US Open Semifinal

No. 1 seed Andre Aggasi faces No. 4 seed Boris Becker in the semifinals of the 1995 US Open.
Having won the tournament the year before, Agassi looks to continue his title defence. The American has had a strong year, winning the Australian Open and reaching the quarterfinals and semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon, respectively. Meanwhile, Becker returns to the final four for the first time since 1990 and will be looking to reach his second Grand Slam final of the year, after finishing runner-up at Wimbledon.
Pete Sampras awaits the winner...
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[@luciobecker2637]

Becker just invented a special way to play tennis, a mix between elegance and muscular power, starting from that incredible serve movement. Such a beautiful, unique and unrepeatable style. Miss Becker so much. Greetings from Rome Italy December 2022

[@carlosjuarez8761]

I’m sure he embellished things, but some probably is sincerely what he remembers- but after reading his book and rewatching many of his matches in KZbin I just concluded that he is just mixing up things that happened in different matches and years- AA played so many times against Becker, against Sampras, Chan, Goran, etc, that I can understand that some anecdote really happen, even if he embellished them dar the book, just sometimes he put in the wrong moment.

[@GhostofGerulaitis]

"Incredible serve movement?" It's one of the ugliest in tennis.

[@cachi-7878]

I watched the replay of this match as I’m reading Agassi’s book. He embellished the end where he says he made Becker wait at the net to shake hands; quite the opposite haha.This was a great win for Andre though.

[@guycheney7838]

ok, but man was that a cold handshake... (also reading Open and watching parts of key matches along the way.)

[@rajvo7406]

One of Coldest handshakes in tennis history

[@josephhodge7114]

me too! great forehand there at the end

[@pincessdogg5222]

Did they dislike each other? If so why?

[@enzoterol9583]

@@pincessdogg5222 according to Andre's book Becker talked trash about Agassi, saying he was an elitist and all mayor tournaments promoted him and gave him preferencial status. Before that they both knew they didn't liked each other but Becker words added fuel to the fire

[@j.jmcquade5278]

these are two of the players who had a huge impact on my passion for tennis growing up. thank you for uploading this! Borg, Wilander, Cash, Lendl, Nystrom, Jarryd, Noah, Mac, Connors, Edberg, Becker, Agassi.............loved watching all of them and taking a little bit from each style. what an era.

[@dukesmith8097]

Courier, Stich, Korda, Sampras, Chang, great players

[@j.jmcquade5278]

@@dukesmith8097 so many great players & personalities with unique individual styles back in the 80's & 90's. Miss that. Today's tennis is a bunch of aggressive baselines. Big serve, Big forehand. Whoever is more on that day wins. A few exceptions, but mostly just 1st strike Grip & Rip players. They're effective & tough to beat, but just not as fun to watch or play. Contrasting styles are fun!

[@alexlechat2074]

Dont forget Mecir

[@j.jmcquade5278]

@@alexlechat2074 definitely! I had some of "The Cat's" game implemented as well. He was SMOOOOOOTH

[@BrunoSilvaRox]

Yeah!!!! Summer of revenge 😃

[@bjornopitz6561]

Revenge for what?

[@BrunoSilvaRox]

@@bjornopitz6561 Wimbledon 95

[@edwigechristian2996]

@@BrunoSilvaRox Pour se prendre une belle fessée en finale, Yeah

[@kazamshah4543]

​@@bjornopitz6561for making passes at his girlfriend

[@kenharris7194]

Andre at his best with the punishing groundstrokes and returns 👏!

[@MohsinSir]

Sampras, Agassi, Becker, Ivanisevic. My fab 4 of that Era.

[@debbied.1682]

I agree but when Sampras & Agassi played each other I rooted for both of them to win! Very confusing to the mind. lol

[@mtklaric]

mine too, so much more entertaining than Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray....

[@Cheers12324]

Ivan Lendl????

[@kazamshah4543]

I love 90s Tennis!!!

[@ArthurVerhulst]

AA vs BB always makes for a very entertaining match

[@danielvidal2717]

Great match, thanks for uploading, these two guys are legends of the sport!!!

[@one-tm3wi]

Ppp

[@jikan-tabi-1888]

The 1986-2002 era had the most parity and varying tennis styles. Lendl, Wilander, Edberg, Becker, Cash, Stich, Agassi, Sampras, Courier, Chang, Muster, Rafter, Ivanišević, Hewitt, Safin, etc.

[@My40Love]

Thanks a lot for this and every full match you have given to us

[@OldSkoolLegend]

Thank you for uploading AGASSI!!!! wooohoooo.... what a legend.

[@ViaticalTree]

How about tossing a score up on the screen every so often. And it’s spelled Agassi.

[@debbied.1682]

That would have been great. I lost track of the score in the very first set although the intensity of the screaming helped slightly. lol

[@loril6437]

Halffulltome my thoughts. I have fast fwd to see what the score is.

[@PaDutchRunner]

@@loril6437some kind of weird raw footage

[@z1az285]

I'm surprised Becker didn't rally more from the baseline like he did at Wimbledon 1995. If the 1996 Australian open (slower higher bouncing surface) was any indication, he was more than capable of doing so and effectively.

[@Vipa567]

He did do more baseline rallying in the second half of his career. But first and foremost, he was a serve and volleyer.

[@z1az285]

@@Vipa567 Actually, contrary to popular belief he preferred slice and kick serves to set up his groundstrokes at least in his junior career but since his baseline game had not developed enough when he made his transition to the pros in 1984, he increasingly relied on a big serve (basically two first serves)which was most effective at Wimbledon and indoors since his ability to rally (9+ shots) had not developed fully ("..didn't have the strokes or legs"). If anything in his own words, his early success at Wimbledon stunted his growth and delayed his all court game. He said he would have preferred to develop his baseline game and win Wimbledon at 20. He and lendl (and later Sampras) were about Serve + groundstroke winners than serve volley unlike edberg or McEnroe, but he was more natural at the net than lendl and Sampras for sure.

[@z1az285]

@Scalping Forever He won two titles on Rebound Ace by primarily rallying from the baseline and occasionally mixing it up, but the key was he was prepared for the heat and was physically fit to handle the grind. If anything, his game was even more suited to the US open surface since it was faster and lower bouncing and he should have won one or two more there but I think it was a combination of not being physically fit and mindset. Not his game.

[@z1az285]

@Scalping Forever Lendl was not a "defensive" baseliner. He was one of the hardest hitters in the men's game. As to your point about losing badly against agassi, no. Not in his 1995-96 form. In fact, he would have won. But anything less from becker in terms of physical fitness and mindset agassi would have won. No doubt.

[@matthewstylianou8363]

I'm not! Trying to rally with Agassi during their 1990 semi final resulted in Becker losing.

[@kaidslimanezakaria2786]

Quand ses deux immenses champions se rencontraient, ça faisait des étincelles sur le court Quel bel époque Merci d'avoir remonter l'histoire

[@julien957]

Agassi outfit in 1995 was amazing from australian open to us open...WOW.

[@anthonygonzalez9422]

Ultimately, I think Andre and his camp had too much riding on this match. This was the culmination of Andre's summer, not the final. Also, being the night match, having less than 24 hours rest before the final against Pete really put him up against it. Super Saturday was such a dumb scheduling idea. Having a championship match where one of the players is only 18 hours removed from their semifinal....ridiculous. So glad they don't do that anymore.

[@derekfelix8188]

All part of Super Saturday. I kind of wish they brought it back. But I get why they decided to give each player a day in between.

[@grimson]

The last three Agassi forehands of this match are ridiculous.

[@petrhamersky2295]

Someone who's read "Open" here?

[@gabrieleatti2001]

Me

[@diegodelavega30]

I'm really suprised of the "fresh" hand shake of the end of the match between the players ... I don't remember Agassi had a litigation with Beker ... 🤔 More important : this time offered us many match with so much style contrasts. Since 2000 years, players are too fast, too powered, with very elaborate equipment ... so happy to see Alcaraz back to varied shots and coming more to the let than others baseline players !!!

[@amritvirk6653]

How about showing scorecard on screen 🤔😏😜

[@kenarthur6253]

The whole time, Agassi knew exactly where Becker was gonna serve. When Becker finally found out, he was furious. 🤣

[@JalandharShere]

Dont think its entirely true to be honest.

[@halleck3]

@@JalandharShere Right? If he knew, then how did Becker ace him so many times?

[@Grivian]

@@halleck3 He said that he had to let some points go so Becker would not get too suspicious. Agassi starts moving many times before Becker serves so it does appear that he can read the serve

[@HughRogers609]

@@halleck3 To throw him off the scent. He saved it for the points that mattered, he hated Becker. Agassi was a very smart player. Quite a few players gave away signs of what they were going to do. With Agassi attacking the ball early on the rise, he hit a lot of winners off a serve That kills your opponent and drains their confidence serving

[@djc728]

@@JalandharShere Actually it is true. Agassi mentioned it in an interview - and since Agassi beat Becker lifetime 10 out of 14 matches I think we can both agree Agassi owned him. And also consider this - Agassi lost the first 3 meetings with Becker and then after watching film and picking up Becker's tell with his tongue - Agassi won the next 10 of 11 matches. HE KNEW AND IT'S TRUE.

[@jjmah7]

If you saw this match on live tv, then you will always remember that Nike shirt Agassi is wearing.

[@jaypayton8690]

Awesome. Please upload full version of Agassi V Korda 1990 US Open 2nd round

[@yousefbhoyroo6960]

Aggasi Best return in the business. G.O.A.T

[@justdev8965]

Djokovic says hi!

[@Barnstable11]

@@justdev8965 Then sees old footage of Agassi and lets himself out quietly.

[@Skazellino]

@@justdev8965 Doesn't mean we say hi back. Agassi best returns no doubt.

[@bubufubu]

@@justdev8965 Sorry, but Djokovic is too busy whining about the fans not liking him. Check his Paris interview from a few weeks ago. He's been crying about this fact for more than 15 years.

[@pierpaoloberetta1758]

Becker played one of his best games ever on hard courts but Agassi was almost unplayable to anyone that summer. in fact, in the final the bookmakers gave him the favorite against Sampras, but he spent too much mentally in this semi-final

[@mtklaric]

28:44 Becker great point, from defense to attack

[@user-kx5dw2pr7o]

legend agassi, with the french beard

[@sanjaygandhi7962]

BB was robbed by 2 bad calls on first serves in his first service game.

[@davidchang4559]

So great!!

[@roshangeorge2127]

Andre Agassi is the most naturally talented tennis player to have ever played the game and was such a clean hitter of the ball.

[@jasonjansen9831]

Great returner but he was not a complete player do to to his average serve and poor net play. Compared to a more complete player like Federer who can basically do anything.

[@Ripsterrr]

@@jasonjansen9831 He was a complete player which is why he was able to win all 4 Grand Slams. He had a better return and backhand than Fed. His serve was underrated, far from average, he could hit his spots and had a great kick serve.

[@chr970]

That is a cliche among cliche. 100% no truth to that.

[@jbolanowski1]

@@Ripsterrr ... but his net play was weak, movement subpar and he lacked a bit of "touch". On the list of things he did better than Fed however - You can also add to the list a better smash from the back of the court (and I agree his serve was underrated).

[@rjamesyork]

@@jasonjansen9831do you people have to insert Federer into every conversation?

[@GhostofGerulaitis]

Agassi's return game makes my belly ache, it's so rich and nasty.

[@celestialspartan7977]

Djokovic and Agassi, two of the finest returners !

[@OldSkoolLegend]

errrr.... no. Djokovic is all hype on the returns mate. Agassi brings the product.

[@FLYBOY-eh5th]

@@OldSkoolLegend Jimmy Connors makes the product.

[@juandi2570]

Agassi better than Nole by far

[@Diogene_Balbeur]

@@juandi2570 lol. No way.

[@naysayer1238]

@@OldSkoolLegend LOLOL Yeah, hyped by know-nothings like Nadal.

[@felipefretta9462]

Duas lendas do tênis, top!! 🎾💨

[@Luvumj2]

Please upload more full matches of Agassi.

[@tennisawareness3404]

About time

[@garethcole5281]

Amazing more full Agassi matches please .. shame the other grand slams can’t be as nice as you with all these amazing shares

[@jeromelevillain9301]

If you wish i have more 50 matches on Andre since 1988

[@garethcole5281]

@@jeromelevillain9301 yes please man how can I contact u

[@jeromelevillain9301]

@@garethcole5281 I don't understand

[@garethcole5281]

@@jeromelevillain9301 you said you have agassi matches can u upload them on KZbin m8

[@jeromelevillain9301]

@@garethcole5281 No i don't put my matches on KZbin i don't wish

[@abhishukla6588]

Both r my al-tim fav....👌💐

[@dkoglobal]

"Aggasi"? Seriously? The US Open doesn't know how to spell the name of an all-time great and multiple GS winner??🙄

[@matthewstylianou8363]

Funny how Andre hugged his best friend and ignored Brooke Shields😁

[@shelleywarkentin9656]

That's because he had the hots for Steffi for years. I'm sure he married Brooke for the attension.

[@pincessdogg5222]

Great upload.....is there any way you could superimpose the scores after the games though?

[@roserdick9889]

Aggasi+Nadal+Federer=Genius!

[@ScarboroEastEnd]

Those courts are crazy fast. You'll never see a court that fast ever again

[@andreazonin]

Nah, Shanghai Master has the same pace.

[@z1az285]

Shanghai, the current USO Laykold surface are just as fast

[@alexgoogle5964]

I am of the same generation like these two hero’s of my childhood and youth. But I must say: Speed and quality of those days is not comparable to todays players and matches. But this is for nearly every other sport as well…

[@Marekxk]

Should be as well titled "No love lost" 😆😆😆

[@szewei85]

haha what a great classic...wished i hop in tennis wagon 12 years earlier

[@koartiste4756]

Agassi the best forever!

[@elmoblatch9787]

Becker may well be the only elite player who used an eastern forehand grip on his serve. Or maybe the only male pro EVER for that matter. It's bizarre to say the least, but highly effective.

[@adamwojciechowicz2036]

Black socks and shoes...🙂 In 1995 !

[@bjornopitz6561]

Yeah, when it was cool! :-)

[@th8257]

Seem to remember Zina Garrison and some other players signed to Reebok wearing them at the 1991 US Open

[@isaiahstephenson244]

Is anybody else tired of modern tennis? This is much more interesting.

[@Fitness4London]

Superb serving by both players. Annoying that they didn't display the score on the screen back then.

[@albertobaudino1963]

Becker's tennis is a tennis that lasts very short because it focuses on the serve and the immediate descent to the net! Beat on those who have a proper straight pass!!

[@camitofutbolprediccionmundial]

I miss them both on tour.

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

"Pete if you're watching, I'm coming." Next day Pete certainly coming...

[@fundhund62]

Man, Becker had no business losing the first set after all those break points. I can't recall another set where he missed that many easy volleys.. 🤔

[@matthewstylianou8363]

I don't think they were easy volleys. Those passing shots were taken early and hit hard with lots of spin!

[@markoragnos6757]

Agassi knew where Boris would be serving. Lol he admitted in his book that Boris gave away the direction of the serve with his tongue. This is the reason why he won so many matches against Boris.

[@elmoblatch9787]

He knew every now and then if Becker did the tongue thing, but he did not know the vast majority of the time.

[@michaelfraters4650]

Andre won but didn’t care for his on court demeanor. I was happy to see Pete beat in in four the following day. Pete had a lot more class and game.

[@user-vy5rs1rh4n]

Agassi shirt quintessential 90s

[@crsantin]

Agassi dressed like he’s playing on public courts

[@justdev8965]

😉😁 and it's awesome

[@pedropola882]

These ARE public courts!

[@klauswinzig4997]

Liked both of dem, really.

[@marklefkowitz4385]

Them, not dem.

[@billthestinker]

Like how Becker serves, he does not land on his left foot!

[@omegawaves]

I seem to recall Andre saying in his book that he pulled a muscle or something slamming that last return of the match.

[@briandtnguyen]

Agassi’s serve was underrated.

[@comodo_dragon]

Agassi era el Messi del tenis. Talento natural

[@maturanita]

Fun fact, back in 90 these two guys met for a place in the final, Agassi won decisively, but then got beaten handsomely by Sampras in the final. Talk about Deja Vu

[@ST-xg3gy]

Huh?

[@253Pr0C0y]

No scores, no commentary!!

[@dylanrambow2704]

Andre Agassi's name is misspelled. Fix that, US Open.

[@indiaxyz]

Definition of nightmare - Becker having to serve to Agassi!

[@andrecolt582]

Beckers clothes style is like todays))

[@slothrop4751]

In the book he says he let Becker wait for him for like 5 minutes at the net.

[@anthonygonzalez9422]

Quite a bit of poetic license taken in Andre's book seeing as its ghostwritten. The writer also says Andre let's out a primal scream on match point.

[@uncletony6210]

@@anthonygonzalez9422 poetic lie-cense.

[@hieristkeinwarum]

No, he never wrote "5 minutes".

[@uncletony6210]

Notice how AA completely ignores Brooke when he goes to his box after the match.

[@mink186]

Becker’s game was ahead of time

[@blake7871]

Huh? It was perfect for the time. Nobody plays that way now.

[@z1az285]

@@blake7871 No it was ahead of it's time. He was the first all court power baseliner. Lendl was a power baseliner too but not as natural at the net. Also, Lendl had a conventional grip. Becker's was more extreme and his forehand topspin was more pronounced. Lendl hit the ball flatter.

[@mtklaric]

@@z1az285 the 90s game was peak tennis, than after 2002 it went progressively downwards with more attention to defense and baseline grinding, with much less risk, and therefore less entertaining...

[@z1az285]

@@mtklaric Agreed. The caliber of players and competition was off the charts in the 90s. Now it's more about physical fitness but they are not necessarily superior players except in their peak years.

[@mtklaric]

@@z1az285 a short list from 1985-2002 The older yet still legends McEnroe, Connors, Lendl and then, Sampras, Edberg, Becker, Ivanisevic, Agassi, Courier, Stich, Bruguera, Kafelnikov, Chang, Muster, Krajicek, Kuerten, Korda, Pioline, Rafter, Rusedski, Rios, Henman, Corretja...and then young Safin, Roddick, Federer, Nalbandian....crazy

[@williamdavies2375]

At the end he completely ignored Boris as much as he did Brooke.

[@Abuelo9]

For god's sake, please edit this video title and description and correct the mistakes.

[@Lorix306]

AA vs. BB.

[@manurios7597]

In his Antonio recio's era

[@gloriaangelica2542]

El gran Boris Becker irrepetible ❤

[@Luvumj2]

Agassi net worth 175 m and he’s worth every penny

[@WONGLER]

NIce handshake haha

[@adamwojciechowicz2036]

What a spelling "Aggasi" ??!! Tennis legend is Andre Agassi.

[@z1az285]

Aghassi. That is/was his father's Iranian surname.

[@captaindurden]

Just here from his book to see Shields getting made at Boris

[@soothsayer2406]

im shocked....minimal crowd noise and grunting...kind of peaceful and serene....was this during covid times

[@silvankern8511]

Lol

[@justdev8965]

Indeed it was. But we used to call it "flu" back then.

[@francopolo510]

Nice outfit Boris 👌🏻

[@ahmedhikmet1057]

But how they shake hands at the end lol ... those typical tennis matches that are a kind of boxing matches 2 legends, my favourites 80,90s players

[@salimsalama6897]

Agassi won 🥇, but no results appear on the board here in this video.

[@danielboomers]

where are the scores?

[@naitch16]

It's a great video. However, the score is never displayed. You have no idea what the score is in the match!

[@mcenchroe]

Becker was foolish to give Agassi motivation. Pete was smarter than that.

[@frankojudoka]

I recognize Kevin Curren in attendance.

[@republikadugave420]

Just compare the court speed to todays courts...nadal and djokovic would go out in first round here with their style of play

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

Dat handshake at the end. BB Socrates certainly not like this

[@Joecuzzi]

Agassi and his 110sq rqt vs Boris and his ping pong paddle

[@JabuLICORNE]

Dans les dernières secondes de la vidéo, Agassi n'embrasse même pas Brooke Shields !

[@HCaulfield115]

Agassi knew where Boris was serving by looking at his tongue

[@erickchang2709]

Watch Becker's tung when he serves, if it points to the left, then the serve will go to the left, if it points to the right, then the serve will go the the right. This is all according to Agassi's own statement !

[@fundhund62]

It's just another Agassi urban legend. Not true at all.

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

i watched.

[@andretim75]

unfortunately no actual standings to be seen here- quite a shame. And I think Boris was right with his complaint at 1:14:35 - I think that return from Agassi was out !

[@whitekeyboard14]

What was with Andres salty handshake? Didn’t even look at him

[@marcthompson3665]

Apparently, Becker had blown a kiss to Brooke and said some things to her and his box. Probably, "Aufschlag und Volley machen es besser."

[@gabrielcanada7145]

que canchero era este pibe... insoportable!

[@Fitness4London]

The net cord judge needs a crash helmet and visor.

[@KingWes83]

What was that for a cold handshake at the end ?

[@FernandoSouza-nh7tr]

They never got along, they were always not just rivals, but practically enemies on and off the tennis courts.

[@snus-evald3118]

Becker disturbed and beat Agassi in Wimbledon the same year by flirting with Agassi's girlfriend. Agassi was not happy about that (from what i have read).

[@Oblomovization]

Plenty of bad calls, BB had most of them