Boris Becker vs Ivan Lendl Full Match | 1992 US Open Round 4

[@crsantin]

My favourite era of tennis. 1970s-1999. Loved the tennis fashion with the collared shirts and short shorts. Serve and volley tennis. Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Lendl, Becker, Edberg and so many others.

[@6DoctorJ]

Couldn't agree more.

[@petrok5759]

These days, manufactured players are playing same ways.

[@sinjab5908]

the modern racquet produce too much power for people to come in early maybe a new breed of younger players will start like eubanks...

[@fiveweenies4533]

@@sinjab5908will start doing what like eubanks? Come to net?

[@MrGroenland1]

Wilander et les autres suédois (Jarryd,Nyström,Sundström,Pernfors et Kent Carlsson. Même Guillermo Perez-Roldan dégageait un truc. Aujourd'hui un Taylor Fritz on s'en fout royalement. Disons que mon ère s'est arrêter en 2002 à la retraite de Sampras. Pour moi 1984-2002.

[@birdoffire983]

There is no GOAT. There are only the TGOATS(The Greatests Of All Times). That being the case-the 2 chaps in this match definitely are in this category!

[@standishrunturambi383]

Ivan Lendl's only win over Boris Becker in a grandslam match. They have 11-10 H2H Lendl leads in all competition. Thank you for sharing this legendary match, Lendl is my favorite tennis player since I was a kid.

[@davemathew]

Me too. I hated Boris for those wimbledon losses. U should watch the us open interview with boris, ivan, McEnroe and Willander in the beer garden at us open a few years ago.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

lendl used to be my fav too, but now i think mcenroe was a genius and lendl, meh, so-so...........

[@B..P..]

@@AsifKhan-hf9zy Lendl was more versatile and mcenroe was a one trick pony.....pure serve and volley. Lendly can play in any era but mcenroe would not do well in modern tennis as serve and volley is obsolete.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

@@B..P.. you are right, Lendl's net game was a paragon of versatility......... even edberg blushed with jealousy when asked about it....... he said if i had lendl's versatile net game, i could ve won 12 GS titles............

[@h-dawg1876]

@@B..P..I think if the courts stayed the same not like today’s McEnroe would do fine. McEnroe prime he was a wall at the net and amazing volleyer. Plus being a lefty he would do fine

[@dineshisrani1977]

One of the best matches I have ever seen. NO words for it.

[@steveturner609]

Back in the days when Tennis was truly great and full of varying styles of play, unlike the Robots of today unfortunately!!

[@conchadomingo7473]

Gracias, me encanta ver estas figuras de la historia del tenis a cualquier hora, gracias, gracias, gracias. Saludos 🇪🇸 Madrid.

[@SuperPrince1007]

I miss Ivan Lendl. He was a truly great tennis player.

[@gk891]

Same here. His groundstrokes and athleticism were awe-inspiring.

[@Frank-wx2ym]

I totally agree, up there with the very best ever!

[@etienneherve396]

The same. Maybe the only thing really missing in his personality would be a few more... smiles! ;-)

[@jcollins111111]

@@etienneherve396 yup a grea

[@jcollins111111]

Ivan was grest

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

Lendl was my favourite player growing up but never bested Becker in the crucial matches losing US, Aus, Wimb finals to him yet has a better H2H. Lendl seemed to win far more grand prix finals even up to his retirement at 34...then his back and knees were giving way.

[@My40Love]

Thanks a million, Lendl was my favorite player

[@belo1971]

Cold man....no expression ! No fun for’.e 😌

[@belo1971]

I miss Backer too and his spectacular playing...Lendl was the cold man 🙄

[@fabienh3943]

It was him against the world. In the 80-90 I could easily relate to that 😊

[@gerrymanrique9395]

Lendl is really tagging his forehand here. Beautiful to watch.

[@Ykpaina988]

I was 4 when this match was played but I could already see that these two players had mastered the "next gen" style of play while maintaining a serve and volley aesthetic to compliment the baseliner trench warfare. Beautiful match thanks for the upload.

[@knotwilg3596]

So what went wrong after that prodigious capacity?

[@charlieknoch5502]

Love the way Boris serve and volleys

[@docjag78]

Lendl made it to 19 GS finals. His record in those matches was 8-11. I was a diehard Lendl fan growing up, and I always felt that his nerves got the best of him on many occasions in those finals matches. I wanted him to actually show more emotion, and even yell at times, just to loosen up a bit and let out some frustration. At the time, I did admire his restraint, but wished he was better at shaking off the nerves. It was great to see him reach the QF as the 9th seed in this tournament. I think this was his last QF appearance or higher in a Grand Slam.

[@JoJo-wz4ez]

Lendl's playing with a 74 sq-in racket size ! compared to Becker's 92 sq-in head-size! :o absolute legends still getting a lotta power !

[@kingroger007]

Becker vs Lendl h2h: 10 - 11. However, this is the only time Becker lost to Lendl in Grand Slam, Becker leads 5 - 1 in GS. The irony is that Becker leads 25 - 10 in h2h with Edberg, but in GS, it's 1 - 3.

[@ukallianpur]

They both have won more clay Court tournaments than Becker, he has none.

[@myopinion9947]

Make it 1-4 !! Edberg defeated Becker in the ATP world tour finals 1989 (then called the Nabisco Masters)......

[@kingroger007]

@@myopinion9947 Well, in ATP world tour finals (or Masters), Becker record with Edberg is 4 - 2, so if you count that tournament, the number will be 5 - 5. Even in 89, Becker beat Edberg in RR. 1986 Masters SF Boris Becker 64 64 1988 Masters RR Stefan Edberg 76 36 64 1989 Masters RR Boris Becker 61 64 1989 Masters F Stefan Edberg 46 76 63 61 1992 ATP Tour World Championship RR Boris Becker 64 60 1994 ATP Tour World Championship RR Boris Becker 67 64 75 In my opinion, considering the importance of Davis Cup in 80s and the best of 5 format, we probably should count the record from Davis Cup. Becker's record in Davis Cup against Edberg is 3 - 0 (all in Finals), actually Becker played some of his best matches in Davis Cup finals, the last two matches with Edberg were really one-sided. 1985 Boris Becker 63 36 75 86 1988 Boris Becker 63 61 64 1989 Boris Becker 62 62 64 If you count Davis Cup, the total will be 4 - 3.

[@stefanfreisberg6971]

@@kingroger007 you could also add Becker's WCT Dallas wins over Edberg, also bo5 and of much importance at the time

[@shirejeti77]

Becker-Wilander 7-3, but 0-3 (0-9 sets!) in Slams; so?

[@celestialspartan7977]

Edberg defended his title that year and never won a Slam again .Sampras , Agassi and Courier took over...this match was fought bitterly though...and was probably last big outing for Lendl.

[@frankcarbo6622]

Oh, that sound - tight gut and early graphite composite racquets, beautiful and clean... Two greats at a great place in a great match - super upload, thank you. Magnificent quality to the upload. Superior all court shot making and top athletic gifts on display with so many varied shots and reactions - never to be seen again. Our loss now...

[@martydav9475]

And fools, who've never seen tennis before this era, think that Djokovic's baseline grinding tennis is the best tennis ever played.

[@frankcarbo6622]

@@martydav9475 Yep, for sure - a great sport that used to be a showcase for all around and varied athleticism and strategic tactics has lost so, so much...

[@charlieknoch5502]

Almost all the players in today's modern game play the same style, stay back and bash with topspin....come to net? What's that? BORING

[@HKtravel]

I miss sooo much the variety of that ERA. It was indeed a Golden Era of tennis. So many great Champions playing at the same time. Different styles. Different surfaces. One could not predict who's going to a win Super 9 or a Grand Slam. Im glad i witnessed that Today's men's tennis is boring steroid show

[@futureicon23]

Absolutely one of the most anticipated matches from you guys, thank you very much! Would also love to be able to watch high quality full match of Sampras against Lendl in USO 1990 and against Rusedski in USO 2002 ^^

[@Fitness4London]

Exciting and tense match between two great players. It's strange not seeing the score on the screen at all times, also strange having no commentary. I prefer having both, but this was a great match to watch. Amazing match-up, Becker with his fantastic volleys and Lendl with his deadly passing shots.

[@gggirish1]

lendl beating Becker in 1992 is amazing Becker was at his peak but lendl one of the first to revolutionise nutrition n fitness

[@donaldbraugh2314]

Then the next two years he began having back trouble. Retired two years later (Lendl)

[@peterhammer6915]

Beckers peak was -85 to -89 and a second one in -95 to -96. Here he was far from his peak. Especially his physique was way worse than at his peak.

[@bjshim1925]

Tennis was so much more fun when Becker, Lendl, Edberg, McEnroe were playing. Becker's volley was way underrated

[@Frank-wx2ym]

Absolutely, the best Tennis era ever. So many world class players competing at that time. It was so much harder to win a Major Tournament than it has been in the last 15 years.

[@paigehere5176]

@@Frank-wx2ym Nostalgia really does a number on y'all

[@qanadaheadlongs2618]

Becker volley underrated???? Wft?

[@Frank-wx2ym]

@@paigehere5176 Not at all. In the last 15 years it has been Federer, Nadal and Djoker on the absolute top level, nobody else coming close. From 1980-1995: Borg, McEnroe, Vilas, Connors, Lendl, Wilander, Agassi, Edberg, Sampras, Becker, Courier, Chang winning Majors/Grand Slam Titles.

[@richardpreece5384]

Are you kidding me? The current era may be the best anyone will ever witness. The three greatest players in history all playing at the same time - we are most fortunate!

[@WONGLER]

Edberg vs Chang 92 would be nice please

[@MultiStar83]

I believe because of copyright issues they cannot show the Edberg-Chang 1992 match. Because you can't find this match on youtube at all, only a few highlights here and there which is quite odd.

[@bestoftimes80s]

These are some of the guys, who influenced my game.Agassi,Sampras Lendl,Pruitt. I miss those days .This was Epic. Thank you for sharing these Legends

[@jeromepedron4910]

I had never seen Boris so angry & frustrated. He lost his nerves many times. The amount of double faults was high not only because Ivan set pressure on him. 3 years before, he had won versus Ivan mainly with his big serve especially in the last tie-break.

[@zeddeka]

Lendl's racquet in particular sounds like it's very tightly strung.

[@michaelbarlow6610]

Disgustingly, the night of the 1992 U.S. Open 4th Round, USA Network kept jumping back-and-forth between the Edberg-Lendl Quarterfinal match ( which finished the next day) on the Stadium Court and the 4th Round Chang-Washington match on the Grandstand Court, showing mostly the Chang-Washington match which most tennis fans weren't the slightest bit interested in watching! Most tennis fans wanted to see the entire match uninterrupted between two of the greatest players to ever play the game - Lendl and Edberg! USA Network showed their pro-American bias, mind bogglingly and erroneously believing that tennis fans were more interested in watching two non-all-time great American players play than two all-time legends of the game! Brilliant decision USA Network!

[@MultiStar83]

I believe you meant that USA Network kept jumping back-and-forth between the Edberg-Lendl Quarterfinal match and the Chang-Ferreira Quarterfinal match 2 days later. Also here they were jumping back-and-forth between the Lendl-Becker 4th round and the Chang-Washington 4th round match. Once I purchased an old VHS tape of the Edberg-Lendl 1992 match, but almost most of the record was the Chang-Ferreira match, which was a bit annoying.

[@beastgameryt351]

This match the legends

[@CyBais1]

lendl's racket headsize was something else. 😀

[@JoJo-wz4ez]

Finally , was looking for this comment on racket size ! Becker's racket-head is quite large comparatively !

[@michaelfraters4650]

Best thing about this post…no commentators!

[@airkuna]

they had so much smaller racquet back then..must have been much more difficult with those...

[@JoJo-wz4ez]

Yes ! specially Lendl's much more tinier than Becker's ! 😯

[@airkuna]

​@@JoJo-wz4eznot really

[@Krishs7]

I watched this in DD channel India and I was very tense and finally lendl won it and it's like I won't it, ivan is my great hero and he is the father of modern tennis,

[@kenarthur6253]

Many say Lendl was unlikable because he was like a machine. I say, that was actually a compliment. He was so tough. Never beat himself. He made you earn every point. Great player. Plus he's not in jail like Becker currently is. 🤣

[@Thijs-Kuiken]

no, he was unlikeable because of his negative disposition, devoid of having/showing enjoyment of the game.. Becker is out of jail now.. and his experience makes him have an interesting story to tell that shows how he developed as a human being. Makes him more human and relatable. Nothing like that with Lendl.. gray, dull.. boring; he would have been a great policeman.. or law enforcer in a totalitarian regime; never straying away from the "righteous path".. but never having gained the kind of experience with which he could show empathy, love or sympathy either.. let alone generate it. He did have the nicest shirts and as a tennis player I enjoyed watching him because of motoric aspects.. it was esthetically pleasing the way he played the game.

[@Nitrate900]

@@Thijs-Kuiken wow... what a bitter, sad comment.

[@Thijs-Kuiken]

​@@Nitrate900 oh sorry.. I meant Lendl was a likeable ray of sunshine on and off court .. 🤥

[@CarterCS]

Divine Ivan 👍

[@sicrwic2264]

Those rackets look a lot heavier, like they are swinging a sword in battle

[@M.EngelhART]

Becker Was Lendl's Nightmare At Wimbledon And In Each Of Their Three Grand Slam Finals On Different Places.

[@celestialspartan7977]

Those years ,guys used to emerge in pairs...Nastase Jimbo,McEnroe Borg,Lendl Wilander, Edberg Becker,Sampras Agassi....

[@OliDeu]

3:46:23 what a heavyweight forehand (decisive) passing shot ! 💣 Anyway, a match I will never forget, since I watched live from Europe. Lengendary.

[@Jaz_13-fg1bx]

Becker had the most underrated backhand of all time.. It was a brilliant shot.. Actually better than Edbergs

[@romcallis]

I’m sure Lendl would trade a French Open title for one of Becker’s Wimbledons

[@TheRafaelBond]

That first game is something brilliant itself

[@현석최-q7r]

Lendl is tiger , becker is lion.

[@3883melange]

So incredible!!

[@cvarikos]

Becker always ... always had a game plan. In this match straight away I notice he's trying to get the ascendancy from the 1st game and not let Ivan settle .... he knew if you let Ivan 'warm up' then he will play with unbeatable confidence.

[@pierredaher9590]

just change this video playback speed to 125 and you end up getting a 2021 iconic match up between 2 contemporary Atp champs!😃

[@rudihartono5087]

The legend

[@domenicodimattia3967]

... uno straordinario Ivan Lendl ...

[@marvinalbert]

Ball boy legend at 1:21!

[@TBguitar]

How do you mean?

[@marvinalbert]

@@TBguitar I think that was a very smooth catch!

[@TBguitar]

marvinalbert I think I missed whatever you mean, but he does look like a ballMAN

[@040FILI]

Nice catch by the ball boy at 1:22 :D

[@jamespigott6723]

3:32:06 Mats Wilander sighting in the crowd!

[@technodon9]

I still learn a lot from them.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Incredible match!

[@salimsalama6897]

Tennis players have improved a lot now.

[@franksmith541]

If Lendl was in his prime now with a modern racquet, his forehand would be as deadly as anyone else in the game.

[@thomasrebotier1741]

Awesome video quality. How did you get this, was it recorded on film?

[@eruston]

‘Lendl you must have ice water flowing through your veins’ Lendl: ‘No. it’s Gatorade.’

[@oldfrend]

lendl's best serve only topped out around 105, huh. odd considering how hard he hit his groundstrokes.

[@smftrsddvjiou6443]

With today speed clocks it would be about 110, or more.

[@zeddeka]

As his career progressed, Lendl really became the ultimate percentage player. He never went for too big a shot unless he had to. That was a bit of a contrast with his early career, where he was known for trying to hit the cover off the ball at every opportunity.

[@vinceventura2393]

Have You seen only the first minutes? Lends always started at 80%.. Serving up to 120 mph later.

[@overkongen34]

@@vinceventura2393 Yeah, Lendl's serve was BIG.

[@overkongen34]

@@vinceventura2393 Look, I was actually agreeing with you, Einstein. Lendl had one of the best serves on tour.

[@ttrnet123]

dat classic adidas racquet!

[@Marcel-f1]

The first ball seems IN if challenged, Becker.

[@TheDajome]

nobody kept quiet, i find this weird bacause of the prestige of this two legends, things before 2001 were really different.

[@eruston]

Wow 1992 and barely breaking 100 mph for first serves. That is a slow second serve these days. Classic match great upload.

[@peterhammer4644]

Are you blind? Becker hit consistency close to 120 mph.

[@capricornmagic63]

@@peterhammer4644 So did Sampras. People today seem to act like before Federer, Nadal, etc player were just bunting the ball back over the net. No one can tell me that Courier, Agassi, Bruguera among others didn't hit hard.

[@peterhammer4644]

@@capricornmagic63 I would think with todays rackets both Sampras and Becker would hit solid 220 to 230 km/h.

[@z1az285]

@@peterhammer4644 Easily. The OP forgets the speed guns were at least 10 mph slower (16 kmph) than today. Boris used to hit 143 -145 mph in 1985-86 which would be 153-155 mph today. Sure his serve lost some pace over the years but in 1996 he would serve aces routinely at 130 mph (I think the speed guns had still not been updated but they were from 2000 onwards) and with pin point accuracy. He could still serve at this speed even in 2003 (4 years after he retired). Of course, not anymore after he stopped playing altogether even on the senior tour.

[@franksmith541]

Wow Lendl had back problems by that time. He had a bigger server in the mid-late 80's. Wow.

[@mr.chronograph9022]

Tennis isn't the same without Lurch.

[@suleyman7624]

KING LENDL

[@edsoncarlos7676]

Becker/Lendl my favorite yers 90

[@smftrsddvjiou6443]

Lendl had passes his prime and Becker lost focus during that time.

[@zeddeka]

Becker was also having a bit of a dip in 1992. He was something of a flashy player, not someone with the consistency of Lendl. It's why he didn't spend such a huge number of weeks at #1

[@lzv6990]

@@zeddeka When they entered a tournament you knew Lendl was a safe bet to get deep into it, while Becker might flame out early if he was distracted. BUT IF Becker was focused and got deep into a tournament his A game was more than most top players, including Lendl could handle. The thing is it was unsure if Becker eas gonna bring his A or C game, while with Lendl he didn’t waver as much.

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

Lendl still played with his trusty Adidas racquet well into early 1990s wow (albeit with Mizuno paint job)

[@davidvanhove8392]

Commodore signing for the scoredisplay just before they went down under.

[@halleck3]

Lol @ the look on the guy's face when Lendl breaks at 3:46:35

[@smudge6831]

I’m amazed Lendl has any eyelashes left…

[@lilylayzell4022]

Do you know if there is a video of the full match between Connors and McEnroe in the 1982 US OPEN final? I’ve only been able to find highlights of that match. Thank you.

[@steveturner609]

Connors and McEnroe didn’t play at the 1982 US Open, Lendl knocked Mac out at the Semi Final stage. But Connors and McEnroe did play at Wimbledon in 1982?? At the US Open curiously enough, they played in 3 absolutely epic semi finals 79, 80, and the 84 epic 5 setter….but never met in the Finals there.

[@abc123amit]

I can't believe Becker's service speed is being timed at 100 mph here. Wasn't he faster than that!

[@Peninsula5rock]

Worn out old rivals spitting blood on the dance floor with short shorts and gut stringed racquets. That was the time

[@seeteshmohapatra3200]

I love to hate Ivan Lendel. Because he was the nemesis of my all time favorite McEnroe.

[@whyaskwhy000]

Before the technical advances of raquets, edberg had a nearly even h2h record in the mid to late 80s there were not the missle launchers that began in early to mid 90s. Once the super spin strings and the now modern technical raquets took hold Edberg began to get blown off the cojo. The strings and raquets killed off the long tradition of serving and volley

[@lathar7059]

I watched this entire match in my t v,i was praying lendl for entire match

[@wayneboyd4372]

The men back then shook like the women players today. So formal, no side hugs. The guys today... unless they hate each other... always seem like they acknowledge each others' efforts while the women are cold as ice unless they are friends.

[@grahamnewton3637]

Not many GRUNTERS back then!

[@tatsf226]

Does Lendl use Adidas gtx pro with Mizuno paint job?

[@enematwatson1357]

In essence, yes. Although the history of who actually manufactured Lendl's racquet is a topic for specialists, he played almost his whole career with the same Kneissl frame in Adidas and then Mizuno paint jobs.

[@vijaynarsapur147]

Yes...

[@ramyg5037]

Ivan's racket looks like 90 inch whereas Becker's could be 95/98 inch

[@Hertha-BSC-Abteilung-Stuttgart]

Legendary

[@morton26]

As a becker fan this match still hurts me but Lendl was better in the final set.

[@chrisansell2174]

wow thank you! I had this betamax as a teenager, watched it maybe 50 times. What a match. Love Becker.

[@ukallianpur]

Why? Never won a tournament on clay.

[@bierundkippen720]

@@ukallianpur Have you? Hope your wife loves you.

[@ukallianpur]

@@bierundkippen720 🙄 lol

[@fearsomebunny]

3:32:05 Mats Wilander?

[@alexlechat2074]

Yes👍

[@qanadaheadlongs2618]

If federer nadal sampras becker lendl mc enroe aggasi play in same era they've got 4 grand slams each

[@vinceventura2393]

3:19:16 never seen Lendl so blinded by rage!

[@mirabelkitty2735]

in

[@smudge6831]

It appears a couple of inches wide

[@amitmarathe232]

The thought of losing to Becker yet again brings out that rage 😀

[@agentorangechicago]

Just randomly landed on that moment and Becker’s shots look in.

[@frankojudoka]

These are vcr taped.

[@honeybeebadger]

Mizuno and Slazenger raquets never took off

[@GMiltown]

Lendl 0-5 in Grand Slam matches with Becker before this win.

[@tancm4995]

I think the era between the 3 heads is the best in tennis history, federer , djokovic , nadal. 👍

[@bierundkippen720]

😂

[@kawai99100]

And they didn't have to towel off every point.

[@Ykpaina988]

Doctrine of Categories and the Theory of Meaning [1916)-Martin Heidegger

[@hotstixx]

I'm familiar with Heidegger.What is unconcealed to you in this game ?

[@graziflorida4377]

These players would be destroyed now days

[@noobgamer7904]

Very better tennis

[@bb-gc2tx]

i was at this match

[@vinceventura2393]

3:58:45 What an emotional handshake! 😜

[@vasterasgurkan]

What is Becker complaining about at 3:44:50 ?

[@zeddeka]

He's saying that Lendl is "disturbing" his serving rhythm by deliberately taking too much time. He mentioned how Lendl was taking "10-20 seconds talking to the ball boy" and Becker thought Lendl was doing it deliberately to put Becker off.

[@Dinesh-ks4yc]

Then why didn't he speak , when cyclops was switched off earlier. Ironic. Wrong timing Mr Becker

[@bobmalack481]

Miss Lendl's diamond pattern shirts he made popular in the 80's.

[@trongalvers3165]

This goes black and white in the third set

[@bharaths6480]

Always lendl very very tough to beat except grass

[@theinfralink6598]

Both players had bad manners and sportsmanship especially Lendl.

[@ravinderpalsingh5182]

Unforced errors,lack of first serve etc etc.many errors make life miserable just as ➖