Boris Becker vs Joakim Nystrom | Wimbledon 1985 third round | Full Match

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[@nigelmurphy5682]

OMG! I was there in the front row on my 13th birthday. Apparently I was on TV at one point just need to watch the whole match. Boris was and will always be my idol, I spent the whole summer trying to emulate his serve and diving around concrete courts!

[@ulfnathrath1746]

How nice is this to see it here!! I was sitting on the court on the right side on the first day of this match. After Boris victory in Queen I told the father of the family where I lived that time, that Boris will win Wimbledon. Believe me, he thouhgt I was completly crazy because he didn´t know him. It´s a pity that I was to young to bet ;-) but it was a wonderful experience in 1985!!

[@keithlawford-r5e]

please upload from 1985 either of these matches: 4th round Leconte vs Lendl quarterfinal Becker vs Leconte

[@ifattieleopinionidilox]

What a player Joakim Nystroem ❤!! This Is real tennis!!

[@lillzico77]

Love these old classic games! ❤️🎾

[@oza801]

I slept 6 times while watching this- finally made it to the end. But I really like it and peacefulness of it, so I always turn on these old wimbledon matches to go to sleep 😂 the commentators are my favorite.

[@thomasmuller3413]

Me too. Haha

[@IljaAlbrecht]

God, I remember watching this live and dying a thousand deaths. The whole tournament was a torment as much as an unbelievable joyride.

[@kewsiyehboah6058]

Bravo Upload.. Nystrom Quite incredibly has Never Gone Past 3rd Round at Wimbledon..

[@jogginghose9448]

Great classy commentory. At one point they say something like: „Hearing Come on Boris for the first time here in wimbledon and I guess we will here that very often in the years to come...“

[@tobias-edwards]

Love the commentary, well-spoken British :)

[@shane-irish]

15 love

[@forwardever6866]

The reason why Becker played 10 years later another Wimbledon final is due to the development of his game. Incredible to see, specially in comparison to his start in 1985.

[@SuperHammaren]

So nice to see this, I hope Järryd-Becker in the semis will be available as well. Jarryd had the upperhand until the rainbreak, then Becker was better.

[@tjc89]

Never knew Boris came this close to going out.

[@jdmresearch]

He was 2 points from being ousted!

[@LinusFeynstein]

​@@jdmresearchand almost twisted his ankle

[@TheWinezen]

wow! 1:09:57 a very rare slow motion Breakdown of the Boris Becker 1985 service motion. Pure power! Thank God for BBC recording this crucial video.

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

notice no fist pumps after each point - what a delight

[@doctorsteevo]

OMG Boom Boom was so big for his age he looks much older than he was...impressive game for a teenager!

[@17danke]

Ein Wahnsinnsmatch, von der 1.Minute an. Besonders aber ab dem 4:4 im 5.Satz. Becker als Com-Backer. Die Geburtsstunde eines Superstars.

[@michael-101]

Come-Becker

[@drieaz]

my fav old wimbledon court

[@cjknotty]

I'd forgotten how much Nystrom looked like Edberg!

[@cjknotty]

@Al Person Must have had the same hairdresser! Facially they're similar too.

[@shane-irish]

And george michael rip

[@omniexistus]

and both S&V

[@lingolarker9318]

Ha my thoughts too! Slightly taller version. 🇸🇪 churned out wonderful players in those days.

[@athelstan927]

Swedish and viking​? @@omniexistus

[@rupinjeremiah9589]

What a time it was! Those super short, super snug shorts!

[@andreasj2429]

I like the sound of the birds ;)

[@thadtuiol1717]

Haha, I noticed that too. It added an English country charm to the whole affair. I really miss the old No.1 Court, it was so beautifully eccentric. The new No.1 Court is just a soulless bowl by comparison.

[@quakeranger]

Thanks so very much for uploading this video, I really wanted to see how Becker able to survive the 5 set match, he was nearly beaten... phew ✌🏻😬

[@SvenDammann-f6l]

Legendary match shaping his career

[@patrickformentos5489]

Bring back the sweater vest worb by Boris, it looks classy and stylish.

[@maurolopesmarziano]

nice match ! but iceborg best matches in good resolution ? tks

[@patrickkelly9110]

I enjoyed this on several levels: great o see the old court number 1 , not conventionally beautiful but full of character and intimate with a more relaxed atmosphere than centre court and a very knowledgeable crowd including many players , Fascinating to see Tiriac, Okker and Wilander and others watching together on the second day. Nystroms superb backhand especially on return , his all round game so solid , no obvious weaknesses . Boris in his glory , so strong and powerful. The superb commentary , Andrew castle should watch this and learn from it , I can identify Barry Davies , usually a football commentator but here showing his deep understanding of tennis , John Barrett and I’m not sure of the third . The tennis clothing still of good taste pre the excesses of the late 80’s and also white tennis balls , this must be one of the last years they were used . All in all a joy

[@mtns7036]

Great comment, sums it all up .

[@ajs41]

Yes 1985 was the final year white balls were used at Wimbledon.

[@flat6croc]

Mostly agree. It's not all good, though. John Barrett was always pretty awful, albeit not as awful as Castle.

[@DonBastiano73]

I love this court no 1. Why did they ramp down it?

[@mylene.b2336]

Quelle époque !👌🏼👍🏼👏🏻😊 💖

[@fraerithlelfe6027]

Mylène. B La meilleure !

[@mylene.b2336]

@@fraerithlelfe6027 Sans aucun doute 👍🏼👌😉❤

[@MrLoaded2012]

And the rest is history.

[@AlonsoRules]

Have a look at the balls they are using - white. They changed to fluorescent yellow the next year.

[@ajs41]

Because of TV.

[@leelak8214]

Rising boom boom

[@ivanrodrigo4558]

This is good tennis

[@petepolites2923]

🎾 I LOVE BORIS

[@vasilisneorun1700]

Amazing the absence of showing any emotion by the Edberg-clone

[@TimTheMusicMan]

Everything about what tennis was does not exist anymore. Tennis today stinks !!!

[@shane-irish]

What a comeback

[@aquibobo]

Did all Swedish players from the mid/late 80's and early/mid 90's have the same haircut?

[@TomMarvan]

Yes. Maybe Mats had it a little shorter.

[@suatkayatennis]

They had the same barber on tour

[@SuperHammaren]

@@suatkayatennis The ones in team SIAB had that :))

[@suatkayatennis]

@@SuperHammaren Det stämmer (correct) 🙂.

[@SuperHammaren]

@klr vlr Not a member in Siab as I recall, he kept more to himself. As did Mikael Pernfors.

[@rolloverbeethoven11]

I think in this case the commentator was wrong. He said that we will hear great things from Nystrom. But that was not the case. I was very interested in tennis at that time (and still I am) but I never heard anything from Nystrom after this tournament. But from Boris Becker (who came from Leimen not far from the village where I lived in Germany) I heard many many things. Mostly I remember the many many victories he had in his tennis games over the many years that passed but from Nystrom? Never heard again from him. But from another man from sweden I heard also many news. Stefan Edberg was not as good as Boris Becker in tennis but he was a very good player in those years.

[@jdmresearch]

Nystrom won Monte Carlo and Madrid the following year. Also, with Mats Wilander, he won Wimbledon in doubles. Not bad.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Nystrom had some seriously good shots, especially his double-handed backhand. Why didn't he have a bigger career?

[@phadley78tube]

Good question. I remember seeing Nystrom play at Wimbledon the following year. Being there is much different than watching on TV but I had big expectations of him based on the 1985 performance against Becker. However, watching him play in the third round against Ramesh Krishan (very elegant player) I was quite disappointed and surprised. During the backcourt rallies he appeared to be hitting the ball as if it was a practice session with no real purpose or power, just back n forth. Maybe it was just my viewing angle, perhaps, and Krishan is a very fine player who I saw humble former Wimbledon finalist Chris Lewis on court nbr 2 back in 1984. Anyway, I agree with your question and am surprised he didn't have a bigger career too.

[@Billy-Box]

He was seventh in the world... .

[@Atombender]

2:56:20 Nyström was only 2 points away from winning the match here, and on serve.

[@stephaneamady1745]

Genial !

[@helix1061]

Amsazing tencity by a 17-yr-old Boris!

[@AnkeK]

Ein Deutscher ist so.

[@astandet]

this guy looks very much like Edberg

[@onthe4572]

And in the next round Becker very nearly had to retire against Tim Mayotte with an ankle injury.

[@MrGroenland1]

L' époque des Suédois. Derrière Edberg et Wilander, il y avait Nyström, K Carlsson, Jarryd, Pernfors, Sundström.

[@mtns7036]

Rumour has it Nystrom takes a nap at change of ends

[@73MovieMaker]

wonderful footage, but why poor 30 fps?

[@danielboomers]

what a question .....lol its 1985 lol

[@73MovieMaker]

@@danielboomers The framerate doesn't depent on the year. Look at the 1987 match Becker vs. Doohan or the 85 final Becker vs. Curren, it's 50 fps so it's looking very much better

[@chrishimmelmann]

Big one.

[@ThoseBackPages]

Baby Boom Boom

[@jiojio9117]

What company bat boris has?

[@danguee1]

Slazenger.

[@danguee1]

Or Puma.

[@tennisstarayaan6985]

another battle

[@suatkayatennis]

Yes

[@vasilisneorun1700]

2:55:40 That missed volley propably costed him the match

[@A.Lundberg.wp3du]

Joakim Nyström!

[@服部正-t8c]

I wanna watch 1985 quarterfinal McEnroe versus curren

[@Bhavyo]

Im sure McEnroe never watched a replay of this match :-)

[@fundhund62]

I'd prefer their 4th round clash from 1980.

[@adityacapte]

Doughnut serves pretty good

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

Becker strokes look more like today's player. And certainly he had more than grass game, and was certainly all rounder, just didn't have the right head for clay court

[@Bhavyo]

@ppm120667 and he was a little bit unlucky. He often was so close to winning a clay court tournament. Who knows, if he had won the 5th vs Ederberg in Paris 89, he might have even won the whole tournament. He usually hadnt much problems beating Chang. (H2H 5:1 Becker)

[@caz9719]

Remember the time when tennis balls were white and packed in lightweight cardboard boxes...alway had to check before buying--most of the times the balls were flat!

[@ajs41]

This was the last year white balls were used.

[@sixpoint3]

I thought that the first year he won Wimbledon Becker played with the Adidas racket ?

[@blake7871]

Nah, he played with Puma, and I think the prior year he played with Kneissl.

[@blake7871]

I think both the Puma and Adidas racket Lendl used were modeled after the Kneissl White Star.

[@prinzessindianavonbaden787]

No. Puma! In 85: silver/red. Since 86: dark blue/red.

[@rioverde1597]

If he holds Lendl would have won.

[@berndeigner8837]

the commentator said, Bosch was a romanian.That's nonsense!

[@torstenmalcherczyk6274]

In fact, he is. Came to Germany as a romanian refugee in the 70s.

[@fundhund62]

It's true. He and Tiriac knew each other from their romanian days.

[@zakkwyldesdmf13]

Er ist ein Siebenbürger Sachse. Von daher ist er strenggenommen rumänisch-deutsch.

[@leliondescavernes1747]

Si nystrom bat becker,il bat ensuite mayotte

[@kennethmoh9042]

Nystörm played really good. I think Nyström was a better player.