Ivanisevic vs Agassi Wimbledon final 1992

[@siyabppppp]

who else here after reading OPEN ?

[@haroldmcaro]

Yes, I'm just finish the chapter when he won the GS and I go to see the moment.

[@MaxyBoy-x9u]

I just finished reading that segment. That's why I got on here. It's great to know the background to this moment. Glad to see his brother there. OPEN is such a good book.

[@guastalla1]

Amazing

[@ryanbarrows2592]

Yep

[@MikeWrabel]

Not through it yet but just past this part. We are so fortunate to have access like this! For those that haven't read (or listened to it,) pick it up. Not even halfway through and it's one of the best books I've ever read!

[@machineofadream]

I come here for Agassi, but I feel bad for Ivanisevic having to go through Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, and Agassi in a row. Rough draw.

[@paoloberti1949]

Sweet sweet Memories of my young Age(17) and my tennis Hero André!

[@jomppeautio2798]

Agassi - true rockstar of tennis. The game needs players like him.

[@markfriedmann1670]

Takes me back. Andre was such an exciting player to watch Amongst the best ball strikers ever

[@stephenglasse9756]

THE best

[@jarisundström]

They were completely different players. That makes it so enjoyable to watch this match. Ivanisevic`s serve was huge, but that was not enough. Agassi was the best returner in the world.

[@n0w3lly90]

I remember that match as a 19 year old. Great times, great players back then, great match. Both were greats of the game

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

My favorite tennis player as a kid, I remember watching this match and cheering when the last point ended. Funny thing is when I watch it now, I cry lol. Andre really deserved this win in 92. He had paid his dues, and having lost his previous 3 grand slam finals as the favorite, he really needed this win. This era at Wimbledon was truly still the serve and volley era. It wasnt easy for a baseliner to win Wimbledon back then. There were no poly strings where you could pass at will and dip balls at a guys feet when he was at the net so easily, and the grass was cut shorter so the speed of the court favored a net rusher as well. Yet he won. I admired Agassi because he really had to earn his service games here, whereas others would just hit 4 unreturnable serves and hold. Andre had some of the most beautiful groundstrokes of all time. I still think hes the best return of serve ever, and feel he has the best two hander ever as well. Its simply awesome to see the guy return 130 mph bombs at the guys feet over and over again, and pass dudes with the smallest targets available. He even made a mullet look good....

[@MartinGonzalez-ki8kn]

I give you everthing apart grom the mullet. Besides the mullet was a syrup (wig).

[@KaitainCPS]

@@MartinGonzalez-ki8kn Not quite. The mullet was Agassi's real hair. But he wore a kind of toupee up front to cover his receding hairline.

[@AkashNarula10]

+1

[@gnghngnvbnb7479]

to be fair, very most of the server and volley players back then were not great playing at the baseline. Agassi was the best at returning service in his era, but players nowadys would toy with these net rushers so easily.

[@diegovvv4422]

@@gnghngnvbnb7479 dont believe so. Cressy not being so talented as classics serve and voley players, has been able to make good matches against top players today.

[@jonathanmcfadden8499]

My favorite tennis player ever is Andre Agassi. I was delighted Ivanesivic won in 2001, that was some story.

[@AdrianoBernese]

Agassi was the greatest player for me!!! i love him, for me the best tennis in the world, his style is unremarcable... the only André! 🎾♥️

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

it is a shame ,that he playd AO only in 85 for ast time and WI in 91.otherwise he would win 13-15 GS

[@jorgeq]

Sampras was way better

[@KaitainCPS]

@Donald J. Trump Sampras never even reached the final of the French. Agassi was the best all-court player of his era. Sampras was ferocious on fast surfaces, in part because he had an incredible serve; not just power, but clever placement.

[@thenakedsingularity]

I think that Ivanisevic has the best serve in the history of tennis. He does it so effortlessly.

[@skullleaderx4986]

He hits the ball on the way up just before it stops. He doesn't wait for it to stop or go down. Being six foot four also helps a lot

[@streamingeagle1]

Sampras clearly more effective, therefore better, the best in history. Goran barely one 1 grand slam. Sampras actually performed under pressure.

[@MaximilianXXX]

Greatest serves in tennis history from players that won multiple slams: Sampras, Becker, Federer.

[@jigargondalvi640]

Definitely.... Best ever server💐

[@skullleaderx4986]

@@streamingeagle1 Goran has a better and faster serve. But the serve is just one part of the game. Pete was more athletic and a better overall player than Goran.

[@anthonygonzalez9422]

1:07:45 "You didn't see the ball, it's too fast for you, man. She's wearing sunglasses but where is the sun?" Goran = legend.

[@islagrace6897]

I know, I had a good laugh at that

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

I wish there was a video montage of Goran pointing out the obvious as he's done so many times! And he had to tell the guy it was a joke... I can't help but feel bad along with Goran & laugh at the same time. Sunglasses lady is channeling Roy Orbison here.

[@londonkieran2924]

instaBlaster...

[@leilaskylerkaleh5042]

who's watching this in 2022? Wasn't even born then ...What a incredible match!!!! Awesome players ...Both!!! 👏 👏

[@ירוןארד]

Me. I was born in 2000 and I find these old matches more incredible than some of today's. Opposite playstyle on fast courts is always the best match- ups. This is how tennis needs to be played.

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

Even when Wimbledon tried to make Agassi wear white like everyone else he still looked cooler than anyone else legend

[@dinomijatovic3921]

True lol!

[@vinceventura2393]

@@sulej2925 Yeah.. a joke on his wig.. Your are very funny and creative

[@AT1881Cowboy]

Awesome win, Andre. Have watched you from the beginning of your career for many years and still do, on TV and in person. Loved your book too!!

[@howard2031]

This is one of those matches you remember where you were when you saw it. Agassi was a huge star and American mens tennis was a big deal in the 1990s. How things have changed.

[@likilikiki]

I'm not affraid to admit that i cried with Andre back in '92 And was gutted for Goran. Both great characters and legends of the game.

[@Rimpianto]

But then Goran gave us the best Championship in history in 2001

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

@@Rimpianto Goran’s 2001 title was one of the most feel-good sports moments I’ve experienced. And what’s crazy is that the 2001 final was a HAIR away from being an Agassi-Goran rematch! How crazy would that have been?

[@chriscastillo4275]

Think it might’ve been Gorans first match point vs Rafter u could see him having trouble hiding his emotion. That last game vs rafter was one for all time. Something like 7-8 or 8-9, might’ve been right after that 1st match pt Rafter took it back to deuce w/a lob it was like I could be doubt sinking in. Always wondered if Goran was thinking the same thing at that pt. Like fate wasn’t going to let it happen for him. Luckily he had more resolve than me lol

[@lindseysummers5351]

Great match, and a seminal moment in Andre Agassi's career. What an awesome afternoon 30 years after the fact!!

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

I still can’t believe how great Agassi was at Wimbledon through 2001, before the courts became slower and higher bouncing, and when everyone was serve and volleying on grass. Once racquet technology changed in the 80’s, true baseliners didn’t stand a chance at Wimbledon. Not only was he the only true baseliner to win Wimbledon back then, but he made another final, multiple SF’s and QF’s. It’s the most underrated aspect of Agassi’s career, that he had success at Wimbledon. Sampras, the greatest player of that generation, couldn’t even sniff a French Open final, let alone win it. In the 90’s, Agassi was a true contender at all 4 majors, and nobody else came even close to that level of variety. Jim Courier came close, but still only won 2 of the 4.

[@dandecastro51]

Agassi was the only baseliner I really enjoyed watching. Doesnt even "feel" like one, cuz he's always trying to win the point, not just stay in it. Most vicious returner ever, and deadliest 2H BH ever.

[@KaitainCPS]

He revolutionized the men's game. His style became the dominant one on tour, especially after the Luxilon revolution.

[@whodidit99]

The most beautiful game. Andre's game was do different.

[@Halligen1972]

Damn after watching this one I feel damn old. What a great time watching games like this on TV!

[@kenarthur6253]

Two awesome Champions. Goran so gracious in defeat. Andre does so much for kids in Vegas.

[@enkianknight]

the best final ever

[@jonnybabich9667]

Damn, Goran beat freakin Lendel, Edberg, and Sampras to get here, that's pretty crazy.

[@DoktorKoch]

Agassi also beat McEnroe and Becker on way to final.

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

Pete sure got him back for it, though.

[@chriscastillo4275]

I luv Andre and like most everyone else was rooting for him every time he was on. But it was really Gorans game to lose in that last set, and his unforced error/double faults did him in. Andre doesn’t win that day w/o Gorans mental lapse serving. Again I luvd the outcome & 100% pulling for Agassi, but I’ve come to love both guys.

[@adamharris3733]

Was a Sampras fan. But always liked Agassi,after going 1st set down aswell not many tennis players that won all 4 of the slams. All time great 🎾

[@lflagr]

Even now, after all the Federer/Nadal Wimbledons, this is still the loudest I can remember a crowd reacting on championship point...

[@erichaynes7502]

I know, it was an incredible match that could have gone either way.

[@justincartwright252]

I would argue Goran vs. Rafter in 2001 was the loudest. That was the best atmosphere ever at Wimbledon. I almost wish they'd do a Monday final again for that reason.

[@marcc5353]

Murray winning?

[@abhijitganguly5042]

Andre is my all time favorite. Missing players like him...

[@richardthompson8961]

Great match. Glad Goran won his in 2001

[@markuse3472]

Agassi taught everyone how to effectively return serves.

[@Summon256]

Well Djokovic surely took notes...

[@jacobjones5269]

Others have won there with great returns.. Connors.. Becker, too, although he was a great serve and volley player, but he had a great return of service..

[@halleck3]

Amazing that Agassi pulled that out, serving as badly as he was in the fifth set. Just shows how incredible the rest of his game was. And, you've got to love Bud Collins' commentary. "Whoaaaaa!" "Oooooooh!" "Gasppp!" "Ohhhhhhh!" "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

[@dinomijatovic3921]

What a great match cant stop watching it..

[@mylovelyman2]

The Nevada Kid. My all time favourite player!

[@MrBen51309]

Agassi was the last base-liner to win Wimbledon on fast grass.

[@DanielSong39]

Fast grass disappeared though

[@AlonsoRules]

his topspin game gave the serve volley players a hard time

[@blake7871]

Anthony Kernich His return of serve and taking the ball early gave them a hard time. Agassi wasn’t a big topspin guy honestly.

[@SuperWhofan1]

Nope; Borg was before him

[@MrBen51309]

@@SuperWhofan1 Which is why I said he was the 'last' one lol

[@suatkayatennis]

Thanks for this amazing upload.It was Agassis first grandslam trophy 🙂

[@VoltagePurple]

I'm just happy I can share the matches. Enjoy!

[@suatkayatennis]

@@VoltagePurple I will 😎.

[@scott7521]

I miss these days

[@jonglewongle3438]

Two dickheads versus each other.

[@AK-fe4sq]

Jongle Wongle 🖕🏼

[@ljodiamcintosh3216]

molto bello il libro che ha scritto anni dopo. Il tennis è uno sport meraviglioso. l'ho praticato fin da bambino.

[@jeremieschultz4811]

The best player for ever 👍

[@LVM5584]

He won the Career Grand Slam and 4 more. What a player

[@cervantes1168]

I remember seeing this match live. I remember I counted 40 aces and 40 service winners by Ivanisevic. That means Ivanisevic won no less than 80 points on a first serve! And he still lost the match...

[@CR22098]

Goran once said that even years after this match, he would sometimes see it replaying on TV monitors at Wimbledon and he could not stop himself from watching and thinking, maybe i win….

[@carlossinclair6207]

Extraordinario !!! Que lindo partido !! Muchas gracias por subirlo ! Thanks

[@bab1374]

What I love Andre the most is his temper during the game! He is very calm and professional unlikely others who make ugly scenes!😂I can tell Andre played with all his heart and desire to win! For Physical endurance maybe Andre beat his opponent!

[@antonboludo8886]

You can see that they are still using most of the court, instead of today, when almost only the back-court is used.

[@johndavies6258]

I was always on edge watching Ivanisevic he alway looked like he was going to blow up at any moment

[@dinomijatovic3921]

True lol!

[@islagrace6897]

@@dinomijatovic3921 I know, I was just waiting for a sudden break down!

[@z1az285]

Well, he could blow up and blow away the opponent within 5 minutes. The guys talent was unbelievable but his mindset was the issue. So happy he won Wimbledon 2001 before the grass played like clay.

[@dinomijatovic3921]

Wonderful match! Well played both! So many fantastic points, my favourite is at 17:19 and 20:25! I think Goran didn't expect Agassi to plays THAT well and Andre was so spot on that day! Goran made a bit too many errors..

[@гришаосиев-ь9у]

Андрэ Агасси👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😃

[@krs7757]

Agassi absolute legend💥👌

[@GiacomoGiovanniStecca]

True 🔥

[@Abuelo9]

Agassi was so shocked, someone had to remind him to shake umpire's hand!

[@chapeltibet4551]

Wow. What a match!

[@nickpenacl]

Yes , I'm reading the book

[@templedown]

don't remember if Agassi mentioned his GF at the time of this Wimbledon in his book. I think it was Arthur Ashe who said Agassi would be the last man under 6 foot tall to win Wimbledon, which has been the case except when Hewitt won. but the courts are much slower nowadays

[@alexg6374]

Is there any store today, 2023, where I can purchase that Nike tshirt and shorts Agassi is wearing? I totally love the outfit!

[@16ozClawHammer]

Absolutely mindblowing that they were only 20 and 22 here.

[@UNDFTDGordon]

Great match.

[@rjamesyork]

When I read Open the surprising aspect of this match was that Agassi expected to lose. Agassi had more fear of “big” servers - Ivanisevic, Stich, Krajicek, even Max Mirnyi - than I would have expected from some who returned so well.

[@Summon256]

I am looking at these road to the final draws and this boggles my mind! Ivanisevic had to go through 3 different grand slam winning legends, who according to all lists possible belong in the top-10 of an open era! Agassi had to go through another 2 all-time top-10 of an open era tennis greats as well! And Ivanisevic yet even after all those opponents had to play another ATG in the final! Lol These days if you are one of the big-3 you would be lucky to face top-10 ranked player before reaching finals! Lol But even if you do it will probably be a mug or a choker or a useless social media era next gen, who fail to show any signs of improvement on grand slam tournaments over and over again...this begs the question if Big-3 had draws like these in all of the grand slam tournaments they have won would they still win AS many?? Doubtful tbh...no disrespect, but the current era of tennis seem too inflated to me, compared to 80’s or early 90’s!

[@pomerlain8924]

And this was also during the time when there were just 16 seeds at slams. So a top player could get an unseeded top 20 ranked player in the early rounds. These days, with 32 seeds, the top guys can be assured they won't face a top 20 player until at least the fourth round.

[@ragnarjonsson1122]

Spot on analysis.

[@dinomijatovic3921]

I agree indeed, I was pointing out similar theory when I claimed Pete is actual GOAT considering the competition, conditions and technology from that time! It was way more difficult to excel!

[@z1az285]

Ivanisevic was an under rated baseliner. He along with Sampras and agassi were widely considered as part of the next "big 3" of the 90s so to speak not just in potential but they were all excellent baseline players and preferred rallying to serve volleying. Of course that is if he didn't ace the opponent outright. His passing shots and groundies were deadly off both wings when his game was on. Oddly, he played really well on indoor carpet and hard as well as grass and red clay but not so well on outdoor hard except rarely. In a sense they were transitional to the predominantly baseline play of the 2000s and after (serve + groundstrokes) as opposed to pure serve volley. Ivanisevic was like Becker in some respect game wise

[@mattieaflo]

The big three don’t have to play any former great champions because those three players wiped out all the other competition for 20 years. They didn’t give anyone else a chance to be a champ minus a few people

[@jdfagen]

Dick Enberg, Bud Collins and Chris Evert.....This is a True Tennis Broadcast Team!!!!!

[@malant2719]

I loved John's run to the semi's at Wimbledon. We got the usual tantrums and whatever ever.... In truth by this time the crowd got accustomed to it and wasn't even booing, even the umpire didn't do much. It was clear that he was playing up to the crowd and they were liking it and he knew it

[@MultiStar83]

Very close first set by the way: almost every game went do "deuce" and there were quite a lot of break points, but nobody was able to convert any. Then there was a long Tiebreak, too (10:8). But still the set took "only" 50 minutes, because both Agassi and Ivanisevic were known to play extremely fast between points, especially Ivanisevic.

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

Its grass.. Fast grass.. Even with so many deuce games and tiebreak.. 50.minites is not 'only' But ok.. This fast grass was a slow one in the finals.. Still 50 mins is a lot

[@MultiStar83]

@@jonbonesmahomes7472 Even if it is fast grass, with so many points played and a long tiebreak (10:8) involved, 50 minutes of playing time is not very much. Had players like Nadal, Djokovic, Becker, Cash, McEnroe or Lendl played that many points in one set - even on FAST grass, the set would probably have taken 1 hour and 10 minutes or so. Because those players take or took a lot of time between points.

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

@@MultiStar83 Thats correct, with the new rule maybe not.. I mean 25 seconds rule.. But yeah..

[@franciscopeirat8395]

Andre was the MICHAEL JORDAN of tennis. Unbelievable player!! Unrepeatable player! Eternal!

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

Ivanisevic Is borned ready, Is THE TENNIS AND BEAUTY. Agassi ...please...

[@williamoleary9330]

I miss listening to Dick Enberg and Bud Collins calling these matches. They made breakfast at Wimbledon so special.

[@remmymafia3889]

Goran was a monster server.

[@Radnally]

Goran was around a long time. But he was streaky

[@jonglewongle3438]

These two should have been the two Wimbledon finalists 9 years later in 2001. It was some a-hole linesperson with a rotten line call in Agassi's semi-final versus Rafter in 2001 which cost Agassi a 2001 Wimbledon final. Otherwise it would have been the same 2 finalists 9 years apart which would have been something for the books. One of the prime reasons why the drips brought in ' hawk eye ' or whatever its called. But too late to correct the abberation.

[@robatkinson2125]

No Agassi lost fair and square

[@danielvictorcassidy8091]

Think the Aussies in crowd for the 2001 final made it very special though, not sure if same atmosphere would be present with Agassi in the final...then again obviously would have loved to see it. However, we can only see one of them and I think we got the right final, plus of course Goran won so we definitely got the right winner. Hard to imagine any final beating that.

[@martinhudecek8886]

@@robatkinson2125 he was unlucky not to go up 4-0 but rafter didn't give any freebies

[@sebastianpedone7209]

Un tipo conocido por su tenis defensivo y de fondo de cancha ganando wimbledon, en ese momento no lo podiamos creer, una hañaza total.

[@sherinahmed8562]

اول بطوله فاز بها اجاسي وكنت اشجعه

[@AngelaCadnum-ue8ic]

Tennis zur die Zeitreise war extrem nett zu folgen ! Irgendwie war die Presse nicht so Aggressiv wie heute!! Lockerheit kein Thema!! 🙃🙃🙃🙃😉

[@haroldmcaro]

2:23:45 Marking the trophy

[@Jtttcagn]

one of the greatest legend on the grass. Agassi was a very talented player, I believed he would win when I watched this live back then.

[@gothghost9858]

seriously, who are these commentators? ...count Dracula?! constantly referring to Agassi's clothing and hair?.. WoW - unbelievable!

[@sayresrudy2644]

well said. bud collins was a tennis trivia idiot who loved making up infantile phrases & nicknames and bud collins was a buffoon who knew nothing @ tennis and managed to never make ONE comment of interest about the sport.

[@ernestdempsey9441]

Remember it as a cliffhanger in my tennis fascination days. Ivanisevic is coach to Djokovic.

[@jojoadventure3791]

Fast court wimbledon RIP

[@leiflocks501]

Agassi is so cozy

[@joemarshall4226]

The slightly delayed yell by Andre on the last return through Goran off.....

[@joeymiddleton5821]

love agassi...should have at least 12 or 13 majors but oh well. i take 8

[@mr.frosch7072]

Es hasta por entonces q la mayoría de los jugadores sabía volear y cuando subir. Ahora son el 5%. Y dicen q los tenistas son cada vez más completos!!!

[@antinotis]

Sampras losing to Goran was the key. If not for Sampras, I think Agassi would be considered one of the best of all time. Sampras just had his number, and beat him in so many finals. Also, of course, Andre should have won one of those FO he lost in the final.

[@ירוןארד]

FO 1990 he should have won

[@SonateSonate]

Their h2h is 9-7 in finals for Sampras. And Agassi IS considered one of the best of all times, on what planet do you live?

[@WeekendGamerTX]

He went on to win the tournament 9 years later.

[@michaelklopper7615]

Interesting. In the book, Agassi says the two serves from Ivanisevic in the last game when Agassi was leading 30-0 were aces. But he reached both of them, so technically not aces, right?

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

God i wish Goran won - great match final point total was very close

[@alquinn8576]

2:23:45 the sequence he writes about where he tries to snatch the trophy back until he figures out they are getting it engraved

[@halwesa]

When tennis player never take off his hat, even after the match finnished

[@MartinGonzalez-ki8kn]

It was to keep his wig in place.

[@soundgoesdown]

The man that ROCKED the GAME!!!! @Nick Kyrgios watch and learn how to stay on court and how to stay on Earth!

[@MichaelS0504]

38:33 1st set tie-break

[@maudbayle1213]

I love you 🎾🎾💝💝

[@pappsnike]

Ivanisevic former Yugoslavia

[@thepsychologist8159]

And unfortunately for Goran, he came up against Sampras in 1994 and 1998. If it hadn't of been for Federer fluking that win against Sampras in 2001, it likely would have been another Sampras v Ivanisevic battle in semi-final. *I hate it when a player takes out the champ, only to lose in the next round. Much like Philippoussis at the 1996 Aus Open when he beat Sampras but then lost to Woodforde in the next round (Woodforde, really?). And who did Federer lose to in the next round? Tim Henman. A player Sampras would have annihilated as he'd done numerous times in the past at Wimbledon. They say this was the changing of the guard, but not so in my opinion. The 1990 US Open was a good example of 'the changing of the guard'. They thought Sampras had gotten lucky against Lendl, but then he went on to defeat McEnroe, and then he beat the 'next generation' talent of Andre Agassi. He went all the way, unlike Federer.

[@vinceventura2393]

Back when Wimbledon surface was too fast for Groundstroke-Topspin-Bashing..

[@陰山苟鬩]

マッケンロー対ビッチも見たいですね。

[@dirkdaubertshauser9423]

Andre is the Best ❤

[@robbie192]

I miss the big serve ERA... slower grass and technology have eliminated the Goran type players...every style today is the same..

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

Isner,Karlovic,Kyrgius,Opelka are serving even better than Goran.But they have no so much succes as him

[@robbie192]

@@thebigmonstaandy6644 no fn way bud...no one served as well as Goran save the giant.

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

@@robbie192 no.this players make more aces(on slower surfaces),have faster serve and better 1 serve %. if you see the stats,you would know it

[@robbie192]

@@thebigmonstaandy6644 wrong

[@robbie192]

@@thebigmonstaandy6644 goran was a freak ..u just don't know tennis in the 90s

[@baronavilon4181]

As I remember it was his first Grand Slam.

[@gregbester3855]

Ivanisevic's Achilles heel was that he couldn't hit a well-placed top spin backhand to save his life.

[@z1az285]

Wrong. It was a shotgun. Have you watched him on clay? He had excellent strokes and could play long rallies when he was on

[@vinceventura2393]

Maybe like this: 2:14:02

[@steelermia]

such emotion and yet he hated tennis lol but I know .. it's the journey .. he's emotional over the journey to get there and the hard work

[@Uns_Maps_8]

The tall depending just on his serve... seen that so many times

[@martinhudecek8886]

He has won on clay and has a better return than many big servers

[@mariaenceanu9107]

Ia-m citit autobiografia

[@williamoleary9330]

America misses Champions like Andre.

[@winstonseecharan6321]

Imagine left hand tennis use to facing right handers all the time but right handers not use to facing left hander so