Michael Chang vs Pete Sampras | US Open 1993 Quarterfinal

[@DaggerMan11]

Michael Chang's volleying skills were seriously underrated

[@pomerlain8924]

Yep, back then, most baseliners were still very proficient up at net, and recognized when to move in on a short ball to end the point.

[@datacipher]

I always said chang was the best volleyer of all the bae liners and unlike most he wouldn’t hesitate to try it, even serve and volley, if he thought it was strategically worth trying at the moment. Only his reach limited him. He’s underrated as an athlete and talent too. I saw him do a lot of fancy trick shots in juniors - when it was practice. He had great touch and reflexes. He was tested at the Olympic training center as a teenager and came in the elite categories for every athletic test they had - except size.

[@Chelvam-so4qh]

​@@datacipherreach in the sense his height?

[@Lindi82]

I remember the time he played. But I didn‘t know he was that good in playing volleys

[@boke75]

1st half of the match, yes. 2nd half net play dropped.

[@cmeola1066]

You forget how solid Chang was. His topspin was absolutely deadly

[@marcosdoyter7460]

USTA, magnific video quaity! Thank you so much! It is hard to find matches from the 90s in such a good quality.

[@PaDutchRunner]

This is true.

[@MrProstaff61]

Thanks for posting. I don't think anyone can say that Chang lacked desire!

[@smartspacex5951]

Wow, big thank to USTA for uploading one of us open classic matches on my wish list。I'm just feeling privileged to watch this type of beautiful and classic match regardless of full length or highlight. Also I noticed couple of things here: 1. The court back then was much faster than nowadays.. they hit winners one after the other once court was slightly open after short rally.... 2. This match is really turn-point for sampras in terms of psychological perspective because he had never beaten chang on hard court previously.... Great stuff, please keep it up, and hopefully there will be more to come on my wish list: 1. 92 us open edberg vs chang(semi) and vs sampras (final) 2. 94 us open agassi vs chang(4th round) classic marque match of tournament( agassi said going through that match was everything, and he felt he could win the open from then) 3. 96 us open sampras vs corretja(quarter) sampras was sick and threw up in the 5th set but still somehow managed to pull it off in the tiebreak(incredible). Had sampras lost, I think chang would have won 96 us open. 4. 97 us open korda vs sampras(4th round) another 5-set classic match. 5. 98 us open rafter vs sampras(semi) 5-set classic match. sampras injured in the 3rd set with 2 sets to 1 leading

[@tob8848]

Great analysis! Support the wish to get more Chang and Sampras matches uploaded. Actually, the US Open matches I'd love to see from this period are the ones with : Sampras, Edberg, Chang, Courier, Krajiec, Becker, Rafter, Enqvist...

[@CryptoOWL88]

Chang in his prime, he can serve and volley. He got some aces. Insane.... Proud that he is an Asian American.

[@vinceventura2393]

Back when US Tennis was great!

[@My40Love]

Give us more full matches

[@cosmoevents21st56]

Michael Chang was a heck of a player for his size.

[@WONGLER]

Yes, but only a " One Hit Slam Winner Wonder "

[@datacipher]

I always said chang was the best volleyer of all the bae liners and unlike most he wouldn’t hesitate to try it, even serve and volley, if he thought it was strategically worth trying at the moment. Only his reach limited him. He’s underrated as an athlete and talent too. I saw him do a lot of fancy trick shots in juniors - when it was practice. He had great touch and reflexes. He was tested at the Olympic training center as a teenager and came in the elite categories for every athletic test they had - except size.

[@tonyrappa4611]

He won 34 titles tells you all you need to know extremely underrated

[@tonyrappa4611]

@@WONGLER think how many great players didn't win 34 titles he did

[@knee-deep1967]

Chang's tenacity, steady ground strokes and speed helped him stay in the ATP top 10 for many years. However, his weak serve, short height (5'9) and non-dominating strokes kept him from winning multiple GS titles (1-3). 34 titles is a damn achievement for most tennis pros. Chang is still the youngest male GS winner (1989 FO at 17 yrs 109 days).

[@guillermohidalgopeluc526]

Un gran, gran, jugador, y persona, Michael Chang! Mis mejores deseos para él, y su familia!!!!

[@fanssolperez3430]

In all they would meet 20 times, with Pete leading the rivalry 12-8. That’s quite a record against Pete Sampras, especially given the fact that Pete won 14 Majors and finished number one in the world six years in a row during the 90s. The fact that this rivalry was so close is a testament to how good Michael Chang was during the late 80s and 90s. Here’s some interesting stats regarding this rivalry: Michael Chang beat Pete the first five times they played. This included a complete annihilation in the second round of the 1989 French Open, where he would beat Pete 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. In Grand Slams, Pete would hold the edge. They would meet a total of five times. After the French Open win, Chang would never beat Pete in a Grand Slam again. They would only dispute one Grand Slam final, at the 1996 US Open. Pete would easily prevail in straight sets. 6-1, 6-4, 7-6. On clay they would only meet once more after the 1989 French Open encounter. It would be at the 1998 ATP Masters in Rome round of 16. Chang would win that encounter 6-2, 7-6.

[@alainbrouillaud484]

This highlights package was heavily weighted towards Michael Chang. Chang’s point construction was something to see for sure but from the 2nd set tiebreaker on it was a Sampras Tsunami! I wish they could have shown more of Pete’s highlights.

[@BurnsTennis]

The full match!!! Brilliant! 😎

[@alexjackman2049]

Until it wasn’t the full match LOLL

[@BurnsTennis]

@@alexjackman2049 At 22:43 John McEnroe was right, that was very rare to see. In fact so rare, we didn't see it all! I am a bit speechless after this one.

[@BurnsTennis]

At 22:43 John McEnroe was right, that was very rare to see. In fact so rare, we didn't see it all! I am a bit speechless after this one.

[@suatkayatennis]

This match showes that Sampras was not all about serve & volley. Sampras went through his entire repertoire in the last two sets in the most dominating period of an important match at the tournament and his baseline game was very underated.

[@BurnsTennis]

They went from 1st game in the fourth set straight to match point. I have never seen a full match or even highlights quite like that. Yep, I am extremely disappointed with how the highlights were put together.

[@suatkayatennis]

@@BurnsTennis im very disappointed with the highlights to but i remember this match because i watched it live on Tv.

[@americanpatriot7233]

if what you said were true then sampras would have had enough game to at least make it to the french open final and he didn't

[@BurnsTennis]

@@americanpatriot7233 Tennis is played on more than one surface.

[@suatkayatennis]

@@americanpatriot7233 Sampras made it to three QF's and one SF in a very fierce competition on clay and he defeated French Open champions like Courier,Bruguera,Costa and Muster at French Open.

[@soundar4270]

We really miss this kind of cut shorting of long rallies by net approach volleying shorts. Nadal, Djokovic took 25 /30 rally rubber for every point & made Tennis boring

[@jamiehenson5020]

Ahhh the good ole days !!

[@bennyice]

A 23 minutes clip of highlights is NOT a full match.

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

YEAH what a crappy thumbnail!

[@AlexWong-ss5jd]

Meioku... Ouch...!

[@BurnsTennis]

Sorry to have to say it, but this is the worst put together highlights I have ever seen. It went straight from the 1st game of the 4th set to match point. In the third set, they never showed the first break which was an incredible inside out forehand winner off a second serve. Even more incredible it is still advertised as the "Full Match" in the thumbnail. We are at the mercy of the Federations when it comes to how they want to deliver the amazing vaults they have. Quite frankly, this highlights package feels like receiving crumbs.

[@fluox34ien]

Hey USTA, please fix the thumbnail. This is not the full match.

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

Omg my two idols growing up ❤

[@smartspacex5951]

US open 90's classic matches wish list: 1. 91 Chang vs John Mcenroe(3rd round firework match) Immense tension and battle for 5 sets 2. 92 us open edberg vs chang(semi) and vs sampras (final) 3. 94 us open agassi vs chang(4th round) classic marque match of tournament( agassi said going through that match was everything, and he felt he could win the open from then) 4. 96 us open sampras vs corretja(quarter) sampras was sick and threw up in the 5th set but still somehow managed to pull it off in the tiebreak(incredible). Had sampras lost, I think chang would have won 96 us open. 5. 97 us open korda vs sampras(4th round) another 5-set classic match. 6. 98 us open rafter vs sampras(semi) 5-set classic match. sampras injured in the 3rd set with 2 sets to 1 leading

[@nizzam1]

To add 92 - Lendl vs Edberg (quarter finals) 91 - Connors vs Krickstein (quarter finals) 90 - Lendl vs Sampras (quarter finals)

[@TheColourwonders]

Why not Becker vs lendl us open 92

[@davidchang4559]

So incredible!!

[@BrunoSilvaRox]

Thanks a lot for this!! Any chance of seeing something like this for these? Agassi Vs Becker 1990 Agassi Vs Chang 1994 Agassi Vs Becker 1995 Agassi Vs Chang 1996

[@daveborder7751]

Becker vs Castle 1987

[@TeddyStrongBear]

Back when Pistol Pete ruled the courts!

[@행호할캥홍]

So many volleyball points won good job

[@randallarmstrong1840]

These guys are amazing

[@VTCover]

Back in high school, my dad played against Michael chang Friend they were equal as Michael chang friend was in college

[@JohnnyCardinale]

Chang playing at the top of his game and gets demolished. Unreal.

[@MrVoodemar]

Full match, 22 minutes? Joke.

[@BurnsTennis]

On this occasion I think it is only right the USTA actually come on here and explain what happened.

[@BurnsTennis]

Or show the full match next week. They have full matches on the US Open Channel featuring two journeymen and yet butchered this match in the most incredible way. I am not getting the decision making.

[@MultiStar83]

@@BurnsTennis The match has already been uploaded in full by "Samprasfan1987" (2 parts).

[@BurnsTennis]

@@MultiStar83 Come on. The whole point of the Federations uploading matches so we can enjoy them in good picture quality. I don't want to watch a video by Samprasfan1987 where you can hardly see the ball and the VHS tape is all chewed up!

[@christiandrevensek9811]

Good quality!

[@ひろぴ-k1e]

This match is one of Sampras' best games

[@jayteegamble]

I'm amazed at how well Sampras moved around the court. He's almost as mobile as Chang out there and Chang's movement is legendary.

[@TrungVu-nq9en]

Pete's serve got a lot better a couple years after

[@OliPa18]

Pete Sampras was Michael Chang’s biggest hurdle in Chang’s career. Yet, Chang played a very much better game compared with other face-off with Sampras. He was more aggressive at the net and volleying was very great.

[@jorgeorellana7319]

At the 21:15 one of the best winners won by Sampras in his career at the US Open and in his career in general. Observe the direction of Chang's parallel passing shot in the direction of the line and as Sampras launches himself with a very forced dive drive volley, he manages to place the ball on the opposite line to finish the point with a single shot almost over the net, preventing the reaction of Chang. Today there is no tennis player on the current ATP circuit who can do this.

[@francescobattisti9926]

making the best out of your game: michale chang. no doubt

[@kenschannel2431]

I want Full mactch!

[@Rauliki_U_u]

Great, masters tennis.

[@youngsuit]

I think this was referred to in brad Gilbert's winning ugly of having an average point time of three seconds

[@zeddeka]

I remember watching this live and I really thought Chang was going to win this one after he took that first set, but Sampras just went into overdrive after the second set.

[@GQguy24]

Nice clickbait thumbnail for your 22 minute long upload. “FULL MATCH” 🙄

[@johnkim2503]

Michael Chang had all the Asian dads buying prince rackets growing up 😂

[@rushrush1209]

I remember USA Network describing this match when it was over. Chang played 2 great sets. Then Sampras played 2 inhuman sets.

[@ferdyoga7463]

Marat Safin match please

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

14:08 that serve was only 110? looked faster by todays standards

[@BurnsTennis]

The speed gun was known for being a bit unreliable in the early 1990s, not always recording speeds accurately. That was adjusted towards the end of the decade, the ball speed was timed off the point of contact.

[@BurnsTennis]

It was good that the camera man focused on that serve close up, you can clearly see it is considerably faster than 110mph.

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

@@BurnsTennis thanks...it was crazy because those commentators were like "how about that...110"

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

@@BurnsTennis makes you wonder how fast pete was serving by todays standards. A bit unreliable. Thats like 10 - 15 mph off lol.

[@BurnsTennis]

@@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220 I remember in the 2002 Canadian Open Sampras hit a serve against Wayne Ferreira at 217kph out wide, that's 135mph. With the more accurate readings at the end of the 1990s, a lot of Sampras' bigger serves were 130mph plus on a regular basis. So for sure, we were finally seeing serves recorded accurately, especially out wide where the readings in the early 1990s was even more suspect, commentators back then often questioned the slower readings.. Interestingly, Ivan Lendl was hitting serves timed at 190kph in Frankfurt ATP Championships in 1991 (around 120mph). I would have loved to see Lendl's and Becker's serve timed in the 1980s because they both served very big in that era.

[@ハッコーさんの声]

この時のマイケルには殺気があってギラギラして好きです❤カッコいい〜　目が美しいもん。　2人の強さが心地いい😂

[@georgehav650]

World class Pete

[@Mauriciovideomaker]

Changs technic at that moment was kind of next generation .Sampras looks clearly from another time . Less modern .

[@alexjackman2049]

Serena vs Ahn please? And Capriati vs Serena!

[@행호할캥홍]

Tennis can be tough when serve strong run fast

[@wtfa2910]

Serena vs Golovin 2004 plz

[@kextrz]

Usually, in the title, you write the winner's name first. Unwritten rule? Yes. Still a rule in my book.

[@markctaylormade]

Chang was a great player, but there's actually an upgrade: we call him "Nishikori"

[@Ruataism]

Sampras lost 5 consecutive matches to Chang in their early meetings

[@AlexanderArsov]

Yes, the first five, until Cincinnati 1990. After that, it was 12-3 for Sampras, 3-0 in finals.

[@thefrenchtouch1]

Funny that Sampras won but we just all agree on how impressive was Chang. 💪

[@Gitfiddle]

It’s endlessly shocking to me that Chang didn’t win at least one more major.

[@vivahernando1]

Always thought if you could make a Chang Agassi hybrid you would have had the perfect rival for Pete. Agassi lacked the athleticism and sometimes focus and Chang didn’t have the pop on his groundies

[@riccardobarbieri1249]

Rafa o Roger???

[@princeo3sppedportblack753]

14:50 I ike! 19:52

[@howood1310]

@22:36 Chang’s sisters

[@ronwatts5827]

The tennis book of records would have to be re-written if Chang was 6 in taller......8 in taller? The book would have to be called the "tennis book of Chang".

[@ZioMarietto]

To win "easily" against Sampras you should have closed the point under the net before him...Chang was able to do that.

[@Spiritualmanlet]

Why wasn’t Sampras lobbing Chang when he came to the net…..

[@daveborder7751]

22 minutes or full match-pick one.

[@luvdasitar]

People are stupid. Time and time again they would keep rallying with Pete’s backhand and then when the court opened up a little they fall in the trap of hitting a decent cross court to his forehand. That is a a disaster. He likes nothing more than that running forehand on the run. He would nail it time and again. The only one who was very disciplined with that was Agassi.

[@lancehaysom47]

Sorry Chang is great but Pete was off. First serve fault and a really slow second? That not Pete

[@d0min0danc1ng]

Prime Michael Chang ..vs.. Prime Paradorn Srichapan.. ..I'd still go with Chang

[@spike.9046]

For me, chang is like Bruce Lee in tennis

[@TheTopspin77]

Your statement makes absolutely no sense. Is it because they are both Asian? One was a great martial artist and movie star and the other was a really good tennis player. They have nothing in common except both being Chinese and good in their respective fields. That's like me saying Pete Sampras was like the Tom Cruise of tennis. It makes no sense.

[@omniexistus]

dude...😂

[@spirg]

@@TheTopspin77 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@snierz9573]

Pete was best ever

[@spirg]

always find it funny, chang gets to a major final , then loses , then its his height , why he lost , he lost some big matches , for him, because he got tight , one , was when hed become number 1 , if he won, 1997, i think, there were a few others, cant remember.. chnag was a great player, dont get me wrong, but I call BS , with the height factor, if youre good enough to make it THAT far, then dont make excuses. steffi graf was another one , almost EVERY major final she entered, she had a " lingering" injury, so had she LOST, well, she was injured.. played this sport for 30 years , 4.0 USTA benchmark player, let me tell you, other than the skill levels, obviously, and the prize money , not much difference between club players, and " professional " players... even chang , afetr losing to agassi in the 4 round of the94 us open said ' he started to see weaknesses in agassis game "'. from what i recall, he lost 6-1 or 6-2 in the 5th 🤣- Oh Wait , Agassi was taller , by 1 inch ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AlexWong-ss5jd]

Meadow measurement prealgebra.

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

I hope this isnt another one where sampras easily beats a slam champion while he is battling illness.

[@nizzam1]

Lol poor Jim courier Alex corretja and kafelnikov

[@spirg]

Another toy for Pete 🤣

[@worawatsr9803]

Seriously, it’s like he’s beating a kid here

[@jonathansibay2431]

Respect both players, gentlemen

[@spirg]

Pete loved baseliners , other than Agassi , ( Had his number most times too ). You had to “ Hurt “ Pete , Relentlessly Attacking players generally gave him the most trouble .( Edberg , Rafter ) Nice Guy , Met him , talked with him , got a photo with him . Real plain guy... Search ‘94 Wimbledon Qtrs. - Another clinic .....

[@spike.9046]

yeah. And u are toy for chang

[@spirg]

@@spike.9046 makes no sense 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crsantin]

I never liked Chang. Nothing about his style of play stood out. Too much of a pusher.

[@ivanrodrigo4558]

He attacks second serves , short balls , finishes points at net ….despite his size….I would not call that “pusher “

[@TheTopspin77]

You don't win 34 ATP tournaments and rise to number 2 in the world by being a "pusher". He has wins against Edberg, Agassi, Courier, Rafter, Lendl, Sampras and may other legendary hall of fame players. Give the man the respect he deserves.

[@tonyrappa4611]

A lot of Legends this guy played against and had his fair share of wins ranked in the top 10 for many many years insane Chang

[@shaadydog1]

Wonder what Chang was juicing with back then.

[@boke75]

Ginseng tea

[@donq2957]

Chang needed something else to his game to beat the big guys more often. Asians are one dimensional just speed and hard work.