Pete Sampras vs Andre Agassi: Best ATP Shots & Rallies!

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[@tennistv]

Were you a Sampras or Agassi fan? Or both?!

[@rohan4872]

The G.O.A.T - Sampras forever.

[@suatkayatennis]

Agassi but hats of for Sampras also.

[@djokernolecristi3279]

Both 👍🤘💪

[@Dr1n1an]

Sampras!

[@deavei9543]

Agassi

[@Perebynis]

The intensity of their best rallies is still insane 25 years later. As Sampras once put it, when he had to play Agassi, he had to shift up a gear. And vice versa. By competing with each other they both got better. One of the best rivalries in tennis.

[@djokernolecristi3279]

Best players of their time. Great contrast too. No 1 server against no 1 returner. Doesn't get better than that !

[@aleksthegreat4130]

DjokerNole Cristi They both had complete game as you see here.

[@th8257]

I always thought their rivalry was somewhat overhyped. As with any era in tennis, they need to hype up the main players to get viewers, because so much money depends on it. In the Agassi Sampras rivalry, Sampras was usually a fairly safe bet to win, and that took a lot of the excitement out of it. I don't think that Agassi / Sampras was anywhere near the class of Borg / McEnroe, or the big three.

[@sugs1191]

@@th8257 I kind of agree. But what made the rivalry interesting is they were so very different as far as personalities are concerned....

[@Rauliki_U_u]

true and also the best volleyer against the best passer :)

[@jdmrchem5]

That's hard to come by. Both Agassi and Sampras have complete arsenal in their game. Their styles are completely different, and this adds the fun to the rivalry. Their achievements are totally different. Sampras won 14 GS and Agassi had a Career Slam. Agassi's 1992 Wimbledon win is arguably one of the most impressive achievements since he survived the serve and volley monopoly in a fast surface. Sampras was a dominant force during his Wimbledon days.

[@ruffsnap]

As much as I love the modern GOATS, something about watching Sampras and Agassi duke it out is just unmatched. Sampras is the OG GOAT by far!

[@Eliath1984]

it was just beautiful to watch.. nomatter who won... We all won...

[@rogerparker4468]

'Old' Agassi took prime RF to 5 sets in the US Open 2014 QF and 4 sets in 2015 Final. Pity RF turned up so soon after Sampras retired. Andre would have won a few more slams otherwise even if he was past his very best.

[@hassehougaard5120]

@@rogerparker4468 Yes , and did you notice that RF`s other matches was 4 tree setters and one 4 four setter ! Put`s Agassi`s class in perspective !

[@grugra]

@@rogerparker4468agassi retired in 2006 so what you are saying makes no sense

[@atarumoroboshi75]

So sad to see tennis involution of today...We are lucky to have seen the golden era of tennis (1988 - 2003) ❤

[@guitarreilly]

A golden era? Where the longest rally in a match was usually no more than 4 shots? Literally these clips are extremely rare. Most matches were just a complete snore fest

[@atarumoroboshi75]

@@guitarreilly Even before there were long rallies, or better, RATHER long rallies especially on clay or hard courts if played baseliners like Agassi, Muster, Courier etc... Obviously at Wimbledon only Serve & Volley could be played, this was until 2004 when ATP standardized the fields making'em all slow and regular, making Serve & Volley ineffective. In conclusion: before there were 2 categories of players, the baseliners and the herbivores and obviously the game was more varied. "Today it's sad that we only play from baseline. On these slow courts, which in fact only change the colour, everyone plays the same way. Any player can play and win everywhere and the game has become more boring. Before we had to adapt to various surfaces" (Roger Federer) Basically the exact opposite of what you said...but if you like boredom it's okay your taste, de gustibus non disputandum est.

[@guitarreilly]

@@atarumoroboshi75 i actually totally agree haha we do need more variety but there has to be a middle ground between the 90s serve and volley and today's long slog rallies. Something is definitely deficient in the sport when you can win a major without making a single volley

[@atarumoroboshi75]

@@guitarreilly Exact. The reason why it was decided to slow down the courts was the service, too many aces were made on the grass and hard court and the game suffered as a result. Yours is a good idea but I'd prefer old fast surfaces, perhaps with only one service or alternating them. Solution hypothesized at the time as an alternative to slowing down the courts. Saluti dal Foro Italico 😄

[@silvio2869]

​@@guitarreillySorry, tennis Is not " a long rally"

[@mariaelenazaratevidal5002]

Pistol Pete, what a beautiful attacking tennis player! Slam dunk, great volley, huge serve, devastating running forehand, explosive movements and incredible skills overall. One of the greatest ever!

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

worst backhand among all the top players(goat category) would have been eaten alive by nadal

[@skinking2252]

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 With an 85 square inches racquet? I don't think so buddy

[@flixyzax]

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 did you see that back hand slomo replay at 40 seconds that is a carbon copy of Roger Federer

[@atarumoroboshi75]

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 Ahahahahaha you’re crazy guy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ShadeXH]

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 Prime Pete would eat Nadal on the fast surfaces of the 90s.

[@420benton2]

One of the best rivalries in tennis, two different styles of play made for some classic matches.

[@justinholland9844]

It was too one-sided to be great, imo.

[@pnkllr-op7gz]

Meanwhile Agassi looked like a pirate..

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

What an amazing time to be an American tennis fan. I met Pete twice, and he was very nice to me, but I was an Agassi guy. When they met in tournaments, it was get your popcorn time, and although Pete seemed to win almost every big match the two played, there were some great contests between the two. I miss these days a lot, and I miss watching them play against one another. Differing styles, but two of the all time greats. Someone hurry up and invent a time machine please.....

[@Jacob-rq5zb]

Nice F💣 by Agassi at 4:33 😂

[@BurnsTennis]

I've mentioned this before but the way Sampras and the crowd reacted is as if he scored the winner in the 90th minute. Gives you goosebumbs to hear the roar :) 2:38

[@henrycooper793]

Am I the only one who thinks there are more Sampras winners than Agassi winners

[@brandonkeisler86]

Paul Seemann yeah extremely bad job at this highlights package both guys had excellent winning rallies. It's clear someone prefers Sampras a bit more.

[@nf-kj8po]

Yeah I noticed that too...

[@henrycooper793]

Yes but why they didn’t show the good rallies from Agassi.

[@caganerdem6418]

No, you're definitely right. If I'm not mistaken, the video has 34 points, 21-13 Sampras leading. In fact it was 21-8 until the last 5 points. Felt like the video maker realized that and added 1 minute with 5 Agassi points. Absurd.

[@brandonkeisler86]

Scalping Forever I couldn't agree more!

[@jacklondon4753]

Have no idea why everyones says that Roger has the best techique and style. I think Sampras is icon in the category. Sorry Roger, you number 2, though everyone still loves you)

[@samarthadhikari4830]

Sampras only serve department. Others no contest

[@stammyt3603]

@@samarthadhikari4830 agassi best technique. groundstrokes

[@pablotupone4190]

​@@samarthadhikari4830 Sampras just Serve??? Dunk smashes, one hand backhand as good as Roger's, great volley, amazing and powerful running forehand....and Serve....

[@leonardodonato9047]

It was a great rivalry. Sampras was my childhood idol, but I appreciated Agassi's style too. I remember their semifinals match at the 1994 ATP Tour World Championships. It was an emotional and spectacular classic.

[@Rauliki_U_u]

Ohhh god amazing compilation, Agassi was a legendary tennis player he took magic punches, but Sampras is my idol, since the first time I saw him play hello of his aesthetic and ten hits was technically fluidity power and precision, the best in history for me. Thank you for uploading the video 👍

[@Vipa567]

Lol Agassi at 4:32

[@firsttry2]

whar did he say?

[@juanchodagama3614]

Back then when tennis had actual intresring point construccion

[@coleschemistrychannel4172]

It’s pretty interesting now

[@justinholland9844]

Sampras was remarkably fleet for a tall guy. Very capable at the baseline as well as the net.

[@chrislin2774]

Wow! There were some tremendous rallies there! I'm glad someone compiled it here.

[@NickZoOoR]

From watching the highlights of the match starting at 7:42, it would appear that Sampras was watching a lot of NBA that week

[@bigwstudios]

Best rivalry pre Big 3

[@spirg]

That was FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you for the upload !!!! Two guys who brought the beast in each other , a Great time for men’s tennis , I’m surprised the ‘95 US Open final , 1 st set set point didn’t make it !!!!

[@BurnsTennis]

This is the ATP Tour rallies. That was a Grand Slam final sanctioned by the ITF. Tennis has many different bodies :-)

[@kifinov1239]

Sampras has the best running-forehand in tennis history and it's not even close.

[@kifinov1239]

@Ice Bear I disagree. The way sampras just explodes into that shot. The ball is hit so flat and no one can handle it. People fear attacking Sampras' forehand wing since they knew if they didn't hit it cleanly enough, he would bash the ball. Rafa ,on the other hand, is at his most vulnerable when he is stretched to the forehand wing, as demonstrated by Djokovic.

[@freshplaya2011]

@@kifinov1239 defo not. From this highlights reel it would look that way. But low percentage winners from samp as he turned like an oil tanker and needed to finish the point. Nadal on the other hand would even moonball or slice to get back in the point, but on occasion you can see him hit running fh winners when he chooses. Also samp would only do it on opponents serve and you won't see him hit a winner on any groundstroke above shoulder height (due to his grips)

[@magisterialanubis06]

@@kifinov1239 bro it's clearly nadal

[@kifinov1239]

@@magisterialanubis06 No. I love Rafa. He's actually my favorite player believe it or not, but Sampras' running forehand is on another level.

[@magisterialanubis06]

@@kifinov1239 Nadal has more spin, pace , consistency on his running forehand bro. Also, he pulls it off way behind the baseline which requires more strength and stamina. Idk on which aspect is Sampras better

[@rezaiyaz1439]

Miss that sampras serve and running forehand

[@Eliath1984]

yeah.... they were works of art..

[@rebelgreen2398]

Sampras was so fast especially early on his career.

[@Eliath1984]

later in his career he could still turn on those afterburners...

[@faustinepimento298]

90s....the best time for tennis💥💥💥

[@demartorris]

I miss Pete Sampras and his style of play! I am so tired of the baseliners who will not come to the net and finish points!

[@manolinfernandezdiaz1780]

Extremly intense and outstanding rivalry

[@kristianjanci9148]

Man, I miss watching live tennis. :(

[@twain27]

Can't wait for the season to start again. So much at stake. Also will be so interesting as every player had so many months off!

[@kristianjanci9148]

@@twain27 We'll see who is most disciplined and stayed hard-working ;)

[@bautistagarais488]

lmao Agassi was looking like a member of Motley Crue

[@claussteiner5857]

Yeah, and to watch the matches with Pistol Pete, you can put Dr. Feelgood or Unchained by Van Halen

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Sampras had all court game,his ground strokes and rallies were strong and beautiful,Agassi was complete player as well,later on in his career his was serving brilliantly.

[@freshplaya2011]

A Sampras fan boy made this video. Every baseline rally point they had Sampras winning with a go for broke fh, bh. Not reflective of their talents.

[@WestCoastOutdoors]

I wouldn't say Sampras go for broke. Relatively safe shots for him. And of course he has more good shots here as won most the points in their rivalry

[@aleksthegreat4130]

22 winners for Pete,15 for Andre,it generals it reflects their career,Pete slightly a better player.

[@freshplaya2011]

@@aleksthegreat4130 nah. Easier to hit winners at the net and doesn't indicate anything. Tsitsipas will hit more winners than Nadal and djokovic, doesn't mean he's a better player. Eg aus open final

[@KaptainK59]

Sampras' best slam dunk ever at 08:00

[@suatkayatennis]

They are each others oppossite and that made this a hell of a rivalry. Pistol Pete against the Punisher,tennis most exiting match-up even though Sampras was the better player.

[@masters.1000]

Federer and Nadal were even more opposites to each other than Agassi and Sampras.

[@suatkayatennis]

@@masters.1000 No way,just look at how Sampras played. Federer dosent s&v as much as Sampras did but he is more allround than Sampras.

[@masters.1000]

@@suatkayatennis Yeah, but you have to look how tennis were, the game was proportionally more offensive than now.

[@suatkayatennis]

@@masters.1000 and thats why Sampras vs Agassi were more oppossite.

[@masters.1000]

@@suatkayatennis I meant as for the technique, the look, the physical part. Nadal was lefty, intense, muscular, long hair, capri pants and sleeveless shirt, played with huge topspin and far from the baseline. Federer was righty, calm, skinny, textbook technique, classical style, agressive pattern of play. It was like a mirror.

[@JohnnyCardinale]

If Pete was a little off, Agassi had a chance, if Pete was on, it was over.

[@lucinar1429]

8:48 Novak: If only I could do that overhead smash 😂

[@leonidesrivera9812]

Technical (Sampras) vs Analytical (Agassi) imo ty great video and rallies that never get old 🤩

[@oliverdesouza5741]

Bring back fast courts!

[@alokgugi]

For the love of the game this is stunning. Both players are legend and were sensational and childhood heroes for ninety kids!

[@noaharbab2164]

soon as you hit at sampras's forehand its game over.

[@suatkayatennis]

Leathal

[@freshplaya2011]

Game over as he would go for broke and 50% of the time it was an error. 20% winner.

[@twain27]

So. LEATHAL.

[@user-zi7br9mc8d]

Un duo d'enfer.....❤

[@MrEasybreezey]

I've seen this video has pissed off a lot of Agassi lovers. I get it. I love both of em. But with all the hype that was ever paid to agassi's baseline game it's easy to forget that Sampras actually did win the majority of their baseline rallies. It's hard to say that or if Sampras was better than him from the back court.... but.... he did more frequently than not beat both him and Courier from the back. Just nobody wants to belittle that parts of their games by admitting it cause it's all they had whereas Sampras had.... everything. Demi god status. Just not fair.

[@BurnsTennis]

You make a good observation. I remember when I used to watch their matches, you would always get the impression that the crowd wanted Agassi more. But Leif Shiras said in their 1999 Los Angeles final match that the crowd loved both players but wanted a close match. And I think that makes sense, Agassi fans always felt they needed to make more noise to keep Agassi's spirits high, especially as for a while Sampras had quite a lead in the rivarly before Agassi pulled it back with three wins in 2001. I saw them play each other in the 2014 Earls Court exhibition in London, they both had / have equal love from the crowd.

[@BurnsTennis]

Following on from what I just said, I always felt when watching their matches Sampras would get the job done, win or lose, I feel Sampras fans' were slightly more relaxed in the rivalry and during their matches. Again, I say win or lose because the rivalry was relatively close even if Sampras had the upper hand.

[@ER1CwC]

Burns Tennis Thanks for your astute commentary. I think Sampras was more consistent (certainly in the early/mid-90s), but perhaps his introversion and cool on-court personality made him more respected than loved by fans, compared to Agassi? Could one also say that Sampras had the advantage on faster courts, while Agassi had the advantage on slower ones?

[@BurnsTennis]

@@ER1CwC Yes you could say that but I think by the end of their 34 matches it was about even. Agassi was 3:2 up on clay so in the end close, although Agassi won their French Open match easily. Their 1995 Aussie final could have gone either way and Sampras went out of gas a bit by the end with a few mental errors. The 2000 match was on the fastest AO court we saw and Sampras had the match in his hands in the fourth set tie break and let it slip, so that can't be considered a slow court. They were tied 1:1 in Miami and Sampras won their Indian Wells match. Agassi also beat Sampras on indoor carpet in 1994 Paris. Sampras won their 1999 Los Angeles match on what was described as a "slow chalky court". At least half of the matches in their rivalry were played on medium paced hardcourts, varying from medium slow to medium fast.

[@my2centsiz3]

Agassi fan here, I hated Pete. I hated Pete more than Agassi. But now. Pete was the truth. he was a bad man. I think he's a better serve and volley than Roger, Rafa, or Djokovic.

[@Raimund6602]

Was für wunderschönes Tennis,zum Teufel mit dem heutigen Herumgedresche!,

[@luiseduardosanmartin1384]

Saque, volea, slice, derecha y revés. No por nada fue 6 años seguidos el número 1. Todo bien con Federer, Nadal y Djocovick, pero para mi pistol Pete fue el más grande de todos.

[@luilo7848]

The more i see sampras,i think he's more talented than federer. His backhand is lethal and can compete with Nadal's forehand unlike federer who keep shanking backhands.

[@august25th38]

We need a video on Agassi fashion styles

[@christophergolfer]

Agassi best backhand of all-time, don’t @ me

[@august25th38]

Lmao shut up

[@helenefaw3210]

As much as I dreaded the Agassi vs Sampras matches they always made some amazing tennis!!!

[@alirezazoka]

Rock & Roll Tennis 🎾 👌

[@laurent33320]

Agassi for challenging odds for or against him throughout his career. Won when he was expected to lose, lost when he was expected to win. That's what I loved about him. But when Sampras was spot on, there is nothing Agassi could do even at his very best.

[@Eliath1984]

When Sampras was spot on there wasn't much anyone could do.... he took all comers...

[@hassehougaard5120]

Boris Becker met Pete 3 times in Wimbledon .....never once broke his serve .....when Pete was on he wouldn't be broke for weeks ! Scary , and Goat style !

[@aleksthegreat4130]

8.54 double slam dunk by Pete)

[@twain27]

Would be nice to add city and year of tournament

[@AdrianoBernese]

Great Agassi!!!

[@BurnsTennis]

Recently on another KZbin video, one of the younger viewers declared that the Sampras smashes in Hanover were fake, and he refused to believe a tennis player could jump that high with such intensity.

[@deavei9543]

Who red the agassi's biography?

[@suatkayatennis]

🖐

[@LoLlip000p]

Yes...when he met Pete the first time jn Rome and thought he will never be a top player

[@deavei9543]

@@LoLlip000p yes, because of his backhand

[@BurnsTennis]

@@deavei9543 Interesting as I heard that too. Interesting because in the late 1980s Sampras was already marked down for big things as a teenager. His switching from a two handed backhand to a one hander at the age of 16 slowed his progress for a short while but then at age 18 he exploded. Therefore I can deduce two things. Either Agassi is not a good judge of potential or he had a beef with Sampras long before 1993 when he made those derogatory comments which he had to hastily retract. Which is also a reminder why their rivalry was so intense, there was needle between the two from a young age, no question.

[@federicotown8052]

what a great rivalry it was

[@paulgermain5354]

Superb shots !

[@Ivanatis]

I miss them

[@ERODEROD37]

For a video entitled Sampras/ Agassi rallies, there sure showed a lot more Sampras’s points than Agassi’s

[@dirty_truth290]

Loved Agassi. Nvr a fan of Sampras.

[@deavei9543]

Very good idea

[@Eliath1984]

nomatter who wins... the crowd wins when it was Sampras vs Agassi.. those matches were like war..

[@leoxardisimo]

Sampras volley is out of this world!! Such a shame that most of the circuit has AWFUL volleys

[@pomerlain8924]

@cristi dules Players don't have to volley like Pete, but it would be nice if they actually had a decent volley technique. Most every player coming up has a terrible volley technique. Alexander Zverev is the prime example.

[@ajaydhal1]

Agassi's game improved by miles, once he lost his hairs!

[@parkthoven]

If not tennis, Sampras would've been a GOOD basketball player from his great jumping~:)

[@nizzam1]

Should have included the end of first set rally from US Open 95

[@khantiodia8830]

Atp rallies,bro

[@dominikmatic4032]

Is it just me or is Sampras similiar to Federer and Agassi to Djokovic?

[@danielkriz7533]

Not just you, their respective styles are quite similar. Djokovic’s idol was Sampras though.

[@stevefowler3398]

I think you have that in reverse.

[@lisand1426]

Impresionante!!!

[@cristianleonelrocha1802]

Los mas grandes que vi

[@theripper37]

This video doesn't highlight Agassi's best returns of Sampras' serves

[@josephtattum6365]

ahhh.... the baggy shirts of the 90s. it was a different time

[@meenak3351]

5:55 👌👌💪💪💪

[@meenak3351]

8:54 That's a class 👌💪💪✌🏾

[@claussteiner5857]

Like Becker dives

[@farid1406]

Should have ended it on the last point these two ever played...Pete's amazing serve and volley combo that ended with a backhand volley winner!

[@meghanvasant]

Truly Yin and Yang

[@JanitorIsBack]

Sampras was the same height as Agassi in the beginning

[@juanpablom89]

I couldn't finish the video. It is supposed to reflect the rivalry, and yet you just see one winner from Agassi for every ten winners from Sampras. Not cool man.

[@mauricioalejandroelguetape2421]

Wonderful❤

[@armendarizosvaldo26]

It seems like a compilation intentionally chosen to favor Sampras

[@Audimann]

8:49. 😀😀😀

[@claussteiner5857]

Heavy metal tennis

[@drayduke]

When they finally do the biopic Sampras must be played by Ben Affleck. Agassi maybe Emile Hirsch cos he's got kind eyes and all?

[@guillermosada6207]

Try to do highlights more equivalently next time...

[@hamzaprime555]

I forgot how ground breaking there Matches Were? Tennis was not all ways as high level until Agassi and Sampras went at it. They do not even understand how great their matches were SMH

[@user-zi7br9mc8d]

Sampras rendait son adversaire fou.....😮

[@nicolastg3377]

Agassi being raped in a nutshell

[@hassehougaard5120]

The "Big two "

[@zezo3002]

4:33 language dear ATP :)

[@nizzam1]

Mahmoud Zebedan Agassi was sweating lol it was so loud

[@dervish816]

Ever wonder how these two guys at their prime would fare against Fed/Novak/Nadal...

[@twain27]

Slam dunk was at Sampras what SABR was at Federer, or what banana shot is at Nadal. I'm thinking Djokovic doesn't really have a trademark shot? Maybe full stretch defense shot.

[@10scoach33]

Sampras 22 pts won v Agassi 15 pts won in this video, why so one sided?

[@serenaistheb.o.a.t]

It's similar to their H2H. 20-14

[@cyriljacob4839]

If only Agassi had Novak's sliding backhand. He would have dominated the entire 1990s and 2000s.

[@Raimund6602]

Kein Grundlinienwühler der Geschichte hätte einen Sampras auf Schnellplätzen dominiert,auch nicht Nole!

[@sittingfool2727]

These guys meant business!

[@asheeshdeshpande3367]

Why is Sampras looking like Shawn Mendes in the thumbnail?!

[@thanagan5192]

@3:08, did Agassi hit the ball twice?

[@mezanine10]

Good eye. I think he did.

[@SonateSonate]

Legal shot as it was "one continuous motion, without a second intentional swing or push". Agassi did it again against Moya at the French in 1999.

[@Mevitelloni]

So basically, Agassi hit a down the line passing shot winner for every 10 winners Sampras hit

[@freshplaya2011]

Sampras fan boy video

[@Mos-Hlub]

Sampras = first 🐐

[@davidharmsworth8485]

Aside from a few nice passing shots, you could retitle the video to “Pete Sampras Kicking Andre Agassi’s Butt for 10 Minutes.”

[@melfox215]

Amazing compilation and many rallies I had never seen. Unfortunately the very best has been skipped. It was the set point of US Open 1995 where they have had a 21 shots rally and most of them on like the highest possible speed, depth and precision. Even the last shot was an absolute beauty. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfHlH-ljN56qLc Then play that video at 32:38.

[@jillesguzman3333]

Jep, a point for the ages. 1995 was their year

[@juanpabloizquierdo924]

Best points of Sampras jajaj.

[@1964steeler]

Agassi for me. He was human, one of us. Sampras was annoyingly good.