Cleanest hitter that ever lived. Timing like a metronome, backhand like a steam press. When he was on, it was like watching a cat play with a wounded mouse.
@beemac792 жыл бұрын
Agree 110%
@beemac792 жыл бұрын
And people of the newer generation don't understand why we aren't as impressed as they are with Djokovic, Nadal and Federer
@testplatform582 Жыл бұрын
I saw a video of him making the opponent retire from exhaustion. He was running the poor guy left and right. Couldn’t find the video anymore. I think it was in Europe
@drewmata901 Жыл бұрын
@@testplatform582 In his last career victory, Agassi made Marcos Baghdatis cramp up in the fifth set. He really was The Punisher all the way to the end.
@aranighosh3945 Жыл бұрын
@@beemac79 surprised to hear that people of the old generation aren't impressed with federer who literally plays with a very classic all court style..
@DavidBee101 Жыл бұрын
Not a big tennis fan by any means but a massive fan of this guy, his biography is up there with one the best I've ever read.
@stevencoardvenice5 ай бұрын
Agassi is dope. That's how I got into tennis in 1992. Winning Wimbledon in a wig is next level
@SaulGoodman-w2x5 ай бұрын
Agreed. I couldn't put it down once I started reading.
@alanledesma49452 ай бұрын
I agree, what a thrilling book
@jjh2456 Жыл бұрын
The best return of serve of anybody ever in the game.
@nenadperovic8242 ай бұрын
Nop
@ciaronsmith49957 күн бұрын
@@nenadperovic824 By far better than Djokovic. Even Madeline Albright agrees.
@nenadperovic8247 күн бұрын
@@ciaronsmith4995 By far in your dreams 😂😂😂 you are so funny boy..😂😂😂
@paolobizai3432 Жыл бұрын
What a player....my favorite one. Best ever ,great player great man
@TigerWoodard2 жыл бұрын
What a legendary player and person u are. Long live the Agassi fan base!!! God bless you Andre
@rodolfowu46592 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this is amazing! Agassi is one of the best competitors in this game. Memorable 5 setters!
@mogwadiri1510 Жыл бұрын
Best return of serve ever!! and he could hit a winner right of off his feet
@suatkayatennis2 жыл бұрын
Agassi hits the ball so clean. He used powerful struck, sharply accurate groundstrokes which had very low error-percentage. He had a decent, but not particularly dominating service game compared to top 20 players. His signature play was the wide drive that swings out of court on both sides, low and spinning. He could take high balls on the backhand and forehand side and return them with acute angles and low trajectories and used these skills with great tactical intelligence. His ground game was complemented by his anticipation, speed and ability to end points at the net. Agassis trademark shot is his double-handed backhand down-the-line, which was often regarded as the best double-handed backhand on the men's tour. Agassi had the best eye-hand coordination, and had the ability to pick the ball up easier than anyone. He moved into the return and drove it back hard, sometimes harder than the serve itself.
@fadedlobo2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this summary of Andre's game. Now do the remaining best 100 players in history, thanks!
@nothin5292 жыл бұрын
lol copy and pasted from wiki and this guy tried to palm it off as his own 😂😂
@skinniestduck55882 жыл бұрын
He hit >1000000 balls/year as a child so… I’d expect him to be in the clouds skill wise
@goodsirknight2 жыл бұрын
fantastic!
@scottrackley4457 Жыл бұрын
His anticipation of serve and stepping forward to take it on the rise were unparalleled. Closest thing to playing a cat.
@scottrackley4457 Жыл бұрын
Agasssi feasted on second serves from some of the greatest servers ever. Some of their first efforts as well. He is the best at returning serve I have ever watched.
@TNmountainguy Жыл бұрын
My favorite player to watch of all time. Hard to believe Agassi and Rafa played at the same time
@thomaschulze9 ай бұрын
And Agassi vs Lendl too. That makes it even more crazy.😉
@PanMebuba2 ай бұрын
I think, his career Has two epizod. First, he is pro player. Little break and second epizod, he Play for fun. I loved this guy
@ciaronsmith49952 жыл бұрын
The greatest ever. He invented the modern game.
@learnphotographyskills50328 ай бұрын
Agassi was a fine player, not the greatest ever. Went to a huge racket in his later years much like Djokovic. The question is, to play with skill or just make lots of money? Some people choose money over skill. LOL. But in the end, all money buys is weakness.
@z1az2857 ай бұрын
no he didn't. lendl and becker were the first power baseline players
@stefgmail55376 ай бұрын
@@z1az285 Lendl and Becker are good but they're less powerful than Agassi.
@stevencoardvenice5 ай бұрын
@0:44 much to learn young paduan. ..
@alfonsocardonagranados75764 ай бұрын
If Agassi had played with the slowed down courts that Nadal and Djokovic played with, yes, he is the greatest ever. He was the last and only baseliner that won Wimbledon in fast conditions.
@the_illegitimate_jedi34792 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite player. If it were not for that back injury I think he wins a few more majors. He would have at least played a few more years.
@dgdusttodeath4723 Жыл бұрын
He was almost complete when he appeared first in the circus. But I remember when he got service issues after a shoulder injury and everybody expected this to be the end of his career - and then he came back with a better service than he ever had before. It was then I realised he was about to become a GOAT. And I am thankful for enjoying his kind of game!
@ThaKid14 Жыл бұрын
He wasn’t in the circus. He’s a tennis player.
@italoazurro73512 жыл бұрын
André my favourite of all time.......el sonido limpio de la bola, el timing perfecto, la mejor devolución de saque, la capacidad para pegarle a la pelota mientras subía y también de sobrepique, impresionante....
@carloslacroizette73782 жыл бұрын
Exacto! Le pegaba a la bola cuando estaba subiendo y con eso ganaba tiempo y no dejaba que los rivales se pudieran volver a posicionar.
@trapkat82139 ай бұрын
That backhand is unreal. It is such a short backswing. The winner against Nadal, taking the ball early after a high return, is sensational. I hadn't seen that point before.
@taelandi22 күн бұрын
Probably the best backhand you'll ever see
@tiatin Жыл бұрын
Winning points like it's as easy as breathing- no need to congratulate himself after every winning shot. THIS is classic boss behavior. LOVE.
@antonreyneke6191 Жыл бұрын
Nobody ever had his ability to change direction,and not hit the ball back from were it came,insane talent
@Carloeziomauro8 ай бұрын
Sinner now is similar, isn't he?
@angelastolze3616 Жыл бұрын
My all time favourite player. Almost forgot how powerful his hits were...
@seekfirstthekingdom43882 жыл бұрын
No screaming, no fist bumps, no jumping - just business as usual. That’s my favourite part about this.
@scottbarlow30232 жыл бұрын
The way tennis should be - my personal most hated things of today's 'tennis stars' - the finger up behind the ear to gee up the crowd, the constant yelps of 'c'mon', the constant looking at the players box for affirmation, the both hands up and fingers twitching - just the whole look-at-me vibe sends me batty. Andre hits a brilliant winner and walks back and points to his towel....that's it - how it should be. No demonstrative behavior (oops just noticed at 3:53 c'mon Andre be better :) ), just class - from pretty much that whole era and before (except for Hewitt, the arrogant little twerp...)
@jkscout Жыл бұрын
Ah he was smiling the whole time and pointing at the crowd. Still made it about them. And blowing kisses to them for their cheering. How awesome. @@scottbarlow3023
@thedappercook10 ай бұрын
@@scottbarlow3023 LOL, are you kidding, this is the reason people watch. We NEED these folk in the Tennis world, its great entertainment and gets bums on seats at games.
@scottbarlow302310 ай бұрын
@@thedappercookBeing up yourself is good theatre - good for game? Teaching up and coming tennis players to act badly on court, show disrespect to the chair umpire, scream at the ball kids, arrogantly strut around is good for the game? No doubt you’d be first in line at a hanging because it’s good theatre. Jannik Sinner must shit you off for winning the AO with class. Never saw an empty seat when Borg was playing. He was the prototypical ‘good for the game’ player. You must’ve been bored with Federer - not street enough for you?
@scottbarlow302310 ай бұрын
@@jkscoutYes he was 😂 He was just in Australia for the AO - still humble.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
Agassi invented modern ground strokes. His ‘92 Wimbledon run made me a tennis fan. Court speeds were slowed because of the indignity of this genius having to watch helplessly as Sampras aced him on courts still meant for wooden racquets.
@oldfrend2 жыл бұрын
agassi winning '92 wimbledon was like pedro martinez pitching a sub - 2 ERA at the height of the steroid era. such an outlier it literally makes no sense. six of the top 10 seeds were serve and volleyers and 3 of 4 semifinalists. being a baseliner at 90s wimbledon was not conducive to your mental health, yet agassi beat them all cuz his ground strokes were so outrageously good.
@grimson2 жыл бұрын
@@oldfrend Still one of the greatest Slam wins ever imo.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
@@oldfrend Absolutely. Going through Becker and Ivanisevic in epic 5-setters on that court surface with his gamestyle was an unreal accomplishment.
@pacochuquiure54592 жыл бұрын
agree
@sebkosk2 жыл бұрын
agassi and borg yeah
@innosanto2 жыл бұрын
The best passing shots. And return winners.
@titusrobinson5413 Жыл бұрын
Sampras was a beast no doubt but this guy made tennis so fun to watch best returner to ever pick up a racket punishing you from the baseline making you run run run.
@warriorson79792 жыл бұрын
Agassi v2.0 was a BEAST.😌😌
@illahee24 Жыл бұрын
That last minute is some of the best tennis we will likely never witness again in a lifetime
@sebkosk2 жыл бұрын
my fav player of all time his story is also amazing i recommend everyone his book opened 💪
@j0k3r_822 жыл бұрын
the name of the book is "Open", and I also recommend it! :)
@charl2night3 ай бұрын
This guy is the one who made me love played and watched tennis in the early 90s when i was a kid. thx Andre the best talent tennis player ever for me
@normie27165 ай бұрын
Agassi's time from '99 thru the early 2000's was my favorite era of tennis ever. He was a monster during that period. So many incredible matches. So much fun.🎾
@thomaschippendale55032 жыл бұрын
The on the rise backhand winner against nadal is up there for me
@grimson2 жыл бұрын
Yep, one of my favorites. Yuou can watch tennis for years and never see that shot again.
@warriorson79792 жыл бұрын
It's called a half-volley...😝
@running2standstill6858 ай бұрын
That was technically a half volley.
@testplatform582 Жыл бұрын
Best on-the-rise ball hitter, among many other qualities. One of my all-time favorites. Watching this makes me want to switch to oversized racquet again
@laureanovaldez.NoleGoat242 жыл бұрын
I miss this man
@steveparish42093 ай бұрын
I am about the same age as Agassi. I played tennis as a kid and into college competitively, still play a little today. What I admire most about him was his hype hit before his talent peaked and that's not something every athlete can overcome. He didn't become great until years after everyone expected him to, but he still did it. Best returner of serve I've ever seen and a model for taking the ball early to create pace and angles that are tough to combat.
@user-ru2ib8eq6x Жыл бұрын
That shot at 1:45…. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn
@normadesmond6017 Жыл бұрын
the era when tennis was still fun to watch.
@lotus6302 жыл бұрын
you guys do realize ATP slowed down the courts because serve dominated matches were getting incredibly boring to watch and tennis popularity was declining, right?
@innosanto2 жыл бұрын
No was not the only reason, they decreased speed to increase viewing time for people paying high ticket prices and more commercials - advertisements . And actually, i know the exact opposite, the people I know sho watched then say that the best matches they saw were in the nineties and that tennis became boring in comparison with low speed lengthy up-downs with no point and. Waiting for opponent to make mistake, fewer winners, and no variability in the contrast of baseliners vs volleyers which was the most beautiful thing in the sport, this contrast of chosen style, with everyone same style after that like copies of one another. And with much less ckntrast of tournaments with all grand slams more or less the same even if there is a little difference dtill but very little in comparison to before. Before a gret player in one tournament would face big difference in other tournament and find very hard time. Why do you think golden slam mostly happened in the last years, because the players are better? Is mostly because all slams are almost same. Before huge differences. Just go watch how was before. Big 3 are overrated because noone wants to say the truth or to see analytically the changes. They are still among the goats as others of their eras but overrated by the inflation of number result of many changes.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
Most fans these days are too young to remember when Rafa and Roger were young, much less what it was like in the 1990s, having to watch a bunch of taciturn serve and volleyers slap ace after ace past each other in silence. Me watching in the US, where the finals were on early Sunday morning, it was brutal staying awake through Sampras finals.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
@@innosanto I watched real serve and volleying in the 80s, before racquets turned the serving into howitzer warfare. The 90s version was completely broken. No need to volley when the serve was all you needed. As punishment for your belief in those people's lies about how good it was, I sentence you to watching nothing but Sampras matches for the rest of the year.
@lotus6302 жыл бұрын
@@jon-quijano the guy lives in complete denial
@lotus6302 жыл бұрын
no one is to blame for slow courts more than Sampras
@vitiadrian2 жыл бұрын
Seeing nadal here makes me realize how long he is been on the tour
@grimson2 жыл бұрын
Yep and it wasn't baby Nadal either; he was already a Slam winner
@giuseppelucadonzella6676 Жыл бұрын
Fantastico Agassi 👏
@alanross2790 Жыл бұрын
What a player.
@FMD02310 ай бұрын
The best serve returner in the game. IMO has the best 2 handed backhand ever. Funny how I was an Agassi fan back in the 90s over Sampras but when Roger arrived, he became my favorite. Pete’s style looks more like Rogers but Andre was the man. To drop out of top 100 ranking and make his way back to number 1 is amazing. He definitely was talented and a fan favorite in the 90s
@jodykendall75192 ай бұрын
Hands down for me Andre and Pete were the best evenly matched tennis players ever, what a joy to watch these two play each other
@budthechud97952 жыл бұрын
Probably the most skilled player ever for his height.
@aksingh31672 жыл бұрын
Those fast courts and tennis players. Now we have slow courts and machines
@lesandres232 жыл бұрын
Not even Federer hit the ball so elegantly. Agassi has such beautiful technique & control.
@outatime162 жыл бұрын
never seen andre shank a ball compared to the big 3
@justdev89652 жыл бұрын
You're blind. Federer is a swan on the courts
@jamievidd7759 ай бұрын
What a clean hitter Andre was. One of the best!
@Alex-hw2me Жыл бұрын
he was the transition to the modern game
@GMPranav Жыл бұрын
Man I wish there were more American tennis players that reach atleast a shadow of the heights this guy reached.
@sharifs649 Жыл бұрын
American male tennis died in the 90s
@Rick-C-117 Жыл бұрын
And Pete Sampras during same era. Sampras won 14 grand salamis.
@GMPranav Жыл бұрын
@@Rick-C-117 dude surprise! I know who Sampras is! Jokes aside, obviously I mean after the big 3 era.
@pancakephantom8633 Жыл бұрын
The Williams sisters smoke AA on the all time stage cmon now
@Tennisisreallyfun Жыл бұрын
@@sharifs649You’re right. We had Roddick for a while, although it was sad to see him keep reaching finals only to get punished by Roger. And you can’t just have one guy carrying the torch. Maybe one day…
@tripledoublegainz36122 жыл бұрын
Agassi and Kyrgios…my two faves
@robinkalousek72472 жыл бұрын
When court were actually fast, nowadays it is just a slimeshow. But Andre Agassi was an excellent player, one of the greatest IMO
@focusproductionarts2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, i can't even imagine a person who wouldn't admit that he's one of the greatest in tennis history
@innosanto2 жыл бұрын
No most of these highlights courts were already slow. They started gradually slowing down around 97. During the latter era of Sampras career the courts had already slowed down and he had to adjust his play. And rhey were becoming more and more and by around 2000 they were all slow even Wombledon ( they changed the mixes of the soil, they were experimenting long time)
@BurnsTennis2 жыл бұрын
@@innosanto The World Championships switched from indoor carpet in Frankfurt to indoor hardcourt (plexicushion) in Hanover. I think the change was made in 1997. Most hardcourts became medium slow by the late 1990s. Indian Wells and Miami were slow throughout the whole of the 1990s
@karadiberlino Жыл бұрын
@@focusproductionarts Exactly!! 💯❤️😂
@sawciveng3801 Жыл бұрын
My favorite is 8:32 , even after that great defensive lob by Kuerten , Agassi takes the ball on the rise
@tombarber9971 Жыл бұрын
Mine too. That shot is just incredible.
@kimberlyhart56922 жыл бұрын
NOTHING like that crazy good tennis these days♥️🎾♥️
@randydaigneau9139 Жыл бұрын
The best counter puncher ever…
@Gibbyvaz6 ай бұрын
One of the best returner of serve
@christiandrew9545 Жыл бұрын
1:42 im dead
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
This is a birthday tribute to Andre. But could Tennis TV do some videos breaking down the shots he developed for the modern game? -The compact motion of the forehand, from backswing to followthrough -The two-hand backhand in general, which was an outlier at the time, but especially his timing, contact point and shape -The flat drive volleys, inventing the idea of using ground strokes at the net -The aggressive return game -The topspin lob Tennis TV could fill 10-minute clips with examples of these the way you have clips on Federer or Nadal forehand winners, etc. Come on, Tennis TV! Before the game starts turning over towards new stars, use this moment to appreciate the pioneers who brought us to how the game is played now.
@scottbarlow30232 жыл бұрын
Well said - it's also the economy of movement he has - no wasted energy.
@dickn.ormous10642 жыл бұрын
Two handed backhand was already developed by Connors/Borg The drive volley was used by mcEnroe/Connors Ditto for the return of serve Compact forehand Ok
@scottbarlow30232 жыл бұрын
@@dickn.ormous1064 Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich had double handed backhands in the 1930’s predating Borg/Connors by 4 decades. Both Aussies.
@debbiebayles17062 жыл бұрын
Amazing that Andre didn’t feel the need to pump his fist on every point like most of the younger players male and female do now.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
Agassi was considered flamboyant for his time.
@destrya2 жыл бұрын
did we not watch the same video of him blowing kisses and bowing to the crowd?? lol
@DanielBoonelight2 жыл бұрын
@@destrya unique behavior for him, c'mon dude. watch the rest of the video. the OP did indeed read "every."
@GH-oi2jf Жыл бұрын
@@jon-quijano- Yes, he was flamboyant, but he was’nt always celebrating his great shots. Look at Connors clips for comparison.
@davecat145811 ай бұрын
His Bio, "OPEN" was is a great read!
@MgoUmk2 жыл бұрын
I think tennis tv forgot to say today its his birthday, and no one noticed either, that's why this video lol
@grimson2 жыл бұрын
That short-hop backhand against Nadal is my favorite ever shot of his. You can watch a LOT of tennis and never see that shot again.
@ryanguzman44802 жыл бұрын
So true. Goes to show how rare it is to have such good timing like Agassi
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
That was such a signature shot of his, for sure. I saw a bit of it from Karatsev last year, but he hasn't been as bold with it this year. Agassi's other great trademark was the topspin lob, but there were zero highlights of him using it here. Murray gets all the credit for being an elite lobber, and Agassi actually invented the attacking lob.
@warriorson79792 жыл бұрын
It's called a half-volley...😝😝
@user-ru2ib8eq6x2 жыл бұрын
I’ve said before that some people have a nervous system that can do things others can’t.
@cesarchavez9942 жыл бұрын
Grande Agassi...!!!
@yurikassin2 жыл бұрын
Мой любимый теннисист навсегда!
@julien957 Жыл бұрын
Last outfit was so class and the aus’95 french open 95…. Mythic!!
@kennethvaughn47423 ай бұрын
No strutting, no taunting and a gamesmanship second to none. Pure game whenever he was out there. Pure character as well.
@danielburfitt798524 күн бұрын
To this day Andres return is unparalleled Magnificent striker of all the ball and nobody in tennis history ever looked cooler than her did playing the game 😊
@reggie1789652 жыл бұрын
His backhand arguably the bread butter shot. He wins a lot from that wing.
@jasongoen62987 ай бұрын
what a legend
@dirkdaubertshauser94232 ай бұрын
Andre is the Best ❤
@weezintrumpeteer2 жыл бұрын
He was amazing. Great compliation, but sad there's no Andre Agassi - James Blake action from the US Open! One of my favorite matches I've ever seen.
@gregoryfabrice2 жыл бұрын
This is also one of my favorite matches ever. 😊
@italoazurro73512 жыл бұрын
you can see the one with Bagdhatis , not bad.....
@willt51952 жыл бұрын
this channel doesn’t have rights to slams so they can’t include that match or any other grand slam matches
@italoazurro73512 жыл бұрын
@@willt5195 I'm seeing it right now, strange...
@weezintrumpeteer2 жыл бұрын
@@willt5195 Yes, I know, it's just a little disappointing, that's all :)
@javiert.5922 жыл бұрын
Hard courts were changed to be slower and slow clay courts were made faster. And it was probably the right thing to do because at slow courts points would last a lot and players often tried to not make mistakes instead of going for the point. And at hard courts, just the oppossite, there were hardly any exchange. That's why big servers can do well at clay.
@marcosortizreyes924823 күн бұрын
Un artiste de tennis A Agassi
@TaeK-f7f8 ай бұрын
Agassi's constant ability to keep the ball away from his opponent was always a joy to watch. If his first serve was about 10 mph faster he would have had a lot more slams... my fav player of all time even though i used the pro staff
@jorgefranco7414 Жыл бұрын
El mejor para mi, verlo jugar era un espectaculo!
@hlhappy27936 ай бұрын
Loved Aggasi. ❤❤
@520LUNNY2 жыл бұрын
I really wonder what Agassi would have been like if his prime was in the last 10 years. I think a top 10 player for sure. His game was more built for the modern Era.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
His game built the modern era!
@daniluzzu2 жыл бұрын
Prime Agassi in the last 10 years likely would have been top 5, that tiny notch below the big 3, in the same league as the Murrays, Wawrinka, Del Potro, etc.
@loseweightusingketo2 жыл бұрын
@@daniluzzu without the injuries.. so just behind them or even IN a big 4.
@outatime162 жыл бұрын
he’ll be part of the big 4, and he’d dominate the AO and US open.
@loseweightusingketo2 жыл бұрын
@@outatime16 pretty accurate.
@paoloberti19492 ай бұрын
The anticipated backhand shot against Nadal is out of this world... The best ever!
@nomadbanda9562 Жыл бұрын
That last shot❤
@guillermobrandt291 Жыл бұрын
My favorite player of all time. 4:15 the best outfit in the history of tennis.
@gabitttsu6892 жыл бұрын
LEGEND
@hccs9232 Жыл бұрын
Agasdi the best ❤
@DA-bk9bf7 ай бұрын
1:42 That's Agassi in a nutshell. Amazing ball striking.
@mustafasimsek9551 Жыл бұрын
Agassi was the perfect example of how a baseline player should play. His parallel passing shots were a feast for the eye. We don‘t see them these days.
@1997jankuschef Жыл бұрын
We definitely see them. But almost everybody nowadays can move to get those shots back unless they are absolutely crushed. Courts are slower as well.
@mustafasimsek95515 ай бұрын
I certainly disagree. we don’t see this type of game anymore. And one of the reasons is what you mentioned, slow courts.
@gisterino2 жыл бұрын
no ordinary player 🧡❤️
@pacochuquiure54592 жыл бұрын
The modern tennis game started with Andre.
@z1az2857 ай бұрын
no it didn't. lendl and becker were the first power players and lendl established the standard for physical fitness and professionalism. andre took it to the next level.after 1999
@eileentiernan Жыл бұрын
My favorite ever
@Garbrel8010 ай бұрын
I wasn't an Agassi fan back in the day, Sampras was my guy, but I certainly am an Agassi fanboy now. His matches with Pistol Pete are some of the greatest rallies ever played in any sport. I see more of Agassi's game in modern tennis than any other male player, and he is undoubtedly one of, if not THE greatest rally players in history. The only thing he lacked was a big first serve. Agassi with a Roddick-style first serve would have been unstoppable.
@Dadidon.5 ай бұрын
Andre and Steffi are the Royal Couple of tennis.
@thomaschulze9 ай бұрын
Return GOAT
@gracebabu1972 Жыл бұрын
For me, he's like a movie star
@jk-zh1zg2 жыл бұрын
great, thank you andrew
@sherlockhomeless7138 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea Nadal had played against Agassi
@AlejandroGarcia-wz1qi8 ай бұрын
Yes, in 2005 (Canada Masters) and 2006 (Wimbledon)
@rosePetrichor Жыл бұрын
Impossible to hit the ball that cleanly with that little prep. Impossible. Everyone after him played on courts designed to advantage slower play but he was the one who stood up to the serve-volleyers in a time when the courts made them nearly unbeatable
@RossBayCult2 жыл бұрын
For the longest time Agassi had the best two handed backhand, (both return and baseline) until Djokovic showed up.
@JohnDoe-dp4kx2 жыл бұрын
Nalby
@pawelmod32922 жыл бұрын
Before Djokovic there were also Nadal …
@kartkan2 жыл бұрын
Agassi returns were mostly against Pete, Rafter, Becker and then Fed in super fast courts. His returns also were not a nuetralizing shot that Nole's is. He usually did not have the luxury of hitting it down the middle deep like Nole does as most were rushing the net. Agassi's goundstorkes with todays racket and string tech would be a different level than what we saw in the early 2000s.
@innosanto2 жыл бұрын
Agassi has better backhand winners and passing shots then Djokovic. Also better return winners. Djokovic has better defense and better “pressure-aggressive” defence. Agassi still has better attacks with backhand than Djokovic.
@jon-quijano2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. A defensive player like Djokovic cannot be compared with Agassi’s shot making 2-hander.
@philiperodier346711 ай бұрын
Iconic
@gyozop3 ай бұрын
The last standing of the great 80s-90s generation. Already with reduced footwork, he could still show to the incoming big three what damage he could do.
@tigerbalm6662 жыл бұрын
Agassi was the face of American tennis! An era of great American players that sadly will never repeat!
@samakin98042 жыл бұрын
What do you mean never repeat? Ever heard of Venus and Serena Williams, they are both American and they elevated American dominance in tennis - women's tennis, but still American tennis. If you meant to say Agassi 's contribution to men's tennis, then I agree....but one still has to factor in Pete Sampras. Pete is my all time American tennis player. Loved both players though.
@tigerbalm6662 жыл бұрын
@@samakin9804 Growing up, nodody was as popular as Agassi by a mile. We all bought rPrince, Air Challenge, shirts, etc to be like Agassi. Kids didn't want to be like Sampras. Women's tennis was never popular and even less today. True, Williams sisters' legacy will never be equaled by a mile also....sad.
@jkscout Жыл бұрын
So much better than the toxic roar the men display today. Agassi was class. That smile of joy when winning. :)
@agamennon10012 жыл бұрын
Gees I miss his play
@pantera29palms Жыл бұрын
Not sure if I’ve ever seen someone hit a ball around with a racket so well….
@boudusaved47197 ай бұрын
So, my son Andre was asking how I came up with his name...
@ThomasMann856433 ай бұрын
Just finished his book. Too bad these old matches no one filmed. 20 years ago there was no HD video tape. I wonder if there’s any proper actual movie film quality films of Agassi
@azuremountain15 күн бұрын
5:48 ferrero's anticipation or maybe he just guessed right.