Pete Sampras vs Andre Agassi | US Open 1990 Final
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- Pete Sampras against Andre Agassi. The biggest server in the game against the best returner of his generation. The proverbial irresistible force against the immovable object.
Sampras came into the tournament as the No. 12 seed, having missed the French Open and losing in the first round of Wimbledon for the second year in a row.
Agassi, seeded fourth and known for his blistering return game, was contesting his second major final of the season after a run to championship Sunday in Paris in May. He had made the semifinals of the US Open in both 1988 and 1989 and, like Sampras, was looking for his first Slam crown.
But despite a hectic hard-court season and a string of grueling matches to reach the final in New York, Sampras, just 19 years old, seemed anything but fatigued against Agassi, a man who had crushed him on clay in Rome the previous year.
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It was a final between 19 year old and 20 year old.amazing talents and highly competitive era.
Pete looked like he was in the zone for this match. Incredible poise for a teenager. Definitely a sign of things to come.
OK
He was in the zone most of the time when he played Agassi in the final of a GS. It cost Agassi a few titles.
Sampras played like he knew the match was his as soon as he stepped on the court. You don’t often see a physically dominant men’s player at this level.
No shit
Back in 1990 Pete Sampras was announcing his arrival as the Gotha of the Tennis game.
But only Soothsayers knew how big he would become in Years to come.
I am lucky to be born in 80, so i can watch Sampras at his peak and then new legends at their peaks and keep watching the next gen, now i can die peacefully after this much of history in tennis.
Sampras certainly pushed the game to the next level- he was a cut above McEnroe, Connors, and Lendl. No one (including Pete) ever thought that his record haul of grand slams would be so swiftly and decisively overtaken by Federer, Nadal, and Novak. You can never predict the future.
Epic
Listening to the commentary you really start to feel the environment of this match. Since turning pro, Andre had always been “the chosen one”. Pete was just a promising kid with a big serve. In this match, you can see just how impressed the tennis world was when Pete popped ace after ace and never even smiled or frowned. Beginning of a new era in tennis
Never made a grunt silient agassin👈 haha
@@ALSILVERU2 Hehe 😀
I saw Sampras serve at Roland-Garros and it stayed with me for 20 years. His arm was a cannon!
Classic and simply the best.Two legends, with the best crowd ever
Watched this whole US Open to see the great Pete Sampras in the making and then followed each match he played until his retirement. A great champion and gentleman, Sampras should have never cared if others found him boring or whatever. His tennis and comportment were of the highest standard.
Totally agree. Perfection is not boring.
I have heard he was arrogant but that could just be another’s opinion
why is pete "boring"? pete has one of the most beautiful and lethal game of all time to me. djokovic is the definition of boring and perfection imho.
I always remember watching Sampras and hoping he would get knocked out early as he was always in the final. A great champion and a nice guy too
@@jakehuang3545 correct.
I watched this live, didn't know Pete was a legend in the making. I was an Agassi fan, and thought Pete was a showoff with his jumping in the air, and slamming the ball thing. LOL! Turns out, this is one of the most quiet and humble champion ever. At all their peaks, including Federer, Nadal and Joker... I'll still take Pete Sampras because none of them can serve like Pete. If he's on, you're not returning the ball. Agassi is one of the greatest returners in history, and he just toyed with him.
Pete definitely would have competed with them for sure but the game changed and courts are slower. That serve and volley style died out. Look what Hewitt did to him in the 2001 US open final and imagine what Rafa would have done.
On that time Jim courier also peak
Those days never come back...long live pete sampras
Once Sampras beat Lendl in the quarterfinals, I knew he would win it. Lendl was still a great player in 1990 and the US Open hardcourt was his best surface. Sampras kept him from getting to his 9th consecutive US Open final.
I like Peter since he is so humble.
One of the craziest tennis play's I've ever seen. Sampras was a whole mastermind at 19. He was showing almost all perfect plays reading his opponent(A former #1 Singles in the WORLD) flawless. The real definition of brains and brawn. Just Epic!!!
I fell in love with tennis around this time. Both legends. I'm bias but humanity peaked in the 90's. Sports, music, movies. Pre internet. Great era for so many things.
1:10 out of this world
HOWWW
I wish Nike would bring back the old Agassi attire. Love the neon retro look!!!
You're in luck, they're releasing an updated version of the one agassi is wearing in this video this year!
ANDROMEDA I have the shorts still , and the shoes , but purple ones. Brand new in box
You got it!!!!
@@spirg i need a christmas gift,send them shoes to me 😜
Back in the 90’s, like loads of Agassi’s fans, I had his whole outfit. The “only” problem for instance is that the t-shirt (made in Bangladesh or China) was as badly cut and thin for its price as his Nike’s earnings were big 😋
Agassi after the final ‘’ I wanted to take him back to Vegas with me, everything he touched turned to gold ‘’
Agassi always pushed pete to play his best tennis.
Agassi hair and retro 90’s clothes so cool 😎
The clothes weren't retro then. His hair was also a wig, as he discussed in his autobiography.
At the time, Agassi was touted as the "heir apparent"
@@FLYBOY-eh5th More like hairpiece apparent.
@@zeddeka : and Andre Agassi not only used a wig but also illegal drugs to enhance his athletic physical performance, doping
he said that in his autobiography!! look his eyes, he's clearly high on drugs
@@zeddeka Actually, his hair here was real. He discusses that in his autobiography.
Two legends, that beauty had Sampras in his shots and in the net was deadly the best in history for me
I remember watching Sampras, in 87' in Los Angeles. His dad sitting court side. Be was about 16 years old. I didn't know his name at that time. I was just watching him crack huge serves. He was good enough at 16 to compete on the tour.
Thank you for posting this tennis classic. A baseliner versus a serve and volleyer. Two of the bests in their era. 👋🏼😷🌹
One is lazy and boring while the other is just average and a cheater.
Two of the best players ever
Sampras played brilliant groundstrokes here,he had all the package.
@@clarkkent8428 who's lazy and who's cheater? :)
In all eras.
Tony Trabert was an incredible announcer. He understood the game and explained how remarkable the players were.
Sampras is very composed for 19 years old teen,playing here as he has already won couple of Slams.
This was the first slam he won
And the champ was born...Pistol Pete greatest player to watch. Without this two guys tennis never will be the same. I know there are Roger Raffa and Nole great players but the era of Pete and Andre was for me gold age of tennis. I miss them.
Completely agree I want Pete to come back to the extero much 🙁
They were s talented but There is no doubt that the gold âge of tennis is the one of the big three
It wasn't the golden age at all. Sampras started to get big as of 1993. That was the time when players like Lendl, McEnroe, Becker, Edberg, Wilander, etc had either already retired or were on the decline.
@@luperamos7307 Sampras started to dominate in 93. But this win was the start of his rise. Lendl, mac, and wilander were definitely past their primes in 93, but Becker and Edberg should’ve been in the middle of their primes (mid to late 20s). Some would argue this young crop of American players were the reason why Becker and edberg didn’t win more. Chang broke thru the scene first by winning the French in 89. Even though he never won again, he was a consistent top 5 player for a decade. Courier was next winning a bunch of titles in between, but once Sampras got rolling in 93, he was hands down the most dominant. This was the golden age of sports for many. US mens tennis was arguably the best it’s ever been, Jordan’s bulls, and the niners dominated the NFL. Lol
@@dustierbottoms Edberg really didn't have the results anymore as of 93 and went downhill as of 94. The results show that. Becker still hung around, but he was always a little on the heavy side. He got rid of coaches bc he felt that they had too much say and I feel that he didn't have the right work ethic anymore. A big reason was also that bigger servers like Sampras and Ivanisevic came along as racket technology and surfaces basically ensured that the big servers would dominate. That is also why I didn't like the 90s.
I hit with Sampras two years earlier before the US Open and I noticed how clean a ball he hit but I had NO IDEA he was going to be the all-time greatest tennis player ever. Nice guy.
you had no idea because he wasn't going to be. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Agee with you Steve , Sampras is the greatest tennis player of all time.
@@madonnacicone4944 lol he never won the french. he was a giant, historic, great player. but you can't be the Greatest of All Time and totally skip ever winning one of the majors, on an entire surface of the game of tennis, sorry.
@@DanielBoonelight So what?
@@madonnacicone4944 i'm sure you can read my stated point. you need it repeated? good gracious. need a kleenex too?
Pete Sampras, Best Serve and Volley player.. It's hard to see a player like that right now...
Love watching sampras’s inside out forehand and his lethal backhand. Don’t mention the ace lol that’s the cherry on top
His running forehand was his killer shot !
7:56 What a way to finish the second set! In the name of the GOAT, Pete Sampras! That second volley is looking pure, the first volley; that’s tough to go after a backhand. Stab volley, that is.
Great stuff, Sampras was so good at the net. Sad to see Ash though.
15 minutes! Fastest mens final of all time!
@@kucingmeowcanteq7994 no they even ain't ready to serve one time
I remember this match. Agassi was favorite and everybody was like, "Who is this kid?"
Sampras became the first great allcourt player in a long time. The players were either great from the baseline (Lendl, Wilander, Chang), or great at the net (McEnroe, Edberg, Becker).
Sampras could go toe to toe with the best serve and volleyers, and could crush the best baseliners from the back court. Great serve, volley, and groundstrokes. One of the best "clutch" servers in the business.
Only on clay he was vulnerable, in great part because of thalassemia that affected his stamina.
He was the greatest until Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic came along.
Boris Becker had a pretty good ground game and packed a punch off both sides ,
Correction : He WAS/IS the best “clutch” server in the history of tennis. Only player to have a first serve for a second serve !
Yeah....
Pete Sampras,,,king of understated humility. He's all business, no unnecessary flash, its bam, bam bam,, game , set and match. Ruthless. Efficient. Merciless. Shame he couldn't conquer clay like his disciples, Federer, Nadal And Djokovic, but he led the way for them. I think the year before this , Andre had said he felt bad for Pete as he thought he'd never make it as a pro,,,,how did that work out for you Andre ? Never underestimate anyone....
This was Sampras basically announcing his arrival at the top of the game. Agassi was always the showman, but here Sampras dominance of the stage in clinical brilliance made Agassi look very ordinary.
Meu Deus. Isso nao Era Um Jogo Era Um Classico.
Sampras had all the traits of a champion. Confident, calm, arrogant and with the deadly skills to back it up. He was definitely a very special specimen, was an incredibly strong guy and if the clock was turned and he trained with today's modern techniques he'd be right up there with the Big 3s.
Probably better than the big 3
Venció a Federer al 80% de este partido
O estilo do Agassi, maravilhoso, mais anos 90 impossivel
Sampras was a sharp shooter and his volley tecnique was superb, nobody can replace him until now, he is the G.O.A.T.
*US Open 1990-2002: two great legends. Masterpiece tennis.*
No annoying grunting, no yelling or ridiculous fist pumps after every winner, no false show of "love" at the match's conclusion. Just pure tennis.
Spot on, man
Bored tennis 🥱
Grunting yes, fist pumps..have you ever player an individual sport? False love show is actually class, în win or lose gotta act properly
not annoying Nadal, this guy is the dead of tennis....
@@Murakami666🤡
Pete Sampras has great serving!
Thanks a lot for this. Would love to see Agassi Vs. Becker that year and in 1995 :)
This Sampras is goat level, essentially unplayable.
he wasnt unplayable on clay
@@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960 he was on the truly fastest of courts, unbeatable. You know you're good when they slow the game down because you made the game boring.
Agassi put him in his place many times. But Pete always seem to learn.
Pistol Pete greatest serve ever
Sampras was wickedly good.
I am just in awe of how flawless Sampras' volleys were. He got to everything near him at the net and pretty much buried them all. Agassi was unable to get anything past him.
And Sampras was so good at digging out those tough volleys at his feet. And not only was he getting to those shots, they were winners. I only wish my volleys were half as good as Sampras' were this day. I'd be a star.
One of those matches where the loser just has to concede that their opponent is just in the zone the entire match. Nobody could have beaten Pete on this day.
Agassi was an amazing player!
I saw him a few times back then.
Thank you, USTA!
Those were wonderful years, indeed. I'm glad Andre found his forever love in Steffi, as I did with my husband, probably been married as long🎾😊❤!
I'm a tenns fan from way back. I remember meeting Rod Laver when I was only 10, at a tennis event, and I was hooked. It's a Great Sport!
Best carbon fibre racket , non polyester strings player of all time.
Add sub-90 square inch to that too.
Beyond everything I see two fair, polite and respectful players, the opposite of what we see today on the fields! players who also rejoice over their opponent's mistakes, forgetting that tennis is also refinement!
Pete's serve was smooth as silk
if exact, the execution was harmonious and technically perfect very beautiful
Agassi didn't have big serves or volleying skills, but he had lots of determination playing from the baseline....
But Sampras was a guy with alround skills.... Bullet like serves, accuracy and perfect volleys.
Borg, McEnroe, Becker, Edberg, Sampras were the best ones.
The last, all US, men's US Open final was back in 2002 and it was also between Sampras and Agassi.
We still have the Willams sisters, for now.
I always see RF as the modern time PS. Both have scary precision
Check out Poncho Gonzalez. He has passed on but he was Andrea's father in law. One of the best players EVER
HAD scary precision.
If the two very precise, only that Sampras had the most beautiful execution
20 and 19! When have we seen that since? I didn't realize they were so young when this rivalry began.
These are my Dad's generation matches. I belong to Federer generation🙏🏻 Quality wise both generations are best👌🏻❤
Too much game and weapons for Agassi, Pete pretty much owned Andre on a fast surface with that serve and flat ground strokes. We need that back!!!
Just incredible to watch, enjoyed every point!
Una de las mejores rivalidades de la historia
Remember that match. I was a huge Agassi fan but Pete was simply unstoppable here. A new tennis era had just begun.
Incredible playing, but Agassi showed that he’s a class act at the end.
Они оба сумасшедших божества!🔥🔥🔥 Как они играли это было НЕВЕРОЯТНО!!!
Brilliant match from two brilliant players.
remember this final very well , been a long that Pete Sampras really aced this game
Would love to see how this version of Sampras could match up to nowadays counterpunchers like djokovic or nadal on a 90's hardcourt.
On the same court they played this match on I favour Sampras against both of them as he will overpower them. Breaking Pete on this is so hard, which means he has carte blanche to fire away at your serve until he cracks it. Federer is the best bet against him on this surface. Court type has such a big influence when it comes to these great players. Sampras would be torn apart by all 3 on slow surfaces.
The closest I can picture is tsonga 2008 Aussie open. When he went ham on nadal
Love these guys
Sampras was SO fast in disguise. Most of people havent got it yet.
Game Set Match Sampras..
Was a favourite tagline during late nineties
Pete played with one of the heaviest rackets.....he wielded it like a club...so much power on serve and groundstrokes !
Not only that, he added lead tape to make it even heavier and strung his rackets around 70lbs. Imagine him playing with a modern racket with poly strings?
And he never changed it until the end of his career.
@@worawatsr9803 He didn't change until a few years after he retired. To be fair, the Pro Staff 85 has the best feel of any racket I've ever used. Tiny sweet spot and heavy, but great racket nonetheless.
@@blake7871 He actually plays with a Babolat now. When he changed he couldn't believe how much easier the new rackets were. He said it was like cheating.
Even Roger Federer realized that he was working much harder than he thought with his old stick. It did cost him just a bit of scapel like accuracy though.
Sampras was a fabulous player. His serve is something that I admire to this day.
Pete was easily one of the best volleyers of all time … you can still win games with volleying today but people just don’t use it as much
Rafter was better
Good to hear Tony Trabert’s commentary again.
I still honestly believe that Sampras would come out on top, had he played in the same era with Fed, Rafa and Nole, even without the 90’s fast surfaces. He has the best serve among them by far and the best volley. They all have equally great forehands. Pete’s backhand drive is the worst among the four but his backhand slice is the best to save him.
Digitize the score on screen for the oldies please. Thank you.
Sampras shots seemed to have much more strength and weight than Lendl, McEnroe and Agassi were accustomed to.
Pete’s racquet was heavy before modification, then more weight was added. I have the same one and it is hefty indeed bone stock. Flat shots are hard to hit as it is tiny, but has crazy weight, thing is a cannon. Pete’s was apparently into the 14 + ounce range. That weight combine with long flowing stokes that are low/flat made for some blistering shots. Also allowed for great touch with the serve volley style off play. Try it however in a high level quick doubles, one needs to be Hercules.
Some one calculated Pete’s (85 sq inch) racquet is about 60% more difficult to use than Agassi’s (107 sq inch) and at that using a one handed back hand was again considerably more difficult to use, goes to show Pete was certainly something extraordinarily special. Definitely GOAT material.
@@thebeardedgolfer9819 Well, Pete was Hercules with a wooden stick. Notted rope forearms.
Even to what the big 3 are uswd to as well now.
@@thebeardedgolfer9819 most guys have heavy racquets, now as well.
@@thebeardedgolfer9819 makes me wonder what pete coulda done had he switched to a larger head. he used to shank difficult shots quite a bit, esp. on his back hand side. i mean i've been playing for 25 years and i still cant figure out what's the advantage of a smaller head esp. given he wanted it heavier.
That Agassi look was something else
I just loved to watch Agassi. I always thought his hair was natural. I never got over the shock when he came out on the court without his wig.
Amazing that Pete won both his 1st and Last Major at the USO ironically also against the same opponent
12 years later the same scenario Sampras defeating Agassi in 2002 US Open final. Amen
Agassi was always Sampras' pigeon in GS finals (Ausopen '95 excepted).
Wrong. Agassi beat Sampras consistently at the French and Aussie Opens. Sampras won their matches at Wimbledon and the US Open. They were even.
@@JasonVictorEverett do you know their Head to Head record it is 20-14 Favouring Sampras Check STATS and then speak 🗣️
@@anandparmeswaran6681 Grand Slam record is closer than that.
Duas feras do 🎾 tênis meu ídolo André Agassi pra teve a batida maís linda até hoje 👏👏👏👏👏
Two legends. The sport was soooooo much better and entertaining back then
Qué manera de jugar al tenis.
Clase magistral de volea de Pete. 👌
The players nowadays are much enhanced, professional and more like corporate (emotional) guys, Back 20-30 yrs ago, when the men had class, character, masculinity and looked bad ass at the same time.
So?
The camera zoom-out at 11:35 is striking and cinematic and should be brought back
Magnificent tennis style, amazing finale!
Another one of my guys, actually both but Pete was all business as that era of tennis was. Only the best won majors unlike today's frauds in sports. Beautiful to see the greatest tennis player ever, Pete Sampras' game. Thanks.
Great highlights. More great if we can see the scoreboard
I had the biggest crush on these 2 their game was impeccable.
Upload Agassi V Becker 1995 SF please
All rounder pistol Pete.serve , volley aces , back hand ,forehand, smashes everything one can find here
Damn. Forgot how good Pete's volleys were. He could half volley from the middle of his side lol. Amazing.
This was the best time to watch tennis
Fast court. I miss those.
If they showed the whole match and build up, you would have heard Tony Trabert describe the court as "medium slow". That might have made your jaw drop. Personally I think Arthur Ashe Court in the late 1990s was considerably faster than this Armstrong court.
Edberg could have never nuked Courier in 1991 if it was a medium slow court.
@@thanghoang3198 I'm paraphrasing what Trabert said here. He said that the court is slow enough to help the baseliners but if you attack you can get a reward. So in his opinion it was ideal for a championship like the US Open. During this era different types of players won the US Open unlike Wimbledon where only serve volleyers won bar Agassi in 1992. So, I think Trabert makes a good observation about the court.
Lendl, eight finals and three times a winner, Wilander in 1988, Becker in 1989, Agassi demolished Stich in 1994. Different styles of play for all guys.
The US Open 1990 was the time where Björn Borg held the record for 11 Grand Slams. Sampras won the US Open 1990 which was his first Grand Slam. At the time people didn't expect that Sampras would break Borg's record and that after Sampras' retirement Federer, Nadal and Đoković will appear who will break Sampras' record and manage to win 20 Grand Slams. At the time of the US Open 1990 Agassi was 20, Sampras 19, Federer 9, Nadal 5 and Đoković 4.
When the court is fast, Sampras is stronger than Federer because he had the best service and the best volè
And also very flat forehand
Clearly remember watching this and crying
Shows the greatness of Mcenroe who, at an older age with layoffs, won a set and had a few chances to get into a winning position in the 2nd set against Sampras in the Semis. Given Sampras proved a 20 year old Agassi was still a bit vulnerable to great serve and volley, Mac could have won this Open.
I remember watching this match thinking - this is easily the best tennis player I've ever seen. I couldn't believe he beat Lendl - who had been to the final 8 straight years. Lendl played well - didn't matter. Then, in the pressure cooker atmosphere - he beat McEnroe. And, McEnroe played fantastic posting his best service performance I can remember. Didn't matter. And then, he did this to Agassi - who didn't play his best, but who could. This was Pete's day. Near perfect tennis.
Pete's volleying is out of this world.
90s US Open was lightning fast!
Despite Agassi s great service return Sampras proved he could cover the baseline and eventually come forward on the volley but hed much prefer to win quicker with aces which Agassi wouldnt allow. This made PS a better player having Agassi push him into a more all court game.
I stopped watching tennis when these two legends retired.
So much more vastly entertaining than today’s tennis in every way.
Lol yea right old head
Because of the so called bullshit called Nostalgia, aite?
This is very amazing to watch