Chang vs Lendl 1989 Men's round 4 Full Match | Roland-Garros
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I remember watching this match as a kid early morning. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! Truly a "David vs Goliath" moment in tennis history.
Can you believe its been 31 years!!!
I also remember it being a child!!! it was amazing, and inspiring... From that day, I made a fan of the little Great Michael Chang...
me too
@Felix Peiper Just shows you the best players in the world are human.
@Victoria Films 33 years now. Chang's Era was so fun to watch.
Chang's tenacity and guts was the physical victory, but what really won it for him was getting into Lendl's brain. Lendl just blew it, letting "bad" calls bug him, and in the end, letting Chang totally dominate him mentally. Lendl was a puppet out there at the end, while Chang, in lock down survival mode, pulled out every trick and threw his fate to the wind. This was a totally historic tennis match. I watched it back in '89, and it's a real treat to see it again.
I'm of a different opinion. I do agree Lendl's mind was all over the place. He was complaining about the court conditions, irritated that Chang challenged a call early on and also took a long bathroom break, and maybe a bit at the fans for jeering. I just can't help to wonder if Lendl felt sorry for Michael and took it easy on him when Michael came down with the lengthy cramps in the 4th and 5th set. Michael was in a lot of pain and could only moonball the ball back, yet Lendl didn't use that opportunity to pounce on it for easy winners. Instead, Lendl gently loft the ball back to him each and every time. In the 5th set, Michael also cost Lendl a game or two by using the time between Lendl's serves to drink a gallon of water and stretching. Lendl had to wait for him even though he's the one serving.
I feel that Michael owed Lendl one. If a player is injured or is hurting, the expectation is that in good faith, he should retire from the match.. because It's not fair to the opponent to play when you're hurt. Michael was young here, being only 17 years old and inexperienced at the time, so can't blame him either for wanting to play and pursue his first slam. Nice to see Lendl being a good sport and the umpire too for letting Michael use as much time he needed to reset for each play. After this match, Lendl was a class act. Instead of whining about Michael's continuance on playing, he took the high road and told the press that Michael showed him a lot of courage out there and he understood how tough it was for Michael to play through cramps. Had that been McEnroe or Connors instead of Michael, Lendl wouldn't be as considerate.
@@jcpenny3606i agree. Despite the Western Media public opinion, Lendl is a very humane human being
3:27:00
Legendary underhand serve.
that image is what this player still reminds me of ,even when sometimes I tray the same shot.
One of the most memorable matches in tennis history...
Not in a good way though
@@mikkokarkkainen2807 in a great way
damn!Change's a phuqn genius!!!
only if you have a real short memory
ICONIC!!
One of the gutsiest performances in tennis history. Against all odds, crippling leg cramps, and the powerful game of Lendl, Michael totally got into Ivan's head with the underhand serve, standing at the service line on match point, and just never giving up. The reward of the French Open title against Edberg was just icing on the cake.
When i watched this match, i was 18 years old. Lendl at that time was the world nr1. And Michael Chang was 17 years old, and won the French open by beaten Stefan Edberg in final. But the biggest surprise was this match. And everybody who watch this match, do understand. A 17 year old boy playing Ivan Lendl, who is the world nr1. It was 0-2 in sets for Lendl. But it was this young boy by the name Michael Chang who finaly won that match. Chang never became nr1. His highest atp ranking was nr2. But Chang was a top 5 player for a long time. 1996 he was runner-up at the Australian open, and later the same year also runner-up at the US open.
This 1989 match is never forgotten.
I was 13, at the time, and spent every free hour on the tennis court. And I was a huge fan of Lendl. But in this match, I ended up rooting for Chang. What a match! One of the greatest matches in tennis history, for sure!
We didn't know it at the time, but this match was the end of Ivan Lendl's 5-year run as the world's most dominant tennis player. Lendl was a guy who, in his prime, almost never let winnable matches slip out of his grasp. Outside of Wimbledon, where he could get served-and-volleyed off the lightning-fast courts, Lendl was basically an untouchable Terminator from FO '84 until FO '89. Even today i'm still disappointed that we didn't get to see a Lendl-Edberg French Open final.
The final I would have loved to see was Lendl-Leconte in 1986. Leconte was firmly on his way towards victory when he suddenly lost his thread in that semi against Pernfors!
Tough summer for Edberg, losing both the French and Wimbledon final that year but he did win 6 majors. I still wonder how confident Edberg would have been if he played Lendl in that 1989 French final. He won the 2nd and 3rd set again chang, having played a 5 set semi with nine other than Boris Becker.
A true testament of "winning ugly". Tennis is a mental game. When his body has given up, but willpower carried him over the finish line.
Also, he kind of invented Federer's SABR return and Kyrgios' infamous underhand serve tactic, eh?
True on both counts. I'm not a Kyrgios fan at all, but I absolutely believe the dropshot or underhand serve is totally legit. If you stand 30' behind the baseline for a tactical advantage, you can't complain when someone counters it. Also, I'm pretty sure Lendl did it to McEnroe in the early 80's.
Underhand serve is like throwing free throws underhand. It's just not popular and doesn't look pretty but perfectly legit. I rather call it a winning with everything you got.
Lendl had the chance in the fifth set to make the 4:3, but he missed a relatively simple forehand.
Most players would have folded long before the fifth set began. Despite appearing totally dehydrated and cramping, Michael stayed calm, used his intelligence , wisdom, and skill to defeat Lendl.- 99% of the time players in this condition are not able to think straight, let alone hold a racket and move. This says a whole lot about Michael Chang. "winning beautifully!"
Roger is coming in when the server looks up at tossing the ball. its not really the same thing
The emotion in those last five games! I haven't seen this match since it was live and my stomach is in knots watching it again. Loved Michael applying the pressure on match point. Soooo good!
Well, so good...Some experts afterwards called it "unfair" tactics used by Chang.
What can be "unfair" in stepping up a little bit more into the field...that's laughable. Lendl had all the freedom to make a safe second service. It were only his faults all the way, because he was nearly as exhausted as Chang.
@@happyherbert1984 Well, it was not me calling Chang's tactics (moonballing, underarm-service at a crucial point, stepping up at match point into the field, etc.) unfair, but I have read that there were some tennis experts then who called it that way.
@@MultiStar83 well they shouldn’t be tennis “experts”
This match had everything.
2 things I always forget about this match…Lendl was just as exhausted and Chang was only 17 years old. Legendary match!
One of the most amazing match of all time. Full of surprises. A classic.
Fifth set is one of the most inspirational sports moments. A tiny Asian kid in a silent battle with his own body while battling the top giant of his sport-and somehow coming out on by top digging deep into unconventional tactics and creativity to simply stay alive in the fight.
This is one of the most amazing examples of athletic guile I have ever witnessed.
Thanks for uploading, Roland Garros. I really enjoyed this match.
Ce match est inoubliable pour moi.
Lendl était mon joueur préféré et je suivais quasiment tous les matchs de RG. Ce jour là je m'étais levé très tôt et en rentrant quand j'ai vu le match commencer vers 12h30 je crois, (je connaissais à peine M Chang) je me suis dit que Lendl allait gagner facilement. J'ai donc pris un déjeuner et je suis allé faire une sieste. Plus tard, j'allume la tv en pensant voir d'autres matchs et j'ai halluciné quand j'ai vu qu'ils étaient encore sur le court. Il y avait 2 jeux partout dans le 5ème set. Je regardais la fin du match et je n'en croyais pas mes yeux. Les balles en cloche, les crampes de Chang,sa mère qui lui montre comment respirer, le service à la cuillère, l'américain qui va au bout de lui-même, Lendl qui ne sait plus quoi faire... En terme d'émotions c'etait incroyable.
Un autre match qui m'a aussi procuré d'incroyables émotions est le huitième de finale de l'US Open 1991 entre Jimmy Connors et Aaron Krickstein. La remontée de Connors qui avait 39 ans et la tension en fin de match,une ambiance incroyable dans les tribunes, Connors qui dit dans le tiebreak qu'il va gagner, c'était aussi quelque chose. Et Yannick Noah qui commentait le match avec Pierre Sled s'était levé et avait applaudi à la fin. Je crois même qu'il a versé une larme. Et pourtant au niveau qualité de tennis ce n'étaient pas les plus beaux matchs. Mais comme on l'a dit, le sport c'est surtout l'émotion. C'était le cas ce jour là. 👏👏👏
A chaque fois que je revois ce match je suis toujours aussi étonné d'a quel point chang a réussi ce coup de maitre, ça montre vraiment a quel point on peut rentrer dans la tête de son adversaire dans un match de tennis.
I played Micheal Chang in a 12 and under tournament in San Diego and he used the under arm serve on me 🤣
Backstory: Chang is only 17yo in this video and started cramping and was severely dehydrated, by the end of the third set. You can see how agonized his movements are toward the fifth. Going up against #1 ranked Lendl in this condition, Chang later admitted he almost forfeited were it not for strength he found from the Lord. Incredible underdog story!
That's amazing! Better still, he found strength from something that doesn't even exist. The power of placebo is amazing......
@@danguee1 Amazing that you seem to know for sure. People have been wondering for quite some time..
What Lord? Lord Rayden? Lord of the Rings? Lorde from Southpark?
@saigonbond amazing.. this is what we call as Borg vs McEnroe 2.5
@@elsrdick Lord of the Rings
I got Chang’s autograph in Memphis. He was playing the indoor tournament. He wrote “God loves you, Michael Chang” He’s a great guy. Agassi and Courier were at the tournament too but they refused to sign any autographs.
Now I know never to ask Aggssi for an autograph, thanks for the tip. That's why I’d never ask any public figure for such a favour.
Your right Chang is a real nice guy, I have my own "God loves you" autograph from Mike!
I watched this match from the very beginning to the very end. Incredible match!
I remember watching this as a kid, too. I went to tennis practice after Chang lost the first set and came back from it to watch the final set and drama unfolding. At the time, Lendl was not very much liked (in Western Europe), so I was rooting for Chang and could not believe what was happening. (Today, I very much regret my dislike of Lendl. I find him the most interesting and indeed entertaining of all the 80s tennis heroes.)
Martin Hermann mmmmm Lendl more interesting than Borg and Connors?
@@tennislegendsonlineretrotennis And Um, McEnroe and Gerulaitis?
Les voix des commentateurs, l'affichage du score, le logo antenne 2, les vêtements des spectateurs; SHOOT de nostalgie garantie...
J'avais 15 ans et devant la télé pour ce match légendaire....un moment inoubliable !!!!!!
Moi 17 ans .
13 ans à l'époque et étant d'origine asiatique " CHANG" était mon surnom au collège ;=)
wow, unbelievable! i'm reading his autobiography from the early 2000's and had to see this match!! epic
Must see Chang SAMPRAS atp
Wow!What a great match! For me,Michael Chang is one of the greatest heroe in the history of tennis! Forever a great,great Champion!
thx for posting !! awesome match
Thanks to youtube we can watch this amazing performance by Chang whenever we want... Epic tournament too for MC!
Still today this is the most historic tenis match ever. I couldn't leave the TV when I watched it as a kid.
Uno de los mejores partidos que vi en toda mi vida... Gracias Michael Chang por la entrega, el talento, la picardía, la astusia, el coraje, la calidad. Un match completamente emocionante, antológico.
The entire match, Chang was hitting a lot of his backhands cross-court. In this final game, he uncorked three rockets down the line. I think Lendl was stunned.
Thank you for uploading. I felt love.
one of the most memorable match, a real drama, a also remember it in France, i also remember i went out, just after Chang victory, to strike some balls against the church wall, with my wood racket, to replay the game...
einfach nur genial es zu sehen auch wenn man live am Fernsehen mit dabei war es war und ist super spannend anzusehen.
OMG I remember watching this too! But then when I look at the speed of the game now it looks so slow I feel I could even send those balls back... unbelievable how the game changed.
Michael Chaaangg!! My favourite tennis player. Legend with Only One Grand Slam title. But I still like him though. His spirit and agility is the best 👍👍👍
He was a badminton 🏸 player
Lendl did nothing to win except hope that his opponent would break down. In the end, it was his mind that imploded first.
Lendl missed an easy forehand in his service game at 3:3 in the fifth set. That forehand would have been a 4:3 for him.
@Lydon Mika I am always playing a single-handed backhand with topspin. This particular shot is not very effective on clay. I think, that Lendl lost his patience and began to think, that he could lose against that kid.
Edberg had also not much success with his topspin backhand in the final.
@Lydon Mika Well, I don't know. What I know is, that Vilas also played a very high topspin on his backhand side. Vilas had not much success in 1982 against Wilander. He ran out of gas. And Lendl looked exhausted.
@Lydon Mika But he played top spin on his backhand all the time, watch the video. He mixed it up with some slices, but most of the time it was top spin.
I think the OP pretty much summed it up: Lendl did nothing to win. He was the player with more powerful ground strokes, but when you watch the 5th set, he was merely pushing the ball over the net, rarely finishing a rally with a powerful stroke. Remarkably, that's what the supposedly weaker Chang did - he had a 14-6 edge over Lendl in terms of winners in that 5th set! Edberg played a simlarly dismal 5th set in the final, amassing 24 UEs out of his 62 in the entire match (twice as many as Chang, and six times as many as Chang in the 5th set). So it was an incredible effort by Chang, but his opponents also helped him a lot.
For those who want to see the underarm serve: 3:26:52
@johanna dam He's american.
@@jkjkjk100 Chinese american.
Michael Kießling no just american
@Ike Exeter Some do.
Probably the ugliest match I have watched in some while
@3:19:40...a huge point in the match. Lendl has a point for a 4-3 lead on serve, but with Chang cramping. Chang gets a ball back, and then pretty much gives up on the point. Lendl has the open court....and harpoons a loose forehand wide. This was amazing to watch at the time. And it still is.
Un des scénarios les plus invraisemblables qu'on ait pu voir. Un gamin de 17 ans qui avec un sang froid inouï fait dégoupiller le N°1 mondial de l'époque qui était perdu sur le court en ayant pourtant mené 2 sets 0. Un truc de dingue.
He wrecked Lendl’s head by lobbing the ball, classic stuff! 🎾
Prior to this match, Lendl had played against Chang in an exhibition in '88. Lendl basically told Chang that he couldn't hurt him from anywhere on the court, even though he could run.
Chang took that to heart. And then he hurt him.
@@imightbebiased9311 As a matter of fact, Chang beat Lendl a couple of weeks before this match (63 26 61 in Atlanta if I remember correctly).
@@imightbebiased9311 Lendl had a habit of bullying opponents in the locker room. Sometimes it backfired.
The best T-shirt prints of all time were in the 80s, with Lendl and Edberg.
重溫這場經典比賽，過程仍然十分激勵人心！！
懷念的張德培
Such an inspirational match. Lendl had mastered power tennis for years but had no answer for a player forced to give him all sorts of strange slow junk due to injury but who could also muster the strength to strike when he saw an opening and was hitting the bulls eyes when he needed to. Tennis has more possibilities than many players realize.
On a clay court, yes.
@@chrisjohn1284 Ashe-Connors Wimbledon 75, Wilander Lendl 88 US open. Both examples of how intelligent players beat seemingly superior opponents.
Lendl is my favorite player ever but Chang won the day! An amazing match!
I guess you stopped watching tennis in the 80's then lol
Merci d'avoir mis en ligne ce match épique! J'avais 8 ans quand ce match a eu lieu! Je ne me souvenais plus exactement à quel moment Chang avait tenté son fameux service à la cuillère! Quel culot et quelle maturité de tenter ça à son âge contre le numéro un mondial! Incroyable
C'est plutôt lamentable 👎🏾 c'est de l'anti-jeux ! C'est uniquement pour énerver Lendel . Ce connard de ricain a chercher à énervé Lendel tout au long du 5 eme set , à faire de l'antijeux
@@a.a1898 Ahah, tu l'as trop mauvaise, ça se sent! 🤭 Peu importe ce que tu baves, les connaisseurs apprécient et saluent le "courage" et "l'exploit" de Mickael Chang. Deux mots qui ne te disent probablement rien.. Bisous le rageux 🤣
@@Francois-C compare les deux palmares, il y a pas photo....Lendl est une légende de ce sport.
Du culot, oui, mais je vois pas le rapport avec la maturité.
Legendary match
Very high class, too!
The most touching match ever!
This match almost a carbon copy of 1982 when Lendl lost another 5 set match at the French Open to another unheralded 17 year old - Mats Wilander, who also went on to win the title. In both matches, Lendl seemed to think that if he just battered away, his young opponent would just collapse.
Quand je regarde ce match c est super comme quoi il ne faut jamais abandonné et croire en soi-même et ont à toujours des forces en soi bravo pour ce reportage merci
Michael Chang's only GS title is on clay (Roland Garros 1989), but all his 7 ATP Masters titles are on hard court.
This has got to be in the top 3 most amazing slam games ever. 17 years old beating the #1 seed not with physical strength or experience but with resilience, psychology, and pure guts.
Merci !
History made that year by Michael Chang. Coming back from severe cramp in this match to beat the world number 1 at the time and then go onto to win his first and only Grand Slam at Roland Garros. To become and remain to this day the youngest male grand slam champion and also in the context of the Tiananmen square Massacre. Truly historic.
1989 was a really long time ago. Soviet Union still existed back then. Chang's family is from Taiwan so Tiananmen had nothing to do with him really.
@@jasonleetaiwan It was something that was on the front page of every diaspora Chinese newspaper in the world, including Taiwanese, Singaporean, Malaysian, etc. Michael himself mentioned it in his victory speech.
I saw the ending of the second set and left my house for school. My mom picked me up in the afternoon and told me the result... I couldn't believe it.
Avevo 11 anni. Mi ricordo bene questo grande match. Il tennis è uno sport bellissimo.
In the last set especially Lendl never knew if Chang was going to float a moonball back or hit it hard-and go for a winner. It is disruptive to play a hurt player who goes for some shots and just lobs others back. I do think Lendl should've hit his backhand harder on this moonballs instead of just keeping the ball in play. Crowd got to him as well as Chang
Topspin moonballs are actually much harder to drive without hitting it out for a one hander backhand.
"Incroyable" comment il l'a rendu fou à un moment, un match de légende.
The stake was that high in 89 and Chang came through all the way. I achieved nothing when I was 17.
Michael..for relief, 99% of 17 yrs old boy don't usually achieve anything. All I could think of was making in an honor society at 17.
I was 17 me too, when i saw this match, i was incredulous, it was a strange but epic match.
But poor Chang was not able to duplicate this FO effort for the rest of his career. I mean winning GS events.
You can say the same thing for: roddick, sabatini, novotna and all those one slam wonder.
@@slumnote
Poor Andy. He ran into Roger and Rafa, 2 of the 3 best tennis players from his era. But he actually did well against Novak.
Great match, but this popped up just after I got done watching the 2021 Nadal/Djokovic semifinal highlights. What a difference in speed. It’s just not the modern strings that make the difference. The pure physicality difference is shocking.
Today also they can handle moonballs, Lendl could not very efficiently. This was exploited by Chang and Wilander at times.
The Golden Age of tennis!
So much creativity and courage by this young kid. What a match and underdog story
Maybe Lendl is too much of a gentleman who, instead of coming in for the kill, was just waiting for his opponent to quit, or maybe he was hypnotized by Chang's seemingly lifeless movements between points. Though It is truthly amazing what Chang had accomplished at the tender age of seventeen.
Chang was a human backboard that entire tournament.
3:32:44 an early SABR ;-)
Underarm serve ...... Return from serve line...... which were later adopted by modern tennis pros..... How could you not think that Michael Chang was a genius back then
Has nothing to do with beeing a genius or not, but i enjoyed it yea.
lol, you think he invented those? every serious junior must slog through every abusive tactic in the book in every generation.
Legendary match !
legendary match
Please upload more 80s and 90s matches
I had never watched this before. I, of course, read about it. Seeing it now, 33 years later, I'm amazed.
Salute to Ge Ge Michael. When he won the French Open 1989 at age of 17, he has inspired million of Asian teenagers. Jesus Christ bless Ge Ge Michael 🙏
Ce match est mythique.
Ivan Lendl is legend, but Michael Chang own this legendary match. Forever.
3:35:31 Suit guy : (What an amazing boy.. can't hide smile)
Questa battaglia rimarrá per sempre nella mia memoria , come il colpo dal basso , le palle alte e la pressione sul match point.
Tennis is also a match of the mind. And Lendl was not ready for his. I remember how exceptional this match was. The underdog won against a player who was not really liked that much anyway.
The different between Kyrgios and Chang. Kyrgios usually show off, while Chang doing what he can to win, nothing more or less
that's the difference between Kyrgios and 98%+ of ALL current tour players...
Ganhou do Lendl com apenas uma perna! 3 backhand winners no último game! E deu uma de Kyrgios no último ponto! Sensacional
I still vividly remember that game - We didn’t like Lendl in France so we were overjoyed for Chang winning that game - especially the last point where he steps up to the service line… legend!!
The forehand hhat Lendl missed at 3.3 40:30 in the 5 set…..i think after this match he dreamed several times about this scene
For better or for worse, we'll never see another match like this...no trainers, no medical timeouts, drinking in between points...
It is like a Hollywood movie, so dramatic, amazing!
Dios mio!! La mente por sobre el fisico y la valentia por sobre la sensibilidad!
Je devais avoir 14 ans à l'époque, lorsque j'ai visionné ce match. Et je m'en rappelle encore comme si c'était hier !
Lendl is a better player. Michael showed tremendous courage and resilience to stay in the match waiting for Lendl to eventually make mistakes and lost the match.
Most famous players are better than Chang who was never number 1 and only won one grand slam tournament in his career, but he was still so darn good. One of the best number 2 players ever if you can say such a thing.
I disagree. This was a changing og the guard. Lendl's technique and racket were antiquated. Chang, with more modern equipment, basically plays what would become modern claycourt tennis, except for the moon balls. Playing with topspin, Taking the ball early, finishing points off at the net when possible.
They played seven times. Lendl has the 5-2 edge but he won the first 2 sets in all seven.
I was a 12yo kid then, and normally did not watch Tennis, while zapping on TV and nothing better was on TV I thought watch the game. And I couldnt believe what I saw. War/Chess on the court, unbelieveable and unforgettable match from both participants! Unforgettable till today!
Probably the greatest match in the history of the game.
Quiero ir a Roland Garros
Michael Chang, the ultimate pusher.
Michael Chang won a total of 34 singles titles.
Throughout his career, Chang won a total of 34 singles titles, including seven Masters 1000 titles and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.
Chang repeatedly hit superb approach shots and backed it up with solid volleys. Ivan was reluctant to follow his powerful ground strokes to the net
Man I really love Ivan Lendl's style of tennis
Boring?
man that last point, chang way up to the service line for the return. EPIC!!!!
Bravo !
Encore incroyable aujourd'hui. .
Le numéro 1 kao debout.
What a match nathalie.
Big up à Enrico
Chang is pure guts. Chang, Agassi, Sampras were the pure class of the 80s and had hearts of lions.