this match is incredible! way better quality tennis than today...giants. Everything was better, the serves, the volleys, the shot making....short minimal points, each of them playing the most offensive game...and the charisma of both players....I will make a highligthts video of this match....
Quite right. People don't talk about Goran but he was a tough matchup for becker, edberg and even sampras was uncomfortable many times despite being the king of Wimbledon. The change in technology prevents these sorts of players being around now.
Für mich ist und bleibt Boris Becker der größte Tennisspieler aller Zeiten!! Wie mein Vorgänger gesagt hat, heute alles überhaupt nicht mehr erreichbar. Wie die Zuschauer mitgegangen sind, einfach faszinierend Boris Becker hatte einfach die Gabe,durch seine außergewöhnliche Spielweise, die Zuschauer in seinen Bann zu ziehen. Ich werde diesen außergewöhnlichen Spieler niemals vergessen und seine wahnsinnig, erfolgreichen Spiele,egal ob es in Australien, Wimbledon,Flushing Medow oder Paris oder ob es der Davis Cup oder die ATP WM war, über TH-cam immer wieder reinziehen,von seinem ersten Wimbledon Sieg bis zu seinem letzten ATP WM Sieg!! Danke Boris warst und bist ein wahrer Champion!!
Genau so sehe ich das auch,Boris war Teil meiner Kindheit,soviel Erinnerungen an Wimbledon, Davis Cup ( Hartford 1987 etc).. Wegen Boris ist man nachts aufgestanden. ..Er hat Tennis gelebt aufm Platz.Was für Persönlichkeiten damals Mcenroe Connors,Boris,Edberg,Lendl Agassi usw... Tolle Zeit 😀
Boris Becker was bigger than the sport itself. His sheer demeanor, determination, desire, and decisiveness set him apart from many who were perhaps more talented than he was. I still remember watching my first or second Wimbledon in 1985, when Becker came out of nowhere to win the championship. Many felt he was a one trick pony. But he came back the next year to repeat his incredible feat against Lendl. Barring a Doohan mishap in the 2nd round of 1987, Becker's performance in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 earned him tremendous credibility as the preeminent grass court specialist of the 80s and the early 90s. Despite Becker's 7 appearances in Wimbledon finals, the fact that he only has 3 wins underpins the quality of men's tennis that was on display during Becker's time. In 1991, for instance, when Becker met Michael Stich in the finals, I had expected him to win rather easily, but he lost a relative one-sided match to the younger German, who was just too good on that day. Becker would go on to avenge that defeat in1993, if I am not mistaken, in a classic 5-set thriller against Stich in the 4th round. It was a match which Becker would win before bowing out to Pete Sampras in the quarters. That loss to Andre was his second at Wimbledon. He had a lost a heart breaking 5-setter to Agassi in 1992, when Agassi went on to win the championship against Goran. Becker would avenge both those defeats in the 1995 semifinal when a resurgent Boris came out of nowhere and a set and break down to turn the table on his nemesis, Agassi. Sadly, Pete Sampras proved to be too good for his ailing legs, and while the desire was there, the body and conditioning had started to conspire against him. Despite this, Becker played some incredibly competitive matches against a young Pete Sampras, particularly on indoor carpet, which felt like a surface tailor made for his game. 1996, was the last great year for Boris. He won the year-end championship in 1995, and followed it up with an Australian Open win down under, taking out Michael Chang in classic Becker fashion. That year, I felt Becker had it in him to make a deep run at Wimbledon. That was also the year when Krajicek took out Sampras in the quarters, but sadly, Becker was out with a wrist injury in his 3rd round match, or given the draw, he would likely have put himself in position to pull out one last victory on the familiar grass courts of SW21. Beyond the sport, Becker meant so much to me when I was growing up. He was the quintessential competitor; charismatic to the core, and for some reason it always felt like he didn't belong in the "establishment" of tennis. He had a bad boy image about him, and his indiscretions in his personal life added to his unmistakable allure. Despite his fellow German, Steffi Graf's incredible success as the GOAT of women's tennis, Becker's popularity in Germany was unparalleled. On the court, Becker was dangerous when he was down. I've lost count of the sheer number of times he has come back to save break points from 0-40 with aces up the T. His clarity of gameplay, exceptional movement, booming serve, incredible ground strokes, and an almost inhuman ability to punish himself by lunging for balls that were un-gettable, and quickly recovering to continue and win the point, were all legendary attributes of his game that made him a pleasure to watch. When Becker retired, I lost interest in tennis, and after Sampras faded away in 2002, I stopped watching for many years. For whatever reason, Roger Federer and the many one-sided wins he had against lesser competitors who did not belong in the court with him, did not quite do it for me. I was glad when Nadal became a force and a serious contender for Roger's claim to the GOAT debate, and then even more so, when the great Djokovic put paid to the hopes of millions of Roger/Rafa fans around the world, by eventually taking over as the game's undisputed GOAT. The game has changed so much since the days of Boris Becker, and one might argue that change has not added to the sport's appeal. But as much as I miss watching the variety that Tennis had to offer in the 80s, I must admit that I would be remiss to not acknowledge the greatness of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and of course Novak Djokovic. I have no doubt that the current crop of young players, particularly Alcaraz, will keep the tennis flag flying high, with his incredible talent and amiable personality. But the lawns of Wimbledon will always wonder if they will ever see another athlete with the heart of the great Boris Becker. Long live the King! Long Live Boris!
Eins der spannendsten Spiele von Boris (und er hat davon viele gehabt, da ist er von allen Spielern unerreichbar). Wie die Zuschauer da mitgegangen sind im Heimatland (heute undenkbar). Hab es damals als 8-jähriger live mit meinem Vater gesehen. Schön, es endlich mal mit Original-Kommentar zu sehen. Weiß sogar das Datum aus dem Kopf, 21. November, einen Tag vor seinem 25. Geburtstag mit dem Finalsieg. Danke für den Upload! :-)
Fand ich damals auch schon immer klasse, wenn Günther Bosch Co-Kommentator war. Ein Meister seines Fachs. Becker auf Teppichboden zuzuschauen war ein Genuss. Da waren Hochspannung und Emotionen garantiert.
🤯 Can we just appreciate the out of this world quality of tennis in this match. 2000s tennis is complete garbage. Almost no single-handed backhands, no serve-volley. Tennis died after the Becker/Edberg/McEnroe/Sampras/Goran/Rafter era.
There was a game between Sampras and Korda in Munich (year end) in 1993 (or 1994) and Pete said that his opponent could hit winners outright from any corner of the court. do you have footage of that game…?
this match is incredible! way better quality tennis than today...giants. Everything was better, the serves, the volleys, the shot making....short minimal points, each of them playing the most offensive game...and the charisma of both players....I will make a highligthts video of this match....
Quite right. People don't talk about Goran but he was a tough matchup for becker, edberg and even sampras was uncomfortable many times despite being the king of Wimbledon. The change in technology prevents these sorts of players being around now.
@2ndservaceso true.
Actually I think it 's not a question of being a tough match up for them: on grass and carpet Ivanisevic was simply about as good as they were!
Yeahhh, so true. Djokovic, Nadal & Federer are soooo Bad
Let alone Alcaraz
Für mich ist und bleibt Boris Becker der größte Tennisspieler aller Zeiten!! Wie mein Vorgänger gesagt hat, heute alles überhaupt nicht mehr erreichbar. Wie die Zuschauer mitgegangen sind, einfach faszinierend Boris Becker hatte einfach die Gabe,durch seine außergewöhnliche Spielweise, die Zuschauer in seinen Bann zu ziehen.
Ich werde diesen außergewöhnlichen Spieler niemals vergessen und seine wahnsinnig, erfolgreichen Spiele,egal ob es in Australien, Wimbledon,Flushing Medow oder Paris oder ob es der Davis Cup oder die ATP WM war, über TH-cam immer wieder reinziehen,von seinem ersten Wimbledon Sieg bis zu seinem letzten ATP WM Sieg!!
Danke Boris warst und bist ein wahrer Champion!!
Genau so sehe ich das auch,Boris war Teil meiner Kindheit,soviel Erinnerungen an Wimbledon, Davis Cup ( Hartford 1987 etc).. Wegen Boris ist man nachts aufgestanden. ..Er hat Tennis gelebt aufm Platz.Was für Persönlichkeiten damals Mcenroe Connors,Boris,Edberg,Lendl Agassi usw... Tolle Zeit 😀
Vintage Boom Boom Becker on Match Point. Unreal. So fun to watch. Made me want to play!
Boris Becker was bigger than the sport itself. His sheer demeanor, determination, desire, and decisiveness set him apart from many who were perhaps more talented than he was. I still remember watching my first or second Wimbledon in 1985, when Becker came out of nowhere to win the championship. Many felt he was a one trick pony. But he came back the next year to repeat his incredible feat against Lendl. Barring a Doohan mishap in the 2nd round of 1987, Becker's performance in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 earned him tremendous credibility as the preeminent grass court specialist of the 80s and the early 90s. Despite Becker's 7 appearances in Wimbledon finals, the fact that he only has 3 wins underpins the quality of men's tennis that was on display during Becker's time. In 1991, for instance, when Becker met Michael Stich in the finals, I had expected him to win rather easily, but he lost a relative one-sided match to the younger German, who was just too good on that day. Becker would go on to avenge that defeat in1993, if I am not mistaken, in a classic 5-set thriller against Stich in the 4th round. It was a match which Becker would win before bowing out to Pete Sampras in the quarters. That loss to Andre was his second at Wimbledon. He had a lost a heart breaking 5-setter to Agassi in 1992, when Agassi went on to win the championship against Goran. Becker would avenge both those defeats in the 1995 semifinal when a resurgent Boris came out of nowhere and a set and break down to turn the table on his nemesis, Agassi. Sadly, Pete Sampras proved to be too good for his ailing legs, and while the desire was there, the body and conditioning had started to conspire against him. Despite this, Becker played some incredibly competitive matches against a young Pete Sampras, particularly on indoor carpet, which felt like a surface tailor made for his game. 1996, was the last great year for Boris. He won the year-end championship in 1995, and followed it up with an Australian Open win down under, taking out Michael Chang in classic Becker fashion. That year, I felt Becker had it in him to make a deep run at Wimbledon. That was also the year when Krajicek took out Sampras in the quarters, but sadly, Becker was out with a wrist injury in his 3rd round match, or given the draw, he would likely have put himself in position to pull out one last victory on the familiar grass courts of SW21. Beyond the sport, Becker meant so much to me when I was growing up. He was the quintessential competitor; charismatic to the core, and for some reason it always felt like he didn't belong in the "establishment" of tennis. He had a bad boy image about him, and his indiscretions in his personal life added to his unmistakable allure. Despite his fellow German, Steffi Graf's incredible success as the GOAT of women's tennis, Becker's popularity in Germany was unparalleled. On the court, Becker was dangerous when he was down. I've lost count of the sheer number of times he has come back to save break points from 0-40 with aces up the T. His clarity of gameplay, exceptional movement, booming serve, incredible ground strokes, and an almost inhuman ability to punish himself by lunging for balls that were un-gettable, and quickly recovering to continue and win the point, were all legendary attributes of his game that made him a pleasure to watch. When Becker retired, I lost interest in tennis, and after Sampras faded away in 2002, I stopped watching for many years. For whatever reason, Roger Federer and the many one-sided wins he had against lesser competitors who did not belong in the court with him, did not quite do it for me. I was glad when Nadal became a force and a serious contender for Roger's claim to the GOAT debate, and then even more so, when the great Djokovic put paid to the hopes of millions of Roger/Rafa fans around the world, by eventually taking over as the game's undisputed GOAT. The game has changed so much since the days of Boris Becker, and one might argue that change has not added to the sport's appeal. But as much as I miss watching the variety that Tennis had to offer in the 80s, I must admit that I would be remiss to not acknowledge the greatness of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and of course Novak Djokovic. I have no doubt that the current crop of young players, particularly Alcaraz, will keep the tennis flag flying high, with his incredible talent and amiable personality. But the lawns of Wimbledon will always wonder if they will ever see another athlete with the heart of the great Boris Becker. Long live the King! Long Live Boris!
Eins der spannendsten Spiele von Boris (und er hat davon viele gehabt, da ist er von allen Spielern unerreichbar). Wie die Zuschauer da mitgegangen sind im Heimatland (heute undenkbar). Hab es damals als 8-jähriger live mit meinem Vater gesehen. Schön, es endlich mal mit Original-Kommentar zu sehen. Weiß sogar das Datum aus dem Kopf, 21. November, einen Tag vor seinem 25. Geburtstag mit dem Finalsieg.
Danke für den Upload! :-)
Undenkbar nur , weil die keinen mitreißenden Charakter haben
Those were the days, so enjoyable matches.
Two of the best ever players on carpet: Becker being probably the best player of all, on this surface, and Ivanisevic amongst the top 5 ever!
Never really realized how much side spin Goran puts on his serves. They are bending crazily
Fand ich damals auch schon immer klasse, wenn Günther Bosch Co-Kommentator war. Ein Meister seines Fachs.
Becker auf Teppichboden zuzuschauen war ein Genuss. Da waren Hochspannung und Emotionen garantiert.
🤯 Can we just appreciate the out of this world quality of tennis in this match. 2000s tennis is complete garbage. Almost no single-handed backhands, no serve-volley. Tennis died after the Becker/Edberg/McEnroe/Sampras/Goran/Rafter era.
There was a game between Sampras and Korda in Munich (year end) in 1993 (or 1994) and Pete said that his opponent could hit winners outright from any corner of the court. do you have footage of that game…?
I remember Goran was serving like a madman in this match!
Djokovic coaches.
1:08:05 blocco polso avambraccio
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the very first point is already amazing