I watched this live. Cleanest ball striking I’ve seen in 35 years. On this night, playing at these levels, no other player would have stood a chance.

@boriskostic6964

5 ай бұрын

That's just bullshit you know that?

The best serve against the best return . Doesnt get any better than this. Andre and Pete just bought the best out of each other . They had some epic matches back then. This match was by far the best ever between these two. They produced jaw dropping winners winners out of nowhere at times.

One of the best matches I have ever seen. I have never forgotten it.

@qzrnuiqntp

2 жыл бұрын

So have I.

@lucaemma4485

11 ай бұрын

This is the Ali Frazier of tennis

Absolutely one of the best matches i have ever seen. Both players were so good. Pete`s serves and volleys, Andre`s returns and passing-shots. Still enjoying watching this match.

I admire Pete’s serve and volley, Andre’s forehand and return, Roger’s backhand and fluidity and Rafa’s tenacity and speed.

When the stars align you get Pete Sampras. It still amazes me he just doesn't miss an overhead. Can't say that about today's players.

@Skiiiiiifreeeeeee

Жыл бұрын

Pete has the best overhead ever but current players outside of djokovic(who mysteriously has a very bad one) all have great overheads. Nadal in particular doesn't miss them and will hit very high degree of difficulty overheads.

@gloomsdoom649

10 ай бұрын

@@SkiiiiiifreeeeeeeSampras doesn’t shoot overheads as much as he slam dunks

@RossBayCult

8 күн бұрын

Nadal never missed an overhead

@markuse3472

Күн бұрын

Because you're stuck in the past, man.

You guys are the best! Any 90/00s match between Agassi, Sampras, Chang and Courier is the best quarantine gift ever ❤️

@lukey1210

Жыл бұрын

YES !!!!!!

@benchanhkjc

9 ай бұрын

I miss that era

I remember the hype from that match as a teen back in the day! Both Sampras and Agassi were the superstars of the 90s. Miss that era!

@antonboludo8886

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there were 3 main eras. This was the second one.

@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960

2 жыл бұрын

Why would you miss that era when Federer was better than both

@steveturner609

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960 - Because Sampras would own Federer on a fast court any day of the week, and maybe Agassi also??

@jeanmarcrakotozanany8121

Жыл бұрын

@@steveturner609 Actually nah, they would own nothing, Sampras and Federer had only one encouter in the tour at wimby and he lost 2001, plus 2 exhibitions in New York 2008 and Seoul 2007 and Sampras lost both times as well, as far as Agassi concerned, he well played in the late stages of his career but he lost the h2h against Federer 8-3 before he retired, with Federer beating him 8 times in a raw since 2003, so, maybe you liked them and it's normal, but feelings are not the criteria to decide which one is better, only the result decide the outcome, so The fact is Federer has mostly won the encounter against both of them, that's the fact. The rest is mostly feeling and nostalgia but it's normal as human being

@joeymiddleton5821

Жыл бұрын

@@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960 he wouldnt let nadal own him for awhile would he??

Look at the brilliant returns of Agassi while Sampras serves.

It's funny but, this doesn't look like 22 years ago. Think Andre and Pete would still be real forces on the tour!

Sampras just didn’t let you breathe. Always at the net.

@yangwarren9954

Жыл бұрын

More macho than federa

Andre had some exceptional returns of serve in this match!

@qzrnuiqntp

2 жыл бұрын

His very signature shot!

@Skazellino

10 ай бұрын

He's the best return man of all time for sure.

Sampras had the best forehand volley ever. His high forehand volley, which in my opinion is the most difficult shot in tennis, was exceptional. Never seen any player hit it better.

@oscaralegre3683

Жыл бұрын

Roger??

@user-bm8sv1ne4m

Жыл бұрын

@@oscaralegre3683 good but Sampras was the best at service and volley, crosscourt forehand as well... It's a shame he is not around in his prime with the big 3, would have been the big 4

@oscaralegre3683

Жыл бұрын

@@user-bm8sv1ne4m for sure, if Sampras was the age of Rafa or Novak that would be the best big 4 ever

@user-bm8sv1ne4m

Жыл бұрын

@@oscaralegre3683 I agree that the big three beat all the records. But I also agree and if I'm honest the era of Sampras was more competitive. He had to play against better players than what the big 3 have right now. Also medical wise now they have bigger chance of prolonging their careers.

@oscaralegre3683

Жыл бұрын

@@user-bm8sv1ne4m people think there are no competition right now, is just that the big 3 are monster in the grand slams. Anyone can win master 1000 or atp 500, but grand slams are exclusive for the big 3

Their greatest match ever. Ironically it was only a Quarter Final!

My dad and I were at this match. It was epic!

@FleagleSangria

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky dog

@Novakdjokovic517

Жыл бұрын

Liar

@jasonjansen9831

Жыл бұрын

Wow awesome I can't imagine what that must have been like

If Sampras had a record to shoot out he could've won many more majors. He would've trained harder and played longer. He also played with a less powerful racquet and still served mid 130's. With a modern racquet he could've served in the mid 140s. Probably greatest player ever.

@sunritroykarmakar4406

2 жыл бұрын

greatest servebot ever

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 servebot? 🤣🤣🤣

@thepsychologist8159

2 жыл бұрын

True. But he could have switched racquets later in his career, but he opted not to. I believe when he came back to play after he retired, he actually used a bigger racquet and I believe he said something to the effect "if I had this racquet, I could have played on longer".

This is the best of all their US Open matches

@spirg

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@gutianhong2520

2 жыл бұрын

I think the best should be 2013 final...

@jeffreykaufmann2867

Жыл бұрын

Better than watching Novak in a 30+ shot rally just waiting for the Unforced Errors.

Pete sampras my best No.1 tennis player off all time no one served & volly like pete

@dinomijatovic3921

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@arslaanpasha3334

3 жыл бұрын

Roger federer also has a decent serve

@MrPernell27

3 жыл бұрын

Guess you ever heard of Stefan EdBerg or John McEnroe. They both volleyed better than Sampras. Just didn’t have his serve

@123xyzabccba

2 жыл бұрын

Pete reduced tennis to just serve & volley, Federer has an allround game that demonstrates speed, power, grace & technique; just my opinion

@steveharaslin3822

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Pistol Pete best player to watch ever. Fantastic movement. When he was in his rythm he was unstopable.

Fast hard court tennis at its highest level.

This is another level of tennis🔥🔥🔥 both are on absolute fire!!

ONLY LEGENDS CAN HAVE SUCH PINPOINT ACCURACY..... NO WONDER, ONE OF THE BEST MATCHES EVER !!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥵🥵🥵😎😎😎

This Sampras is better than 1995 Sampras and easily better than the big 3 at their best. He’s only 30 here and I think could’ve improved had he had the modern fitness and diet

¡Definitivamente Pete Sampras es mi ídolo!👌

legendary match between these two legends

Andre, Pete, all the 90s kids dream!!!

Outstanding, absolutely brilliant.

Sampras would go on to leave his mark on the game but Agassi still had some steam 💪🏻🎾 Love it!

As a spectator, I preferred to watch agassi’s style of play. His ball striking was so clean… Pete’s game was a tough match up for him though… As far as shots… Pete’s jump smash (3:30) was a thing of beauty. … This match is worth a full rewatch. It was that good.

And they say Sampras's backhand was his weaker side!! Not in this match and plenty of others I've seen, like the Wimbledon final against Becker, where his backhand won so many points.

That Sampras running forehand is lethal. Wish he had switched racquets later in his career. Can’t believe the tennis he was able to play with that 6.0 that late in his career. SAMPRAS IS THE REAL GOAT 🐐

3:02 - 3:09 - And critics state that Sampras didn't have a great backhand.

Part of highlights should include the post-match handshake at the net, me thinks.

Everyone from any era would have had a difficult time against prime Pete on old fast grass,hard and carpet,against Andre as well. P.S.Against Boris when in form as well,Becker was playing incredibly,giving troubles to prime Pete.

@antonboludo8886

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they have had to make the modern surfaces slower.

@spirg

3 жыл бұрын

Damn right !!!! Waiting for the morons that only know today’s game to argue , this was one for the ages !!!!

@cindygirlification

3 жыл бұрын

Only polyester strings can beat Pete on a fast court.

@stealthcat100

3 жыл бұрын

You know when it’s all said and done and Djokovic , Nadal and Fed retire I think those who know tennis will recognise that Pete was the most unbeatable player of all time at his peak or was the most destructive dominant player at his peak of all time . With all the Federer Wizardry , Djokovic mental power and Nadal tenacity , Sampras was an entirely different beast that dominated in an era of champions of champions on the most brutal of courts . There’s a reason why the new guard respect him so much and safe to say would fear him in a match up if it was ever somehow possible .

@cortadew

2 жыл бұрын

@@stealthcat100 nah the big 3 are all superior to sampras.

The quality of this one match outdoes that of entire tournaments these days.

Great shot making

I miss my Andre! Such great tennis to watch. Even when Andre loses a point I still don't get too upset the tennis is so good. These two brought out the best in each other and I use this match as the GOAT of what tennis should look like. Sorry Big 3 you'll never match this style and intensity. Wish we had another American to root for in this day and age.

A reminder of how great this match was. How did AA lose? Never hit the ball cleaner nor returned better. Like swatting flies.

@howdy0000

7 ай бұрын

Agassi was sloppier in the tiebreakers, especially the 4th set breaker

@spacevspitch4028

6 ай бұрын

​@@howdy0000Yeah, sucks man. If he could've held Sampras to a 5th set, he might've wore him down like he did at the 2000 AO semifinal. Once they got to 5th set, Sampras basically died and Agassi took it 6-1 to win the match.

Pete is the king of tennis. !!!

Thank you for this great highlight package. The only change that would make it better would be 30 minutes , like " The Bluejays in 30 " we get in Canada.

GREATEST TENNIS MATCH EVER PLAYED IN US OPEN HISTORY...NO DOUBTS.

The big three must have been influenced by these two legends of the tennis

Anyone there that nite, you got a treat

Sampras on his prime can beat any player in this world. The best tennis player of all time imao

super high level

The best version of Agassi and the best version of Sampras finally showed up in the same match that night. In all of their previous matchups, it felt like when Sampras was on his game, Agassi was absent. And when Agassi was on his game, Sampras was a step too slow, or so it seemed. On this night, they both brought it, and it was decided by the slimmest of margins.

THIS are the real classics. There are no better matches than sampras vs agassi. Nadal vs federer or vs djokovic not even close

@whattextbooksdontteachyou

3 жыл бұрын

Sure mate.

@abhsrk

3 жыл бұрын

Nadal vs Fed is the best duel because of their contrasting style followed by pete vs Andre. Pete is ❤️

@sunritroykarmakar4406

2 жыл бұрын

federer vs nadal best entertainment federer vs djokovic closest matches djokovic vs nadal long endless rally

@AK-st9xv

2 жыл бұрын

Although it's always tough to compare between the eras. Nadal & Djokovic are problem solvers. Samprass Agassi are good players but not as great as Nadal & Djokovic. I feel like Samprass Agassi would have won the initial encounters but later on Djokovic & Nadal would exploit every weakness of thier games. Djokovic & Nadal have much higher physical strength and stamina then anyone on the Tour ever. They would have made these guys RUN a lot and then beat them after sucking every drop of their energy. I don't see Samprass' backhand surviving Nadal's forehand. I didn't think Samprass would win longer rallies in Djokovic or Nadal service games. I can see serve and volley failing against the Big3. Djokovic has much better return then Agassi and so is Nadal's. if not better, it's almost par. Just think of the following things Mental Strength & Problem Solving Movement and Court Coverage Physically sustain longer battles Nadal's forehand to anyone's backhand exchange Djokovic's Return Anticipation of the shots. The only thing Samprass and Agassi are left with is their Explosiveness, Talent and Samprass' serve. **Sorry for Grammar

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

Жыл бұрын

And of course you need to dismiss great players when praising your favorite.

Lol Agassi was playing brutally here !

Awesome 😎

Where is the scoreline? Thumb down

5:03 - 517 -- Classic Sampras! Hard to teach that.

Those black Nike Oscillates were 🔥🔥 Sampras was wearing

legends

I più grandi della storia del tennis, come mo divertivo!

2 of the best ever play the gm

The last years of great American tennis

Jogos maravilhosos, quase tudos sem tipo gemido

Bring back the lighter balls! Quicker courts! Tired of these 10mn rallies...

The best players 🥂 from Paris

The best tennis match of all time.

One of the greatest games I have ever seen

Seems ridiculous to have the racket technology create a need to slow the surfaces down. How about leave the rackets alone or make the new technology illegal? Just stupidity all around. I played tennis in the 70s and 80s as a junior competitively. I didn't play for years. When I came back to the game 25 years later and with my new racket it felt like I was from Krypton.

Meilleur serveur du monde vs meilleur retourneur du monde

I am sorry, Big 3, but this is just higher level of tennis.

@nizzam1

Жыл бұрын

Both of them were past their prime here though

@RossBayCult

Жыл бұрын

Hell no

@LA-zf9um

Жыл бұрын

Nop

@silvio2869

Жыл бұрын

It Is " Big 3" were lucky

@mddistribution30

10 ай бұрын

Take off those rose tinted spectacles please!

How many amazing returns do you see Agassi make? Ever see Novak make even half as many good returns per match? Exactly....

The score needs to be added like in modern times. None of us watching this have no idea what the score is. It's very hard to follow.

as great as Federer and Djokovic are,.... I still think Sampras had a better serve than Roger and Agassi a better return than Nole. Of course, overall the better players are the big three... but Sampras and Agassi had a fun rivalry and many amazing points

Wouldn't mind seeing the score Here and there

Great match. But, the final would have been way better with Agsasi vs. Hewitt.

The quality of tennis is top notch, but the coverage is pathetic, don't know what the score is because they are not showing it, also the angle of rallies from ground court level wasn't needed. Wimbledon coverage was way much better.

Im watching two of the greatest battle here and reminded of the fool Nick Kyrios saying they couldn't play today. Nick has a losing record against Stan Wawrinka. Is there a sane person on the planet that would say Stan is better than Pete? If he has a losing record against Stan would he even have gotten a set off Pete? I doubt it.

Serve vs return

I'm sorry, but : Tyson - Boxing Ronaldinho - Football Jordan - Basketball Gretsky - Hockey Schumacher - Rasing V. Rossi - Best MotoGP Tiger Woods - best in golf Karelin - Wrestling Michael Jackson - Pop music Eminem - RAP Sampras - Tennis ✅✅

This was way too short and edited badly ! 😮😮😮 Cut here and there … not easy to follow !

It’s weird to think that 9/11 happened two weeks after that

@Jacques1103

3 жыл бұрын

Not two weeks even 6 days. The match was on September 5, 2001

Just post the whole match. :/

@JOTennisVid

3 жыл бұрын

they or the official us open youtube already did months ago.

@JOTennisVid

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X22nla-Enquxibw.html

@JMSONE

3 жыл бұрын

@@JOTennisVid thank you

PETE G.O.A.T SERVE END OFF

How many times Sampras is being defeated by Agassi at net

@robertreyes5036

6 ай бұрын

And he still won the match

Back when the US had decent mens players

And a year later, Pete wins his last GS and match ever against AA. Several years later in the hit for hate lol, charity match, AA hasn't got over Pete beating up on him in big matches. Let's his bitterness spill all over the court, embarrassing himself and showing none of the class he learnt and showed over the years. Great memories here, but unfortunately 2001, something horrible is heading to NY and isn't far away.

@whokilledpitou

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was awful scenario and extremely awkward situation to watch

@mrbungle7586

3 жыл бұрын

@@YJ-br7ug cupcakes yum, that makes sense lol

@andomando9303

3 жыл бұрын

Agree that Andre hit a nerve with Pete that night you mention but they made up soon after. I don't think it bothered Pete in the long run and certainly doesn't muddy their great rivalry. Most people who follow tennis aren't even aware of the spat (and that Pete is a lousy tipper! 😂 😉)

@mrbungle7586

3 жыл бұрын

@@andomando9303 AA apologised through the media the next day and contacted Pete. Admitted he was out of line and was a poor attempt at humour. Pete said straight after the match on court, he has no issue WITH AA,. Agassi cracked it another time against Pete in a singles exhibition. Pete smashed him around the court and Agassi spat it and said he wouldn't play him again. I don't think their great friends but have respect for each other and the rivalry they shared.

Agassi could hit on the rise while Sampras had better touch

Quarters Agassi, semis Safin, in the final Sampras was tired.

2:58 Aga fh

great match, fantastic to see! Pity again for the bad video quality, the awkward picture frame and the advertisings....

These are the matches when you get every penny back from your ticket purchase…

From 1995 to 2001 - the Older man got better than the younger man!!!

And in the end, Lleyton Hewitt won the tournament, right ?

@Eliath1984

3 жыл бұрын

doesn't really matter to be honest... Pete wasn't in his best form for the finals and Lleyton was playing Balls out tennis.. No Disrespect to Lleyton cause he was absolutely ON that day.. Although some would say if they told Pete that Hewitt was American and not an Aussie he probably woulda been spitting fire.. cause he LOVED destroying Fellow Americans(Example 2002 US Open Sampras vs Roddick)

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

2 жыл бұрын

I mean Pete remains a way greater player than Hewitt.

Agassi seriously couldn't find a pair of black socks? Sampras seriously couldn't find a pair of white Nikes? Brings back memories of watching this in the Texas heat and itching to go hit afterwards...

Sans manquer de respect à Sampras, je pense que si Agassi avait fini par l'emporter ce jour là, il aurait remporté l'USOPEN face à Hewitt

@qzrnuiqntp

2 жыл бұрын

Je me suis dit la même chose. Cela dit, rien n'est moins sûr, Hewitt a joué extrêmement bien durant ce tournoi! (Même si je me souviens qu'à l'époque, j'avais remarqué qu'il avait un problème de dos, mais qui ne l'a handicapé que plus tard).

Armenian vs Greek ☺️

Sampras had a very boring game. Serve and net and waiting for the opponent's error. That's why he was always a bad player on clay, which is where you see really technical tennis players.

Such a good match, such horrible commentary. This was obviously commentated over years later by two clowns.

Just a few days before 9/11 ...

and few days later 9/11 happened

Agassi would be even better in todays game. Sampras will be punished by Nadal and Djokovic with that backhand

@MrChrisK1973

10 ай бұрын

Nadal forehand would give Sampras backhand a hard time. But against Novak he would have enough time to run around and hit a forehand. Novak needs time and space to move. Sampras does not give you any. Would have been great to see th dynamics of such a match especially Pete's serve against arguably the best returner in history in Novak.

I am sorry, I simply never liked Pete, maybe due to his power service and volley, or that he had the advantage over my guy, Agassi, maybe both, I don't really know.

sampras back line shots are so weird.

Quelle agressivité ce match..ce Aggasi est agaçant. Pour ma part trop violent..peu d'échange long, que de la boxe. Je n'aime pas ce esprit

Agassi has no legs literally none. Like bits of string and thise white socks with black trainers make him look like he cant afford kit. Plus the little pigeon steps he takes make him look like some random office worker guy carrying a back injury at a local club court. But what a player. Sampras was like federer deceptively powerful in the lower body.

The Greatest Men’s Tennis Players Ever: 1. Djokovic 2. Federer 3. Nadal 4. Sampras 5. Budge 6. Tilden 7. Gonzales 8. Laver 9. Kramer 10. Borg 11. McEnroe 12. Lendl 13. Rosewall 14. Connors 15. Vines 16. Hoad 17. Agassi 18. Cochet

@DanielBoonelight

2 жыл бұрын

pretty dumb list. lotta subjective, unsettlable subject matter. vines, hoad, kramer, gonzalez, even connors, better tennis player than andre? ffs, c'mon.

@DanielBoonelight

2 жыл бұрын

tilden, budge, and gonzalez better than rod laver? really?? 😂

@swalterstennis

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a well researched list. I’ve studied the topic for decades and read the books and articles written by the players listed. The Top Three are for sure correct I believe. Then, #’s 4-9 could all be worked any way you like, as they’re in the Second Tier. Then there’s another tier. Gonzales, Laver and Rosewall all listed Hoad as the GOAT. Kramer said it was Budge. Tilden said it was Vines. Gonzales won the Pro Tour Championship 8 years. Kramer said the big 6-foot guys with the Big Game would have beaten Laver. I agree. Gonzales,Kramer, Budge and Vines all would have won 15 or so Majors (lSlams”) if they wouldn’t have turned pro so early. Agassi was great Connors won 109 tournaments and skipped the Australian and French almost every year.. Agassi was great. Maybe he’s #12-15, but there’s a lot of champions who did more. What do you think?

@DanielBoonelight

2 жыл бұрын

@@swalterstennis i don't think the, trusting other players "saying he was" and the "would haves" count at all for anything. people make nice for press and for many reasons. people have faves for many reasons. but some of the people listed just aren't legends, champions in the same way as others. people competed in their era, in those conditions, against the best players in the world at the time. the big champions are paramount. yes connors had a lot of wins, but played a ton of matches and more than most, longer career than just about everyone, but does that make him a better player than those with an actual serve, better mechanics, higher win ratio, higher tennis IQ, etc? he was important in being a fighter, a bull in his time and that's great, but in terms of being on a list as 'greater than agassi' i just can't rightly agree. anyway i understand you have your reasons and take your list quite seriously and like to be a student of the game and the history and i appreciate that man. overall it's very subjective, and one of us can put up any list and other type fans will always be like, now wait...... haha. cheers

@swalterstennis

2 жыл бұрын

“Would have” is THE way to compare champions from 1930-1968 and players nowadays in terms of majors won. . EVERYONE is allowed to play the majors now. In the Pre-Open Era, only the amateurs were allowed to play majors. The best players had all turned pro. Pros weren’t for 40 years. Tilden, Budge, Gonzales, Kramer, Laver, Rosewall and Vines “would have” won 12-18 majors each, that’s a fact. As for opinions, Bill Tilden, Jack Kramer, Ellsworth Vines, Pancho Gonzales and Don Budge knew who the all-time greats were from 1900-1970’s. They say so in their books. The know better than anyone. Only the uneducated and short-sighted would exclude 70 years of tennis history when listing the GREATEST PLAYERS of ALL TIME. As for technique? Give me a break. That’s opinion. Tennis IQ? Haha! That’s opinion too. Results. That’s what I’m talking about. Those players revolutionized the game. As did Borg, Lendl and Agassi. No one played the Australian Open or even cared about it until the date was changed to early in the year. the venue was improved and travel became easier. Borg and Connors would have won it many times. Same with American champions of the 40’s and 50’s. You gotta consider everything when determine a solid well-researched list. You may make your own. I’m considering what all the greatest players ever have stated when compiling my list. It’s researched. I’ll stand by it. . . For now.

PETE SAMPRAS had the EXCELLENT TENNIS SERVICE PERCENTAGE. BUT MURRAY has TENNIS SERVICE like speed of bullet. RAFI Maine USA