The 1980s were the most amazing time in my life. I had such a great childhood but didn't realize it at the time. Best movies, best music, and I had great friends and family
@@twanphanijphand6429everyone who ever lived says something like that about their childhood. It's being a kid that's special, not the era you're a kid in. The real world in the 80s was actually pretty grim, but you don't notice that as a child because you live such a sheltered, naive existence
If we were born in early 70's, we were so fortunate to see McEnroe, Connors, Borg and Lendl compete. Then Becker, Agassi, Sampras. The last 15 years Federer, Nadal, Djokovic. And now lets see what Alcaraz turns out to achieve. Among those monsters, my favorite player has always been John Patrick McEnroe . It was a delight to see him play.
Merci pour la mise en ligne. Cela fait plaisir de revoir ce match. Lendl confirmait ses progrès sur gazon en atteignant les demi-finales. Encore trop gêné par les retours de McEnroe, flamboyant cette année là comme la suivante, qui retombaient juste derrière le filet. Une volée de coup droit curieusement peu tranchante quand on considère son coup droit dévastateur. Des progrès chaque année pour Lendl...pour échouer de si peu notamment en 1989.
@tinylittlefilms3043. McEnroe at his peak in 1983/1984 was definitely a better player than Federer from 2003-2008! McEnroe had a much greater diversity of shot-making skills than Federer. In a posted response comment on Quora some time ago, I examined in great detail all the shots in McEnroe's magnificent game that Federer lacked in his great game! One example among numerous examples will suffice to illustrate the point. John McEnroe had a superb forehand topspin lob that he utilized against Borg in the 1981 U.S. Open final, against Lendl in the 1984 U.S. Open final and against Edberg in their 1989 Wimbledon match. You never saw Federer hit a forehand topspin lob during his career! McEnroe on occasion would even hit a successful topspin backhand lob such as in a match he played at the French Open! Peak McEnroe in 1983-1984 without any question is the greatest player of the graphite era in tennis history!
This really was the final. Whoever won was going to be massive favourite against Lewis in the final. Possibly one of Lendl's best chances to win Wimbledon.
@@weyman4317 Di sicuro fino al 1985 era imbattibile, poi è iniziata la fase di discesa della sua carriera, dove fino al 1992 fu uno dei più grandi tennisti mondiali, infatti se non ricordo male nel 1992 perse la semifinale di Wimbledon con Agassi. Per quanto riguarda la competizione con Lendl, Becker ed Edberg sicuramente in quegli anni c'è stata e questi giocatori lo hanno sconfitto. Altro discorso va fatto per Vilander che fu un ottimo tennista ma non arrivò mai ai livelli di Mc Enroe, Lendl, Edberg e Becker.
Federer is more like a modern day Lendl. McEnroe was a tennis minimalist. He stripped away everything that wasn't strictly nexessary for his game, big forhand, grip changes and conventional form. Thing is, there will be many (attempted) Federer clones (we even have one called "Baby Fed" right now), but there is only one McEnroe. His style was all his own, one of a kind.
Overlooked? He dominated from '79-'84 and in Doubles as well. If he hadn't choked at the '84 French Open and played the AO in his prime, he would be right up there with Djoker & Fed. Tournament and TV execs all wanted Mac in the Finals as it sold tickets and brought in non tennis fans.
@@fundhund62True stylewise. But playing in his style would be suicide in today's game. Nobody would stand any chance with those rudimenter groundstrokes. His beautiful serve and volley game wouldn't be effective. Don't forget what happened to him after '84. Power tennis destroyed him. He was a purist, an artist but he couldn't cope with the power and speed and the fitness level. He was only 25 and past it for good.
Thank you so much for uploading this match! The one that I would really like to see is Scanlon vs McEnroe 1983 Wimbledon - Round of 16. Do you have that one by any chance?
@@stephaneamady1745 Curren wouldn't have had any chance. He lost to John in straight sets at Queens that year.. and just about every other instance they played, including a 4th round clash at Wimbledon 1980. In 1985, McEnroe was already on the decline, and frankly, was just a shadow of his former self.
Its interesting as i watch this match. Mcenroe almost plays with a certain arrogance. Feels palpable and ive watched a lot of Mcenroe matches. Lendl almost looks like he doesnt belong out there even though hes a very good player
Would have probably won in 1989, he certainly would have won the semi, if it weren't for the rain delay, against Becker who was all over the place while Ivan was clinical until the break allowed Becker to consult with his team and regroup. Lendl had got the better of Edberg, the other finalist, the previous time they'd met at, Wimbledon in the 87 semi final and Edberg did not perform so well in 89 on the grass....Like Becker, Lendl would have had his in the final and indeed he said he considered 1989 his best chance to win Wimbledon as opposed to 86 and 87. He was a better grass court player by then and came so so close to ending it for Becker. If only there had been a roof the history of tennis would have been quite different and Lendl would have been a Wimbledon champion. Also worth mentioning that the surface and equipment development in the 90s and beyond meant players could and do win predominantly from the baseline which was not the case in the 70s and 80s. This would also have obviously favoured Lendl's style.
Serve, and volley was too accurate game to play! On the contrary, type of game would carry on at Wimbledon? Other factors were that number of grass court tournaments were decreasing. Also development on racket made possible of power game. All on, the game itself would survive.
