Legends of Tennis Episode 1: Stefan Edberg 

Winning Wimbledon title in 1990 from a break down in the 5th against Becker in the Final

when he beat chang in us open 92

@@AnandSundresh same

My favourite memory of Stefan Edburg is... Well he was hot in my heyday and his mini shorts... Ok he was a brilliant all round tennis player. We all need some humour in these bleak times. 🇿🇦

1990 Wimbledon

You mean Dennis Berckamp.

Stich was a very good player, but not a legend.

Could not agree more! Edberg was going to defend his US Open title that year

I think 1992 was his peak performance year.

I think that US Open may have taken a toll on his body. He was never quite the same.

If it wasn't for Stich in 1991 'stealing' that victory in the semi, Edberg would have taken another Wimbledon crown that year. Of all the times I watched Edberg at Wimbledon, he seemed most relaxed and sharp at that one.

@@HASBOU 1991. Completely dominated US Open. Toyed with Courier in the final.

Not Sampras?

​@@mp1314sampras is like 9,8 while edberg is a perfect 10 ...sampras much better server but edberg miles better volleyer

Yeah... That can be said.....

I personally would say Pete was a better server but not a better serve AND VOLLEYER

@@whyaskwhy000 Let me clarify what I mean: I mean that his practice of that style as a whole, serve and volley, was more powerful and effective than Stefan's, hence being "better". But I don't think Petros as great as he was, was on the same level as Stefan as a volleyer, or really anything net-related. Petros was the greatest all-courter in the Open Era, and Stefan one of the top 3 net players imo

Agree - pure poetry in motion

So very true!👍👍

Roger. He’s not even close. Looks like a repulsive ape compared to Fed’s elegance & style. Stop fanboying.

Daniil Medvedev

@@Swingeout "Daniil Medvedev" - His game is far from beautiful.

Hehe poor Muster... I think he was 10-0 or something vs Edberg :D

The 101 Tutorial of how to play the style

Hardly.

Sampras

Absolutely!!!! And also thé Champion when it comes to fair play!!!!

@@fundhund62 hardly?? He's known for being one of the finest serve and volley players ever. Get your facts right

Out of the two, I´d take Edberg any day of the week.

My two favourites for most elegant players ever! Edberg greatly inspired Federer early in his career.

@@fundhund62 Lmao Ed’s an ape compared to Roger’s class, perfection & beauty. There’s simply no comparison. Rog is Edberg on steroids. Rog is the homo sapien while Ed’s a Neanderthal; pre the final evolutionary stage.

Australian Open 1990 .Compelety inaccurate statement. It was an even match with edberg having a slight edge..also edberg did not seem hampered by injury in the 2nd set and Lendl won it through methodical and classic passing shots. Lendl proved it in 1991 as to who is the Boss. It was only post 1990 when he lost the sting in his serve that edberg started beating him more consistenty. Their record prior to 1990 is clearly in Ivan's favour and edberg in fact was intimidated by the Lendl factor.

Exactly. How much I would have given for him to win that 1989 Roland Garros final. He lost three finals in a row (RG 1989, Wimbledon 1989, and AO 1990).

@@relaxmax6808 No. It was an accurate statement, in 1990 AO Edberg had an abdominal injury at the end of his semi final against Wilander. Edberg was hampered by an injury and that was something even Lendl acknowledge during his interview at during the press. Lendl said he knew something was wrong at the beginning of the match, Edberg was serving about 60% of his full power with his first serve, Lendl was frustrated for most part of the match as he could not out fox Edberg. Edberg proved what he was going to do with Lendl 3 months late in Tokyo, it was 5, 1, 0 in straight sets. Even in their semi at AO the following year Edberg served for the match in the fourth. Edberg turned the corner against Lendl at 1989 Masters.

@@relaxmax6808 and Edberg finished his rivalry with Lendl ahead at 14 - 13 and there are not many players with winning records against Ivan Lendl. In grand slam matches Edberg is ahead 5-4. Lendl was gutted by Edberg at the 1990 Wimbledon. The year before (1989) Lendl nearly beat Becker in the semifinals before losing in 5 tough sets. This gave Lendl tremendous confidence that he could win the one slam that eluded him-Wimbledon. He was so confident and determined in 1990 that he skipped the clay court season that’s played before the tour moved to the grass and Wimbledon. Lendl even skipped the French Open in 1990 so he could practice extensively on grass with his coach Australian great Tony Roche. This was a huge sacrifice to win on the grass because Lendl would have been a huge favorite to win on the clay at the French that year (and most years since clay suited his game so incredibly well). It all seemed to be working because Lendl beat McEnroe and Becker to win the prestigious lead up tournament to Wimbledon played at the Queens Club in London. Lendl was as prepared as he could have been but he met Edberg in the semifinals (Becker played a young Goran Ivanisevic in the other semifinal). Whereas Lendl nearly beat Becker in five sets the year before, Edberg won in 3 straight forward sets. All of that preparation, hard work, and missing out on adding another French Open title to his legendary resume was for naught because Edberg used his tremendous athleticism to smother the net and cut off the best of Lendl’s passing shots. And when Lendl attacked the net, Edberg was equal to the task hitting winning passing shots and service return winners. Edberg’s serve and volley simply overwhelmed Lendl with Edberg winning 6-1, 7-6, 6-3. When Edberg was in the zone he covered the net with catlike reflexes and superb volleys that painted the lines. Lendl said afterwards that he had had a better chance the year before against Becker because he didn’t know what he could have done or how he could have beaten Edberg on that semifinal day.

@@theleftstrokesthedeathstro9910 By his own admission in an interview with Wilander and Mc enroe, Lendl couldn't cope with Edberg serve & volley & athleticism around the net in Wimbledon SF

Said that perfectly 💪🎾

@@tennisparisbrothers8001 thanks 😊

True he looks like a prince charming

@@parthapratimmajumdar372 - agree 100%

McEnroe´s was better.

thinking the same!

That record of winning all 4 grandslams as a junior will never be broken.

Yeah, what a shame he wasn't able to take the French open in 1989. He would have bagged all slams at a junior and senior level. Curse you Michael Change.

Agree ... I idolised stefan Edberg as a kid. Watched each & every game he played on TV. Admired his finesse, agility, sportsmanship on -and-off the court. The way he played was pure poetry in motion🌟🌟🌟🌟

His Loss to Chang at the French Open in 89 is utterly Dramatic though....So CLOSE to win it all with pure serve & volley...

You forgot like 10 more amazing players hehe

Weak era champ idol

@@rishbahpandey8697 lol go away no one asked Rishbar

@@sirbenjaminthebold3943 fed is loser in life

@@rishbahpandey8697 yes he is worth millions of pounds what a loser

@@sirbenjaminthebold3943 Djokovic kicked his ass 3 times in Wimbledon (Roger favourite tournament)

For sure - when he lost a game or championship ...... I felt like I lost. I was sick & depressed for days afterwards 🙈🙈🙈🙈

@@istellepretorius8618 Same here. With which match did you experience that the most? For me it was the loss of the 1989 RG final against Chang. The second was the 1991 Wimbledon SF against Stich. and the third was the 1992 final against Lendl, when he had to retire with an abdominal injury.

@@Federerfan22 - the Chang loss for sure.. becze that was the one Grand Slam he couldnt write behind his name and that year was his best chance to Win at Roland Gaross. The three consecutive Wimbledon Finals he played against Becker..... he lost the one final. And of course the loss against Lendl 🙈🙈🙈 that broke my heart .

@@istellepretorius8618 Yes, I was at a snack bar during the final game. It was heartbreaking. His best chance for sure, after just having beaten Becker in the SF, in five sets. That loss to Stich prevented four in a row. My happiest moment was that 1990 win at Wimbledon. Especially after he was 3-1 and almost 4-1 down in the final set.

@@Federerfan22 agree - that 1990 Final was epic & legendary. I still recorded that Final on VHS TAPE . I still have a VHS machine that works - frm time to time I wTch again that version 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😭

And Gulbis

Tomic is the GOAT. Only haters will hate

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Similiar, but Federer is less physical than Edberg. That makes Roger a better player.

@@hectorclaudio3463 why you have to put that out??

@@Femaqui07 because I want to 😅. It is just a comparison. Relax.

@@hectorclaudio3463 Edberg is >>>>>>net and backhand

If only Federer volleyed half as well.

Although I like edberg more than becker .but in satistics becker has uppar hand in big titles .both won 6 grand slams each .but becker won 2 atp world tour finals .and edberg hasn't won that so 8 big titles for becker and 6 for edberg .bu edberg was damm handsome in his younger days

@@AmanKumar-pb6sl Yeah, Edberg´s forehand was too weak and clearly his achiles Heel. But at the net, the greatest, alongside with rafter, both super Athletes

@@AmanKumar-pb6sl That is incorrect, Edberg won 1 YEC.

he's called Roger Federer

@@benparsons4979 Roger is for me the GOAT, but Edberg‘s volleygame is in an other league.

@@Marc443 Agreed. Best serve and volleyer of all time

@@Marc443 I remember how he almost always hit the lines with his volleys

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2gZ-K0GQDHA.html Good example👍

Man, The 1992 US Open was his last Slam and what a Warrior effort! Coming from behind in 4 matches, the dark horse in the final and still found a way to win the title...

troll-y, but dumb.

The favourite player of all moms ever 😊