Lendl vs McEnroe 1984 Men's final | Roland-Garros Classic Match 

Such a great era of great matches and legends

Lendl is the prototype of the modern player. he was 30 year ahead of his time

Still riveting to watch after 40 years. You can feel the tide changes to Lendl's favorite 👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

People miss the equipment factor. This is graphite racquet with normal strings and small in size some 80-85 sq inch. Current raquets are much bigger in isize 15-20% bigger and poly strings that add more top spin. Lots of shots played with current raquets can never be played with old raquets. Instead calling players from previous ers as inferior,people should ask how current players can play with these old raquets and still be able to play those top spin and win consistently. Those raquets used by John and Lendl require pure skill to opeate. Birg used much heavier wooden raquets to win 6 FO.

These guys are artists. So much better than today's ball machine tennis.

When tennis was pure melody...

To this day, the greatest display of offensive tennis (serve&volley, to be more specific) on a clay court, in tennis history. It doesn't even matter he lost that match in the end, the tennis he played for the entire match, especially in the first two sets, is simply legendary

Lendl is one of great players often overlooked and underratet:)

I cannot recall this game but the 3rd set is the beginning of the end. Crucial moment is the net ball of McEnroe at 40-30 and 3-3 in the final set. If he would have made that crucial passing ball, he would have won the match I think. He remains my favorite of all times, even being enfant terrible but his subtle technique and style, let alone his service are special and unmatched.

This is exactly 40 years ago, but this is not old tennis! This is fast, lethal, highly athletic and hard fought tennis. What immense class these two!

Unique and unrepeatable show in the history of world tennis, the elegance, class and effectiveness of John Mc Enroe's shots who expressed the best tennis of all time on clay against the solidity, regularity and baseline shots of Ivan Lendl gave life to the most beautiful final in the history of world tennis, the last example of how beautiful classic tennis could be to see and enjoy at a correct and acceptable ball speed which should always have been the one to make the matches wonderful but then 'revolution and technology have ruined one of the most beautiful individual sports in the world with super-light materials where the only thing that matters is hitting the ball in an exasperated way to wear down the opponent's resistance with endless baseline dribbles and to open up the field to score points and win the exchanges this match can be considered in all respects the conclusion of the classic and genuine tennis of the past which gave shivers to the spectators, after which other techniques of hitting the ball took over which revolutionized the world of tennis, making it mechanical and powerful.

Fantastic win for Ivan, my favourite!!!

Serve and volley on clay, McEnroe was a genius. No one comes close to his best on hardcourt or grass. But his best was so brief.

Top notch audio quality there! And an audience with respect!

watching serve and volley on clay is very interesting.

1984: Best McEnroe ever. Sharp groundstrokes forehand and backhand, great Serve and Volley. He never played like that again.

Lendl should have won more slam. His 8 slams doesn't tell the whole story of how great he was.

Thanks for the archive video.

It's almost like watching Mozart and Bethooven create a masterpiece together.

40 YEARS LATER & JOHNNY MAC STILL KICKING HIMSELF FOR LOSING THAT MATCH

What a show! The times when hitting the ball at 220 km/h didn't pay off, and serve-and-volley ruled! Not only McEnroe, also Edberg was a master at that.

Ivan Lendl and John Mc Enroe thank you!

I'm from city where Lendl was born and played as junior. His childhood was similar to chess players Polgars sisters. Only tennis. I will be number one. Trained hard and after ten years of such hard training he took big dividends.

It was a Great Match in RG in 1984. I learned an important Lesson from the Champion Ivan Lendl. Never lose a grip and confidence till last second in a fight. Victory will be Yours if you stay on challenge and regain your energy. That sportsmanship we saw even in Roger, Nadal and Djokovic. All these are Warriors

John had more than 50 highlights on the net

greatest match ever. Lendl, what a champion!

One of the best finals ever played at Roland-Garros. Power against artistry. A perfect interplay.

Dans ce match, John Mc Enroe a montré tout le répertoire de ses meilleurs tirs avec un sentiment d'anticipation et une élégance unique en les amenant à prendre le filet ou à faire des vainqueurs et tant que ses jambes répondaient correctement, il n'y avait pas de match, mais alors quand il se sentait une légère fatigue car son type de jeu sur une surface lente coûte très cher, Lendl est sorti à distance et a compris que la seule façon de ramener ce match avec John Mc Enroe pendant la majeure partie du match injouable était de le ramener au niveau du marathon de tennis et pas au niveau de la classe et de la qualité des tirs en gardant le plus longtemps possible dans le champ tactique le joueur américain qui a finalement payé un prix très élevé et peut-être pas pleinement mérité pour un moment unique et inoubliable final pour la beauté des tirs, l'équilibre et l'intensité du jeu.

This match was Artwork on a tennis court. Truly Wonderful

je crois qu'on ne reverra jamais plus une main telle que celle de McEnroe . talent pur !

McEnroe for sure one of the best hand-eye coordination of all time. I was a big fan, so were almost all my peers that picket up tennis around 1980. He showed us that tennis is creative, beautiful and emotional. And, of course, he cursed and threw raquets even more than we already did. Our moms hated his demeanor, our dads still turned on the tv when he played. I guess everyone has to find a valve for their emotions. Today i think, his behavior lost him some matches and was very disrespectful many times. But still like to watch his matches. Good old days. I grew up with him, as a teenage fan. And even played the dunlop 200g, which was way to heavy for a small junior, of course.

Serve and Volley in Clay 😀. McEnroe is very skillful to stretch and harass Ivan like that in Clay. Great Match. Great highlights. Credit to Ivan as well - to come so far from behind. He was clutch and steady when he had to stave off those break points. I remember another gem (Agassi v Muster) in QF in the 90s. That was a great game as well. Pls upload the highlights of that as well.

McEnroe always amazes me. He basically almost turn his back to the direction he is serving to

Uno de los grandes partidos de la historia

Mi mayor disgusto como aficionado al tenis-arte. Nunca lo olvidaré. Mac Enroe era un genio

Je n’ai jamais vu un joueur faire le jeux service /volée pendant un match sur terre battue comme John mc Enroe. Aucun autre joueur avant ou après lui n’a pratiqué un tel tennis offensif et peu importe qu’il ait perdu cette finale, il reste un génie inégalé et probablement le plus grand tennisman de tous les temps. Cela dit, Ivan Lendl restera un monument du tennis.

Thanks for the upload. Ivan Lendl is one of the legends of the 80s

Just insane hands on Big Mac. This is such a beautiful match.

Genial! Mc almost won, love his attacking game. Would love to see another past time classic here: Becker vs Edberg Semifinal 1989, si possible ❤

Spectacle unique et irremplaçable dans l'histoire du tennis mondial, l'élégance, la classe et l'efficacité des coups de John Mc Enroe qui exprimaient le meilleur tennis de tous les temps sur terre battue contre la solidité, la régularité et les coups de fond d'Ivan Lendl ont donné vie à la plus belle finale. dans l'histoire du tennis mondial, le dernier exemple de la beauté du tennis classique à voir et à apprécier à une vitesse de balle correcte et acceptable qui aurait toujours dû être celle qui rendait les matchs merveilleux, mais ensuite « la révolution et la technologie ont ruiné l'un des les plus beaux sports individuels du monde avec des matériaux ultra-légers où la seule chose qui compte est de frapper la balle de manière exaspérée pour épuiser la résistance de l'adversaire avec des dribbles sans fin en fond de court et ouvrir le terrain pour marquer des points et gagner les échanges ce match peut être considéré à tous égards comme la conclusion du tennis classique et authentique du passé qui a donné des frissons aux spectateurs, après quoi d'autres techniques de frappe de balle ont pris le relais et ont révolutionné le monde du tennis, le rendant mécanique et puissant.

I was a huge Lendl fan and wore his Adidas shirts when I played tennis growing up. They should bring back some of the iconic ones like the argyle shirts he wore in this match. Having said that, the shirts I really wish they could bring back are Mad Mac’s equally iconic Sergio Tacchini shirts that he also wore in this match…so retro cool…

Tennis must come back to wooden rackets to gain back its charisma Lendl-McEnroe is still my ideal rivalry ...the 80s had a unique aura, and they were the symbols of those years. Opposite characters, opposite style of playing ....back when it was almost impossible to win all the year, in different superficies

Beating the great J Mac at his peak made victory even sweeter for Ivan. Mac is a fan of Ivan's to this day and brings him up in conversation as an all-time great. Mac says, "Ivan made it to 8 straight US Open finals. When's the next time anyone's gonna do that?"

It's crazy how aggressive McEnroe's serve volley was🔥

At this time, there was a great diversity of games. Some players were baseline players, other played volley (Edberg). Some played with touch (McEnroe or Messi), others with power (Lendl). Some played 2-handed-backhands (Connors), others one-handed (Vilas). Some were more aggressive, others more patient (Borg). Today, all players seem to have the same kind of game, based only on baseline power with 2-handed backhands.

C'est un de ces rares matchs où celui qui l'a gagné n'est pas vraiment sûr d'être le meilleur sur le terrain. Cela n'arrive que dans des cas très exceptionnels car devant faire une statistique des échanges joués, John Mc Enroe s'en est certainement sorti. de celui-ci, vaincu, il a remporté les meilleurs rallyes joués en faisant preuve d'un tennis exceptionnel sur une surface lente comme la terre battue rouge mais au tennis on sait que très souvent celui qui marque le plus de points gagne, pour sa part Ivan Lendl qui a été le vainqueur du match mis. il montre un tennis solide avec d'excellents passeurs avec des angles très difficiles qui sont sa spécialité et dans quelques cas avec des lobs gagnants vraiment excellents. FINITION FANTASTIQUE ET UNIQUE DANS L'HISTOIRE DU TENNIS POUR LA BEAUTÉ ET L'INTENSITÉ.

Insane how Mac lost that. First two sets were absolutely god level insane. His movement and feel were on another level.

Lendl started to play deeper shots in the third set therefore McEnroe couldnt volley so easy anymore and that turned the game.Though Lendl had a continental grip that made his one handed left shot weaker than nowadays, players now should noticed the way he bent down and the steadiness it gives.I still cant understand how Mcenroe could play that unorthodox style it was so agressive like a table tennis player. An epic match in History of tennis.

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C'était déjà du beau tennis 🤩

I'm impressed how they use small frame as big as badminton racket but still generates such power 😮

I still can't believe Mac lost this match. You cannot be serious

Both Lendl’s and McEnroe’s serves were good. It’s crazy that we can clearly see this on a tape of the French Open from 1984.

...that was John's ONLY chance to win the FO! Normally he had never loose this match - after 2 sets in front... Very very sad.

what a game.so pleasent to have this opposition of style which disappear since all the surfaces have been slow downed

Great match. Great job editing this video. How did you remove the commentators?

McEnroe's volleying was just out of this world when you consider his racket was strung at only 43 PSI.

Two Artists playing almost flawless Tennis

Love

La belle époque, quand les gens applaudissaient les joueurs, sans cris, sans insultes.

뭐니뭐니해도 이때의 테니스가 재미 있었음. 그후로 스테판 에드베리,피트 샘프라스등 공격형 서브앤 발리 스타일의 선수들과 애거시,짐 쿠리어등 수비형선수들의 어우러져 테니스의 꽃을 피웠는데 로저 페더러의 등장으로 강서브와 스트로크로만 대결하는 단조로운 경기가 지속됨.

Revoir ce match 40 ans plus tard, c est fou, tout est beau!...De vrais joueurs de tennis absolument sublime mais maintenànt!...Quels joueurs !

16:15 Mac never forgot that volley.

I will never be able to understand how McEnroe lost this match by playing the first two sets so well.

1984 , John McEnroe was almost unbeatable, best match of that tennis period ever

Spettacolo unico ed irripetibile per la storia del tennis mondiale l'eleganza la classe e l'efficacia dei colpi di John Mc Enroe che ha espresso il miglior tennis di tutti i tempi sulla terra battuta contro la solidità la regolarità e le sbracciate da fondo campo di Ivan Lendl hanno dato vita alla più bella finale della storia del tennis mondiale ultimo esempio di come poteva essere bello da vedere e da gustare il tennis classico ad una velocità di palla giusta ed accettabile che avrebbe dovuto essere sempre quella per rendere le partite meravigliose ma poi' la rivoluzione e la tecnologia hanno rovinato uno degli sport individuali più belli del mondo con materiali superleggeri dove conta solo picchiare la palla in modo esasperato per fiaccare la resistenza del avversario con palleggi da fondo interminabili ed aprirsi il campo per fare i punti e vincere gli scambi questa partita puo' considerarsi a tutti gli effetti la conclusione del tennis classico e genuino di una volta che faceva venire i brividi agli spettatori dopo di che sono subentrate altre tecniche di colpire la palla che hanno stravolto il mondo del tennis rendendolo meccanico e potente.

The best serve and volley ever.

From that era I always like lendl the best

СУПЕР 🎉❤😮

After watching this highlights, how McEnroe ended up losing is beyond me

lendl putting some heat on those passing shots..

Hard to play against big mac, his game was unpredictable!

Grande lezione di forza e resistenza da parte di ivan il terribile nei confronti di john il presuntuoso

Please, post the whole match, as Wimbledon does.

El revés de una mano de lendl era adelantado a su epoca..podía tirar de todos los efectos y era impredecible hacía donde iría..tenia una técnica bastante depurada para la época

J'ai vu ce match un dimanche en famille, et tout le monde détestait Lendl. Moi j'étais adolescent , mon coup droit était celui de Lendl, mon revers celui de McEnroe, et mon service de Noah. Je voulais absolument que le vilain Mozart du tennis perde, moi. Que le grincheux, le caractériel doué, se prenne une raclée face au soi disant robot sans coeur qu'était Lendl. Je défendais Lendl comme Tim Burton défend le Pingouin. Le mal aimé hué par la foule. Je me souviens bien de ce repas de famille bourgeois où tout le monde applaudissait le sale gosse américain. Et c'est vrai qu'il a dominé le match de son talent extraordinaire fait de coups de pattes de chat. Et puis, tout doucement, mon héros des pays de l'Est à tronche de vampire anorexique s'est mis à remonter la pente et puis, progressivement, à renverser le match. Quel pied, sa balle de match concrétisée, enfin cette victoire à Roland Garros tant espérée! Merci pour ce résumé plein de souvenirs proustiens émouvants, à l'échelle de l'humble 15/1 que je fus au sommet de ma gloire. Aujourd'hui, en revoyant ce match, le talent des deux joueurs saute aux yeux. Le génie, la frustration, la volonté, les oppositions de genre, tous les éléments étaient réunis pour un match de légende. Comme le tennis nous a tant offert à travers les époques (Wimbledon victoire de Nadal face à Federer) et encore aujourd'hui (AO Sinner / Medvedev).

Look at that roundhouse forehand by Lendl…… impossible today….

They would hit the ball harder with today's raquets effortlessly. It would be a simple adjustment

ITS worthwhile noting 1. both were single handed players....2. how Mac play a control placemen game 3, Lendl did not play much backhand down the line............... ABOE ALL, HOW THE FITNESS & THE RACKET DEELOPEMENT HAE CHNAGE THE GAMES OER PAST 20 ODD YEARS....

I know they left out some unforced errors but to have it end on Mac spraying a volley wide when he’d been so crisp is just cruel.

genius against hardworker...both Legends. I really didnt like Lendl back in the 90ied..as i rooted for Boris and Agassi😊. He played like a robot. But Mcenroes backhand technique is so awkward...still amazing how he got the ball inside the court consinstently as he was always falling backwards and hitting a bit late on the backhand. Every Tennis teacher would teach you the opposite..lean forward, hit early. he just had god like touch and talent

You can win on serve and volley on clay. Noah did it. McEnroe almost did it Henman got to the semis and I think Rafter got far one year. But in long matches you can tired rushing the net a hundred times

You can see how conservative Lendl was. Back in the 80s, it was not uncommon to hit a lot of crosscourt shots. Lendl would later learn to run McEnroe. Had Lendl hit down the line more (and he was great at that) and forced McEnroe to run more, he would have made him tired, but you can see, in the first two sets, he hit back at McEnroe who didn't have to run at all. Mac played a lot of his shots as half-volley drives. These days, I don't think many pros would play Mac they way Lendl did.

Lendel. Legend.

These results suggest John McEnroe was the closest of winning French Open compared to Sampras, Becker and Edberg.

Just as Ali was at his best in his loss to Frazier, so this was Mac at his best ...

Mac the knife, slicing and dicing, serving and volleying on the slowest of clay courts. Should have won the championship. He always said that it was the biggest choke of his career.

Watching MacEnroe serve and volley is a wondrous thing. The lean on his serve to propel him to the net was amazing. He missed two easy (for him) volleys that cost him the match. Shame.

Quei due errori sul 3-3 del 5° set e 15-40 con Lendl al servizio (grave il primo gratuito, ma anche il secondo passante finito in rete non era certo impossibile), con quel break è probabile che sarebbe finita lì. Due attimi a segnare la storia, come tanti altri singoli attimi nella storia del tennis e dello sport in genere.

Tbh if I saw Mcenroe serving to Alcarez, Merevedev, Sinner, Djokovic et al today they'd still have problems, why, because you never knew where Mcenroe was serving, even on clay, as leftie, they really would struggle, I984 Mcenroe was a true artist, Lendl only beat him once in 84.

Are you afraid of him? Are you afraid of him? Are you afraid of him? hahaha great!

The wonderfull thing is that there are really few mistakes. Every point was won with skills, nowaday tennis is based on errors...

A great tennis match of great tennis masters. Now, unfortunately, tennis has become unified, it is not played that way. McEnroe's game is a pleasure, the embodiment of elegance and refinement. It's a pity that the excess of emotions on the court hindered him a lot throughout his career, as well as in this game. But this is McEnroe! I almost saw the end of his career, it was his pale shadow.

Lendl Great champion 🏆

Mckenroe intimidates the chair umpires with is antics with line calls. Lendl was so right in pointing that out. I’m so glad technology replaced human line judges.

On a en France souvent accusé Ivan Lendl d'être un "bourrin". Mais quels lobs!!!

This was one of only 3 defeats for Mac in 84! One of the great regrets in Mcenroe's career i think that he lost this match

That last volley from Mc Enroe to lose the match😢

Is it just me or wasn’t tennis much more interesting back in the day. Today lots of power little technique 😢

Lendl is beautiful to watch on clay. McEnroe never won RG despite his enormous talents. This explains why he says too little good about RG.