he was in 15 total GS (won 8) which is 8 less than how many Djokovic has just wins

And his wife won the super calendar slam (all GS and olympic gold in the same year). What a family 😅

Is the only one. Djokovic will have a last chance at Paris next year. Davis Cup doesnt count here, tho

​@Milorad Djurdjic Rafa has 1 less grand slam than Joker as 2 of the 4 GS are played on hard court which is favorable to joker imagine it would be 2 GS on clay like earlier and no excuses on the injury to the left hander who was not there when joker had no challege by a top player.

Roger Federer has done this, albeit the Olympic gold medal was in doubles, but he still has technically won all of these, if not in singles

Such a youth can be young no longer. People don’t realize what they have until it’s gone.

Rafa will play and dominate 2024. Knowing him if he wins RG 24 at least injury free he might plan for a 2025 season. 🤞 🙏🏻

@@ruckfules9441 si no estuviera djokovic te lo firmo, a nadal solo le basta estar bien fisicamente y recuperar sensaciones

That’s about the truth!

he knew, because Rafa at such young age was already the winner of two consecutives Roland Garros + he saw here that Rafa could play on grass

@@jaimehacker4592 too bad Rafa didn’t get to experience the full Agassi “legs experience”. His side movement was notoriously hindered both times they met.

@@BrunoSilvaRox that's true, how beautiful it would be a prime Agassi vs a young Nadal

​@BrunoSilvaRox Agassi from the late 90's would've won for sure. Although the grass was slower here mabye it would've been quite close if both were playing well

lame remark

I’d argue his game style was much more modern than classic. The only thing remotely classic in his game was his forehand technique imo

@@keeganandersson4281 agreed, meant more from a time standpoint, i remember reading about agassi in the 80's in Tennis magazine when he was teen phenom with the wild hair, neon clothes etc.. He played Lendl & Mcenroe early in his career!

Id say Sampras is more of a bridge from classic to modern, perhaps Becker as well, since they are serve-and-volleying+grinding at baselone

The physcal of the players of 90's were much underdeveloped compared to this new generation of players. Nowadays they are super athletes.

I think his game was a bit more modern I think that’s why he had so much success in the Federer era. And he was pretty consistent against players like Roddick, Hewitt, and Safin, Sampras struggled against players like Safin and Hewitt. I think because of Agassi’s attacking game and because of his baseline style play he was able to play much better against players like that, while on the other hand samples serve and volley style didn’t quite hold up as well. I guess he was still consistently making it to the quarters and semis and even the finals of tournaments in his midto late 30s. He became if I’m not mistaken besides Ken Rosewall the oldest man in the open era to make it to a grand slam final after 2005 U.S. Open at 35 years old.

Yeah the exact reason why i liked him the most Very unique

Por eso no me grado nunca ese señor Nadal todo lo que decís lo veía como soberbio y no me grada eso

He was something special. Too bad this version of Nadal died later on.

This was only his last match at Wimbledon, he retired at the US Open.

His last match was a loss to the smaller b Becker where he was washed out after a close win in the previous round

​@@Monteray9Doesn't matter. A last match at Wimbledon is a farewell.. Considering the history and grandeur of this tournament.

Agassi ended McEnroe's Wimbledon career in '92 in much the same way.

Exactly. So toxic. For me there are many GOATS and for people to ignorantly declare there's 1 with so many different circumstances and factors at play, is not what the sport is about

Couldn't agree more. Every tennis post these days is flooded with people repeating the word goat as if they were parrots, extremely tiring.

@@CarmoniusFinsnickeri its with all sports...

That is one thing I really appreciate about Agassi, the fact that he continued to push on a play into his mid to late 30’s. It really allowed for these great inter generational matchups. It’s a shame he didn’t get another shot at Nadal on a fast hardcourt.

agassi had been nursing a back injury in his last 2 years. he was handicapped in this match besides his age. a prime andre would have won this match.

Agassi was 36 years old in 2006, same age than Nole is today winning slams. The physcal of the players of 90's were much underdeveloped compared to this new generation of players. Nowadays they are super athletes.

We will never forget how Andre Agassi changed Tennis forever.

MAN!!!😍

Also Nalbandian's in the mix

It's such an awesome move, I love seeing him play !

Agassi took every shot very early and accurately. But Rafa moved so quickly to save lots of points.

He was such a great champion and a lovely guy. I miss him, and 90s Tennis badly. 😢😢😢

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Me too! 😊

Nadal and Agassi had a good match in Montreal masters as well. Think it was in 2005.

Man!!! I agree!!!

If Agassi would have more physcal robustness would have great chance to beat Nadal. The point is that the players of 90's were much underdeveloped compared to this new generation of players. Nowadays they are super athletes.

@@fernandocesar6626I don’t think that’s true Agassi was an great athlete but his back was done. He had some type of condition and the wear and tear of his career didn’t help.

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This is actually 18 years ago! And Rafa was already established as the number two player behind Federer by then - he reached his first Wimbledon final this year.

If Agassi would have more physcal robustness would have great chance to beat Nadal. The point is that the players of 90's were much underdeveloped compared to this new generation of players. Nowadays they are super athletes.

Grafs just being mean. She had a great slice backhand but rarely drove the ball (the opposite of her fella)

@@martinhudecek8886Her backhand was a weakness.

Agassi has one of the most beautiful two handed backhands of all time.

His backhand wasn't that bad, but her own backhand topspin groundstrokes were hideous

Despite all the advantages players have now, Agassi, at his best, if transported to current times, would be fighting Djokovic and Alcaraz (Nadal as well if he comes back strong) for titles. He'd probably prefer tennis right now than when he played.

Yes but the same can not be said of Sampras, Agassi played in an era (especially his early career) dominated by big servers. I don’t see Sampras winning anything apart from Wimby if he played today but Agassi would have big chances in the rest 3.

@@rishabhaniket1952 Agassi had a game that would better fit today's environment. I feel a lot of his game could remain intact but physically he'd be able to benefit from improvements in sports science etc. The whole tennis environment was different. Sampras was better suited to his time than Agassi was. Sampras, unlike Agassi, would probably need to completely switch up his equipment and change his game, improve his backhand, and so on. He'd likely end up something like Federer if he were able to do it, given how similar they played when Fed was very young, like during their encounter at Wimbledon.

Andre Agassi was a gracious loser in 2006,😊

I love Agassi but he would struggle to stay top 10 now. The difference in power and speed across the men's game is monumental

Agassi's body was breaking down by this point, so he was playing more to say goodbye. I'm sure he still wanted to win, but losing to Nadal was a memorable way to go out.

@@ER1CwC Thats true I guess. Great career for him though.

He might’ve beaten Kendrick but no way he holds up physically for the whole event. He beat Baghdatis at the USO a couple months later but had nothing left in the next round.

*or Djokovic.

@@toddjohnson271 I was talking about 2006 Wimbledon. Federer destroyed him in the finals.

andre was 36 here. yeah he was playing with a bad back in his last 2 years. he would have won both his matches against nadal (this and the montreal final) if it wasn’t for the injury.

Bro Agassi literally played the USO final after his first match vs Nadal in Canada. Whatever injury he had then, didn't stop him from playing a major final just 2 weeks after his loss vs Nadal.@@arisadriano1544

Not really. Nadal is just a good player but not agassi caliber

Never bet against Rafa's backhand

Djokovic fans are toxic, most everyone else sits back and enjoys the game and the incredible tennis that was produced in the last 30 years.

the last 5 years have been the weakest era by far. no competitions just djokovic. his numbers are inflated. the young players are mentally weak and nadal is always injured. let’s hope alcaraz wimbledon triumph would inspire the other players to step up.

What?!?! Prime Nadal, djokovic, federer would destroy those guys 😂 they're lucky they played in an era without the big 3

so true

There's no point in comparing. They can only ever be judged on how they did against their opposition. These hypotheses can never be proven..

No way those mostly unathletic slow players would do well against the big 3

​@@jayp123sampras might not have 14 but on those fast courts sampras would be able to defeat all 3 and at the least the matches against Federer would be real close

Fun fact: He wasn't.

federer played sampras once and agassi a few times. nadal never met sampras and only played agassi twice.

Meanwhile Djokovic beats Alcaraz who is 16 years younger than him...

En estos días no es nada normal. Ni Nadal ni Djokovic se dejan ganar por los más jóvenes.

es que las lesiones de rodilla vinieron en consecuencia de lo demoledor que es responder a todo

Alcaraz can beat Djokovic on his weakest surface lmao, he did it last year

@@benparsons4979 like in a match that actually matters tho (i.e. Slams)

Maybe it’s Djokovic that’s better than Agassi 🤷‍♂️

Agassi’s weakest surface was clay

@@BillyBob-xi9ih Alcaraz is much worse than Nadal here.