The Roland Garros champion from the 4 previous years fell to Guga in his first French title run. Brugera (1993-94), Muster (1995) and Kafelnikov (1996). What a tournament for Guga
Fantastic! At that time brasilians practically didn't know tennis. After this edition of Rolan Garros, and during many years, Brazil stopped to watch Guga in his numerous ATP's finals. It was a passion as if it were the brasilian soccer team. Great Guga.
Eu não sei dizer quantas vezes eu já vi esse jogo completo, só sei que todas as vezes que eu vejo me emociono como se fosse a primeira. Obrigado, Guga!
5:13 Kuerten backhand on the rise winner & slow-mo replay. 6:59 beautifully disguised backhand drop shot winner from baseline. 8:10 perfectly struck backhand winner from about mid court on the rise. 8:36 another perfectly disguised backhand drop shot winner. 13:45 with his third stroke (backhand taken on the rise) Kuerten opens up the court and sets up the rest of the point (aggressive forehand from the mid court, half volley, and a forehand volley winner). 19:50 short ball taken on the rise for a backhand winner and struck about as cleanly and aggressively as a ball can be struck. 29:20 all balls taken on the rise, then advance to net with solid volley winner. 29:50 BEAUTIFUL backhand return winner.
See the difference of people behaviour, the most of them were on the side of Kuerten because Kuerten inspired friendship, he seemed the guy of the front door house. Great player and pleasant boy, i miss the brasilian in today tennis. Greetings from Rome Italy
C'est le Roland-Garros le plus marquant de ma vie. Quand il a battu Muster je savais qu'il gagnerait le tournoi, il jouait comme sur un nuage, il passait tout ce qu'il voulait. Un grand moment de grâce ce tournoi pour Kuerten qui était encore un inconnu du grand public, classé 64eme ATP😇
Certainly one of the most important matches of Guga's career. Muster was his toughest opponent this whole tournament, well the toughest opponent you could possibly face on clay in the mid 90s overall, especially in Bo5 Matches, and this match is in the end what made him the player he went on to be.
I love Guga but I'm a bigger Pete Sampras fan and and when he won the 1st US Open in 1990 he beat 4 number ones in a row. Becker Lendal McEnroe and Agassi in the final !
Some people often forget/are not aware how great some tennis players were before The Big Three. It's almost as if only The Big Three know how to play first-class tennis. Gustavo Kuerten was on the same level as any of the Big Three, on clay that is, although, to be honest, probably not on Nadal's best level on clay.
@@matteo964 Guga beat Sampras and Agassi on HARD COURTS at the same tournament...and Federer on clay easily, and won RG 3 times, the hardest slam to win, so yeah, he is on their level...Just see the respect they have for him, The Djoker even drew a heart on the court to celebrate him on his only FO win.
@@user-tz8ze3tp7m which is completely different from what big 3 level means. Occasionally beating them is indeed good but winning 15+ slams is a whole other story
Rubbish. KUERTEN won cos he started using Luxilon strings first and he never got past a 1/4 final in any of the other 3 slams. He is nowhere near the greats
@@purplecoffinman8510 yeah I've heard this a lot but Stan's was kinda like semi open stance.He only used it when he was short on time. And he did never attack from that position. Only guga and almagro attacked (Now thiem).
I remember that year being a fairy tale run for Gustavo Kuerten. What a player! Love that he always has a smile on his face (except perhaps when he's playing ).😊
Estou em Dezembro de 2021 e revivendo as vitórias lendários desse nosso grande ídolo e herói, Gustavo Kuerten. Mas só pra não perder a oportunidade....vcs viram no minuto 33:58 quando o Guga vai cumprimentar o Rafa, irmão dele? Guga aponta pro Rafa, mas uma mulher, sem noção, acha que é com ela e faz o mesmo gesto. Depois Rafa passa por ela e ela entendeu que Guga não tava falando com ela... kkkkkk rindo muito aqui.
I remember being a kid and watching this match, I don't know why I was drawn to watch it. I really like Guga, maybe his clothes and style made me cheer for him, a few years later I understood that it was purely charisma, he was the most charismatic tennis player for me. Great backhand, I only saw Wawrinka as someone at the same level of backhand. I didn't remember the match being so hard. I remember well the 2001 final because I was older... anyway, I miss Guga.
G.K.. What A Stat Never Won A Match at R.G Before 1997.. Another Crazy Stat.. Since da Turn of The Century To Date .. May 31th - 2023 Only 8 ATP - Players Have Won French Open.. Rafa ( 14 ) Guga ( 2 ) Novak ( 2 ) Gaston Caudio ( 1 ) Juan Carlos ( 1 ) Stan ( 1 ) Roger ( 1 ) Albert Costa ( 1 )..
Gran partido de Guga... tal vez ganarle a Muster (el mejor de la época en clay) le hizo dar cuenta que estaba en un momento altísimo... lo plasmó al ganar el torneo... Gran partido de ambos... La potencia de Guga y su desparpajo sobrepasaron al gran austríaco... Un partido para enmarcar...
@@al1976-v7m That match is youtube 3 years ago: ua-cam.com/video/DCx1MjA5kbI/v-deo.html I want more Kuerten match in Roland Garros with quality and complete.
Court nº1 has been removed since but it was the best ever. Even bottom price seat holders could stand at the rail just behind the players. Guga sooo deserved this win, he was one of the most charismatic players to grace the French Open winner list
3:4 5.Satz🙈 was spielt Kürten gegen einen heissgelaufenen Muster da? Absolute Weltklasse! Das war gegen diesen Thomas Muster auch nötig Hammer-Match und klasse das Turnier durchgezogen
Oh such an elegant and flexible Guga looking a lot like Roger actually. Muster was an austrian peasant, brute and pumping all the time like a freight train :) he didn't last much.
What racquet was Thomas Muster playing with during this match? I thought he was a Head Pro Tour 630 guy like Guga Edit- NVM it is the PT630 in a paintjob of some sort... you can tell by the CAP grommets
Some suggestions: Nadal vs Isner 2011 R1 Fognini vs Montañes 2011 R4 Giustino vs Moutet 2020 R1 Schwartzman vs Thiem 2020 QF Nadal vs Soderling and Federer vs Haas 2009 R4
Maybe, maybe not. I like Guga, great player and a nice guy, but Guga didn't have to deal with some one called Nadal in most of his clay tournament career. If he did, it is unlikely he would have had as much success on clay. Likewise, if it were not for Nadal, Federer and Djokovic would have had more success on clay
@@Kelveron Yeah, but post prime and already with the rip injury Guga defeated Federer in straight sets at RG 2004, when Roger was already in his prime years. If prime Djokovic lost to Wawrinka, Guga could have beaten him too, i'm pretty sure. Guga was insane on clay and he could give Nadal a lot of trouble because he could take his monstrous backhand on the rise without any trouble and would suffer less from Nadal's extreme forehand spin. But problably Nadal would still win more in the H2H, because he is the king of clay.
La historia nos privó de ver un choque entre el mejor Guga Kuerten y Rafael Nadal. Hubiera sido épico! yo creo que el mejor Guga le hubiera sacado varios RG a Nadal. Ustedes que creen?
An Inside Scoop: Muster was complaining about the Stringing Weight of his rackets, didnt feel comfortable, so for the 5th set he ordererd new strung rackets, but in the end never did use them. I talked to his old stringer and he still thinks, it was a big fault of Muster continuing to play with the softer strung Rackets.
Muster was more solid from the baseline than even Guga but as soon as Guga uses variety like drop shots or attacks the net muster struggles. Also I notice muster has a better forehand but Guga has a clearly better backhand.
Nadal volleys a million times better than what Muster used to, has a more powerful forehand, wasn't a natural lefty which is why his backhand can flick winners when stretched, knows when to come forward, and uses the entire court better than Muster.
The Roland Garros champion from the 4 previous years fell to Guga in his first French title run. Brugera (1993-94), Muster (1995) and Kafelnikov (1996). What a tournament for Guga
Fantastic! At that time brasilians practically didn't know tennis. After this edition of Rolan Garros, and during many years, Brazil stopped to watch Guga in his numerous ATP's finals. It was a passion as if it were the brasilian soccer team. Great Guga.
Guga Kuerten es un grande, una leyenda del tenis mundial, un fuera de serie. Larga vida Gustavo Kuerten.
The way Guga played those last two games... fearless! He knew Muster wouldn't hand it to him and truly went for his shots.
Under 1000 views? You gotta be kidding me, prime time entertainment
Amazing how nobody knew him before the match and in the end everyone was celebrating like he was already an idol! GUGA ❤
Yeah he had that endearing personality. Plus his colorful outfit and the fact that he was Brazilian made him exotic.
Eu não sei dizer quantas vezes eu já vi esse jogo completo, só sei que todas as vezes que eu vejo me emociono como se fosse a primeira. Obrigado, Guga!
My God I love watching these two brilliant baseliners battle it out with their awesome single-handed backhands...such elegance & beauty!!
This match was ahead of its time.
5:13 Kuerten backhand on the rise winner & slow-mo replay. 6:59 beautifully disguised backhand drop shot winner from baseline. 8:10 perfectly struck backhand winner from about mid court on the rise. 8:36 another perfectly disguised backhand drop shot winner. 13:45 with his third stroke (backhand taken on the rise) Kuerten opens up the court and sets up the rest of the point (aggressive forehand from the mid court, half volley, and a forehand volley winner). 19:50 short ball taken on the rise for a backhand winner and struck about as cleanly and aggressively as a ball can be struck. 29:20 all balls taken on the rise, then advance to net with solid volley winner. 29:50 BEAUTIFUL backhand return winner.
See the difference of people behaviour, the most of them were on the side of Kuerten because Kuerten inspired friendship, he seemed the guy of the front door house. Great player and pleasant boy, i miss the brasilian in today tennis. Greetings from Rome Italy
Only legends know how epic that game was.
watched it live on tv and I was highly rooting for Gustavo. Gustavo is one of the best roland garros champion of all time if not the best
@@taopaille-paille4992 Yeah so true bro
@@taopaille-paille4992 I born in his city. I'am happy to hear and share it.
@@danielml eu via ele treinar no lado da minha quadra no LIC la por 94
Ate hoje me emociono quando assisto essa partida e outras em RG. Impressionante o que ele fez na carreira dele. RG foi a cereja no bolo. Valeu Guga!
25:47 one of the most beautiful shots i've ver seen. Thanks Guga for making me fall in love with tennis
C'est le Roland-Garros le plus marquant de ma vie. Quand il a battu Muster je savais qu'il gagnerait le tournoi, il jouait comme sur un nuage, il passait tout ce qu'il voulait. Un grand moment de grâce ce tournoi pour Kuerten qui était encore un inconnu du grand public, classé 64eme ATP😇
Certainly one of the most important matches of Guga's career. Muster was his toughest opponent this whole tournament, well the toughest opponent you could possibly face on clay in the mid 90s overall, especially in Bo5 Matches, and this match is in the end what made him the player he went on to be.
Jaja no. His toughest opponent in his 3 championships was yevgeny kafelnikov. Kuerten himself said that
@@edwinivanrodriguez3769 I meant this one tournament
Quel petit chef d'oeuvre de montage cette video! Donne vraiment le feeling d'un match de grand chelem a RG. Bravo au monteur, et merci!
Kuerten's backhand was on fire!!
J' ai pas connu Kuerten mais pour moi c'est une légende de RG ❤️
je l ai connu et c un des meilleurs champions de roland garros en effet de loin
Un artiste, autre chose que le taureau hurlant qui a suivi...
A star is born
In winning this tournament, Kuerten beat THREE French Open champions. I haven't looked it up, but I'm guessing that has never been done before.
There are like 4 champions since 2005
Beating the particular 1 is like Beating 4 of the past ones😂
เชี่ยๆเก้อเว่ยเฉียนเสียน
Yes, Kuerten takes the worst draw someone can imagine
Gustavo "luxilon strings" Kuerten
I love Guga but I'm a bigger Pete Sampras fan and and when he won the 1st US Open in 1990 he beat 4 number ones in a row.
Becker Lendal McEnroe and Agassi in the final !
Some people often forget/are not aware how great some tennis players were before The Big Three. It's almost as if only The Big Three know how to play first-class tennis. Gustavo Kuerten was on the same level as any of the Big Three, on clay that is, although, to be honest, probably not on Nadal's best level on clay.
Only on clay, and definitely not on nadal's level
@@matteo964 Guga beat Sampras and Agassi on HARD COURTS at the same tournament...and Federer on clay easily, and won RG 3 times, the hardest slam to win, so yeah, he is on their level...Just see the respect they have for him, The Djoker even drew a heart on the court to celebrate him on his only FO win.
@@user-tz8ze3tp7m which is completely different from what big 3 level means. Occasionally beating them is indeed good but winning 15+ slams is a whole other story
@@matteo964 He only didn't get to that because of injury, otherwise he certainly had a shot of making it.
Rubbish. KUERTEN won cos he started using Luxilon strings first and he never got past a 1/4 final in any of the other 3 slams. He is nowhere near the greats
Would be great to see Guga's other matches from the three times he won, particularly against Kafelnikov and Ferrero. 😊
This channel is doing a good job by using geo-restrictions for the recently uploaded 2020 Final- The Film. Good going . Keep it up.
Great great game epic!!! Guga Kuerten's one handed Backhands The best of ALL times!!!!!!
People who think that thiem invented open stance one handed backhand should watch guga once.
I think more people think Wawrinka invented open stance.
@@purplecoffinman8510 yeah I've heard this a lot but Stan's was kinda like semi open stance.He only used it when he was short on time. And he did never attack from that position. Only guga and almagro attacked (Now thiem).
I feel bad for those who have never watched Guga play before
Guga invented the use of Luxilon strings
Kuga is my favourite player of all times. He is such a sunny boy.
Amazing win. Guga, one of my favourite players of all times.
And a legend was born..
Grande Guga‼
Please make:
Federer vs Haas 2009
Djokovic vs Murray 2015
Nadal vs Mathieu 2006
Thiem vs Gaston 2020
There's a full 5 hour video of Nadal vs Mathieu
all good matches selection my friend
Increíble que no haya visto antes este partidazo, dos de los mejores jugadores de todos los tiempos..m
Quite possibly the coolest guy ever to win a Slam. Maybe Borg, then Guga. Either way, Guga is a legend. His wins at RG were really impressive.
I remember that year being a fairy tale run for Gustavo Kuerten. What a player! Love that he always has a smile on his face (except perhaps when he's playing ).😊
Guga, the best legend. He came to Roland Garros, nobody there knew him and.... He won. For me he will always be the best, and he is a so great person.
Estou em Dezembro de 2021 e revivendo as vitórias lendários desse nosso grande ídolo e herói, Gustavo Kuerten. Mas só pra não perder a oportunidade....vcs viram no minuto 33:58 quando o Guga vai cumprimentar o Rafa, irmão dele? Guga aponta pro Rafa, mas uma mulher, sem noção, acha que é com ela e faz o mesmo gesto. Depois Rafa passa por ela e ela entendeu que Guga não tava falando com ela... kkkkkk rindo muito aqui.
Tipo estar revivendo isso e não acreditar que isso foi real.
rsrsrs...muito engraçado...ela deve sentir vergonha alheia até hoje...rrss
Guga, the prince of clay.
I remember being a kid and watching this match, I don't know why I was drawn to watch it. I really like Guga, maybe his clothes and style made me cheer for him, a few years later I understood that it was purely charisma, he was the most charismatic tennis player for me. Great backhand, I only saw Wawrinka as someone at the same level of backhand. I didn't remember the match being so hard. I remember well the 2001 final because I was older... anyway, I miss Guga.
G.K.. What A Stat Never Won A Match at R.G Before 1997..
Another Crazy Stat..
Since da Turn of The Century To Date .. May 31th - 2023
Only 8 ATP - Players Have Won French Open.. Rafa ( 14 ) Guga ( 2 ) Novak ( 2 ) Gaston Caudio ( 1 ) Juan Carlos ( 1 ) Stan ( 1 )
Roger ( 1 ) Albert Costa ( 1 )..
It´s exciting, even today, to see the fantastic "manezinho da Ilha" having fun at Roland Garros.
Eternal Guga!
As the most famous Austrian of all time said , "I will be returning"
"I'll be back!" 😉
When did Hitler say that?
@@auh786 lol
4:52 What backhand!
ORGULHO
I remember the days when Muster was a BOSS on clay.
At that time think he was over 30 games without losing on clay
So incredible!!
I love how Muster looks 45 while he’s 29 here.
Em 2022 ainda uma aula!
Dos de los mejores arcilleros de la historia
Guga, very proundy brazilian people have you!
The man that mad Poly string a must!
Yeah Luxilon made him a star
Can you do thiem vs schwartzman please!
Gran partido de Guga... tal vez ganarle a Muster (el mejor de la época en clay) le hizo dar cuenta que estaba en un momento altísimo... lo plasmó al ganar el torneo... Gran partido de ambos... La potencia de Guga y su desparpajo sobrepasaron al gran austríaco... Un partido para enmarcar...
O primeiro set foi um espetáculo de Tênis, como o Guga jogava solto Dios
Id like to see Kuerten x Medvedev epic 5 sets in 4th round
I would like to see in youtube Gustavo Kuerten vs Michael Russel in Roland Garros 2001. Thanks.
It's online now, full length!
@@al1976-v7m Where? Can you send me the link?
@@al1976-v7m That match is youtube 3 years ago: ua-cam.com/video/DCx1MjA5kbI/v-deo.html I want more Kuerten match in Roland Garros with quality and complete.
Grande Guga lembro de assistir vários jogos dele, jogou muito na sua epoca
Court nº1 has been removed since but it was the best ever. Even bottom price seat holders could stand at the rail just behind the players. Guga sooo deserved this win, he was one of the most charismatic players to grace the French Open winner list
My favorite.. marie Pierce love vou..
Very strong backhand, great Kuerten
Increíble que nunca haya visto este partidazo antes!!
Dos gigantes de las canchas...
Guga 🎾🔥....desde Argentina 🇦🇷👏
Jogão; Guguinha meteu o loco nesse RG. Tinha 3 anos de idade
Great match and nice to see Muster showing respect at the handshake.
改めて見て、クエルテンのバックハンドはスゲぇ～～
3:4 5.Satz🙈 was spielt Kürten gegen einen heissgelaufenen Muster da? Absolute Weltklasse! Das war gegen diesen Thomas Muster auch nötig
Hammer-Match und klasse das Turnier durchgezogen
Oh such an elegant and flexible Guga looking a lot like Roger actually. Muster was an austrian peasant, brute and pumping all the time like a freight train :) he didn't last much.
ALLEZ GUGA!
Brilliant match
Dear Roland Garros, I ask again: please do Federer vs Gulbis 2014 / Federer vs Haas 2009. please
Gulbis will always have his bunch of deluded fans xD
Guga's run here was insane, only amplified by The Best Outfit of any champ from '96-06.
Whats "outfit"?
@@otaviofigueiredo3047 his now famous blue & yellow Diadora kit.
Qu'est ce que c'est lent, j'avais oublié ?
What racquet was Thomas Muster playing with during this match? I thought he was a Head Pro Tour 630 guy like Guga
Edit- NVM it is the PT630 in a paintjob of some sort... you can tell by the CAP grommets
white Kneissl Tom's Reach Machine racquet, which had a longer handle and a 28-inch frame
Some suggestions:
Nadal vs Isner 2011 R1
Fognini vs Montañes 2011 R4
Giustino vs Moutet 2020 R1
Schwartzman vs Thiem 2020 QF
Nadal vs Soderling and Federer vs Haas 2009 R4
33:12 ❤
whole match please
They uploaded the full match before making these highlights:
ua-cam.com/video/DCx1MjA5kbI/v-deo.html
Pessoal nao parou de aplaudir ele no final do jogo , ate ele sair da quadra
Great match
Guga is a better claycourter than Federer and Djokovic 👍
Everybody agrees with that i think
Maybe, maybe not. I like Guga, great player and a nice guy, but Guga didn't have to deal with some one called Nadal in most of his clay tournament career. If he did, it is unlikely he would have had as much success on clay. Likewise, if it were not for Nadal, Federer and Djokovic would have had more success on clay
@@Kelveron but at the same time, federer's problem wasn't guga's problem so I think it would have been exciting to watch.
@@Kelveron prime Nadal vs prime Guga is something I'd pay good money to see.
@@Kelveron Yeah, but post prime and already with the rip injury Guga defeated Federer in straight sets at RG 2004, when Roger was already in his prime years. If prime Djokovic lost to Wawrinka, Guga could have beaten him too, i'm pretty sure. Guga was insane on clay and he could give Nadal a lot of trouble because he could take his monstrous backhand on the rise without any trouble and would suffer less from Nadal's extreme forehand spin. But problably Nadal would still win more in the H2H, because he is the king of clay.
i remember this match. i hoped Thomas would win another RG. but along came Guga.
Luxilon
Fantástic!!!!! o Guga é nosso!!!!!
Ca alors. Qu'est ce que le public s'est regale. The crowd was going nuts with these two offensive 1-handed BHs. So much quality and intention there.
hello do you play full match final roland garros 2020 djokovic vs nadal and the ofters finals in roland garros rafael nadal full match
they don't provide full matches but lengthy 30+ minute extended highlights like this match
Guga looks very young when he was young
La historia nos privó de ver un choque entre el mejor Guga Kuerten y Rafael Nadal. Hubiera sido épico! yo creo que el mejor Guga le hubiera sacado varios RG a Nadal. Ustedes que creen?
No, para nada.
@@911801111801 yo creo que el Guga modelo 2000/2001 si
@@guicon2007 Si, porque eso siempre pasa, ¿o no?
Germanic efficiency vs Brazilian flair .... just as in football.
muster is austrian !
Kuerten is Germanic!
An Inside Scoop: Muster was complaining about the Stringing Weight of his rackets, didnt feel comfortable, so for the 5th set he ordererd new strung rackets, but in the end never did use them. I talked to his old stringer and he still thinks, it was a big fault of Muster continuing to play with the softer strung Rackets.
Upload some Nadal classic Roland garros matches
What a match!!!!
Guga would have killed Nadal if they were playing in the same era and Guga remained healthy
Muster was more solid from the baseline than even Guga but as soon as Guga uses variety like drop shots or attacks the net muster struggles. Also I notice muster has a better forehand but Guga has a clearly better backhand.
All true. Also important: Guga serves better than Muster.
Al final el público aplaudiendo de pie como con los grandes toreros
Muster = Nadal with 1-handed backhand.
Nadal volleys a million times better than what Muster used to, has a more powerful forehand, wasn't a natural lefty which is why his backhand can flick winners when stretched, knows when to come forward, and uses the entire court better than Muster.
Whats not to like about guga, great player and an all around nice guy, and im an agassi and sampras fan
This game does not look like it was played almost 30 years ago. Those two were killing the ball like today’s top players do.
The austrian wasn't meant to dance the samba... What a fantastic player was Kuerten...
Quem aí está lendo o livro do Guga?
It was on a friday....
Back when tennis was played by real men who don't feel the need to hit the backhand with two hands like little girls.
Kuerten's backhand was fantastic over the last several games of the 5th set. Muster would have beaten almost anyone else playing the way he did.
Guga is an idol!