We would've never seen this without UA-cam. Definitely don't remember any mention of this back then. Also happy to see they are playing with a serious intent, none of this goofing off the legends like to do today.
I was actually in Ashe Stadium Court for this match. It was a kind of preliminary before Venus played Serena in prime time for the Final. Crazy, Andre Agassi beat Lleyton a little earlier. Great day of tennis.
I don’t think Mac ever goofs around, even today. He was so intense even in the recent pickle ball thing, which he is on the record as finding absolute nonsense. The guy just hates to lose!
Sampras Becker or Sampras Agassi or Agassi Federer or Federer Sampras or Federer Nadal is much better. I love Becker’s force, he still hits the ball with great power.
There was another one in Germany around 2004/5? not completely sure. It was on carpet indoors and Becker lost that. Though to me it looked as if he let McEnroe win as he was very furious with his drama almost like in the old days...I think he let him have it in the end. Don't know if it's on UA-cam.
@@GeorgeT370 @jsmresearch; John McEnroe switched from Dunlop [McEnroe] MaxPly [98 sq in - midsize], was sponsored by Volkl for this one year with this custom, McEnroe, C-10 Pro Boris Becker was 50% owner with Volkl. Had his own Becker line of frames, clothing [see he is wearing].Boris switched to Volkl after closure EastUsa, with his frames from Puma, along with purchased ownership; Then began his BB-Becker line. This frame appears to be a PB [PowerBridge] mold, without the "V". It is not clear which clothing sponsor John is wearing, but clearly not the previously common Nike, which he returned to also. John continued to play in the "Senior's Tour" then which was organized by Jimmy Connors; He may have just stopped or was his final year; born September 1952. This Men's Singles Exhibition match is very unusual within any of the GS Events; They usually have Senior's Invitational Doubles Matches with Legends. John was born February 1959, Boris December 1967 Note the serve speeds shown, measured 🙂 JM 1st typ 107MPH, 2nd 97 - last game 1st increased 111-118 MPH; BB 1st typ 97 MPH, 2nd 93-5 MPH - last game 107-117 MPH All The Best, Sincerely
We can all thank Roger Sokolosky who came to work at the sports graphics company and said "HEY! What if we put the score on the screen THE WHOLE TIME (instead of every half an hour) so people know what's goin on!"
So? Federer beat Djokovic when he was older than Becker was in this video. Don't forget that Boris won his first slam at 18 and a young age went through a lot more pressure adulation and later injuries. Feliciano Lopez was playing singles in the tour at age 40 in 2023 , he went pro a few years before this match was played. Ken Rosewall made a slam final at 40, around McEnroe's age here. Just more random facts.
Thanks for the video. It's fun to watch John keeping approaching the net. And also Boris with his unique rocking motion when serving. By the way, what Volkls are they using? I read that John used C10 Pro. What about Boris?
Yes, John used this Volkl McEnroe custom C-10 Pro that year. Boris used was appears to be a Volkl custom PB [PowerBridge] without the "V". Boris is 50% owner with Volkl; He had his custom frames manufactured within Volkl after EastUsa closed [Taiwan] with his Puma frame molds. Then also had BB frames developed, manufactured, sold, later Becker, including clothing that he wore here too. They both certainly used Volkl strings per the spay paint logo too. Volkl still manufactures some excellent frames for the public. They never had many pro sponsorship tennis players. They also have excellent skiing, snow sport equipment with sponsorship too.
@@newtonfirefly3584 Thanks for the detailed answer. Yes Volkl has made great frames and my frames of choice are Organix 10 and its successor Super G 10.
@@kesun32145you need to recognise his more massive body and weight compared to the players type today, that's why he has now 2x new hips. Have a look to his story and see all his injuries, it was a wonder he played soo long. 😎
Thats true, but Becker was already retired and had severe health issues. When the pros retire and do not continue to work out, they come out of shape in a few months. zit goes really fast. Djokovic is absolutely fit and working out for hours every day. That is a big factor in this comparison.
@@KingCast65People know they were good, it’s just that todays athletes are even better. The athletes of the future will be even better. That’s just how it works
@@Tennis214 False ideas, concepts, presumptions, Misconceptions; See the younger tennis players since Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, also Andy Murray, Juan Martin, Stanslis Warwinka, Grigor Dimitrov, Bryan Brothers, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Mats Wilander, Jim Currier, Michael Chang, Arthur Ashe, Rodney Laver, Anthony Roche, John Newcombe, Ken Roswall, Lew Hoad, along with many others. Typical Ignorance and lacking actual realities are common among the viewers, especially those that comment their common nonsense; especially those taht are among the young, novice, inexperienced, improperly trained, developed lacking proper knowledge, information, basis. All The Best, Sincerely
@@edgar7525 yeah, I debated whether or not he fits because he was such a good all-around player. Much better from the baseline than Mac, Edberg and Becker.
@@vr120they tried to dumb down the entire country, not just this audience. The USTA made so many silly decisions back in the day to spark interest when the sport was fine as is
@@vr120 @zapaterodebiella8344 Fasle claims, ideas, concepts, clearly locking within other scoring standards. This exibition match used the common "No-Add" scoring, such at Duce=40-40, it was game point for either contestant. Often in "No-Add", the score may be according to points, thus 4 points win the game. Notice the Chair Umpire stated the "point" scoring for the first three games, then switched to the common Luv-0, 15, 30, 40 within "No-Add" though the shown score on the TV-transmission [video] continued with point score; meanwhile the court side scoring showed the normal 0, 15, 30, 40. All the Best, Sincderely
Two points in and this is already leagues more interesting play than any of the modern tennis players in either men's or woman's. This was the golden era.
If you want a prequel to this watch Sampras vs Roddick 2002 US Open. Becker joins John and Ted in the commentary booth. Some good natured trash talking goes on about this exhibition.
The kids today all say the current crop are the best ever and they are "all court" players. We used to call them baseliners. We used to see a variety of playing styles. Now they all play the same. Federer was the last great player that previous generations would call "all court". The racquets and court surfaces have all changed to suit one particular playing style - a hard hitting baseliner. The men's game now looks like the women's game except the ball is hit harder.
John simply did not play well. Boris was a bit off too but John was waaaay off. 34:25 Becker hits a most amazing pass and it's like "yeah, whatevs." These cats were playing some seriously good stuff here quite often. It's as if they had won multiple Singles and Doubles Majors or something.
@@jeffreyrepace785 Yes the scoring was stated by the Chair Umpire as points until the fourth game. Then stated the normal Luv-0, 15, 30, 40 with "No-Add" as shown on the court side score board.
Correct that Pete Sampras was 31 in 2002. Boris Becker was born December 1967, thus 34 years 9 months for this exhibition match. Pete won his first GS, US Open in 1990 at 18 years old; Boris won his first & second Wimbledon, Championships, GS in 1985 at 17 years 7 months, in 1986 at 18 years 7 months.
even though this is just an exhibition, I, as a Player, would be pissed at all the movement in the stands during points/games. Seat ushers should control foot traffic and NOT allow people to go to their seats while points are being played. It's super distracting !
John was born February 1959, thus 43 years 7 months; Boris was born December 1967, thus 334 years 9 months for this exhibition match. John continued to play "Senior's Tour" for more years.
Interesting to see both McEnroe and Becker playing this exhibition match in 2002 with Volkl tennis rackets which neither player played with during their years on the men's pro tennis tour!
Lol!! Um… O…K… sure. Mac was sponsored by Volkl since the mid 90’s until he switched back to Dunlop back around 2003. Becker of course used Volkl since he OWNED Volkl tennis lol.
@@datacipher My posted comment was absolutely accurate - McEnroe during his years on the pro tour until he retired from the pro tour at the end of 1992, never played any matches singles or doubles with a Vokyl racket. Likewise, Boris Becker never played any of his matches on the regular men's pro tour throughout his years on the regular men's pro tour with a Vokyl racket!
@@michaelbarlow6610 please read carefully: nobody claimed they did. You are the one who for some odd reason thinks that’s relevant as well as thinking that it’s “interesting” there using Volkl when in fact it’s not surprising in the slightest. It’s an exo in retirement and Mac got paid well to use Volkl while Becker owned Volkl tennis lol. That has nothing to do with what they used on the tour. Pro tip: there’s no “y” in Volkl.
@@datacipher .Learn to take your own advice - I never claimed that you asserted that Becker and McEnroe played with Volkl tennis rackets during their years on the regular men's pro tennis tours! I merely pointed out the fact that it is interesting (which it is) that they chose to play with Volkl rackets after they had retired from the regular men's pro tennis tour rather than continuing to play with the rackets they played with during their years on the regular tour! Nothing more, nothing less!
@@michaelbarlow6610 @datacipher Each of You have partial information, thus false claims Yes, clearly both John McEnroe and Boris Becker used a Volkl racquet/racket frames and strings as seen explicitly. Boris Becker purchased 50% of Volkl [which also manufactures ski, snow sports equipment and clothing for both. After Eastusa closed, thus stopped manufacture of his Puma frame, Boris owned those molds, thus shifted to Volkl, which he had purchased. Thus developed the BB-Beck line within too. John was sponsored for a short period by Volkl including 2002, thus switched from Dunlop McEnroe Maxply midsize to this custom McEnroe C-10 Pro. Boris appears to have a custom PB-PowerBridge frame without the "V" along with BB clothing. John also appears to not have Nike clothing and shoes John returned to sponsorship with both Dunlop and Nike shortly afterwards.
I can´t avoid to think that Djokovic is near of 36 years old and is the number one in the world right now and Boris retired at 34 like many others at that age
Lots of other variables contributed to the longer careers. The big three basically played 12 events a year for the last decade of their career. Previous eras played double based on the ranking system. Add to that the current destruction of Davis Cup and the elimination of best of 5 sets outside of slams and it’s not a surprise players are lasting longer
It's from 2002, it's in the description. Hewitt won the 2001 edition, but I don't see how it was legendary? Maybe because of the match between Sampras and agassi?
Today they are all in their prime between 28 and 34. And this, although the game is physically harder today. But they have as well more „helping things“ for recovery.
There is much less competition today, though. If there had been only three players capable of winning slams in the 1990s, these two might have played into their 40s, too.
Prime is not 28....more like 22-24. Fed, Rafa and Nole are pretty exceptional, being top ranked in their mid-30s. Somewhere in the 70's , 30 became viewed as old, which was a little strange. you still had top guys like Newk and Rosewall playing quite well, who were significantly older. Then Connors pushed the envelope winning GS when 30'ish and staying close to the top well into his mid-30s. Then Andre. So, not sure this ageist theme in men's tennis ever made sense. And certainly not in women's when you had BJK, MN, Evert, Serena playing very well in their mid 30s
@@DinoCorvino Volkl is still among the best ! Also their snow sporting equipment are among the top, best too. Boris Becker purchased, owns 50% of Volkl; began BB-Becker line within; John switched from Dunlop [McEnroe] Maxply briefly using this custom McEnroe C-10 Pro. Boris seems to have a PB[PowerBridge] frame without the "V". they used Volkl strings seen by the Logo
@@newtonfirefly3584 Oh you wonderful tennis nerd. I can see my own kind from a mile away. Thanks for the response. I had seen Volkl before. I think some guys around where I play have had them from time to time.
@@seruresto1386of course, and Mac often hit with top as well, even if he was generally not a power hitter. He certainly rarely hit “flat” instead missing top and underpin. You’re always going to get a guy like Gary Hilson mouthing off - opinionated but knowing nothing about the subject… just sees a video coming out of a haze of weed smoke and hippie carelessness, while wondering where his Birkenstocks are and why Hillary and Joe haven’t saved the world yet… …not a serious thinker - and not even potentially capable of being one.
Johnny Mac complained about not winning any argument in 30 years in the pickleball match paired with Michael Chang versus Aggassiz and Roddick. Didn’t shake hand with the chair.
You are not able to buy those type of tennis shoes for over 2 decades. John clearly has switched sponsor that year from Nike for all clothing, shoes along with his racket/racquet frame to a custom McEnroe Volkl from Dunlop McEnroe Maxply; John returned to his sponsor after that short period. Note Boris Becker owns 50% of Volkl - had switched to Volkl after Eastusa [Taiwan] closed, thus stopped production of his previous Puma frames; then purchased 1/2 of Volkl, also had them develop, manufacture BB-Becker frames along with other innovations within graphite materials also within their snow sports equipment; Boris is clearly wearing BB clothing. they both clearly have Volkl strings, noticed by the Volkl Logo on the strings.
becker lacked agility and seemed heavy and slow on the court. mc was much quicker but for some reason had a bad day on the forehand side, which cost him.
Yes Jeff Hermida, the US Open, USTA should be more aware, careful with their sponsors; always " VIOXX should never have been approved nor released to the public - ever !! "Rofecoxib is a COX-2-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It was marketed by Merck & Co. to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain conditions, migraine, and dysmenorrhea. Rofecoxib was approved in the US by the US Food and Drug Administration in May 1999, and was marketed under the brand names Vioxx, Ceoxx, and Ceeoxx" All of the tennis sponsors are among the "Elite" as with all "sports", entertainment events. 😞 See, Not all of the other sponsors [Financial "Elite" - JPMOrgan Chase, Prudential, et al]
Carlos Alcarz is clearly over hyped !! Jannick Sinner is clearly superior, more durable, lasting type player; We will see. Your other claims about the greats from this Millennium is clearly, certainly False.
John McEnroe's ground strokes were underestimated All of his career. When mcenroe used to beat Lendl in early '80s and dominant him, it was from the ground and the ground strokes that gave him the easy volley put aways. McEnroe forehand and back hand was very good
False claim Kevin W Brown, about John McEnroe; perhaps only those post the era may make such false claims. Those during the era along with proper tennis knowledge have much praise about, with, within every stroke of John, with exceptional high praise with his net play, volley, serve-volley, on-court strategy, placement, 'artistry', mastery. John was born about 7 months prior to me; Saw John since his debut. All The Best, Sincerely
Can’t believe how slow Becker moved at 34, only 3 years after his retirement. I’m 46 and not the quickest guy around and I’m sure could beat him in a 25 yard race.
@@Mangoshake2021 Indeed, watch French open final 84, he had very low percentage first serves at the end of the match which didnt help him versus Lendl.
Literally no one plays like McEnroe. He was truly unique.
Seriously. His shots are so unorthodox. But he is the Great One !
Best hands in the history of the game. Far better volleyer than any of the GOATs.
We would've never seen this without UA-cam. Definitely don't remember any mention of this back then. Also happy to see they are playing with a serious intent, none of this goofing off the legends like to do today.
esp that clown with the moustache. he makes the game a fucking show
I was actually in Ashe Stadium Court for this match. It was a kind of preliminary before Venus played Serena in prime time for the Final. Crazy, Andre Agassi beat Lleyton a little earlier. Great day of tennis.
I don’t think Mac ever goofs around, even today. He was so intense even in the recent pickle ball thing, which he is on the record as finding absolute nonsense. The guy just hates to lose!
@@brandnew9834 I remember. And I remember being pissed they didn't show it then.
it's because these guys are two true professionals.. they come to win.. doesn't matter what age. this is how tennis is supposed to be played.
Those stands should have been full for a match between these 2 Legends.
My two favourite players of all-time.
Sampras Becker or Sampras Agassi or Agassi Federer or Federer Sampras or Federer Nadal is much better.
I love Becker’s force, he still hits the ball with great power.
Glad to know Becker is out of jail. He said he had to get the protection of "the tough guys" while inside.
My two favourite John McEnroe and Andre Agassi
Thb being a huge tennis fan i never known about these exhibition match between McEnroe & Becker. Glad you share with us.🙌🙌
There was another one in Germany around 2004/5? not completely sure. It was on carpet indoors and Becker lost that. Though to me it looked as if he let McEnroe win as he was very furious with his drama almost like in the old days...I think he let him have it in the end.
Don't know if it's on UA-cam.
If someone had told Boris he'd be in prison in 20 years...and now out. Love Boris. He was my hero growing up. BB owned the 80s and Wimbledon.
That doesn't make him any less of a tennis hero. Do you know everything private about the other heroes?
Just ridiculous these self-righteous ones.
this is really awesome. so happy to see Boris playing!!!!
he was 35 years old there hahha and seems to have like 50
@@Deutschland8894he had serious back problems late in his career. Haha
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Mac is unique , sama grip used for forhand, backhand, volley , with such control
C 'est dingue comme le niveau était bas a cette époque, mais ca fait plaisir de les revoir
He’s just 34 here, but Becker lost a lot of bend in his service motion.
@rehmenada5552 and Mac was still a pro in 1999 withdrawing from mixed doubles SF because Graf reached Wimbledon finals and wanted to focus on that
excellent upload thank you
John was 43 years of age here 😲
not sure who cares their age during this match
@@safelyanonymous5717 I do and why don't you shut your mouth!
It’s amazing the kind of pop John still had on his serve!
Yeah, pretty amazing that he was hitting faster than Becker's serve.
Still had? It was faster here than when he was a pro!
I think that’s right. I feel like mid 100’s was faster than what he was hitting vs connors in the late 80’s Opens
why is it amazing?
It’s the better rackets and strings. The old wood ones were horrible. He hits darker now in 2023 than he did as a pro in the 70’s and 80’s.
Both with Volkl racquets. Interesting.
Sponsorship probably...especially for this event...
@@GeorgeT370 @jsmresearch;
John McEnroe switched from Dunlop [McEnroe] MaxPly [98 sq in - midsize], was sponsored by Volkl for this one year with this custom, McEnroe, C-10 Pro
Boris Becker was 50% owner with Volkl. Had his own Becker line of frames, clothing [see he is wearing].Boris switched to Volkl after closure EastUsa, with his frames from Puma, along with purchased ownership; Then began his BB-Becker line. This frame appears to be a PB [PowerBridge] mold, without the "V".
It is not clear which clothing sponsor John is wearing, but clearly not the previously common Nike, which he returned to also.
John continued to play in the "Senior's Tour" then which was organized by Jimmy Connors; He may have just stopped or was his final year; born September 1952.
This Men's Singles Exhibition match is very unusual within any of the GS Events; They usually have Senior's Invitational Doubles Matches with Legends.
John was born February 1959, Boris December 1967
Note the serve speeds shown, measured 🙂 JM 1st typ 107MPH, 2nd 97 - last game 1st increased 111-118 MPH; BB 1st typ 97 MPH, 2nd 93-5 MPH - last game 107-117 MPH
All The Best, Sincerely
We can all thank Roger Sokolosky who came to work at the sports graphics company and said "HEY! What if we put the score on the screen THE WHOLE TIME (instead of every half an hour) so people know what's goin on!"
You know what's scary? Djokovic is older than what Becker was in this match.
And John is only 1 year older than Federer today! 😯
@@bereznickidesign Yeah, that's what steroids do for you.
@@bereznickidesign his hair become white at age 40 something? that's scary
PHEW! I thought you were gonna say ghosts or drowning!
So? Federer beat Djokovic when he was older than Becker was in this video.
Don't forget that Boris won his first slam at 18 and a young age went through a lot more pressure adulation and later injuries. Feliciano Lopez was playing singles in the tour at age 40 in 2023 , he went pro a few years before this match was played. Ken Rosewall made a slam final at 40, around McEnroe's age here. Just more random facts.
Thanks for the video. It's fun to watch John keeping approaching the net. And also Boris with his unique rocking motion when serving. By the way, what Volkls are they using? I read that John used C10 Pro. What about Boris?
Yes, John used this Volkl McEnroe custom C-10 Pro that year. Boris used was appears to be a Volkl custom PB [PowerBridge] without the "V".
Boris is 50% owner with Volkl; He had his custom frames manufactured within Volkl after EastUsa closed [Taiwan] with his Puma frame molds. Then also had BB frames developed, manufactured, sold, later Becker, including clothing that he wore here too.
They both certainly used Volkl strings per the spay paint logo too.
Volkl still manufactures some excellent frames for the public. They never had many pro sponsorship tennis players. They also have excellent skiing, snow sport equipment with sponsorship too.
@@newtonfirefly3584 Thanks for the detailed answer. Yes Volkl has made great frames and my frames of choice are Organix 10 and its successor Super G 10.
Looks like Johnny Mac is serving faster than Boris.
Thanks to upload this match of my 2 favourite players.
Becker is younger here than Djokovic is right now
Really? That’s crazy cause Becker looks so bad and slow like he’s 50 years old. Djokovic looks and plays like a beast at 36.
@@kesun32145you need to recognise his more massive body and weight compared to the players type today, that's why he has now 2x new hips.
Have a look to his story and see all his injuries, it was a wonder he played soo long. 😎
Djokovic looks and acts like in his 20s…
He already had severe back problems by the time he retired. In this match his serve was hugely affected by that as well as his footwork.
Thats true, but Becker was already retired and had severe health issues. When the pros retire and do not continue to work out, they come out of shape in a few months. zit goes really fast. Djokovic is absolutely fit and working out for hours every day. That is a big factor in this comparison.
Mr. Beaker. One of my favorite players.
He’s in jail right now douche.
I played on those courts back then, they were super fast... you couldn't see any lines/grains on the surface...
Nowadays they are much more slower...
Yup. People just don't understand how good the OGs were.
@@KingCast65People know they were good, it’s just that todays athletes are even better. The athletes of the future will be even better. That’s just how it works
@@Tennis214 Right - my main point here is that the technology and surfaces today masks how good they were.
@@Tennis214 Tell that to Bob Beamon or Muhammad Ali or even a Schwarzenegger.
@@Tennis214 False ideas, concepts, presumptions, Misconceptions; See the younger tennis players since Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, also Andy Murray, Juan Martin, Stanslis Warwinka, Grigor Dimitrov, Bryan Brothers, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Mats Wilander, Jim Currier, Michael Chang, Arthur Ashe, Rodney Laver, Anthony Roche, John Newcombe, Ken Roswall, Lew Hoad, along with many others.
Typical Ignorance and lacking actual realities are common among the viewers, especially those that comment their common nonsense; especially those taht are among the young, novice, inexperienced, improperly trained, developed lacking proper knowledge, information, basis.
All The Best, Sincerely
JM is the GOAT.
Two of the last three great, true serve and volleyers (Edberg) being the 3rd.
Pete sampras wasn't bad either!😆
@@edgar7525 yeah, I debated whether or not he fits because he was such a good all-around player. Much better from the baseline than Mac, Edberg and Becker.
Why they are counting so strange? 3:1 within a game instead of 40:15🤷🏻♂️
Probably dumbed-down for the American tv audience
@@vr120they tried to dumb down the entire country, not just this audience. The USTA made so many silly decisions back in the day to spark interest when the sport was fine as is
@@vr120 @zapaterodebiella8344 Fasle claims, ideas, concepts, clearly locking within other scoring standards.
This exibition match used the common "No-Add" scoring, such at Duce=40-40, it was game point for either contestant.
Often in "No-Add", the score may be according to points, thus 4 points win the game.
Notice the Chair Umpire stated the "point" scoring for the first three games, then switched to the common Luv-0, 15, 30, 40 within "No-Add" though the shown score on the TV-transmission [video] continued with point score; meanwhile the court side scoring showed the normal 0, 15, 30, 40.
All the Best, Sincderely
crazy good game by Becker at 5-5 second set clinched it
Two points in and this is already leagues more interesting play than any of the modern tennis players in either men's or woman's. This was the golden era.
Are you serious?
@@kinfolk233 You have the wrong person. I’m Adam.
always weird to see Boris playing without his Puma frame.
If you want a prequel to this watch Sampras vs Roddick 2002 US Open. Becker joins John and Ted in the commentary booth. Some good natured trash talking goes on about this exhibition.
Curious. Have a link with a time-stamp maybe?
The kids today all say the current crop are the best ever and they are "all court" players. We used to call them baseliners. We used to see a variety of playing styles. Now they all play the same. Federer was the last great player that previous generations would call "all court". The racquets and court surfaces have all changed to suit one particular playing style - a hard hitting baseliner. The men's game now looks like the women's game except the ball is hit harder.
Great to see two legends play. What scoring system is this?
same scoring. just 1 = 15, 2= 30, 3 =40 etc...
John simply did not play well. Boris was a bit off too but John was waaaay off.
34:25 Becker hits a most amazing pass and it's like "yeah, whatevs."
These cats were playing some seriously good stuff here quite often.
It's as if they had won multiple Singles and Doubles Majors or something.
McEnroe is my fav !!!
He is? He doesn’t even know you’re alive.
What match format is this? 3-1 instead of 40-15?
No ad scoring perhaps.
@@jeffreyrepace785 Yes the scoring was stated by the Chair Umpire as points until the fourth game. Then stated the normal Luv-0, 15, 30, 40 with "No-Add" as shown on the court side score board.
They aren't even going all out...they are both holding back...why? I know it's an exhibition...but come on fellas...do your best!!!
*2:26** John has the One Ring. One tennis player to rule them all.*
What nonsense are You attempting to state or claim about John McEnroe ??!! :-(
@@newtonfirefly3584
What nonsense? 😅 I was joking.
I consider John McEnroe one of the best tennis players of all times.
Both still play / with beauty and precision masters
Becker is in this match in a better shape after retirement as in the US Open 1993 as active player😂
That's very well possible. 93-94 where some of his weaker years. He even was slightly overweight at some point during his career.
1993 was the disaster. 1994 was his comeback with Milan, New Heaven, Stockholm etc.
Miss serve and volley tennis 😢
Bor still had that gorgeous serve
Pete Sampras won US Open 2002 at 31 , Boris Becker is 35.
Correct that Pete Sampras was 31 in 2002. Boris Becker was born December 1967, thus 34 years 9 months for this exhibition match.
Pete won his first GS, US Open in 1990 at 18 years old; Boris won his first & second Wimbledon, Championships, GS in 1985 at 17 years 7 months, in 1986 at 18 years 7 months.
even though this is just an exhibition, I, as a Player, would be pissed at all the movement in the stands during points/games. Seat ushers should control foot traffic and NOT allow people to go to their seats while points are being played. It's super distracting !
McEnroe was 43 and Becker was 35 at the time.
John was born February 1959, thus 43 years 7 months; Boris was born December 1967, thus 334 years 9 months for this exhibition match. John continued to play "Senior's Tour" for more years.
Interesting to see both McEnroe and Becker playing this exhibition match in 2002 with Volkl tennis rackets which neither player played with during their years on the men's pro tennis tour!
Lol!! Um… O…K… sure. Mac was sponsored by Volkl since the mid 90’s until he switched back to Dunlop back around 2003. Becker of course used Volkl since he OWNED Volkl tennis lol.
@@datacipher My posted comment was absolutely accurate - McEnroe during his years on the pro tour until he retired from the pro tour at the end of 1992, never played any matches singles or doubles with a Vokyl racket. Likewise, Boris Becker never played any of his matches on the regular men's pro tour throughout his years on the regular men's pro tour with a Vokyl racket!
@@michaelbarlow6610 please read carefully: nobody claimed they did. You are the one who for some odd reason thinks that’s relevant as well as thinking that it’s “interesting” there using Volkl when in fact it’s not surprising in the slightest. It’s an exo in retirement and Mac got paid well to use Volkl while Becker owned Volkl tennis lol. That has nothing to do with what they used on the tour.
Pro tip: there’s no “y” in Volkl.
@@datacipher .Learn to take your own advice - I never claimed that you asserted that Becker and McEnroe played with Volkl tennis rackets during their years on the regular men's pro tennis tours! I merely pointed out the fact that it is interesting (which it is) that they chose to play with Volkl rackets after they had retired from the regular men's pro tennis tour rather than continuing to play with the rackets they played with during their years on the regular tour! Nothing more, nothing less!
@@michaelbarlow6610 @datacipher Each of You have partial information, thus false claims
Yes, clearly both John McEnroe and Boris Becker used a Volkl racquet/racket frames and strings as seen explicitly.
Boris Becker purchased 50% of Volkl [which also manufactures ski, snow sports equipment and clothing for both. After Eastusa closed, thus stopped manufacture of his Puma frame, Boris owned those molds, thus shifted to Volkl, which he had purchased. Thus developed the BB-Beck line within too.
John was sponsored for a short period by Volkl including 2002, thus switched from Dunlop McEnroe Maxply midsize to this custom McEnroe C-10 Pro. Boris appears to have a custom PB-PowerBridge frame without the "V" along with BB clothing. John also appears to not have Nike clothing and shoes John returned to sponsorship with both Dunlop and Nike shortly afterwards.
Echt super. !
I can´t avoid to think that Djokovic is near of 36 years old and is the number one in the world right now and Boris retired at 34 like many others at that age
31 even. After Wimbledon 1999.
@@tobyharling719 22nd November 1967
@@Marc443 That's the one. If he'd retired at 34 it would likely have been 2002 (before his birthday).
There might be more "pharmaceutical enhancement" nowadays.
Lots of other variables contributed to the longer careers. The big three basically played 12 events a year for the last decade of their career. Previous eras played double based on the ranking system. Add to that the current destruction of Davis Cup and the elimination of best of 5 sets outside of slams and it’s not a surprise players are lasting longer
What competition was this? There is written US Open. Was it the legendary US Open in 2001? Who won it?
It's from 2002, it's in the description. Hewitt won the 2001 edition, but I don't see how it was legendary? Maybe because of the match between Sampras and agassi?
Today they are all in their prime between 28 and 34. And this, although the game is physically harder today. But they have as well more „helping things“ for recovery.
“Helping things”. Heh….
@@lzv6990 some effective pills etc.😉
Not all of them are in their prime at 34, saying such a thing is a stretch. Not everyone is the big 3.
There is much less competition today, though.
If there had been only three players capable of winning slams in the 1990s, these two might have played into their 40s, too.
Prime is not 28....more like 22-24. Fed, Rafa and Nole are pretty exceptional, being top ranked in their mid-30s. Somewhere in the 70's , 30 became viewed as old, which was a little strange. you still had top guys like Newk and Rosewall playing quite well, who were significantly older. Then Connors pushed the envelope winning GS when 30'ish and staying close to the top well into his mid-30s. Then Andre. So, not sure this ageist theme in men's tennis ever made sense. And certainly not in women's when you had BJK, MN, Evert, Serena playing very well in their mid 30s
Boom Boom Backer
What racquet company is this? They both have the same painted strings
Völkl
@@SansuiAUX901 I forgot about them, how cool.
@@DinoCorvino Volkl is still among the best ! Also their snow sporting equipment are among the top, best too.
Boris Becker purchased, owns 50% of Volkl; began BB-Becker line within; John switched from Dunlop [McEnroe] Maxply briefly using this custom McEnroe C-10 Pro. Boris seems to have a PB[PowerBridge] frame without the "V".
they used Volkl strings seen by the Logo
@@newtonfirefly3584 Oh you wonderful tennis nerd. I can see my own kind from a mile away. Thanks for the response. I had seen Volkl before. I think some guys around where I play have had them from time to time.
Old School. Hitting the ball Flat as Hell!!! No Top!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!
??? Becker hit with lots of spin
@@seruresto1386of course, and Mac often hit with top as well, even if he was generally not a power hitter. He certainly rarely hit “flat” instead missing top and underpin. You’re always going to get a guy like Gary Hilson mouthing off - opinionated but knowing nothing about the subject… just sees a video coming out of a haze of weed smoke and hippie carelessness, while wondering where his Birkenstocks are and why Hillary and Joe haven’t saved the world yet…
…not a serious thinker - and not even potentially capable of being one.
@@datacipherYou have issues dude lol
Johnny Mac complained about not winning any argument in 30 years in the pickleball match paired with Michael Chang versus Aggassiz and Roddick. Didn’t shake hand with the chair.
Boris in this match was not full 35 and he seems very poor. Novak and Federer were number 1 with over 36, near to 37.
Release the Mac Nike shirt and short?
Clearly this was not Mike sponsor then
С возрастом, Макенрой стал играть лучше. Меньше стало понтов, игра стала более техничной и выверенной.
Does anybody know what shoes was John McEnroe wearing?
You are not able to buy those type of tennis shoes for over 2 decades. John clearly has switched sponsor that year from Nike for all clothing, shoes along with his racket/racquet frame to a custom McEnroe Volkl from Dunlop McEnroe Maxply; John returned to his sponsor after that short period.
Note Boris Becker owns 50% of Volkl - had switched to Volkl after Eastusa [Taiwan] closed, thus stopped production of his previous Puma frames; then purchased 1/2 of Volkl, also had them develop, manufacture BB-Becker frames along with other innovations within graphite materials also within their snow sports equipment; Boris is clearly wearing BB clothing. they both clearly have Volkl strings, noticed by the Volkl Logo on the strings.
pls
do the highlights of this one
becker lacked agility and seemed heavy and slow on the court. mc was much quicker but for some reason had a bad day on the forehand side, which cost him.
At the time he already had issues with his ankle and hip.
always funny to see ants criticize elephants.
What’s with the weird scoring?
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How ridiculous that they tried to redo the scoring in this era with kids (and here with pros) by saying 1-0 instead of 15-0
Crazy seeing Vioxx logo on the court. That drug caused thousands of deaths.
Yes Jeff Hermida, the US Open, USTA should be more aware, careful with their sponsors; always "
VIOXX should never have been approved nor released to the public - ever !!
"Rofecoxib is a COX-2-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It was marketed by Merck & Co. to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain conditions, migraine, and dysmenorrhea. Rofecoxib was approved in the US by the US Food and Drug Administration in May 1999, and was marketed under the brand names Vioxx, Ceoxx, and Ceeoxx"
All of the tennis sponsors are among the "Elite" as with all "sports", entertainment events. 😞
See, Not all of the other sponsors [Financial "Elite" - JPMOrgan Chase, Prudential, et al]
I know its past his carrer and only an exhabition but Becker lost really fast all his energy.
What was up with the scoring?
Both playing with Volkl rackets, like I still do
Sport evolve. Sampras learned and improved upon the greats before him, as did Federer, djokovic and soon will alcaraz
Carlos Alcarz is clearly over hyped !! Jannick Sinner is clearly superior, more durable, lasting type player; We will see.
Your other claims about the greats from this Millennium is clearly, certainly False.
that god damn backhand of McEnroe
John McEnroe's ground strokes were underestimated All of his career. When mcenroe used to beat Lendl in early '80s and dominant him, it was from the ground and the ground strokes that gave him the easy volley put aways. McEnroe forehand and back hand was very good
False claim Kevin W Brown, about John McEnroe; perhaps only those post the era may make such false claims. Those during the era along with proper tennis knowledge have much praise about, with, within every stroke of John, with exceptional high praise with his net play, volley, serve-volley, on-court strategy, placement, 'artistry', mastery.
John was born about 7 months prior to me; Saw John since his debut.
All The Best, Sincerely
Becker is only about 34 here. He could've still been playing on the tour!
Can’t believe how slow Becker moved at 34, only 3 years after his retirement. I’m 46 and not the quickest guy around and I’m sure could beat him in a 25 yard race.
Fernando Martinez you would probably look lika a turtle in TV when moving. TV makes everything looks much slower.
Becker had issues with his hips which I think were already at work at the point. He eventually had a double hip operation when he was 46
Mac is wearing his Nike shirt from 1985
No Nike here for John McEnroe nor Dunlop in this year 2002 !! 😞
Can Boris reprise at ClubFed?
Becker is barely able to walk nowadays
Just think Boris was younger than Rafa or Novak here and John is just a couple years old than Roger and they are retired doing a XO
Deux joueurs à l'ancienne. Le service-volée.
Becker would have lost 1st round in the slams even at 34.
Becker at 34 looks so bad compared to Novak, Federer, and Nadal at 34.
Fifteen years earlier Boris won Wimbledon
Boris Won Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89. Last AO 1996.
Actually, Becker is the GOAT.
Has a big game boris!!
Wow, I thought this was from 2023...
Their ground strokes are so damn lousy!
兩位業餘選手的比賽，跟nadal比起來……
Mac
Showing faults. Waste of time.
All the womanizing and boozing took a heavy toll on Becker.
con 35 años en 2002 becker parece anciano de 70 sin ritmo como un rokkie djkovic solo tirandole la pelota con los pies le gana
looks like neither have fun playing this match, and so does the sleepy crowd
The only difference between them all these years alter, is that Boris has done time, and Johnny Mac should be calling time. Pickleball, really.....
They both use the same brand of racket.
10'22" Not sure that is a correct call .Ball looked pretty much on the line to me.
No way anyone can win with his Collar messed up like that. Someone should have fixed it for Mac, then he would've won.
Why was the scoring done like that? No 15-love etc... but numbers. This is Tennis, not Basketball!
becker looks much younger than djokovic?
Becker is 35 years old here and McEnroe is 43.
Boris was 34 years 9 months at this exhibition match; born December 1967. John McEnroe born February 1959.
even though becker is up and down like a toilet seat in this match still love to watch him play ....... Only one Becker!!!!l...lol
Sponsored by Völkl 😉
This is Borris..is this before or AFTER his 2 year prison sentence for international financial scandal?..Robert at 68.
Becker has always worn those off-white socks. Interesting eh?
That was about as interesting as watching paint dry. Man Mac was shite that day... 47% first serve.!
His career % was only 54. He had allot of bad serving days
@@Mangoshake2021 Indeed, watch French open final 84, he had very low percentage first serves at the end of the match which didnt help him versus Lendl.
It’s so easy being a keyboard Warrior isn’t it my friend?? I’m sure you couldn’t play at the level these two were!!
Serena vs Golovin 2004 full match plz