Ivan Lendl: Best-Ever ATP Shots!
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He achieved so much and people barely ever refer to him or his accomplishments. He's somehow very underrated.
Best coach I ever had
The guy changed the approach to the game, i consider him the Modern tennis father...
Yes
@@gokulvrindavan1858 what are you even talking about? Your comment seems very random
I would say a little more than just somehow. I think he doesn't get the respect he should get from the media pundits. It is all about Borg, Connors, McEnroe, and Becker.
He won just as many as Jimmy Connors but by hearing the praise to both players one would think Connors had at least twice as many as he did. Not to mention Lendl made to more GS finals.
The most under celebration played of all time. This man is a LEGEND.
Most underrated player ever. One of the best of all times, with winning record against much younger Agassi and Courier, played and won against 4 generations of champions, underrated net play, all court. Unbeatable on indoor carpet, equally strong on all surfaces, he could have achieved even more if he had not rub against the most amazing players of all time in their best days. Fantastic player
Was there any particular reason he was unbeatable on indoor carpet?
@Chelvam-so4qh both his serve and return game were among the best of his times. Sampras had a stronger serve game bur weaker return, Agassi has a stronger return but weaker serve. Kindly was a master of the one-two power game but also extremely precise. He was one of a kind, matching power with accuracy and precision. A bit alike the best Federer, the one before mono who dominated the world. Lend also had a very underrated top notch net play. At that time net game was mastered by guys like Edberg, Becker and Sampras, top 10 player were playing serve&volley, easy to go unnoticed in such company. But his net approach and volleys were amazing and well matched his baseline attacking style.
@@Chelvam-so4qhhe had a really high ball toss on his serve. In outdoor conditions, I.e wind and sun that took down his first serve percentage often. I that and overall he enjoyed playing the consistent conditions and minimal distractions of indoor play. He wasn’t a player that enjoyed difficult conditions like bad bounces on grass.
Boring baseline player
@@chevy4x466 most ignorant newbie comment ever. go play pokemon, easier sport to understand kiddo
Lendl transformed the sport in the early ‘80s with his systematic approach to training. Nutrition, weightlifting and early-morning aerobics became a standard part of the tennis-player’s regimen, and no detail was too small to consider. Before Lendl, it was unthinkable that a player would switch racquets with every ball change, in case the properties of the frame had altered during those nine games. After Lendl, it became standard practice.
Borg did it before him
Man, he should consider a change of rackets, i believe with his discipline, he could have had a few more years on the tour...
Never washed a shirt, just took a new one out of the packet.
Not to mention the psychological training
That dude was so badass and totally inspired me as a kid
Me too...👍
Me 3
He was one of my favourite tennis players. He played very elegantly, quiet, very technical tennis. Legend.
Absolutely. Was mine too!
He was in no way quiet.. He complained a lot about line calls with umpires.
@@Jaz_13-fg1bx At least he didnt grunt or scream like today's players who sound like they are receiving cane lashes during every shot.
I miss his play very much. Great player and person. Real legend.
Lendl is the Pioneer modern Tennis
And still underrated, Mcenroe is much more celebrated...
@@rogerpadel4876mace roe with exciting. Lend was boring. Serve and volley is a better watch
His backhand is really something else, slice on clay, power on grass and hardcourt, all kinds of variations
Just imagine Lendl's forehand with today's racquets, strings, nutrition, strength & conditioning training... 🤯
lol it’s pretty massive, I hit with him in his senior tour days. Outwide slice serve on the deuce was ridiculous as well.
@@StunnaDroppedYou ok you have the status of popular
His strength and conditioning was on par with any player today.
His backhand would probably benefit more than the forehand! It would have been Wawrinka-esqu.
what is his racquet? nobody played his racquet.. is it wood racquet? very small head size..
Such a legend, a master, ferocious ground strokes, vicious running forehand, and a true giant of the game who transformed it forever into power hitting
no one had such devastating backhand passes like Lendl.
The father of modern tennis. He would have had another several good years competing with the young guns if it were not for chronic spine problems forcing him to retire.
One of the best players of all time
God I absolutely loved his backhand ! Very underrated nowadays
Henri Laconte another with a great backhand.Always wanted Lendl to win Wimbledon,'LEGEND'🔥🔥🔥
I can't think of anyone in the 80s who could hit a single handed backhand as hard as Lendl. It would be a struggle even with today's players.
@@dansmith9724Becker did hit harder than Lendl.
@dickn.ormous1064 tough call. I'd like to see some measurements on it. I don't think there'd be much between them though.
@@dansmith9724 for sure he served bigger than him.
His most recent interviews shows how above the average this guy was, Inteligent, sarcastis and with a Deep understanding of the game! I hated him when i was young (Teenager´s dumbness), today and forever I consider him a genius...
The most underrated player
How? He is regarded pretty much by everybody as one of the best ever.
@@daveborder7751 Everyone says McEnroe was better
@@olivermccall9770Mac won Wimbledon.
@@olivermccall9770people wanted to watch Mac. Ivan was boring. Mac had defining classic matches in the golden era of tennis.
Probably the most feared tennis player of the mid to late 80’s
Becker dominated him.
@@thumbsdownbandit In Wimbledon, yes, but checking their overall head-head, Lendl leads 11-10 vs Becker
@@CoachAdrian The h2h doesn't tell the whole story. Becker owned Lendl.
@@thumbsdownbandit In short, Lendl won more games overall, and even so Becker owned him? Hmm, how could it be? Intriguing.
Becker was no lucky Luke Agassi
I loved Lendl, his stoic approach, always made me crack up during his misunderstood interviews. Amazing talent.
I starded playing tennis cause of Ivan Lendl, and I still love him 💋💋💋💋💋💋💘💘💘💘😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤💖💖💖💖💖💖
This actually underrepresents Lendl as only tournaments since 1990 are considered, that's why it's mostly the same courts.
Indeed. I wonder why there is no material of the 80s included, as the pinnacle of Lendls career was in the second half of that decade. And his rivalry with McEnroe, for example, was epic. Their 1985 final of the US Open was an absolutely flawless performance by Lendl.
@@Perebynis It's because these are branded as ATP highlights containing material copyrighted by the ATP, which - for a bit of relevant history - was originally a players' union (as still reflected in its name) that gradually morphed into a business organisation and eventually took over the tour in 1990 (with the exception of Grand Slam tournaments and Davis Cup, which are still administered by the ITF hence you will *not* find them in any ATP highlights either), aided by the support of most players at the time, who felt the ITF didn't represent their interests well. Funny how history has perhaps come full circle now that many feel the ATP is too much in bed with top stars and tournament hosts, to the extent that Djokovic tried to form a new player association though the ininitative seems to have sulked. Anyway, now you know why official ATP footage never goes before 1990.
One of the best of all time. Fourth on the list of total weeks nr 1, after Djokovic, Federer and Sampras.
No. Djokovic are nothing.
lol
@@francois_xaviermanson4769 nole 🐐
Huh - basically no endless grunting, no show-boating after making shots, no constant gesturing to the player's box/coach. Nice.
True. I'd say for him, it was all business on the tennis court!
And he 's still elegant in his effort.
Imagine if grand slams achieved with loud grunting didn't count. I would like to see that ranking.
Lol who in their right mind complains about grunting? It is common sense that grunting helps you exert more power. That's like complaining someone is grunting when they box.
@@IzakD8 a certain Martina Navratilova, for example. I guess, she knows a lot more about tennis than you and I.
Ivan was very adaptable in his approach. He would overpower McEnroe with big serves, returns, and groundstrokes. Against Connors, he would soft ball to Jimmy's forehand and elicit errors. On grass he would serve and volley and on clay he would roll topspin groundstokes. He was at his best on hard courts where his natural power would be rewarded.
he was terrifying, a passing shot machine, won everything
everything???
Everything except Wimbledon, but it doesn't mean he didn't try. Reached the finals twice, and semifinals 5 times.
@@ericfreeman5795 I probably watched all those matches because he was my favorite player. Ivan _"almost won Wimbledon"_ Lendl.
This is best Czech Republic tennis player!!!
My dad’s favourite player, ever...
@Joon Hyun no, he is my favourite player.
Mine, too.
I really wish he would have won that 89 US Open (or the 88) and the 87 Wimbledon. That would have cemented his legacy.
the greatest player of all times.
I didnot remember he was THAT GOOD OMG !!!!
Ivan lendl is the father of modern tennis.
Not a nice thing to say. 😂😂😂. The serve and volley was much better to watch.
@@chevy4x466 serve and volley no more works it's finished after Johnny,becker,edberg,sampras, nowadays watching tennis is boring
Ivan Lendl is a terrific player.His shot making is unbelievable, especially the forehand.He won 94 titles including 8 grandslams and 5 masters.Press was intially was not supportive to him as the entire attention was on Borg, Connors and McEnroe in early eighties.But Lendl was such a dedicated, determined,hard working and self disciplined player he rose to the top position and held it for 270 weeks which was a record during those days and was broken by Federer and later on by Diojkovic.He won every tournament except Wimbeldon ( runner up twice). People have highlighted it as a big failure.But McEnroe, Connors could not win French open and Borg could not win US Open and their failures were not highlighted by the press.Taking the victories of grandslams,ATP tournaments,year ending masters and number of weeks spend as number 1 he is all time top 10 player(7 the position)after Federer, Diojkovic,Nadal, Sampras,Borg,Laver,Lendl, McEnroe,Agassi, Connors..
Beautiful well constructed argue
Greetings from southamerica. For now Lendl is my favourite
Happy Birthday Ivan Lendl and wishing you many more happy and healthy birthdays.
My All-time Tennisidol. Congratulation to you.
What a machine he was!
It's amazing to see that it's mainly coming from 1991 when Lendl was at the end of his career . And he never played so well. But the young generation (Agassi/Sampras/Courier/Chang...) pushed very hard at this time. Lendl was the most dominant player of the 1980's and he achieved his best level in the 1990's
Lendl's form on both his forehand and backhand were picture perfect. His footwork on his backhand could be a little dodgy sometimes and may have contributed to the eventual back problems that drove him from the game, regardless, his technique was so good that Vic Braden used vids of Lendl's hitting as teaching tools at his tennis academy. Lendl's relative popularity (he was popular in Europe) was mostly an American thing. Connors and McEnroe would relentlessly denigrate Lendl, insults that the American media was quick to parrot while turning a blind eye to the truly appalling behavior of Connors and McEnroe. Modern tennis is indebted to Ivan Lendl and is a better game because of him. Cheers!
Yes Conners called him an effing pusher.....not true
Fully agree!
@@alanbarrados4178 Connors did that when he realised his time was over
The best backhand stroke ever. Lendl could rip it faster than his forehand; which was also very good.
His forehand was clearly the superior shot and what he was known for. Backhand was good, though, but it didn't turn into a real weapon before 1985.
In my wildest tennis fantasies only Federer and Lendl possess all the hits I'd dream to have myself. Those two are the kings of clean and elegant techniques
Ríos
It's so funny you write this. During the viewing, I was just thinking that only Federer and Lendl possess this elegance in moves and technique. It's a visual pleasure to watch both, sometimes independently of the outcome of the game or match.
What I remember is that they both always made me feel like playing again myself and that I often daydreamed of epic matches against them :-) It makes me grin to remember those who pretended Lendl was only work and no talent. Really? Well try to work your way up to this level and we'll talk again. Great player!
What made me feel so strongly for him, was that he was always the man to beat, the "bad" guy in spite of an impeccable behavior. Tennis was star struck in the 80ies: Borg had been God on Earth, Mc Enroe spoke to the fans of big mouths (like Kyrgios) and Connors was a legend. Gerulaitis was a studio 54 playboy (or at least pictured there once for the promo :-)) and so on... Lendl was considered "East", mostly due to the generalized absence of knowledge of the Czech situation back then. The cold war was of another level than the private little war Poetin is having in that ... what country again? You've got shiny stars for a day and then the ones who stay in the books. Let's say Lendl is a "cult" player, like some very good movies are... years later.
My all time tennis hero.
For me, too
i'm a left handed player, but my technical reference (passing shot, service) always been Ivan Lendl
very fast legs, and a perfect grip variation in any position...
always nice to see
He is still so understated! Was my favorite at the time.One of the all-time greats. Also, I think that that tennis era was much stronger and competitive than today's-when Lendl started playing McEnroe was still in his prime,Connors played, and then Becker, Edberg,Wilander and so on
You forgot Borg.
@@overkongen34 Borg is older,he does not belong in that period
@@ivandr2923 Lendl was a top player already in 1979. In 1979 McEnroe was not even in his prime. Lendl is born in 1960, McEnroe in 1959.
And in 1979-1981 Borg was still in his prime. He even beat Lendl in the 1981 FO final.
He absolutely RIPPED backhands.
A big fan of Lendl, laser-sharp forehand and backhand, mean cool demeanor, one hell of a top player.
He was a tennis player of the future
The Legend of my Youth! Ivan!
My all-time favorite player. Ivan Lendl (so fun to watch)
His running down the line backhand was money
1:06 that backhand speed :O
Lendl was an awesome player. His greatest strength was that his topspin backhand was as lethal as his forehand, so he had more weapons than most of his opponents.
American media was jealous of his badassness
I loved Lendl’s playing and his icy cold look.
An athlete years ahead of his time , the ultimate professional and competitor with the best backhand in tennis
His running forehand and backhands where he'd hit around the ball like a side topspin and the ball would curve out and then curve back in. Towards the end of his career his only weakness was age.
Happy Birthday Ivan !!!
I saw lendl play as a teenager, just awesome
L'un des joueurs les plus sous-estimés de tous les temps. Loin d'être mon joueur favori durant cette époque et pourtant avec le recul des ans, peut-être le précurseur du tennis moderne, athlète à la fois puissant, véloce et endurant, avec un jeu de fond de court d'une solidité quasi sans faille, une des meilleures premières balles du circuit , et une qualité de volée certes très moyenne mais loin d'être catastrophique non plus. Premier joueur à s'entourer d'un staff pléthorique (coach, entraîneur physique, nutritionniste), il n'aura eu de cesse de gommer ses faiblesses techniques de ses débuts et de devenir à force de travail acharné le meilleur athlète de ce sport dans les années 80. Hélas pour lui, il n'aura pu malgré tous ses efforts (avec notamment l'impasse sur les Roland-Garros 89 et 90) aller conquérir son Graal personnel, Wimbledon, l'ultime tournoi du Grand Chelem qui manque à son immense palmarès. Affligé d'une fébrilité parfois dramatique dans les moments cruciaux des grandes finales, il sera souvent passé à côté de certains titres où il faisait pourtant figure de grandissime favori, je pense notamment à ses deux finales de l'US Open perdues en 82 et 83 face à Connors, une attitude frileuse qui en ces occasions lui avait valu de la part de son peu charitable adversaire le surnom de "chicken". Rarement cité parmi les meilleurs joueurs de l'histoire, j'en garde pour ma part un souvenir marquant d'un champion impressionnant à son top, quasiment injouable lorsqu'il faisait la course en tête et qui aura traversé plusieurs générations de joueurs sans avoir jamais semblé dépassé.
Il est régulièrement cité comme un des meilleurs joueurs de tennis de l'histoire et peut-être le meilleur des années 80...
Lendl took us into the modern era of power tennis from the baseline that is built primarily around the forehand, but he had a great backhand also.
Those days tennis very difficult to compare with current days, Ivan the greatest legend of all time
I recognised a lot of federer style shots in lendl’s best plays
Magnifique joueur Ivan Lendl !
Il avait tous les coups du tennis dans sa raquette. Il avait la puissance, l'accélération, le touché de ball, le déplacement...
Il préfigurait à lui tout seul les futurs champions Federer-Nadal-Djokovic !!
Et la géométrie du court! c'était en Pré Djoko pour moi
I've always liked and respected Lendl
I love Lendl to this day ❤️🥰
I never held him in the highest esteem when I watched him. I comdered him robotic boring etc.
Years later I consider him to be the greatest player ever. He revolutionised tennis. When I watch him now it's pure technical and power brilliance. Clean game. Clean hitting. Simgrl handled backhand, just like game should be played. Bravo
Wow, no less brilliant than the shots of the best we see today. And to think that the rackets were much heavier then etc.
One of the most graceful players ever
Brilliant player loved him
When Tennis was still Tennis
I stopped watching Tennis when this guy left. Hail the GOAT!!
'Life story that stood the test of time, bravo, the Lendl' s.
I loved him so much
Amazing lvan!
My favorite player!
Best forehand and backhand in history...
Awesome!
My favourite. Best gear.
I still miis him .... loved to see him playing....
Úžasný hráč 👍👍👍
Great player.
Best backhand ever! Single handed like true players do!
Stan Wawrinka's backhand is a contender for best ever.
His raquet might have been just a bit too small for bumpy men's wimbledon court. BUT he won there as a junior, in my view that counts too! One of my all time favorite players.
Respect Ivan
Amazing that despite his long career, Lendl's best ever ATP shots all occurred in four or five tournaments ...
I was a ball boy for Lendyl vs. Becker in 1982 Indianapolis Clay Court!
Becker was 14 back then so you probably remember this wrong.
@@overkongen34 he went pro at 16!
@@overkongen34 Summer of 1985 probably!
Yes, I know. @@matthewmurray1970
he has that easy power on the forehand
Lendl is the first GOAT of the modern tennis!
Wow...my first tennis player fixation. Could it be said he is the originator of the heavy heavy groundstroke game...and he was heavy in both fore and bakchand? He also was the first to put on emphasis on physical training (weights and technology). From a country that ceased to exist (Cheloskovakia along with Martina Navratilova) to become an US citizen Connecticut. Seeing these highlights, he hit the ball hard.
It's Czechoslovakia 😉
@@janparchanski9242 ...hahaha... Was. I'll ley my ignorance in this spell live for ever long😆
That Belgium girl also had a one handed backhand, amazing.
Justine Henin.
Dudes got some canons wow
Who'd have thought Lendl would do all his best ever shots at the same 3 tournaments 🙄
Wow!!!
Lendl was the Djokovic of his era. Misunderstood in the beginning, being eclipsed by the Borg, McEnroe, and Connors, like Nole was by Fed and Rafa. Weren't loved and appreciated until later on in their careers.
Now both are greatly respected.
There was no shame in being passed by Lendl, after all Lendl was second only to the gods.
Eri il mio mito
Lendl was the goat of his day. I don’t think people realize just got stacked the 80s was
best one-handed backhand ever
The father of modern tennis...thanks for the memories Ivan.
Petenis idola saya saat saya ddk di bangku sekolah dasar...
Lendl against the likes of Agassi, Courier is akin to Fed against Zverev , Kyrgios and co (in terms of generations). That backhand passing shot against Agassi was equal or better than what current champions would ever do. Lendl was coping with the pace of groundstrokes which had increased significantly from the Borg generation to Agassi.
Lendl the destroyer