Iconic Moments: Chang vs Lendl - Roland Garros 4th Round, 1989
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- Iconic Moments: Chang vs Lendl - Roland Garros 4th Round, 1989
During two unforgettable weeks in May and June of 1989, 17-year-old Michael Chang stunned the tennis world, becoming the youngest ever winner of a Grand Slam men's singles event and acting as a laxative to the blockage of American champions.
Along the path to this title, Chang would be involved in one of the most memorable matches in French Open history. His fourth-round victory over Ivan Lendl was a triumph of will and mind over body. Chang dug into every inch of his soul and streetwise fighting qualities to achieve a remarkable win.
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Upsets happen all the time but the victors usually lose their very next match. What was most impressive about Chang is that he WON the French Open title, coming from behind in the finals to beat Edberg in five sets. Also, cool tidbit is that Chang served a not-quite-so-ready Pete Sampras a basket of breadsticks (1-1-1) in the second round.
David vs. Goliath. This match will live on forever and proved tennis is more than just smashing balls across the net.
who could forget that underhanded serve!!!
The moon shots are ridiculous but hilarious 🌚🤣
it was a legendary run for Michael. I am big fan
Just goes to show how the mental game is just as big as a player's skill.
Le mental fait partie des compétences d'un bon joueur.
This was a dream run. Never won another grand slam. Live your dreams Michael Chang. Youve inspired a generation of tennis players.
Have u won any?
We can all learn a lot from his strategies to outplay Lendl
As till date holds the Title of Youngest Grand slam winner. The Fastest wheels on court in his times.
Chang reminds me of how I would play and beat much more seasoned and skilled players...with speed and tenacity! ;-)
This was almost an exact repeat of what happened to Lendl at the 1982 French Open when he also lost in the fourth round to a completely unknown 17 year old, Mats Wilander. In both matches he seemed to think that his young opponent would just collapse under the physical pressure.
Yep....he was counting on it.........
A match to remember.
What an intense physical and mental game!
Nice way to summarize this great match!
I watched that game live on TV, was a tennis loving teenager. I could not at all understand how that was possible, why Lendl lost that match considering his capabilities. Only TODAY I know where mental strength, tactics and sheer will is able to get you.
Truth is regardless of the level it's never easy to play against someone having mild physical problems. First of all they usually play a slower Tennis and they drag you down to this slow rhythm. Then they suddenly accelerate (since their problem is mild) and catch you off balance. I think an experienced champion like Ivan knew that he was supposed to keep hammering every shot when Chang slowed things down but I also think he was starting to be way too much worn out because of the time spent on the court in the previous sets. Bottomline Lendl was failed by his physical condition that day, which simply was not as superb as it was needed against such a clever opponent
Michael Chang is a tennis legend
With one grand slam eh? He has barely made to finals of other 2 getting crushed..
@@AP-eb8hd in the sense that he was a major underdog, and he was able to achieve something which was very unlikely.
They played mercifully silently in those days
Oui à cette époque il y avait un respect qui n'existe plus aujourd'hui.
I understand the people who laughed. But it was not a joke but one of the most serious matches truely.
Those were the days.
Unbelievable that Lendl could not get past an injured player .
those tricks won't work in 2022 games
destiny m chang
Cramps are not an injury.
Chang was just an actor!!
Super mental game this one
It’s more incredible now than when I saw it. I don’t know why Lendl isn’t considered one of the greatest ever. Maybe because he never won Wimbledon and his lack of popularity. I played golf with a guy who used to hit with Ivan.
Lendl is considered to be one of the greatest ever. If courts and rackets had been what they are nowadays he would have been much more dominant. But the courts and rackets at that time favored different styles, which made tennis better than today.
I don’t want to say I had anything to do with it, but I did spend five days with Michael Chang, Jared Palmer and Brian Gottfried four months before this, January 1989, in Boca Raton, Florida, training Jared additionally while US National Team Coach Gottfried trained US #1 junior Palmer and rookie pro Chang 4-5 hours/day on the Har-Tru clay courts at The St. Andrews Country Club.
I’m known for my devastating Magical Undie Banana underarm serve but I don’t remember doing it in front of Michael. Great for Michael. He made history this tournament. First American in 34 years to win the French Open.
Great story Steve!! I think he must’ve seen you serve!!!
He began a mini-run of Americans to get to the final of the French Open: Agassi in 1990 (lost to Gomez), and Courier in both 1991 and 1992 (won both times).
Super Top Michael Chang
that was intelligence and resourcefulness as Ive never seen on a tennis court. He must have read Sun Tzu's art of war 10 times before the game
Or perhaps Chang’s mind was buzzing over the protests in Beijing and he could sense a massacre was about to happen! His mental resilience was incredible, but I’m sure he was very aware that this was just a tennis match...
Das habe ich als junge gesehen . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a great match. The overwrought graphics on this video basically ruined the experience of watching. Less is more.
Le grand Ivan Lendl a perdu la guerre des nerfs.
Il n'empêche que son palmarès est beaucoup plus grandiose et glorieux que celui du petit Chang.
Ich habe das im TV gesehen war ein mega geiles spiel
Nice thumbnail and video! 👍
HOW LENDL BLEW THAT IS BEYOND ME....
Mentality
His feet totally stopped moving and sat back and participated in the moon ball rallies. He should have just kept playing his game and pressed him.
👍 thank you - and in 1990 (the following year) Ivan Lendl didn't play Roland Garros. Officially to focus on Wimbledon. A fun fact Lendl played Bryan Shelton at Wimbledon 1990, Ben
Shelton's father.
Very cool!
And his focus on Wimbledon got him nothing
@@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc true ... but he was not so far ! Can you imagine to modify your game totally to try to win Wimbledon, this is crazy!
@@hussTennis you have a valid point
It could be Lendl was no longer as hungry for the FO as in 1984, when he won his first Slam.
Lendl STILL has nightmares😂
Michael Chang must be the most common name in the whole world
Ah bon ? Après Jesus Christ alors !
The stars aligned for Chang in that tournament to allow him to win the tournament. Lendl beat himself in this match. Chang's cramps threw Lendl off and his level of play really dropped off. He just couldn't figure out how to adjust. Chang was fast and chased down a lot of balls which was his strength, but being on clay helped that a lot. Clay also didn't suit Edberg's game at all so Chang got balls back that he wouldn't have on other surfaces.
would be nice to look without that informations in between... in the middle of that vid
I watched this live on TV and didnt know about cramping or tactics at the time, but knew how much of a bulldog Chang was, and watching this short synopsis makes me admire him a lot more. You can see in that serve( halfway through the clip) how much in pain he was it as it had no power whatsoever.
Lendl didn't rise to the occasion.
It’s hard to play an injured player
Graphics are wrong. 5th set it was Chang up 2-0 and 2-1, not Lendl
Not sure really how to view this match......whether Chang won it or Lendl lost it.........leaning more towards Lendl losing it....up 2 sets, I think he simply starting to take the outcome for granted....he also couldn't adjust or adapt to Chang's unorthodox tactics.......perhaps he learned to master his mental strength after this loss......I'm sure it still stings for him to this day as this goes down as one of the greatest examples of someone losing due to something other than someone being more skilled than you are............
I think Ivan is fearful of coming to the net. He could have blasted shots into the corners and taken the net position but unfortunately he's not confident in that. Now if he was, he could have wrapped up this match.
The cheapest tactics ever! Poor Lendl had no chance. The 17-year-old Chang treating Roland Garros and playing Lendl as if it was a High School match and anything goes. Perfect!!
It was Michael Chang's purple patch. It was his time. I'm sure, with hindsight, Lendl would have changed his approach to the match.
Their being super exhausted is imminent.
Seemed very distespectful in his play. Mooning the ball relentlessly and miraculously running from side to side with cramps!!!!
Whoops he got in his head. The bully distracted by the crazy boy....
They should’ve tested Changs mums chicken soup
this is what Alcaraz should have done against DJoker at the French Open 2023
Moonball, underhand serve? Djokovic would figure out those tactics i think
Djokovic's tennis iq is second to none
I guess now I’m not as surprised he never won another major. I never knew about this 4th round bout with Lendl in the only slam he won.
p.s. I just checked and it also looks like this match and the Edberg final were literally the only two seeds he ever played. Amazingly he played no seeds in the quarters or semis.
Lendl played so stupidly, chang was just hitting ball so slowly. Lendl should have been moved to the net to make points.... Didn't understand why such an experienced player got stuck in this trap....
Chang had topspin lob . better to stay back and smack slow Mooney's
Never liked Chang. This game sums it all up.
First!
Quand t es nul tu fais des coups de traître comme chang
Le comportement de Chang était inadmissible et antisportif sur toute la ligne.
Le public à mordu la dedans comme dans du beurre.
Du cinéma comportementale.
Dieu merci la carrière de ce joueur aura été très fade par la suite.( 1 seul tournoi du grand chelem).
1 de trop.