Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
was very excited to see these clips on youtube, I've wanted to see this match for years. Picture isn't great, but good enough.
Mats was the #5 seed & defending champion(though really not playing well in 1989) while Sampras was ranked 91 & only 18 at the time. here are 4 clips that show the entire 5th set (notice that CBS cuts away from the match to show highlights of the days play. guess tennis fans always had something to complain about. I like the intro theme music CBS used back then) Sampras had great volleys even then. He comes to net after every serve, even though it really wasn't his game then. Late in the match Carillo said that Sampras came in 160 times! Only 31 times for Mats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3BCR67yhIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmvnpxKZCNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjzNp8B5hbw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBpWri4G7E
Carillo said Wilander was 14-1 in 5 setters in Grand Slams coming in to this match. What a great final game, quite a battle.
Mats was the #5 seed & defending champion(though really not playing well in 1989) while Sampras was ranked 91 & only 18 at the time. here are 4 clips that show the entire 5th set (notice that CBS cuts away from the match to show highlights of the days play. guess tennis fans always had something to complain about. I like the intro theme music CBS used back then) Sampras had great volleys even then. He comes to net after every serve, even though it really wasn't his game then. Late in the match Carillo said that Sampras came in 160 times! Only 31 times for Mats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3BCR67yhIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmvnpxKZCNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjzNp8B5hbw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBpWri4G7E
Carillo said Wilander was 14-1 in 5 setters in Grand Slams coming in to this match. What a great final game, quite a battle.