In 1990, Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 6-7(10), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinal of the US Open on hard court
Becker had been the defending champion (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1989-uso-final-becker-lendl.195281/), while Agassi would go on to lose the final (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1990-uso-final-sampras-agassi.196287/) to Pete Sampras
Agassi won 139 points, Becker 113
This was a baseline match, with Becker rarely serve-volleying
(Note: I'm missing 1 Agassi serve point which he won. In a small number of points, minor partial data such as serve direction, return type etc. are missing)
Serve Stats
Agassi....
- 1st serve percentage (77/112) 69%
- 1st serve points won (55/77) 71%
- 2nd serve points won (18/34) 53%
- Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/111) 23%
Becker. ...
- 1st serve percentage (79/140) 56%
- 1st serve points won (50/79) 63%
- 2nd serve points won (25/61) 41%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (26/140) 19%
Serve Pattern
Agassi served...
- to FH 16%
- to BH 83%
- to Body 1%
Becker served...
- to FH 33%
- to BH 62%
- to Body 5%
Return Stats
Agassi made...
- 109 (61 FH, 48 BH, 1 ??), including 22 runaround FHs
- 2 Winners (2 FH), both runarounds
- 18 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (6 FH, 3 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 9 Forced (4 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (109/136) 80%
Becker made...
- 85 (19 FH, 64 BH, 2 ??), including 9 runaround FHs and 1 chip-charge
- 1 Winner (1 FH), a runaround
- 24 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (2 FH, 7 BH), including 1 runaround FH and 1 chip-charge attempt
- 14 Forced (5 FH, 9 BH)
- 1 unknown 1st serve return
- Return Rate (85/110) 77%
Break Points
Agassi 9/21 (11 games)
Becker 4/6 (4 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Agassi 33 (21 FH, 10 BH, 2 BHV)
Becker 26 (12 FH, 6 BH, 4 FHV, 4 BHV)
Agassi's normal FHs (5 cc, 2 dtl, 3 i-o, 4 i-i, 2 longline, 2 @ net) and FH passes (1 cc, 1 longline, 1 i-o/dtl, 1 lob). Several of these were hit from mid-court
- on BH (2 cc, 2 dtl) and BH passes (3 cc, 3 dtl)
Becker on the FH (6 cc, 2 dtl, 1 i-o, 1 i-i), the inside-out being a runaround return. 1 cc and 1 dtl were extremely powerfully struck. He also had 1 running cc pass
- on BH (2 dtl, 1 i-o), plus 2 passes (1 cc, 1 dtl) and 1 acutely angled slice that was effectively a drop shot
- 2 volley winners came from serve-volley points - both FHVs, 1 a 1st volley the other a 2nd volley which was also a drop
- 1 other drop volley was a BHV
Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Agassi 61
- Unforced 28 (13 FH, 14 BH, 1 FHV)
- Forced 33 (18 FH, 12 BH, 2 BHV, 1 Tweener)
Becker 75
- Unforced 37 (11 FH, 20 BH, 4 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 OH)
- Forced 38 (21 FH, 10 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 4 BHV)
(Note 2: All half-volleys refer to such shots played at net)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Agassi was 12/18 (67%) at net, with no s/v
Becker was 28/52 (53%) at net, including 5/11 (45%) serve-volleying (all off the first serve) and 0/1 chip-charge returning
He was 0/1 when forced back from net
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In 1995, Andre Agassi again beat Boris Becker 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4 in the semifinal of the US Open.
Agassi was the world number, top seed and unbeaten since Wimbledon during which time he had picked up 4 titles on hard courts, but would go on to lose the final to Sampras (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1995-uso-final-sampras-agassi.230227/) and finish the year ranked #2
Agassi won 159 points, Becker 141
Becker almost always serve-volleyed off his first serve and frequently off the second
(Note: I'm missing 1 Becker serve point, that he wins while at net. It's likely a first serve ending with Agassi making a passing error)
Serve Stats
Agassi....
- 1st serve percentage (85/135) 63%
- 1st serve points won (65/85) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (31/50) 62%
- Aces 12, Service Winners 4
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (51/135) 38%
Becker. ...
- 1st serve percentage (100/165) 61%
- 1st serve points won (78/100) 78%
- 2nd serve points won (25/65) 38%
- Aces 26, Service Winners 3
- Double Faults 11
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (65/165) 39%
Serve Pattern
Agassi served...
- to FH 25%
- to BH 74%
- to Body 1%
Becker served...
- to FH 39%
- to BH 60%
- to Body 1%
Return Stats
Agassi made...
- 84 (36 FH, 48 BH), including 4 runaround FHs
- 8 Winners (5 FH, 3 BH)
- 36 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (3 FH, 2 BH), including 1 runaround FH
- 31 Forced (12 FH, 19 BH)
- Return Rate (84/153) 55%
Becker made...
- 80 (19 FH, 61 BH), including 4 runaround FHs and 16 chip-charges
- 4 Winners (2 FH, 2 BH)
- 35 Errors, comprising...
- 17 Unforced (2 FH, 15 BH), including 2 runaround FHs and 4 chip-charge attempts
-18 Forced (12 FH, 6 BH)
- Return Rate (80/131) 61%
Break Points
Agassi 2/10 (7 games)
Becker 2/11 (7 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Agassi 51 (26 FH, 19 BH, 3 FHV, 1 BHV, 2 OH)
Becker 38 (5 FH, 7 BH, 12 FHV, 9 BHV, 5 OH)
Agassi's normal FHs (4 cc, 1 dtl, 2 i-o, 3 i-i, 1 longline) and FH passes (10 cc, 3 dtl, 1 longline). 1 FH cc pass was not clean
- on the BH, he had 1 regular dtl. Passes from the baseline (7 cc, 6 dtl, 1 i-i). He also had 3 running down drop shots/volleys that can be called passes - all dtl
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot and played from just behind the service line but has been counted as a net point.
- the BHV was to a high ball, not far from an OH
Becker had 11 first volley s/v point winners (5 FHV, 4 BHV, 2 OH) and 8 second 'volleys' (3 FHV, 1 BHV, 3 OH, 1 BH)
- on FH (1 cc, 1 dtl, 1 longline, 2 i-o), the cc and one i-o being returns
- on BH (4 dtl, 1 cc, 1 i-i), the i-i and 1 dtl being returns
Errors (Excluding returns and serves)
Agassi 32
- Unforced 9 (6 FH, 3 BH)
- Forced 23 (13 FH, 10 BH)
Becker 47
- Unforced 21 (5 FH, 10 BH, 5 BHV, 1 OH)
- Forced 26 (10 FH, 5 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 7 BHV, 1 BH1/2V)
(Note 2: All half-volleys refer to such shots played at net)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Agassi was 10/14 (71%) at net, with no s/v
He was 0/1 when forced back from net
Becker was 73/121 (60%) at net, including 55/84 (65%) serve-volleying - 44/65 (68%) off first serve, 11/19 (58%) off second - and 6/16 (38%) return-approaching (virtually all chip-charges)
Match Reports to follow...
Becker had been the defending champion (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1989-uso-final-becker-lendl.195281/), while Agassi would go on to lose the final (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1990-uso-final-sampras-agassi.196287/) to Pete Sampras
Agassi won 139 points, Becker 113
This was a baseline match, with Becker rarely serve-volleying
(Note: I'm missing 1 Agassi serve point which he won. In a small number of points, minor partial data such as serve direction, return type etc. are missing)
Serve Stats
Agassi....
- 1st serve percentage (77/112) 69%
- 1st serve points won (55/77) 71%
- 2nd serve points won (18/34) 53%
- Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/111) 23%
Becker. ...
- 1st serve percentage (79/140) 56%
- 1st serve points won (50/79) 63%
- 2nd serve points won (25/61) 41%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (26/140) 19%
Serve Pattern
Agassi served...
- to FH 16%
- to BH 83%
- to Body 1%
Becker served...
- to FH 33%
- to BH 62%
- to Body 5%
Return Stats
Agassi made...
- 109 (61 FH, 48 BH, 1 ??), including 22 runaround FHs
- 2 Winners (2 FH), both runarounds
- 18 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (6 FH, 3 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 9 Forced (4 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (109/136) 80%
Becker made...
- 85 (19 FH, 64 BH, 2 ??), including 9 runaround FHs and 1 chip-charge
- 1 Winner (1 FH), a runaround
- 24 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (2 FH, 7 BH), including 1 runaround FH and 1 chip-charge attempt
- 14 Forced (5 FH, 9 BH)
- 1 unknown 1st serve return
- Return Rate (85/110) 77%
Break Points
Agassi 9/21 (11 games)
Becker 4/6 (4 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Agassi 33 (21 FH, 10 BH, 2 BHV)
Becker 26 (12 FH, 6 BH, 4 FHV, 4 BHV)
Agassi's normal FHs (5 cc, 2 dtl, 3 i-o, 4 i-i, 2 longline, 2 @ net) and FH passes (1 cc, 1 longline, 1 i-o/dtl, 1 lob). Several of these were hit from mid-court
- on BH (2 cc, 2 dtl) and BH passes (3 cc, 3 dtl)
Becker on the FH (6 cc, 2 dtl, 1 i-o, 1 i-i), the inside-out being a runaround return. 1 cc and 1 dtl were extremely powerfully struck. He also had 1 running cc pass
- on BH (2 dtl, 1 i-o), plus 2 passes (1 cc, 1 dtl) and 1 acutely angled slice that was effectively a drop shot
- 2 volley winners came from serve-volley points - both FHVs, 1 a 1st volley the other a 2nd volley which was also a drop
- 1 other drop volley was a BHV
Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Agassi 61
- Unforced 28 (13 FH, 14 BH, 1 FHV)
- Forced 33 (18 FH, 12 BH, 2 BHV, 1 Tweener)
Becker 75
- Unforced 37 (11 FH, 20 BH, 4 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 OH)
- Forced 38 (21 FH, 10 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 4 BHV)
(Note 2: All half-volleys refer to such shots played at net)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Agassi was 12/18 (67%) at net, with no s/v
Becker was 28/52 (53%) at net, including 5/11 (45%) serve-volleying (all off the first serve) and 0/1 chip-charge returning
He was 0/1 when forced back from net
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In 1995, Andre Agassi again beat Boris Becker 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4 in the semifinal of the US Open.
Agassi was the world number, top seed and unbeaten since Wimbledon during which time he had picked up 4 titles on hard courts, but would go on to lose the final to Sampras (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1995-uso-final-sampras-agassi.230227/) and finish the year ranked #2
Agassi won 159 points, Becker 141
Becker almost always serve-volleyed off his first serve and frequently off the second
(Note: I'm missing 1 Becker serve point, that he wins while at net. It's likely a first serve ending with Agassi making a passing error)
Serve Stats
Agassi....
- 1st serve percentage (85/135) 63%
- 1st serve points won (65/85) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (31/50) 62%
- Aces 12, Service Winners 4
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (51/135) 38%
Becker. ...
- 1st serve percentage (100/165) 61%
- 1st serve points won (78/100) 78%
- 2nd serve points won (25/65) 38%
- Aces 26, Service Winners 3
- Double Faults 11
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (65/165) 39%
Serve Pattern
Agassi served...
- to FH 25%
- to BH 74%
- to Body 1%
Becker served...
- to FH 39%
- to BH 60%
- to Body 1%
Return Stats
Agassi made...
- 84 (36 FH, 48 BH), including 4 runaround FHs
- 8 Winners (5 FH, 3 BH)
- 36 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (3 FH, 2 BH), including 1 runaround FH
- 31 Forced (12 FH, 19 BH)
- Return Rate (84/153) 55%
Becker made...
- 80 (19 FH, 61 BH), including 4 runaround FHs and 16 chip-charges
- 4 Winners (2 FH, 2 BH)
- 35 Errors, comprising...
- 17 Unforced (2 FH, 15 BH), including 2 runaround FHs and 4 chip-charge attempts
-18 Forced (12 FH, 6 BH)
- Return Rate (80/131) 61%
Break Points
Agassi 2/10 (7 games)
Becker 2/11 (7 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Agassi 51 (26 FH, 19 BH, 3 FHV, 1 BHV, 2 OH)
Becker 38 (5 FH, 7 BH, 12 FHV, 9 BHV, 5 OH)
Agassi's normal FHs (4 cc, 1 dtl, 2 i-o, 3 i-i, 1 longline) and FH passes (10 cc, 3 dtl, 1 longline). 1 FH cc pass was not clean
- on the BH, he had 1 regular dtl. Passes from the baseline (7 cc, 6 dtl, 1 i-i). He also had 3 running down drop shots/volleys that can be called passes - all dtl
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot and played from just behind the service line but has been counted as a net point.
- the BHV was to a high ball, not far from an OH
Becker had 11 first volley s/v point winners (5 FHV, 4 BHV, 2 OH) and 8 second 'volleys' (3 FHV, 1 BHV, 3 OH, 1 BH)
- on FH (1 cc, 1 dtl, 1 longline, 2 i-o), the cc and one i-o being returns
- on BH (4 dtl, 1 cc, 1 i-i), the i-i and 1 dtl being returns
Errors (Excluding returns and serves)
Agassi 32
- Unforced 9 (6 FH, 3 BH)
- Forced 23 (13 FH, 10 BH)
Becker 47
- Unforced 21 (5 FH, 10 BH, 5 BHV, 1 OH)
- Forced 26 (10 FH, 5 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 7 BHV, 1 BH1/2V)
(Note 2: All half-volleys refer to such shots played at net)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Agassi was 10/14 (71%) at net, with no s/v
He was 0/1 when forced back from net
Becker was 73/121 (60%) at net, including 55/84 (65%) serve-volleying - 44/65 (68%) off first serve, 11/19 (58%) off second - and 6/16 (38%) return-approaching (virtually all chip-charges)
Match Reports to follow...