Lendl was the ultimate warrior, ultimate professional. Always the best of shape and always gave the fans 100%. One of the very best ever.
@nealm6764
3 жыл бұрын
The late Pat Summerall knowing when the moment had its own gravitas and no jabbering about it needed. I wish todays announcers had this awareness.
@meryltrue8773
3 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@watching99134
3 жыл бұрын
Ironically McEnroe talks more than anymore
@HomeAtLast501
2 жыл бұрын
And, my God, the man had the perfect voice for tennis TV commentary.
@bradtownsend9401
2 жыл бұрын
@@HomeAtLast501 Also The Masters with Ken Venturi. Doesn't get any better.
@KingCast65
Жыл бұрын
Yup.
@patrickw9706
3 жыл бұрын
Omg. Even Nadal would be jealous about how much time they are taking.
@antoinev9733
3 ай бұрын
non on ^^^ and we do not see any cameraman on the pitch from that time, it was not a wasted time ;)
@jeffl.8489
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite athlete of all-time. Never a dull moment. And he was a magician on the court.
@robertoamenabar9970
2 жыл бұрын
yes !!! Lendl !!!!!, mcenroe a TUMOR as person and a TUMOR for tennis
@jimrutherford2773
3 жыл бұрын
The days when there were distinct personalities in the sport of tennis, whether you agree with them or not, it added flavor to the sport. McEnroe is the only tennis player in tennis history to play better the more the fans booed him or went against him. Check out the Davis Cup match (if it exists on KZitem) of the US against Argentina when the fans whistled so loud it was deafening and they threw objects on the court. Mac just lifted his game and kicked the s%!t out of the opponent.
@SC-jh9qp
Жыл бұрын
Have there ever been any 'Bad Girls' in tennis? I guess Martina and Chris could be testy and feisty at times but nothing like Nastase, Connors, McEnroe, Lendl, Becker and Kyrgios.
@rolandhersan2420
6 жыл бұрын
This was tennis, interesting and very cool matches, Lendl and Mcenroe were awesome players, of course each one in their technique.
@alanfrost75
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I really miss the days when you had such contrasting styles.
@HomeAtLast501
2 жыл бұрын
Mac is an American original with the classic New York '70s/'80s personality. And we're very proud of him. I dare say, he's as original as Elvis, Thomas Jefferson, Donald Trump, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
@camembertdalembert6323
2 жыл бұрын
remove Donald Trump, there is nothing to be proud of about him.
@HomeAtLast501
2 жыл бұрын
@@camembertdalembert6323 I'm very proud of him, as is half the country.
@camembertdalembert6323
2 жыл бұрын
@@HomeAtLast501 are you proud of him when he speaks like a child or when he mocks a journalist disability ? Maybe that is also your level. The entire world is laughing at him, nobody takes him seriously.
@HomeAtLast501
2 жыл бұрын
@@camembertdalembert6323 Deadbeat European NATO allies certainly took him seriously --- when he humiliated them for not paying their annual NATO dues for decades they started paying up. North Korea certainly took him seriously. They stopped doing their missile testing. Now, with Joke Biden, they are testing them again. China certainly took him seriously --- they didn't challenge his tariffs.
@camembertdalembert6323
2 жыл бұрын
@@HomeAtLast501 "when he humiliated them for not paying their annual NATO dues for decades they started paying up" What is that shit...
@jeffreymacintyre2711
2 жыл бұрын
McEnroe was the best thing that ever happened to men's tennis in the late 70s and 80s
@boomerang8909
3 жыл бұрын
The cameraman thought Lendl already won that match point, but Mcenroe disagreed.
@gianmariarosin3310
10 жыл бұрын
Lendl won the semifinal with Mcenroe, but then he lost the final by Connors
@DingKong
8 жыл бұрын
It's easy to forget how much of an over-grown toddler Mac was during his playing days - especially during the earlier days. Cracking player but also a complete helmet.
@mpup54
2 жыл бұрын
a bellend you say?
@michaelbeecher2095
3 жыл бұрын
Ivan is my favorite player. His one handed back hand is still the best shot in tennis.
@koen8185
3 жыл бұрын
For me that's Justine Henin , to see that little fragile girl hit that awesome timed powerful backhand over and over again , just stunning....
@farid1406
3 жыл бұрын
Love Ivan's backhand as a fellow one hander myself. I'm in more awe of his huge forehand that he hit with a 75 sq in racket strung at 72 lb. tension though
@antonmarino6568
3 жыл бұрын
Where would mac be today with the electronic line calls?
@saucepanclangerclub2035
3 жыл бұрын
I used to admire McEnroe, but had only seen some of the funnier tantrums and all of the superb Wimbledon matches. With more footage and background than the telly provided during his career, one can see he was more of a plonker than it seemed. Sampras was the greatest player, champion and gentleman the sport has seen. Mac was the greatest brat.
@LSBBD
3 жыл бұрын
Former #1 in world, 77 single titles 78 double titles 7 grand slams. Maybe not the greatest but certainly for a Plonker, he was an amazing player. Also, this was the era of personality in tennis which is very much lacking now.
@saucepanclangerclub2035
3 жыл бұрын
@@LSBBD He was a sublime player, no doubt. To me, aside from his beautiful, mercurial serve and net dominance, what will be almost impossible to fully repeat about Mac's game is the manner in which he could dig up a ball from just above the grass tips and spring spin into it with only the leverage of his legs. He straddled the age of delicacy and the age of brute force, and fared better in the former than the latter. Sampras was so naturally athletic, smart, and panther-like that he managed to combine classic artistry and deftness with power for longer than they might otherwise have been displayed together.
@andrepoole2712
3 жыл бұрын
@@saucepanclangerclub2035 i love this!
@maxkelter3561
3 жыл бұрын
I wish they'd go back to the slightly, bigger tennis balls. Longer rallies less aces, but the players hate them, because of that. I still have a Wilson Can Unopened. Will sell to the highest offer. They're relics.
@cressidatroylus1522
9 жыл бұрын
Wow, the clip cut off before we saw who won. That's not cool! Lol
@jeffreyspence7717
6 жыл бұрын
Ivan Lendl won. 64 64 76. U.S. Open. 1982
@nonpseudo6
3 жыл бұрын
John at his very best.. what a showman and entertainer he was. Love ❣️ u John.. golden era of tennis
@albertoartuso80
3 жыл бұрын
Lendl!!!
@adamadam-tp6hh
3 жыл бұрын
Johnny Mac!!!!
@kevinjames3958
3 жыл бұрын
A privileged punk ass... McEnroe was best when Conners was telling him off like he was a little boy
@paulkazakoff9231
3 жыл бұрын
He took his time serving.These days your on the clock.Part of the strategy in those days to stall as much as you wanted !
@paulkazakoff9231
3 жыл бұрын
@Paul Kryder What did they get then. 2 minutes LOL.
@maxkelter3561
3 жыл бұрын
Mac would still be the same way with the Hawkeye. He'd ask for more challenges and views.
@td866
2 жыл бұрын
It got abused so things had to change. Nadal is painful enough now even with the time limit so it IS necessary!
@GiuseppeSALVAGGIO
3 жыл бұрын
Big Mac is mad and his father looks like J.R. Ewing :)
@hervezg3863
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@ryuke79
7 жыл бұрын
Cameramen are not supposed to wander around the court like if they own the place. Still.... Mac and his idea of justice are always funny!
@DexterHaven
6 жыл бұрын
The camera man is lucky John didn't push his camera off his shoulder tot he court.
@texluh
Жыл бұрын
Very true. But of course as a law student as McEnroe was, and with his dad a lawyer, he knew that as the cameraman was in the wrong, he couldn't sue anyone for any loss. And the pulling out of the cord would not have been worth suing on, even if it damaged the camera. Essentially it's a tort at best, not a crime or anything intimidating. Hilarious
@tonygareth221
7 жыл бұрын
McEnroe was taking way too long even if the crowd was making noise. He should have been called for time violations! Hope Lendl won this one, he's my favorite
@drelephanttube
6 жыл бұрын
They don't call time violations now... Look at Mr Nadal who consistently averages over the allowed time. As if they would call it back then on match point in a Mcenroe match!!
@odgreen019
Жыл бұрын
I was at that match 1982 . The women's final was also that day.
@HomeAtLast501
2 жыл бұрын
Mac's mother was a truly beautiful woman. Gloriously beautiful with that thick head of gorgeous gray hair, in a bob cut, and a very strong nose.
@KingCast65
Жыл бұрын
#Kay :)
@HomeAtLast501
Жыл бұрын
@@KingCast65 You don't agree? I have a thing for attractive middle-aged women with bob haircuts and strong noses, so she pushes my buttons.
@KingCast65
Жыл бұрын
@@HomeAtLast501 Dude. Her name is Kay LOL you're killing me kid :). BTW I've met John 3x I have a signed poster of my '89 pic of him winning GTE in my living room. And an '82 McEnroe Maxply in playable near mint condition to go with it. On a side note I dated a woman with very similar features and hairstyle a few years ago. It's a Good Look. Only thing -- and it's a Big Thing -- that didn't work out was intellectual compatibility. Too much education can fuck you up hahaha. Peace.
@Danimal1177
3 жыл бұрын
This is at the U.S. Open, but you are hearing a lot of the fans cheering for the then-Czechoslovakian Ivan Lindl over the American John McEnroe.
@mpup54
2 жыл бұрын
without Lendl in the era, Mac wouldnt have an arch enemy
@clintonsmith5163
2 жыл бұрын
McEnroe was far more popular with the fans than Lendl was. It wasn't even close.
@aquiariots72
6 жыл бұрын
How do post this video without showing who won the match ??
@sascha151
3 жыл бұрын
These were real,authentic men!!!
@jamesbyrne9312
3 жыл бұрын
Nah same as today
@generalfrancoamerica
3 жыл бұрын
What does an inauthentic man look like?
@jainayak666
3 жыл бұрын
you mean crybabies? sure ..
@brucek66
3 жыл бұрын
McEnroe was and is a punk - intelligent and excitable. Champion. Too bad he wasn't an athlete today - he could get into MMA - game over. It's easy to be tough when no one hits back
@vegaslimoguy2376
Жыл бұрын
Holy shit there buddy, you do know that this was all done for pure entertainment! And did you just compare a tennis player to an MMA fighter??? You must have rode the short bus to school! Now GTFOOH
@joydivsion77
9 жыл бұрын
At the end of the clip, does the umpire say: "thank you ladies and gentleman. What is going on here?" LOL
@uncletony6210
8 жыл бұрын
+joydivsion77 no, that was John Newcombe
@generalfrancoamerica
3 жыл бұрын
He's quieting the crowd.
@banditboy2010
3 жыл бұрын
“You cannot be serious”
@mistericchisi3704
4 ай бұрын
🥱
@crsantin
3 жыл бұрын
That’s quite a time violation. Lendl always gave McEnroe fits.
@traditionalwadoryukarate8571
3 жыл бұрын
What year was this I don't recognise the racket McEnroe is using?
@SweetT79
6 жыл бұрын
Had JM put as much as effort into his tantrums as on the court he would have won more Grand Slams, he's a Great Entertaining Player & will always be remembered
@drelephanttube
6 жыл бұрын
Not a great player! You're joking, right?
@SweetT79
6 жыл бұрын
I mean he's a Great Entertainer lol
@nala3038
3 жыл бұрын
He actually played better when he was upset
@Bitshitter
2 жыл бұрын
@@nala3038 Not every time. His French Open Final loss to Lendl is a great example: McEnroe was cruising along totally dominating Lendl, then Lendl made some adjustments and started competing better, and then McEnroe started beefing and stewing about line calls, everything, and totally lost his focus when he was still in the driver's seat. Not talking about the 5th set - I'm talking about the 3rd and 4th sets. By the 5th set, whatever momentum and advantage McEnroe had from cruising through the first two sets were all gone.....
@samson5791
3 жыл бұрын
The MacAttack
@kerrygrace5150
Жыл бұрын
Mcenroe took so long to serve and he's got the cheek to criticise rafa. Mcenroe literally took 30 seconds or more to serve
@johnnyb980
3 жыл бұрын
1:31 That ball boy was like not on my watch!
@chriswylie253
4 жыл бұрын
0:41. Guy in crowd shouts "How much time does he get?" Found it funny, as this dramatic stuff is allowed in world class tennis all they time. It's allowed by Umpires and encouraged by Networks, but it's tennis and there is a time limit to serve. Same thing with excessive SCREECHING by female tennis players, long tirades at umpires and linesman that would never be tolerated as long unless it's Serena or a famous player as the camera loves it, and this Joe that just came to watch tennis made me laugh.
@colderbeer
6 жыл бұрын
What a prick move......but I applaud him for it.....gotta love a guy that has a set of balls like that....ha ha ha ha ha
@ViennaTV
7 жыл бұрын
Mc Enroe do right the Camera man things the Match is over!! - who win the match!!!???
@uncletony6210
6 жыл бұрын
Lendl kicked his ass.
@user-jz8mc5gj6y
5 ай бұрын
McEnroe carrying on like a toddler while taking his usual beating from Lendl. was par for the course back then
@kittyluv2564
3 жыл бұрын
what did McEnroe do? Throw his racket on the floor to get the cameraman's attention? Or was he trying to hit the guy?
@Schorpioen.
2 жыл бұрын
He pulled the wire out of the camera .
@joeydugan5778
10 жыл бұрын
Who won?
@genesis1765
7 жыл бұрын
Lendl took so much crap he was the player behind the "iron curtain" it was a disgrace. If he had just asked the ump about the time that mainly hostile would have been on him like a rash. I always cheered Ivan Mac was a good player but nothing on Ivan
@generalfrancoamerica
3 жыл бұрын
I think you must've left your punctuation behind the "iron curtain".
@Herv3
10 жыл бұрын
We'll do it live! Fuck it!
@joydivsion77
9 жыл бұрын
Herv3 O'reeeallly?
@kelliebrooks9094
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Pat summeral had a great soothing voice no matter what sport he was doing...if only madden an him would do tennis together that would be a great pre game interview mac an john madden...in the locker room before the match...shhh what he say...
@CoffeeChillTV
3 жыл бұрын
Nice shirt Ivan
@martinhall932
6 жыл бұрын
Johnny Mac overreacted but he was right. The cameraman was trespassing where he shouldn't have been.
@Bitshitter
2 жыл бұрын
Don't think he was overreacting much. This match took place in 1982 - McEnroe was the 3-time defending champion at the time - the first man to be in such a position in the tournament since the 1920s - and the cameraman made the mistake of thinking that Lendl had beaten McEnroe before it actually took place, when Mac was still fighting for his US Open life. For a champion and competitor, that's kinda insulting, even if it was an honest mistake by the cameraman.....
@degsbabe
10 жыл бұрын
One of the few times i've admired McEnroe. Waytago!
@Feeze2
9 жыл бұрын
What was admirable about an attempt to humiliate someone who made an honest mistake?
@degsbabe
9 жыл бұрын
Feeze2 The guy should know his job i.e know when the match has ended He just wanted to be the first to shove his lens in Lendl's face. McEnroe did'nt like the disrespect.Surprised it has to be explained.
@Feeze2
9 жыл бұрын
Mithrandir I'm sure he does know his job, but he made an all too human mistake of thinking the match ended. Perhaps he misheard the score or perhaps he was misinformed by someone else. Oftentimes camera people are instructed on which shots to get. I highly doubt he meant any disrespect to Mcenroe and I'm sure he was humiliated enough making that mistake in front thousands of people without Mcenroe piling on to his woes. I found it odd that this would be one of the few things that someone would admire about Mcenroe, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
@dextroustilld3855
7 жыл бұрын
lendl looks similar to Frankenstein he looks dope AF
@generalfrancoamerica
3 жыл бұрын
He was a machine.
@Dublin10
2 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about John, he still never played South Africa, not even for a million dollars.
@paolodascenzo400
3 жыл бұрын
Azzzzzzzzzzzz era proprio forte John MC !
@kenarthur6253
3 жыл бұрын
Camera man is lucky McEnroe didn't belt him with his racket
@philipthomson7460
3 жыл бұрын
McEnroe was lucky the cameraman didn’t shove the racquet up his arse, but he’s probably used to that kind of thing anyway..
@handeyecoordinationskills
4 жыл бұрын
Who won this? We lived watchin johnny mac from here in ireland in the 80s 😁🇮🇪
@handeyecoordinationskills
3 жыл бұрын
What happened here?
@timbosam
6 жыл бұрын
In the words of another American Tom Cruise, that mac is a jerk
@michael57603
6 жыл бұрын
Mac and his hillbilly version of justice- god bless him
@tricitizen17
3 жыл бұрын
He was a lot of things but hillbilly certainly wasn’t one of them. Grew up very wealthy and spoiled in Eastern Queens NY. Now he deals in fine art. .
@MrDokuritsu
2 жыл бұрын
@@tricitizen17 I think he was talking in a figurative sense.
@nuvinpooliyadde7319
3 жыл бұрын
What actually happened?
@sculter8
3 жыл бұрын
Mac won the point on his second serve. Score moves from 5 to 6 for Mac, now score is tied. But cameraman follows Lendl, apparently thinking that Lendl won, both the point and the match.. Mac is now pissed off, as the match is not actually over, so he briefly follows behind the cameraman, bends over, grabs a trailing electric cord from the camera, and yanks on it very hard, possibly breaking it. (Is my guess. Video is dark, hard to see exactly.)
@martydav9475
3 жыл бұрын
@@sculter8 Yes that's what happened. The cameraman got the score wrong and thought Lendl had won, hence his rushing up to Lendl. McEnroe was in a foul mood anyway because he was close to losing and this tipped him over the edge. I remember watching this and, whatever you felt about McEnroe, this was great to watch as he lost his head on live television.
@timhorpo
2 жыл бұрын
Mac using a wooden racquet
@donaldalbano6484
3 жыл бұрын
superbrat!
@nainoswad2725
3 жыл бұрын
Great days, the bastards would call that audience a superspreader in today's shit talk!
@ST-xg3gy
3 жыл бұрын
Mac was spent after 5 sets the day before. But let's not bully the camera man, okay?
@thomasguerrero7289
3 жыл бұрын
Johnny McEndick , I cant believe the morons a commentator . He wasn’t all that great , you see what he had to do to win . He he ever played a honest match without any baby tantrums I’m sure history would be rewritten .
@paulhudson563
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic & Hilarious? Don't think so Mr Exaggeration man
@milugardeimagenysonido
3 жыл бұрын
Mac was loco!!!!!!!!
@kelliebrooks9094
2 жыл бұрын
Wow match point oh the camera was leaving early oh...to funny no replay....
@kelliebrooks9094
2 жыл бұрын
Huh it aint over....oh whats the judge asking for he doesnt know....
@timcue5039
2 жыл бұрын
Mac was a punk, still is. Loved it when lendl beat him at Roland Garros
@andrewwhetton7
3 жыл бұрын
Cameraman took the limelight off McEnroe .. McEnroe needed to make the cameraman look very stupid and put in his place !!!
@carly12357
8 жыл бұрын
lendl was better player,cool and calm..
@nigelwillis3279
6 жыл бұрын
Incorrect
@AlejandroT1
6 жыл бұрын
Lendl for sure was better than the Mac, its the overall package not just the "I win more matches" rule
@dreamsandvideos
6 жыл бұрын
Carolyn Campbell I feel that they’re just different players. Both great in their own ways. 🎾
@y2m226
6 жыл бұрын
Did this guy really write "not just the I win more matches that makes you the better player" hahahaha what's the fucking point of sports XD I guess I was a great baseball player. I couldn't hit a slider or curveball, nor could I steal a base and my team always lost. But it was my overall package that made me better than Mickey Mantle
@alanfrost75
6 жыл бұрын
Cool and calm refers to how you control yourself, it is not an indication that you dont have strong emotions underneath. Lendl had better mental discipline in every way, and it showed in his control his emotions and also in his work ethic. In the end Mac and many others were more talented than Lendl, but they did not have his resolve - and that made all the difference.
@sjtom57
6 жыл бұрын
Long way to go nowhere.
@garydean6503
3 жыл бұрын
When ya quire Ready Like , when ya Quite Ready LOL No Rush , take ya time Ha ha ha ha When ya quite Ready . For Crying out loud LOL
@kelliebrooks9094
2 жыл бұрын
That was weird
@TheMrBennito
7 жыл бұрын
hhahahahahaha
@christophe4889
2 жыл бұрын
He is easy moody He could have been a good boxer.
@WildlifeObsessed
3 жыл бұрын
A tediously boring game just took a lot longer ……..
@huskyjerk
7 жыл бұрын
Mac is too touchy for my tastes.
@thetrollhunter5775
Жыл бұрын
Psychotennis
@alessandromartina644
Жыл бұрын
The great Ivan was better than your Mcheronot
@michaelnivens6267
7 жыл бұрын
slug the cameraman
@tonyadamis4171
3 жыл бұрын
A guy making a very modest, salaried living with a network that's helping make tennis players rich makes a mistake. He didn't deserve to be humiliated, by McEnroe or the privileged jerks in the audience. Not fantastic. Not hilarious.
@anirvandeva
3 жыл бұрын
@Tony Adamis I agree 100% with you
@fabienh3943
3 жыл бұрын
We live in times of star adulation. Stars can allow themselves to be total jerks as "the fans" tolerate and love about any piece of crap their star produces.
@glenmorgan8503
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@secondstring
2 жыл бұрын
Snowflake.
@wd174
2 жыл бұрын
A mistake but not one of his own…he was told “go” in his headset and headed onto the court. Several thought he won the point and game over. I should know ….he was my Dad. He had a long wonderful career and was one of the best ever.
@kelliebrooks9094
2 жыл бұрын
Hes gets 30 secinds after u shut ur mouth..i hate all the shouters in between points they should throw them out no warnings it takes away from was a class game...like kids in kindergarden one screams an then they all have to scream...u know mac will take 31 seconds every time...theres a gray area i just noticed when the other player receiving is not ready then the server has 30 seconds i didnt know there was a time limit...i just watched mac an connors an connors was walking in a circle for 20 seconds an mac was waiting till he stopped till he served i dont know what or how the ruling works if the receiver is holding up...an i just saw mac does take along time normally....if people are shouting it just prolongs his serve resetting that 30 seconds....
@tomschmitz261
3 жыл бұрын
and mcenroe is even ALLOWED in the game at all as a commentator? should have been banned from the sport! shameful!
@martydav9475
3 жыл бұрын
McEnroe has been a revelation as a tennis commentator.
@zobielamouche1
9 жыл бұрын
tennis: bourgeois & boring (english)
@daddyofisabel
9 жыл бұрын
zobielamouche1 Well compared to comrades putting bullets through the heads of people, what isn't bourgeois and boring, tavarich?
@zobielamouche1
9 жыл бұрын
s m bullets like the british soldiers in occupied northern ireland? killing ppl like english hooligans?
@daddyofisabel
9 жыл бұрын
Northern Ireland isn't occupied, they can vote to leave and join the ROI whenever they want, and not at the barrel of a gun.
@declancostello9838
6 жыл бұрын
Thing is that 90% of the time McEnroe was right. The way the umpires spoke to him at times was disgraceful
@tommymas1
6 жыл бұрын
Declan Costello What??!! You crazy. McEnroe was the worst brat ever. He never shook umpires hand, even when he won. McEnroe wouldn't last a match today. He'd either get disqualified by the ump or his opponent would kick his arse.
@daborshy4089
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah Johnny Mac is famous for the unbelievable rudeness that chair umpires showed him.
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