John McEnroe vs Michael Chang Extended Highlights | 1991 US Open Round 3

This is the tennis i wanted to play when i was a kid, i couldn't recognize tennis after Sampras started winning everything

Thank you for posting this. I forgot how much I used to love tennis. Damn that Chang had some wheels on him! Like a human backboard. And Mac, constantly attacking. You know he’s coming, they know he’s coming, everybody knows he’s coming. What are you going to do about it? This is classic puncher vs counter puncher. Amazing!

Dear USTA..
Please enlighten us is it a taboo to show the scores on these highlights or something?

Prior to this, few had the footspeed of Chang and the quick directional changes, and also not many challenged Mac's tight closing net position with the topspin lob. Macs volley advantage, on of them, was that he was very tight to the net. Here, that positioning lost the match for him.

I enjoy watching Johnny Mac playing in those Nike Xtrainers 💯

Mac not shaking the chair umpires hand at the end

Mac plays like he has a dead arm.

McEnroe and Edberg, true artist of Serve and Volley, not the Power of Sampras, but just ball control

Love this match

Chang has a genius for topspin lob

I didn't think the Chair did a fine job. He made too many omissions and was seemingly fearful of what the players thought instead of what he saw and sticking to it. I liked Jerry Armstrong style better that's all

Wow being a tennis fan and watching these early 1990s highlights in 2024 makes me realize how far behind my home country was. I was still walking barefoot in those early 90s years until coming to canada in 92

McEnroe was the best because he was no 1 in both doubles and singles..no other player has managed that with any level of consistency!!

It weird to see match, 30 year later. McEnroe most exciting player, I ever seen. Chang exciting, too. Love the style of play from McEnroe. You know? The visual of it. The touch, especially. He show his emotion, but he also show 'competitive' mindset. If I a tennis player, with some talent, this the stuff to watch, cuz McEnroe, you can learn from watch his mental fitness, which more like term 'awareness' than 'focus.' He have it all, plus the entertainment side.

Johnny Mac!!
The GREATEST PAIR OF HANDS IN TENNIS HISTORY!!!!

McEnroe ... pure magic to watch.

Do these guys even lift?

Yes, the formula to beat a net player is lobbing effectively.

The pace of tennis during my time (80s) and today is so different. During my time it was a steam train. Today its a bullet train.

McEnroe’s serve volley game was so flawed, Michael capitalised on it so much. 😊

i just realized that among the American legends(agassi, sampras, jim and jimmy). john has the ugliest looking ground stroke.

Chang is amazing. McEnroe, too, you could tell was still holding on to a portion of what he had in the early 80s. Chang was just too athletic and too consistent.

Seems like a great match. Where's the full length version?

Incredible how much the level has been raised. Mac’s flat ball striking is painful to watch

Michael was a beast in tennis

My two favorite players during that era. Was about 2 years younger than MC and changed my game because of these two greats. Changed from a baseline player to serve n volley because of McEnroe (and I was a lefty too) and also practiced MC's top spin lob for hours until I could get it right. I could hit that shot better with the Prince Graphite 110 like MC used so I stuck with that racquet throughout high school. Brings back great memories, thanks for posting this USTA!

This is so great and I remember it being so when I watched it, but god it’s infuriating how little the actual score is shown. In fact I still don’t know at the match’s end!

Chair umpire was splitting image of Benedict Cumberbatch

I'm "retired" now. Started picking up tennis three years ago. I play people in their twenties, thirties and forties. Everyday I watch and learn then play. These videos are sooo good because not only are they so instructual but just so fun to watch. Tennis is the best game ever invented. I sure can't put on my helmet and cleats anymore.

WHAT'S WITH THE AUDIO??? 👂🦻🎧🎛🔊😠😡🤬

Back in the day I always expected somebody to take a swing at McEnroe

The original Changsanity

Chang's 13th winning lob put the exclamation point to his utter refutation of Macenroe's BS serve-and-volley crap.

The level of volleying by Mac is still higher than anyone today.

Technology killed the artistry of tennis. There should be a rule that rackets can only be made of wood. Then we’d have angles, spin and volleys again, not just power contests

What was the final score?

I play tennis on my Atari 2600 I’m getting better everyday

The top spin lob is my weapon of choice. Leaves my opponents frustrated and defeated.

John Mc in New York - for atmosphere been nothing like it since

Игра Макинроя как из ПОЗАПРОШЛОГО ВЕКА ! Как красиво майк наказывает Макинроя за выход к сетке , а на дальних дистанциях у Макинроя нет шанцев .

Sure is a different game now. 140mph serves. Yikes.

For a little guy Chang had a ton of power.

racist commentators and spectators rooting for American players ...

any opinions on Macs Forehand?

Today you get the 30 story view of the courts. Let's get back to televising the court like this. It's much better for the tennis fan.

A man of winning touch: McEnroe!❤

Amy has a better serve, but in this match , I noticed she wasn't able to capitalize often enough when she put in good first serves and the return was attackable.

And let's just make up what the score was? lol

Greatest talent ever.