Between 1988 and 1989, Andre Agassi played Boris Becker thrice and lost. He then made a discovery, and after that, they played each other 11 times, with Agassi winning 10. So what was the discovery?
When Boris Becker's slip of tongue helped Andre Agassi beat him
Andre Agassi
American tennis legend Andre Agassi recently revealed how his sharp observation helped him beat arch-rival Boris Becker during their playing days back in the 1990s. And the observation had nothing to do with the technical aspects of Becker’s game.
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Between 1988 and 1989 Agassi played Becker thrice and lost on all three occasions as he says he couldn’t handle the German’s serve. Then, the discovery! Agassi says he studied Becker’s game via videotapes and noticed that Becker’s tongue movement gave away a significant aspect f his game.
“I watched tape after tape of him, and started to realise he had this weird tick thing with his tongue. Just before he tossed the ball to serve, he would stick his tongue out and if the tongue was around the centre of his lips, then he would serve down the middle or at the (opponent’s) body, and if the tongue was on the left, he would serve wide,” revealed Agassi in an interview recently.
Boris Becker, with his tongue out, serves during the 1990s
The American put his observation to test at the Indian Wells in 1990, and won. Thereafter, the duo met 11 times and Agassi won 10 of those encounters.
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