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History of the 90s

Tennis Rivalries in the 90s | 129

History of the 90s

Kathy Kenzora

Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7610 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Tennis in the 1990s was dominated by several young and talented players who helped usher in a new era on both the men’s and women’s tours.

In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the flashy, style of Andre Agassi and his highly talented rival Pete Sampras who faced off in one of the greatest tennis rivalries ever. As well as the equally exciting rivalry between Steffi Graf and Monica Seles which came to a premature and tragic conclusion.

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Tony Hagen, co-host of the Gay Tennis Podcast

www.thegaytennispodcast.com

Instagram: @thegaytennisopod

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s

0:04.7

early and ad-free on Amazon music included with Prime.

0:10.8

Sean has had some good ideas over the years.

0:14.4

But using Canva was a really good one.

0:17.7

Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.

0:22.3

They looked good.

0:24.5

Really, really good.

0:27.0

Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car.

0:33.7

Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home.

0:37.1

Thanks, Canva.

0:40.6

The 20-year-old tennis player looked more like a rock star than a high-level athlete as he stepped

0:46.6

onto the blue hard court at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.

0:51.8

His scruffy black beard contrasted sharply with his bleach blonde

0:56.2

shoulder-length hair, which no one knew at the time was a wig. The long flowing mullet was

1:02.1

adorned with a lime green and white headband that matched the lime green tites he wore under a pair of

1:07.6

black shorts. Not the typical outfit for the sport of kings.

1:11.6

But this wasn't a typical tennis player.

1:14.6

This was Andre Agassi, a style rebel with an on-court attitude to match.

1:20.6

I'm Kathy Kanzora, and this is History of the 90s, a podcast about a decade that changed the world.

1:26.6

In this episode, we look back at a time when Style took hold of tennis,

1:31.8

turning players into rock stars, all thanks to big serves and two rivalries,

1:36.9

the likes of which haven't been seen since.

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