This must still be considered one of the highest standard Grand Slam Finals of the Open Era. The intensity of both players from start to finish was amazing and the consistency of shots was mind blowing. Such a damn shame that a mad man changed the trajectory of women’s tennis and robbed us of a rivalry that was just hitting its stride with this match.
@@marko514 he's dumb. if anything, in more recent times, S. Williams vs Azarenka 2012 US Open and V. Williams vs Davenport 2005 Wimbledon are recent gold standards for Grand Slam finals
Right? Those angles were an amazing element of her game. It was like Monica would hit a crosscourt shot and it would careen off the court sideways, closer to the service line than the baseline.
@Max E 6-4 lead for Graf, 3 of which were won in 1989 when Seles was starting on the tour. The h2h was tight with Seles winning 3 slam finals out of 4. But yes, Brighton 1989 seems to matter to some people lol
I don't know why everytime I saw Seles vs Graf matches, the fans from both players always fighting 😂. Just enjoy the match man!. I love both players. They are incredible, 🙏
No, Youre WAY off. If Monica had not been stabbed by the psycho German (Steffi) fan -Monica would've ruled women's tennis for years to come. Only Serena would've bested her. Steffi was a one-dimensional player with a horrible backhand. smarten up. Hey , the psycho Steffi fan got his wish. He said he knew Monica was better and didn't want to see Steffi as a permanent perennial number 2 or 3 player.
@Illya Kuryakin Steffi said she didn't know about her own tax evasion, but her personal accountant testified that she did...and Teffi never returned to Germany. The Graf's lie about a ton of things apparently.....
Illya Kuryakin Calm down sissy, Steffi ran away from Germany and weirdos like you.... But she is a tax cheat whose father spent his later years in prison, once again profited from the immoral unlawful actions of others.... Tax evades and embezzles tens of millions.....blames it on her daddy. Benefits from a lunatic who stabs her superior nemesis....blames on it lone crazy person, runs away to America.... I see a pattern here. Stab in the back, point the finger elsewhere, and run.
Both were great champions. Seles was one of the first to usher in the power game in women's tennis. One of the first with the swinging volley. One of the first with a grunt. And one of the few that could get under Steffi's skin.
yes, more than that, graf's fans also knew how seles would be graf's biggest hurdle to greatness, so that lunatic fan stabbed her to put a stop to seles's meteoric rise.
@Illya Kuryakin Oh yes, Sabatini clobbered Graf during those years simply because Graf just couldn't beat her. No excuses especially that blackmailing of yours! LOL!
@Illya Kuryakin The wound could have been "minor" though a few more inches she could have been paralyzed. Ask someone who's a victim of stabbing and it takes years, some even a lifetime, to get over the emotional trauma. Fyi, a fan of steffi here.
@Illya Kuryakin try asking petra kvitova about how a stabbing impacts your life. ALTHOUGH unlike seles, she came back in less than a year. However, from the interviews i've seen her about the stabbing, one can deduce that she's not fully healed emotionally and psychologically. Add To the fact that seles was just 19 when this horrible thing happened to her. Again, i'm just putting myself in her shoes and what I would have done if it happened to me.
Illya Kuryakin It doesn’t matter sissy. Graf was humiliated here. And she had a chance to get close to the number one ranking, and she just WASNT GOOD ENOUGH..... Sorry Sissy.
Hopefully this isn't just me soaking in nostalgia, but I'm finding it difficult to think of many women's finals that came close to this level in the past ten to fifteen years.
Gosh, Seles was just so good as a nineteen year old kid before the stabbing. Perhaps as good, if not better, than any female player has ever been. She got heavy and never moved nearly so well when she came back to the game. What a travesty!
As much as it s always painful to watch Steffi loose, as I'm a massive Steffi's fan, I can only give it to Monica for her amazing tennis and mental quality. Martina Navratilova and Steffi changed tennis because of their athleticism and Monica changed tennis because of her power on both sides. I think Monica and Serena are the strongest player mentally that as ever been their shots making on important points always made the difference. You can see how Monica inspired Serena. It is such a shame...I'm so pissed off because of Hamburg we did not have the Federer-Nadal match up that Steffi and Monica were going to be... we could have had so many great finals/matches...Tennis was boring after Hamburg Steffi worked so hard to match up Monica that when Monica was gone, let's be honest, there was not much more competition for a while... the French final in 92 is for me the best. Thank you ladies two legends.
I don’t think anyone “changes tennis” they just play with different styles.....Steffi Graf would have about 5-6 slams less than her 22 if Seles hadn’t been out of the game for over 2 years.....and I’m not a hater of Steffi
Any player got stabbed at back in the middle of game,at the age of 19, by one of hundreds of audiences around him/her would be a disaster . Normally ppl become scared to win,cos winning may result in another deadly attack by opponent's fans.how can a 19 yro girl handle such a threat? This was how evil one of u Graf fans had done to a rising star,u killed her,mentally! It was already so unfair to Seles.She surpose to reach her real prime time in late 90s. Graf fans,u symply dont have the right to said anything against Seles even the rest of world may have.
@Illya Kuryakin Did you suffered personally a similar stabbing? Did your usurper false goddess suffered a similar stabbing? Not? Shame on you and on your blockedhead nazfellow forever and ever, you deserved that 100% 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
If Seles was not backstabbed, Graf would be 10 to 12 grand slams and Seles 22. May be Graf considered early retirement. Unjustice to seles. What a pity
I think they would have been more even, perhaps with Seles having the slight edge. Seles was at the top of the women’s game and lost close to 3 years, so I figure she would have won at least half the majors she missed, so that means at least 5 out of the 10 she missed from 93 FO through the 95 Wimbledon.
backstabbed, LOL! And Graf already had 11 slams before the stabbing so how could she have won "10 to 12". Selestials are such idiots, I feel sorry for Seles who has the stigma of not only the stabbing but her crazy ass fan base.
@@akizaizinskii are YOU kidding me the women’s game is a sad state of carbon copy players with no idea how to construct points, no contrast in styles. I like Osaka but let’s not compare her to a legend like Seles, Seles was number 1 in the world and wasn’t crying that press interviews were making her sad…Osaka is actually a product of Seles’ game of power, she brings zero new to the sport of tennis…that’s a fact…give her a 90s racket and Seles will run circles around that mentally frail player…
she had that special mentality, ability to raise her game upon need. she was really tough to beat. there was one particular match against Navratilova, it was the best I have seen. after the incident she returned to tennis but her head was never the same, it was much different, the magic was gone
My goodness! Monica looked so elegant here. I don't know why. But she just looks so attractive here. Not awkward ang sort of gangly like in the years prior. I'm more of a Graf fan and I would have loved to see more battles between these two!
I loved this era, loved all the players. Sabatini high respect for, because when Seles was stabbed, she was one of the few that insisted Monica get her ranking back, that's class🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
Sabatini was asked as the other players were as well. Insist maybe not, but she wanted Monica to keep her ranking as one of the higher ranked players. It was nice of Sabatini. I like Steph, and all of the players back then. My point being all of the players were asked, Graff didn't step up on Seles defense. It's a no brainer... It's logical Monica was bound and headed towards taking over the number one ranking. Her future was endless and she was destined for many more grand slam titles. Yes she won again afterwards-She wasn't participating that she would be stabbed... it changed her path and changed the rivalry between Seles and Graff. Graff ended up with 22 grand slams, not saying it wasn't earned and deserved. Do you think that Graff would of retired with 22 slams?, if Seles hadn't been stabbed? Who knows? Being that the insane fan that stabbed Monica over Graff, no one is to blame, but you would you think -she would of been the first one to support Monica's ranking. As we all know, Monica wasn't the same player Physically and Mentally... Would anyone be? Monica had the 'It' factor of higher greatness, she was robbed of that. I just put out that Sabatini was supportive, that's amazing, again... that's class!!!🎾❤️🎾
I don't hate her at all I actually like Graff, and I like everything about her. Just because I stated something has nothing to do with hate or dislike it's just a fact. Your on the defense. Just because she may have not liked Seles, doesn't make her a bad person.
I didn't pay attention to the typing. I don't care what you call her. My fav is Jennifer Capriati. I miss all of them. All of this mumble back and forth, can't take us back. Call it like you see it, as long as your happy with it. We will not be seeing it the same,
Nadie podía imaginar que ese sería el último AO en el que Seles lo ganaría disfrutándolo al máximo, en el que la esencia de Seles estaría intacta. Ella luego ganó otro AO pero su espíritu de guerrera fue herido y ya no fue la misma. Grandes Campeonas ambas. Un tenis especial e inteligente
That is a wonderful game to watch. Seles was only 19 years old and she just won 7 of the last 9 grand slams while Graf was 23 years old. Seles is definitely the GOAT.
Graf and her fans knew how seles would be graf's biggest hurdle to greatness, so that lunatic fan stabbed her to put a stop to Seles's meteoric rise. Therefore, Graf's GS wins will be forever tainted by that wacko Gunther Parce.
Illya Kuryakin psychotic beliefs that you go to videos on youtube where Seles is kicking her butt persuading people to things nobody cares about. Your comments speak volumes of your torment on something that happened 3 decades ago. Don’t be so darn butthurt dude. So chill a bit, there’s more to life (if you have one, that is).
Illya Kuryakin to be honest I couldn’t care LESS who the goat is, obviously statistics in this rivalry favor Steff. I just cant stand people like you sitting behind the keyboard whining on internet like a lil b***h. To that type of dispute - I will always insert myself. And no, I am far from American, German fella here actually. Done talking here and go find a therapist. Or a girlfriend.
Illya Kuryakin great! I see you have lots of fun here. Enjoy yourself and keep bringing awareness to the world of tennis! Bye now and good luck to you!
This was their first hard court slam match. Also the first where Seles' serve had caught up to Graf's (out acing her). After this match Seles had as many AOs and USOs as Graf and more FOs than Graf...
More YECs as well and a better WL ratio in slams despite Graf’s impeccable record in 1988 and 1989. At that point, Seles had won more than half of the slams she had entered and made the finals of all 33 of the last 34 tournaments she had played.
Robbed of her rightful place as the greatest ever. Biggest travesty in tennis history along with little mo's tragic accident. She was robbed of the GOAT title. Serena is not even in the same equation is a pre-traumatized Seles. Sad.
please Seles played in a weak era with shitty competition minus Graf who she was 2-3 against at her 91-early 93 peak. Serena might have a weak field now but that she is contending for slams nearly 40 at all is amazing and at her peak she had a super strong field full of huge hitters and big names while Seles had only 1 opponent and a bunch of nobodies otherwise. And no a nearly 40 year old Navratilova or 14-15 year old Capriati does not qualify as tough competition.
@Illya Kuryakin did you suffered a similar stabbing? Did your usurper false goddess suffered a similar stabbing? Not? Shut up and shame on you and on your blockedhead fellow, you deserved it 100% 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Every shot that Seles hits is calculated and has a purpose while Graf just runs very fast and returns everything and just slams the forehand hard from time to time.
23 yr old Steffi in full flight. Healthy, moving like a gazelle, striking the ball sooo cleanly and powerfully, playing the full court. And it still wasn't enough against a not yet prime 19 year old. But help from Hamburg was soon on the way!
These were amazing players/athletes. I'm not a what if, no one knows the future. What we do know is that competition makes us better. Great video and I could see the tennis ball! Lol
When Mary Pierce had a ball sit up for her NOBODY including the Williams struck a ball as hard as her. She just could not find consistency and struggled against players like Sabatini and Sanchez because they had other tricks to make her make her errors.
Growing as an adolescent during the 90's I always enjoy their rivalry. History will always remember Monica, an uncrowned Queen who had enough talent to sit on the throne but destiny was written for Steffi.
@Illya Kuryakin Any crime which cuts the growth of any living being is not at all good. We as a human should always support to grow anyone according to their capability and make a better world and that should be the contribution to humanity as well.
@Illya Kuryakin no no darling which the hell blackmail, she won wimbly 92. If was blackmail, no wimbly 92. Your head got blackmailed, genius 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If Monica had not suffered that appalling knife attack then the history of womens grand slam tennis would have been a lot different. I reckon she would have doubled her slam wins to at least 16 or 17 and possibly reached 23 or 24. I loved the message she sent to opponents: I dont do fatigue.
@Illya Kuryakin Wow! You again??? You just can't accept the fact that Monica will definitely get more GS had she not been stabbed?? Denial?? Graf's family blackmailed??? Give me a break!
@Illya Kuryakin No imbecile! I saw too many of your posts about blackmailing which obviously you're discrediting Monica's "what would have been" legacy. Yes, I didn't believe the blackmailing contributed to Graf's 'slump.' Early 90s Monica is almost invincible and Graf cannot stop her (I'm talking about GS). Her so called "slump" was because of Monica dominating the games! Period! And don't bring up that stupid statistics of yours because as I said, i'm talking about Grand Slams you IDIOT!!!
Illya Kuryakin No you didn’t and I never said anything bad about Steffi. However, you keep on going speaking crazy stuff stuff all over everywhere about her opponents is making you look like you are insane just like Kuunta. Steffi hates fans like you even if you cheer her on.
@Illya Kuryakin So overrated she got stabbed on court - she changed the game. www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Serena_Williams/16525/serena-williams-monica-seles-is-my-favorite-player-my-inspiration-/
POWERFUL FULL AND SUPER CLASS PLAYER IN THIS GAME....... BOTH ARE PRACTICING FULL, TECHNICAL FULL, ENERGY FULL, STAMINA FULL AND POWERFUL..... BUT WINER IS WONDERFUL........
@Max E Imbecile. Seles can hit power shots on both sides. Your dear Steffi can only do it with her forehand. So yes, it was Seles who really made power tennis so popular. Just ask Serena & Venus' dad.
@Max E it's a well known fact that Seles is 3-1 against Graf in GS from 91-93 and was only 3 GS titles short of chasing her. Now, you cry. LOL #IlyaIsAFanturd
Seles was so much faster and fitter here. That is why she could hang and beat Steffi. The stabbing really messed her up in the head. It is amazing she managed to score a win over Steffi after the stabbing 40 pounds overweight. Legends both.
WELL, MAYBE YOU ARE RIGHT....BUT I REMEMBER LOTS OF MATCH POINTS SAVED BY GRAF WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST THAT MATCH AND THE SCORE WAS MUCH CLOSER BUT I AGREE
Éstos partidos eran los que iban frustrando a Graf y Seles sé los ganaba a pura garra. se consolidaba el dominio dé Seles hasta lo sucedido en Hamburgo.
At this point people saw past Steffi Graf as the champion from the 80s... Then the stabbing happened and she got a career resurrection dominating the 90s too.
Illya Kuryakin Monica starting in 1990 when she became a top player lead Steffi 4-3 overall including 3-1 in slam matches. Also Monica won 2 of their last 3 matches before the stabbing so I don’t know what you are talking about. Sorry but in 1993 Graf almost lost to Fernandez at the French and almost lost to Novotna at Wimbledon. In 1994 she lost the number one ranking to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Wow what an amazing level. Lol Sorry but Monica Seles would have dominated 1993-1994, and then most likely also 1995-1996 until Martina Hingis’ resurgence if she had been allowed to continue a normal career instead of missing 2.5 years and then having to start all over again while Steffi was already in a groove year after year and improving. Before the stabbing Monica had won 7 of the last 8 slams she entered + the last 3 year-end championships. She also lead Steffi 3-1 in slam finals Making no doubt that she was the number one player. That’s why she was stabbed, because a Steffi fan was sick of waiting year after year of seing Graf being a distant no.2. Sorry but every tennis expert have said that the stabbing changed Tennis history and at this point every experts have said that Serena is the goat. Steffi even with her main rival out of the picture still won less slams then Serena Williams, how pathetic is that. Lol
Illya Kuryakin If Seles was not stabbed Graf would be seeded as number two and would have completely different draws in every tournament and she might have not even made the quarterfinals in those slams in 1993 and after. Like I said with Seles out of the tour everything changed. Sorry but Seles has destroyed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario many times so yeah that 1994 AO is nothing special. Outside of the tournament Steffi Graf had many struggles like I said in 1993 FO and WB, as well as the rest of 1994. Heck even in the 1995 US open a fat Monica Seles still pushed Steffi Graf to the limit. You know the problem with the stabbing is not only Gunter Parche but it’s also the rest of the Steffi Graf fans who downplayed it as meaningless, which is exactly the same thing as a police man doing something horrible and the other policemen watching it just like right now with George Floyd. If Steffi Graf fans simply had said something like “we will never know” Instead of Steffi Graf is the goat and Seles and the stabbing are meaningless, Seles fans would have not even hated Steffi Graf or her fans. But justice prevailed because Serena Williams came and now she is the goat and Steffi Graf fans are in the past. Serena surpassed Steffi despite Steffi having an inflated slam tally without her main rival. Also as far as many people go Seles was only getting better in 1993 and would have had her best years to come. Without her on the tour Steffi Graf gained confidence because she knew nobody could stop her and of course even her draws change so no without the Seles stabbing Steffi Graf probably wouldn’t have had the record you were talking about. The point is in early 1993 if you make a poll on who will end up greater Seles or a Graf 90% of people will take Seles and that’s why she was stabbed in the first place. She was catching Graf’s slam tally while being five years younger and at the 1993 AO she proved that she was still improving. sorry! I am even ready to say “both are amazing we will never know” but unfortunately I have never heard a Graf fan even have enough class to say that.
@Max E With Monica out, it changed all of the draws and also it gave Steffi more confidence as she knew she had no main rival so it's no surprise that she had a great run after the stabbing. Starting in 1990 when Monica became a top player she led Steffi 4-3 in overall h2h including 3-1 in slam finals. She also won 7 of the last 8 slams she had entered. Steffi was a clear no.2 and that's why a psycho fan of hers did what he did.
@Max E Yes. I noticed the difference. Graf won more matches because her main Competition has been eliminated. 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪 What part of that don't you get.?? These Crazy Graf fans... You are one of them of them for sure.
Monika was so much better than Steffi in those years prior to stabbing in the spring of 1993. Steffi lost so many matches, finals especially that she played against Monika from 1989 to 1993. Monika was an engima for Steffi. Untill so called "mad" fan of Graf did something that was unheard of and unimaginable nor it happened anywhere, anytime in any sport, before or after.... That was probably the only way to stop Monika. In my mind that is why Graf's career will always be, not by her fault of course, tainted and marked us "unclean". The world of sport has to aknowledge that fact! That is why the successes of Serena Williams and Martina Navratilova are still number one, in my opinion. Monika was simply better player than Steffi!
La Seles prima di Amburgo 93 è stata la giocatrice più forte di tutti i tempi. La Graf è stata la più completa m ha vinto tanto perché Monica dopo il 93 non ha più raggiunto il livello dei primi 8 slam. La Seles era davvero impressionante, picchiava dall'inizio alla fine e anche una tosta come la Graf ne usciva distrutta.
I would love to know the stat for unforced errors in this match. Could you imagine these two playing in todays game? They would dominate. I feel so bad that Monica's career was cut short by that lunatic. She was on track to be an all time great.
Yes, I thought so too - I think it was just his mistake. Some would say she used two hands on both sides, forehand and backhand - but whatever side she would use...it would be a one handed forehand.
Say what you want about these two. Absolutely unbelievable players and set the bench mark for and style for the womens game. However I still think Graf would have dominated eventually. Even before the stabbing you could see Graff was adapting to Monica's game and absorbing her shots better. Horrific things happened to seles and she would have clearly been her rival but let's not forget steffi had a huge op on her spine during her career and there was the whole blackmail/fraud thing with her Dad etc which had an affect on her personal life and play so who knows what both of them could have done had the stabbing and operation not happened etc. We can go back and forth about who was better etc but the people that have played them both and some of the greatest players off all time consider Graf to be the greatest female player of all time in terms of adaption and all around play.
I agree with most of what you said. However, I think at this point Serena is now the best, particularly in longevity and peak level of play. Still, it’s a fine analysis of two legendary players and more people should be as fair as you.
Just watching these highlights - I can’t help but think that Steffi could have played her topspin backhand a little more. Yes, her slice backhand is a great shot, no question, but when rallying with Seles here it’s clear that Seles was grooved to it. The high-bounce court and warm conditions would have enhanced the topspin shot as well. Anything to break Monica’s rhythm up a bit more and hopefully get a weaker/shorter shot that she could attack with her forehand.
@Illya Kuryakin Did you suffered a similar stabbing? Did your usurper false goddess suffered a similare stabbing? Not? Shut up and shame on you on your blockedhead nazfellow, forever and ever , you deserved it 100%
I was very young when this match was played, so I don't have any first hand information about how things were in tennis. What I find surprising is that Steffi's supporters always claim she was in a slump when Monica beat her in those grand slam finals. After Monica was stabbed, Steffi won the next 4 majors. What I want to know is was she still slumping or she got out of the slump after Monica was stabbed?
Graf was indeed in a slump. I'm not sure why that is so difficult to understand. There were some intense personal problems. Seles fans act as if she beat Graf at every single GS event from 1990 - this match in 1993. Graf didn't even reach that many GS finals between 1990 and the AO in 1993. It was 3 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 2 in 1992 and then the AO final. Between 1987 and 1990 she reached every GS final when she played the tournament.
I think that Seles is possibly the most respectful player, male or female, ever. Always humble in victory and gracious in defeat. Icon.
And among the women, the most talented.
This must still be considered one of the highest standard Grand Slam Finals of the Open Era. The intensity of both players from start to finish was amazing and the consistency of shots was mind blowing. Such a damn shame that a mad man changed the trajectory of women’s tennis and robbed us of a rivalry that was just hitting its stride with this match.
@Illya Kuryakin What the hell you want in all seles videos? Take yourself and your smelly poop out of there, thanks 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
@Max E I did and?
@@marko514 he's dumb. if anything, in more recent times, S. Williams vs Azarenka 2012 US Open and V. Williams vs Davenport 2005 Wimbledon are recent gold standards for Grand Slam finals
Monica Seles taught me about Geometry with those sick angles.
Right? Those angles were an amazing element of her game. It was like Monica would hit a crosscourt shot and it would careen off the court sideways, closer to the service line than the baseline.
True. Don't bother replying to Max E. He's a lunatic being on Seles videos for more than a decade now. "It's" a closet fan.
@Max E Jesus christ are you on every freaking video? Haha you must be paid by Graf or someone in her circle
Who uses angles better between Serena and Monica Seles? I would like to know your opinions.
The rivalry that almost killed Monica Seles...she introduced power tennis in women's division. I missed seeing Monica in today's tennis.
No, she introduced GRUNTING in tennis.
@@robertdrass9504 Yeah and had she not been attacked would've been the GOAT
@@robertdrass9504 grunting, power tennis and hitting the ball early :) ... she's much more influential than graf for sure.
That's a bunch of cool, should you not introduce power to tennis, we had married pears, we had a lindsay davenport where the hell have you been
Loved how she would break down Grafs backhand over and over and over again. Supreme focus and execution. Thank you Monica for the memories.
@Max E
Thank Stabbing :-)))
@Max E 6-4 lead for Graf, 3 of which were won in 1989 when Seles was starting on the tour. The h2h was tight with Seles winning 3 slam finals out of 4. But yes, Brighton 1989 seems to matter to some people lol
@Max E just admit it : steffi is nothing compared to seles😂
@Max E "seles is not THAT fat" actually , she's just not fast😂
@Max E more talented?😂😂😂
I don't know why everytime I saw Seles vs Graf matches, the fans from both players always fighting 😂. Just enjoy the match man!. I love both players. They are incredible, 🙏
Thought the same. Huge Graf Fan but this Game was great. Seles with an outstanding performance:)
Monica beat up Steffi pretty good. 😆
@Max E Monica is the GOAT!
And don't you ever forget it!
I agree with you. I love their rivalry. It could be the best rivalry in women tennis in history
@Max E Says the Graf fan. LOL!
graf's forehand and movement; Monica's relentless and heavy ground strokes. Just amazing to watch
Seles was way better than Graff
@@johnnyc5587 Only on baseline. Seles didn't have any volley game. Couldn't win Wimbledon b'coz of that. Overall Steffi was better. Record shows that.
No, Youre WAY off. If Monica had not been stabbed by the psycho German (Steffi) fan -Monica would've ruled women's tennis for years to come. Only Serena would've bested her. Steffi was a one-dimensional player with a horrible backhand. smarten up. Hey , the psycho Steffi fan got his wish. He said he knew Monica was better and didn't want to see Steffi as a permanent perennial number 2 or 3 player.
Maybe not as epic as the French final of 92 but incredible high quality, simply does not get any better than Graf vs Seles
oh Gosh you are completely right!
I think some of the Henin vs Clysters matches were great ones too.
In my opinion, the best rivalry in women tennis. So sad that it was interrupted!
@Illya Kuryakin
Steffi said she didn't know about her own tax evasion, but her personal accountant testified that she did...and Teffi never returned to Germany.
The Graf's lie about a ton of things apparently.....
Illya Kuryakin
Calm down sissy, Steffi ran away from Germany and weirdos like you....
But she is a tax cheat whose father spent his later years in prison, once again profited from the immoral unlawful actions of others....
Tax evades and embezzles tens of millions.....blames it on her daddy.
Benefits from a lunatic who stabs her superior nemesis....blames on it lone crazy person, runs away to America....
I see a pattern here. Stab in the back, point the finger elsewhere, and run.
Love Monica - The VERY best of the best!!!
Both were great champions. Seles was one of the first to usher in the power game in women's tennis. One of the first with the swinging volley. One of the first with a grunt. And one of the few that could get under Steffi's skin.
The grunt was awful! I couldn't watch her because of that!
Little did I show it would bem today's standards 🤦
Steffi was not enough wise to use her biggest weapon against Seles....
Seles was ruthless..I love the way she sets the TREND
8:07...Monica does something few would ever attempt to do, go after Steffi’s forehand. That is bold tennis.
Illya Kuryakin we are talking about THIS match.
Illya Kuryakin again we are talking about THIS MATCH!!!
Illya Kuryakin no...we are talking about this match.
Illya Kuryakin dude I put a time stamp in the comment. You can’t be that dumb.
@Illya Kuryakin you are obsessively commenting on pretty much everything seles related. Get some therapy u fuckin lunatic.
Loved the fact that Seles was NEVER afraid of Graf as so many others were during that time. She knew she was better.
yes, more than that, graf's fans also knew how seles would be graf's biggest hurdle to greatness, so that lunatic fan stabbed her to put a stop to seles's meteoric rise.
@Illya Kuryakin Oh yes, Sabatini clobbered Graf during those years simply because Graf just couldn't beat her. No excuses especially that blackmailing of yours! LOL!
@Illya Kuryakin The wound could have been "minor" though a few more inches she could have been paralyzed. Ask someone who's a victim of stabbing and it takes years, some even a lifetime, to get over the emotional trauma.
Fyi, a fan of steffi here.
@Illya Kuryakin try asking petra kvitova about how a stabbing impacts your life. ALTHOUGH unlike seles, she came back in less than a year. However, from the interviews i've seen her about the stabbing, one can deduce that she's not fully healed emotionally and psychologically.
Add To the fact that seles was just 19 when this horrible thing happened to her. Again, i'm just putting myself in her shoes and what I would have done if it happened to me.
Illya Kuryakin
It doesn’t matter sissy. Graf was humiliated here. And she had a chance to get close to the number one ranking, and she just WASNT GOOD ENOUGH.....
Sorry Sissy.
Most probably my favourite women's tennis match. A titanic struggle. Varying styles. Athleticism and also power hitting. Simply amazing.
This is the tennis I grew up on...Loved listening to Monica's grunts..haha
I miss her so much
Hopefully this isn't just me soaking in nostalgia, but I'm finding it difficult to think of many women's finals that came close to this level in the past ten to fifteen years.
Maybe a Justine vs Serena - that's the only one!
Venus v Lindsay 2005 Wimbledon
@@jjh2456 yes that was a great final.
@@jjh2456 I agree. Also, the 2014 FO final with Sharapova vs Halep.
@@delariussimpson5324 2014
Gosh, Seles was just so good as a nineteen year old kid before the stabbing. Perhaps as good, if not better, than any female player has ever been. She got heavy and never moved nearly so well when she came back to the game. What a travesty!
As much as it s always painful to watch Steffi loose, as I'm a massive Steffi's fan, I can only give it to Monica for her amazing tennis and mental quality. Martina Navratilova and Steffi changed tennis because of their athleticism and Monica changed tennis because of her power on both sides. I think Monica and Serena are the strongest player mentally that as ever been their shots making on important points always made the difference. You can see how Monica inspired Serena. It is such a shame...I'm so pissed off because of Hamburg we did not have the Federer-Nadal match up that Steffi and Monica were going to be... we could have had so many great finals/matches...Tennis was boring after Hamburg Steffi worked so hard to match up Monica that when Monica was gone, let's be honest, there was not much more competition for a while... the French final in 92 is for me the best. Thank you ladies two legends.
Great comment. I was a huge Steffi fan back then as well, but couldn't agree with you more.
How do u even know Monica inspired Serena?
MAXI PAZ searching online you can see Serena saying she wanted to be like Monica when she were to grow up
I don’t think anyone “changes tennis” they just play with different styles.....Steffi Graf would have about 5-6 slams less than her 22 if Seles hadn’t been out of the game for over 2 years.....and I’m not a hater of Steffi
I remember the idiotic AO crowd being anti Seles that day
These retro videos are so enjoyable. It’s upsetting to think how horrible women’s tennis has become.
Impresionante Monica Seles😍
Any player got stabbed at back in the middle of game,at the age of 19, by one of hundreds of audiences around him/her would be a disaster .
Normally ppl become scared to win,cos winning may result in another deadly attack by opponent's fans.how can a 19 yro girl handle such a threat?
This was how evil one of u Graf fans had done to a rising star,u killed her,mentally!
It was already so unfair to Seles.She surpose to reach her real prime time in late 90s.
Graf fans,u symply dont have the right to said anything against Seles even the rest of world may have.
@Illya Kuryakin yes because steffi was a lunatic Nazi murderer just like hitler and gunther. 😜😜😁😂
@Illya Kuryakin Did you suffered personally a similar stabbing? Did your usurper false goddess suffered a similar stabbing? Not? Shame on you and on your blockedhead nazfellow forever and ever, you deserved that 100% 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
She was mentally crushed by stubbing, result;something like Vietnam syndrome. Never same again.
If Seles was not backstabbed, Graf would be 10 to 12 grand slams and Seles 22. May be Graf considered early retirement. Unjustice to seles. What a pity
Sorry you can't say that.
I think they would have been more even, perhaps with Seles having the slight edge. Seles was at the top of the women’s game and lost close to 3 years, so I figure she would have won at least half the majors she missed, so that means at least 5 out of the 10 she missed from 93 FO through the 95 Wimbledon.
Not 22. Maybe 13 or 14 and a couple of them would have been Wimbledon.
Illya Kuryakin if there was no stabbing.
backstabbed, LOL! And Graf already had 11 slams before the stabbing so how could she have won "10 to 12". Selestials are such idiots, I feel sorry for Seles who has the stigma of not only the stabbing but her crazy ass fan base.
Mónica Seles fue la.mejor en sus tiempos
Graf vs Seles was the highest quality women’s matchups I have ever witnessed. Nothing even comes close in today’s matches.
You have to be joking? Osaka would annihilate both Graff and Seles in like an hour. The game has evolved so much and players today are way better.
@@akizaizinskii are YOU kidding me the women’s game is a sad state of carbon copy players with no idea how to construct points, no contrast in styles. I like Osaka but let’s not compare her to a legend like Seles, Seles was number 1 in the world and wasn’t crying that press interviews were making her sad…Osaka is actually a product of Seles’ game of power, she brings zero new to the sport of tennis…that’s a fact…give her a 90s racket and Seles will run circles around that mentally frail player…
The haydays of women's tennis
All developing tennis players should watch Graf’s footwork in this match. Her movement was impeccable.
Derrick Dease where do you think Roger Federer got his game from
Monica IS the number one ever
she was the female rafa of her time
nn3444 and Steffi the female Federer. Not debating which lady was better, just making a note on how similar their playing styles are.
Riccardo Bollani ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥⭐️⭐️⭐️MONICA SELES THE GREATEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER EVEERRRRR👍👍👍💪💪💪GOAT⭐️🔥❤️🔥🏆⭐️
yes man
she had that special mentality, ability to raise her game upon need. she was really tough to beat. there was one particular match against Navratilova, it was the best I have seen. after the incident she returned to tennis but her head was never the same, it was much different, the magic was gone
My goodness! Monica looked so elegant here. I don't know why. But she just looks so attractive here. Not awkward ang sort of gangly like in the years prior. I'm more of a Graf fan and I would have loved to see more battles between these two!
Monica ,she plays a power full shots
@Illya Kuryakin u idiot just everywhere?
@Illya Kuryakinwhat the hell you want in all seles videos? Take yourself and your smelly poop out of there, thanks 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Gone are the nostalgic memories where watching of such high class tennis competition.
I loved this era, loved all the players. Sabatini high respect for, because when Seles was stabbed, she was one of the few that insisted Monica get her ranking back, that's class🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
@Illya Kuryakin yes but by abstaining sent a message she did not agree with the other women. Monica gave Gaby props in her book.
Sabatini was asked as the other players were as well. Insist maybe not, but she wanted Monica to keep her ranking as one of the higher ranked players. It was nice of Sabatini. I like Steph, and all of the players back then. My point being all of the players were asked, Graff didn't step up on Seles defense. It's a no brainer... It's logical Monica was bound and headed towards taking over the number one ranking. Her future was endless and she was destined for many more grand slam titles. Yes she won again afterwards-She wasn't participating that she would be stabbed... it changed her path and changed the rivalry between Seles and Graff. Graff ended up with 22 grand slams, not saying it wasn't earned and deserved. Do you think that Graff would of retired with 22 slams?, if Seles hadn't been stabbed? Who knows? Being that the insane fan that stabbed Monica over Graff, no one is to blame, but you would you think -she would of been the first one to support Monica's ranking. As we all know, Monica wasn't the same player Physically and Mentally... Would anyone be? Monica had the 'It' factor of higher greatness, she was robbed of that. I just put out that Sabatini was supportive, that's amazing, again... that's class!!!🎾❤️🎾
It's called a telephone. Yes even back then, telephones were available. Only one out of the top ten, Max.
I don't hate her at all I actually like Graff, and I like everything about her. Just because I stated something has nothing to do with hate or dislike it's just a fact. Your on the defense. Just because she may have not liked Seles, doesn't make her a bad person.
I didn't pay attention to the typing. I don't care what you call her. My fav is Jennifer Capriati. I miss all of them. All of this mumble back and forth, can't take us back. Call it like you see it, as long as your happy with it. We will not be seeing it the same,
I was a kid in sports these days- i want to go back to those days. Watch these greats of the game and play and play.
Nadie podía imaginar que ese sería el último AO en el que Seles lo ganaría disfrutándolo al máximo, en el que la esencia de Seles estaría intacta. Ella luego ganó otro AO pero su espíritu de guerrera fue herido y ya no fue la misma. Grandes Campeonas ambas. Un tenis especial e inteligente
30年近く経った今観ても全く見劣りしないプレー。
こんなに攻撃的なのにミスが少ない。
実力とカリスマ性を持つ天才と天才の対決。
その後のドラマチックなテニス人生を含めてこれ程の選手はもう現れないでしょうね。
That is a wonderful game to watch. Seles was only 19 years old and she just won 7 of the last 9 grand slams while Graf was 23 years old. Seles is definitely the GOAT.
I love Seles, her fitness and mental toughness right out of the gate so young. She wore down Graff forehand and bam down the line bsby.
Dazzling riveting fascinating unrepeatable Monika Seles!The best number 1 in the world forever
@Max E Only Monica was so different special and unique as number 1 in the world! No one like her!
Now we know where Nole got that backhand from. Monica was a huge inspiration of his.
Graf and her fans knew how seles would be graf's biggest hurdle to greatness, so that lunatic fan stabbed her to put a stop to Seles's meteoric rise. Therefore, Graf's GS wins will be forever tainted by that wacko Gunther Parce.
@Illya Kuryakin seles the only GOAT in the women's circuit. No lady can match her accomplishments.
@Illya Kuryakin Wimbledon just another slm I told you moron. Nothing extra significant
Quel niveau de jeu ! Extraordinaire !
Seles had the best return of all time. Would have won over 14 majors if not for that maniac. She won 8 majors in 4 years against a prime Graf.
She snatched all of Graf’s belief away.
Illya Kuryakin honestly dude. Stfu already nobody cares about your psychotic beliefs.
Illya Kuryakin psychotic beliefs that you go to videos on youtube where Seles is kicking her butt persuading people to things nobody cares about. Your comments speak volumes of your torment on something that happened 3 decades ago. Don’t be so darn butthurt dude. So chill a bit, there’s more to life (if you have one, that is).
Illya Kuryakin to be honest I couldn’t care LESS who the goat is, obviously statistics in this rivalry favor Steff. I just cant stand people like you sitting behind the keyboard whining on internet like a lil b***h. To that type of dispute - I will always insert myself. And no, I am far from American, German fella here actually. Done talking here and go find a therapist. Or a girlfriend.
Illya Kuryakin great! I see you have lots of fun here. Enjoy yourself and keep bringing awareness to the world of tennis! Bye now and good luck to you!
@Illya Kuryakin seles would have been the
GOAT now at the expense of Steffi had Steffi not hired that criminal to execute seles.
This was their first hard court slam match. Also the first where Seles' serve had caught up to Graf's (out acing her). After this match Seles had as many AOs and USOs as Graf and more FOs than Graf...
More YECs as well and a better WL ratio in slams despite Graf’s impeccable record in 1988 and 1989. At that point, Seles had won more than half of the slams she had entered and made the finals of all 33 of the last 34 tournaments she had played.
Seles the God! 🙏
@Illya Kuryakin Steffi the GARBAGE
Robbed of her rightful place as the greatest ever. Biggest travesty in tennis history along with little mo's tragic accident. She was robbed of the GOAT title. Serena is not even in the same equation is a pre-traumatized Seles. Sad.
please Seles played in a weak era with shitty competition minus Graf who she was 2-3 against at her 91-early 93 peak. Serena might have a weak field now but that she is contending for slams nearly 40 at all is amazing and at her peak she had a super strong field full of huge hitters and big names while Seles had only 1 opponent and a bunch of nobodies otherwise. And no a nearly 40 year old Navratilova or 14-15 year old Capriati does not qualify as tough competition.
@Illya Kuryakin did you suffered a similar stabbing? Did your usurper false goddess suffered a similar stabbing? Not? Shut up and shame on you and on your blockedhead fellow, you deserved it 100% 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Something about Serbia and tennis, I don't know, it's probably the water!🎾
@Illya Kuryakin sure - this match confirms that...
❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥⭐️⭐️⭐️MONICA SELES THE GREATEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER EVEERRRRR👍👍👍💪💪💪GOAT⭐️🔥❤️🔥🏆⭐️
@Illya Kuryakin What the hell you want in all seles videos? Take yourself and your smelly poop out of there, thanks 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Every shot that Seles hits is calculated and has a purpose while Graf just runs very fast and returns everything and just slams the forehand hard from time to time.
you also forget that graf slice is very creative and sets her forehand putaway shot. ALso excellent volleys and a great serve
23 yr old Steffi in full flight. Healthy, moving like a gazelle, striking the ball sooo cleanly and powerfully, playing the full court.
And it still wasn't enough against a not yet prime 19 year old.
But help from Hamburg was soon on the way!
@Illya Kuryakin Clearly the stabbing was welcome - by you, Steffi and the German justice system.
These were amazing players/athletes. I'm not a what if, no one knows the future.
What we do know is that competition makes us better.
Great video and I could see the tennis ball! Lol
Seles wouldnt been so depressed and become a bindge eater if tgestabbi g hadnt happen no doubt in mine mind that she have more grandslams then steffi
Monica hit that ball a lot harder than anyone I seen even Mary Pierce
When Mary Pierce had a ball sit up for her NOBODY including the Williams struck a ball as hard as her. She just could not find consistency and struggled against players like Sabatini and Sanchez because they had other tricks to make her make her errors.
Seles at her complete best before it all ended.
Growing as an adolescent during the 90's I always enjoy their rivalry. History will always remember Monica, an uncrowned Queen who had enough talent to sit on the throne but destiny was written for Steffi.
@Illya Kuryakin Any crime which cuts the growth of any living being is not at all good. We as a human should always support to grow anyone according to their capability and make a better world and that should be the contribution to humanity as well.
@Illya Kuryakin no no darling which the hell blackmail, she won wimbly 92. If was blackmail, no wimbly 92. Your head got blackmailed, genius 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If Monica had not suffered that appalling knife attack then the history of womens grand slam tennis would have been a lot different. I reckon she would have doubled her slam wins to at least 16 or 17 and possibly reached 23 or 24. I loved the message she sent to opponents: I dont do fatigue.
Monica truly deserves to be the greatest players.......badluck but we love ❤️her
Wow, if Seles does not stabbed, maybe Steffi will not get her 22 GS record. Maybe she will share it with Monica
@Illya Kuryakin Wow! You again??? You just can't accept the fact that Monica will definitely get more GS had she not been stabbed?? Denial?? Graf's family blackmailed??? Give me a break!
@Illya Kuryakin No imbecile! I saw too many of your posts about blackmailing which obviously you're discrediting Monica's "what would have been" legacy. Yes, I didn't believe the blackmailing contributed to Graf's 'slump.' Early 90s Monica is almost invincible and Graf cannot stop her (I'm talking about GS). Her so called "slump" was because of Monica dominating the games! Period! And don't bring up that stupid statistics of yours because as I said, i'm talking about Grand Slams you IDIOT!!!
Chuckie Nestle that dude is a Steffi stan, just like Gunter Park
Illya Kuryakin whomever dude
Illya Kuryakin No you didn’t and I never said anything bad about Steffi. However, you keep on going speaking crazy stuff stuff all over everywhere about her opponents is making you look like you are insane just like Kuunta. Steffi hates fans like you even if you cheer her on.
Seles - underappreciated legend. Steffi's killer back hand slice shot - a lost tool in the WTA!!!
@Illya Kuryakin So overrated she got stabbed on court - she changed the game.
www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Serena_Williams/16525/serena-williams-monica-seles-is-my-favorite-player-my-inspiration-/
@Max E Your comment comes from a very bitter place. The legend of Seles cannot be wasted on that.
Seles IMPRESIONANTE
POWERFUL FULL AND SUPER CLASS PLAYER IN THIS GAME.......
BOTH ARE PRACTICING FULL, TECHNICAL FULL, ENERGY FULL, STAMINA FULL AND POWERFUL.....
BUT WINER IS WONDERFUL........
I think hard-hitting tennis started with Monica Seles on the WTA tour.
@Max E Imbecile. Seles can hit power shots on both sides. Your dear Steffi can only do it with her forehand. So yes, it was Seles who really made power tennis so popular. Just ask Serena & Venus' dad.
@Max E In your dreams. Graf fanturds are simply ridiculous. let me guess, you're ilya, right? lol
@Max E it's a well known fact that Seles is 3-1 against Graf in GS from 91-93 and was only 3 GS titles short of chasing her. Now, you cry. LOL #IlyaIsAFanturd
That’s Monica’s court!!
Seles was so much faster and fitter here. That is why she could hang and beat Steffi. The stabbing really messed her up in the head. It is amazing she managed to score a win over Steffi after the stabbing 40 pounds overweight. Legends both.
Graf's forehand. What a thing of beauty.
Respect and love for both..
In my opinion, this is the best match between Graf and Seles, where both of them played their very best.
IT'S EVEN MORE AMAZING FRENCH OPEN FINAL 1992
Osel Estrella 1992 French Open final is classic, but I think the quality of this match (winners, unforced error, aces...) is better.
WELL, MAYBE YOU ARE RIGHT....BUT I REMEMBER LOTS OF MATCH POINTS SAVED BY GRAF WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST THAT MATCH AND THE SCORE WAS MUCH CLOSER BUT I AGREE
Right
The level here really higher than french open final but less emotional... i guess
Yep,you are so right
Monica Seles was the entertainment queen
Just beautiful to watch
This tennis will never exist again
This is the match that caused the WTA to go after seles over her noise even though she wasn’t even close to the first or loudest.
The only and one: M-O-N-I-C-A S-E-L-E-S!! that point at 9:20 synthesizes how Monica dominated Steffi during the years!! What a Player!!!
@Illya Kuryakin i don't think Steffi lost 70% of the matches..but it was a great rivalry!!😉
@Illya Kuryakin Poor Steffi!😥
@Illya Kuryakin the best female Match ever played!
@Illya Kuryakin cannot stand it that Monica before that horrific day was much way superior uh.. do you? Ahahah..
@Illya Kuryakin 3-1 Monica H2H in slam final pre stabbing, poor naztroll
really3 sad what happened on 30th April that yr😣😌😌😌
Éstos partidos eran los que iban frustrando a Graf y Seles sé los ganaba a pura garra. se consolidaba el dominio dé Seles hasta lo sucedido en Hamburgo.
Totalmente Seles estaba para romper todos los records en el tenis, estaba 100% enfocada a sus casi 20 años de edad.
這場球賽 ，打的 精彩 ~ 觀賞 Graf 打球 令人愉悅 。歲月 過的 真快 ~
兩位 女子選手 表現 非常 出色 。
Steffi Graf the so-called great getting her arse kicked by the REAL G.O.A.T Seles.
why are you so aggressive towards Steffi ? Besides, Steffi wasn't so far from winning it.
Monica is the best ❤
I love you Monica
At this point people saw past Steffi Graf as the champion from the 80s... Then the stabbing happened and she got a career resurrection dominating the 90s too.
Illya Kuryakin Monica starting in 1990 when she became a top player lead Steffi 4-3 overall including 3-1 in slam matches. Also Monica won 2 of their last 3 matches before the stabbing so I don’t know what you are talking about. Sorry but in 1993 Graf almost lost to Fernandez at the French and almost lost to Novotna at Wimbledon. In 1994 she lost the number one ranking to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Wow what an amazing level. Lol Sorry but Monica Seles would have dominated 1993-1994, and then most likely also 1995-1996 until Martina Hingis’ resurgence if she had been allowed to continue a normal career instead of missing 2.5 years and then having to start all over again while Steffi was already in a groove year after year and improving. Before the stabbing Monica had won 7 of the last 8 slams she entered + the last 3 year-end championships. She also lead Steffi 3-1 in slam finals Making no doubt that she was the number one player. That’s why she was stabbed, because a Steffi fan was sick of waiting year after year of seing Graf being a distant no.2. Sorry but every tennis expert have said that the stabbing changed Tennis history and at this point every experts have said that Serena is the goat. Steffi even with her main rival out of the picture still won less slams then Serena Williams, how pathetic is that. Lol
Illya Kuryakin If Seles was not stabbed Graf would be seeded as number two and would have completely different draws in every tournament and she might have not even made the quarterfinals in those slams in 1993 and after. Like I said with Seles out of the tour everything changed. Sorry but Seles has destroyed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario many times so yeah that 1994 AO is nothing special. Outside of the tournament Steffi Graf had many struggles like I said in 1993 FO and WB, as well as the rest of 1994. Heck even in the 1995 US open a fat Monica Seles still pushed Steffi Graf to the limit. You know the problem with the stabbing is not only Gunter Parche but it’s also the rest of the Steffi Graf fans who downplayed it as meaningless, which is exactly the same thing as a police man doing something horrible and the other policemen watching it just like right now with George Floyd. If Steffi Graf fans simply had said something like “we will never know” Instead of Steffi Graf is the goat and Seles and the stabbing are meaningless, Seles fans would have not even hated Steffi Graf or her fans. But justice prevailed because Serena Williams came and now she is the goat and Steffi Graf fans are in the past. Serena surpassed Steffi despite Steffi having an inflated slam tally without her main rival. Also as far as many people go Seles was only getting better in 1993 and would have had her best years to come. Without her on the tour Steffi Graf gained confidence because she knew nobody could stop her and of course even her draws change so no without the Seles stabbing Steffi Graf probably wouldn’t have had the record you were talking about. The point is in early 1993 if you make a poll on who will end up greater Seles or a Graf 90% of people will take Seles and that’s why she was stabbed in the first place. She was catching Graf’s slam tally while being five years younger and at the 1993 AO she proved that she was still improving. sorry! I am even ready to say “both are amazing we will never know” but unfortunately I have never heard a Graf fan even have enough class to say that.
Illya Kuryakin SERENA IS THE GOAT! 23 > 22.
@Max E With Monica out, it changed all of the draws and also it gave Steffi more confidence as she knew she had no main rival so it's no surprise that she had a great run after the stabbing. Starting in 1990 when Monica became a top player she led Steffi 4-3 in overall h2h including 3-1 in slam finals. She also won 7 of the last 8 slams she had entered. Steffi was a clear no.2 and that's why a psycho fan of hers did what he did.
What a savage performance.
Selena hitting big with some excellent serving.
The year starts with such competition. Ends with no competition for Graf.
@Max E Not really . Because her competition was 'taken care of' by one her man Crazy Fans...
@Max E Yes. I noticed the difference. Graf won more matches because her main Competition has been eliminated. 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪 What part of that don't you get.?? These Crazy Graf fans...
You are one of them of them for sure.
@Max E crazy lunatic you are my God
So incredible!!
Monika was so much better than Steffi in those years prior to stabbing in the spring of 1993. Steffi lost so many matches, finals especially that she played against Monika from 1989 to 1993. Monika was an engima for Steffi. Untill so called "mad" fan of Graf did something that was unheard of and unimaginable nor it happened anywhere, anytime in any sport, before or after.... That was probably the only way to stop Monika. In my mind that is why Graf's career will always be, not by her fault of course, tainted and marked us "unclean". The world of sport has to aknowledge that fact! That is why the successes of Serena Williams and Martina Navratilova are still number one, in my opinion. Monika was simply better player than Steffi!
Therefore, why did Steffi led 6-4 in her H2H against Seles, before the stabbing ?
La Seles prima di Amburgo 93 è stata la giocatrice più forte di tutti i tempi. La Graf è stata la più completa m ha vinto tanto perché Monica dopo il 93 non ha più raggiunto il livello dei primi 8 slam. La Seles era davvero impressionante, picchiava dall'inizio alla fine e anche una tosta come la Graf ne usciva distrutta.
I would love to know the stat for unforced errors in this match. Could you imagine these two playing in todays game? They would dominate. I feel so bad that Monica's career was cut short by that lunatic. She was on track to be an all time great.
@Illya Kuryakin why are you supporting a lunatic?Did that stabbing incident make you happy?
10:16 so beautiful just great defensive to offensive point by Seles
This seles, after her stabbing would give up halfway itself . She was powerful as well as extremely fit during this period
Monica is a lioness.She is like Carolina Marin in badminton.
AO 1991-AO 1993 Monica won 7 from 8 GS she played.How many she would win without stabbing
You’re a troll
@Illya Kuryakin but she won GSs till 96.so without stabbing she would win at least 5-6 GSs more.
My issue is with the audience how much biased they were towards stefi than seles
No baseline?
Amazing how much Steffi won without a top spin backhand
It’s unique seeing so many slices
She would always bring out the topspin backhand against martina and she hit it well.very confused
Man I wonder from time to time how many more slams seles would have won
I miss you my goddess
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At 2:40 seles played a one handed forehand upthe line passing shot how come commentator mentioned it as one handed backhand upthe line passing shot?
Yes, I thought so too - I think it was just his mistake. Some would say she used two hands on both sides, forehand and backhand - but whatever side she would use...it would be a one handed forehand.
Say what you want about these two. Absolutely unbelievable players and set the bench mark for and style for the womens game. However I still think Graf would have dominated eventually. Even before the stabbing you could see Graff was adapting to Monica's game and absorbing her shots better. Horrific things happened to seles and she would have clearly been her rival but let's not forget steffi had a huge op on her spine during her career and there was the whole blackmail/fraud thing with her Dad etc which had an affect on her personal life and play so who knows what both of them could have done had the stabbing and operation not happened etc. We can go back and forth about who was better etc but the people that have played them both and some of the greatest players off all time consider Graf to be the greatest female player of all time in terms of adaption and all around play.
I agree with most of what you said. However, I think at this point Serena is now the best, particularly in longevity and peak level of play. Still, it’s a fine analysis of two legendary players and more people should be as fair as you.
Commentators never liked seles
Just watching these highlights - I can’t help but think that Steffi could have played her topspin backhand a little more. Yes, her slice backhand is a great shot, no question, but when rallying with Seles here it’s clear that Seles was grooved to it. The high-bounce court and warm conditions would have enhanced the topspin shot as well. Anything to break Monica’s rhythm up a bit more and hopefully get a weaker/shorter shot that she could attack with her forehand.
fearless seles
Bellissimo incontro tra due grandi giocatrici !
1 goat and 1 would have been goat. Great
High quality tennis that there is no longer today by far.
Era emas seles.. Yang bisa menghentikan dia hanya pisau
Oh seles ur real and most powerful tennis player....that abnormal and dirty minded ruined ur career.
@Illya Kuryakin Did you suffered a similar stabbing? Did your usurper false goddess suffered a similare stabbing? Not? Shut up and shame on you on your blockedhead nazfellow, forever and ever , you deserved it 100%
I was very young when this match was played, so I don't have any first hand information about how things were in tennis. What I find surprising is that Steffi's supporters always claim she was in a slump when Monica beat her in those grand slam finals. After Monica was stabbed, Steffi won the next 4 majors. What I want to know is was she still slumping or she got out of the slump after Monica was stabbed?
Graf was indeed in a slump. I'm not sure why that is so difficult to understand. There were some intense personal problems. Seles fans act as if she beat Graf at every single GS event from 1990 - this match in 1993. Graf didn't even reach that many GS finals between 1990 and the AO in 1993. It was 3 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 2 in 1992 and then the AO final. Between 1987 and 1990 she reached every GS final when she played the tournament.
The ball striking is amazing ...