dont know the shot that she plays coming way front of the net and smashing the ball hard to the front column with such power..aah that is soo perfectly timed and I can watch her playing that shot all day...love you hingis♥️
She was flawless until she left the game due to injuries. When she returned, she was never the same. She didn't absorb power as well and her forehand would land much shorter.
I think it's very sad that after Martina retired very few of the next generation attempted to incorporate her brilliant net game. Instead, her long term rival Chrissie, became the template with her two hander and metronomic strokes. With a few notable exceptions, much of the women's game then became a procession of all out hitting, with the volley all but extinct. Venus Williams could have become a brilliant S&V exponent especially at Wimbledon. Today I can see the younger players moving more to the net, such as Barty, Raducanu and Fernandes. They exhibit a more rounded game with more options than say the likes of Sabalenka who basically just tries to blast everything and the rigid style of Pliskova.
I believe this tournament in Japan was the week after the Australian Open ended in Feb. 99. Hingis just successfully defended her Australian title third consecutive year. Little did she know she just won her last grand slam singles title. 1999 alone would emerge Serena and Davenport as two big power hitters who would hasten Hingis’s departure from the game. Graf was one of the last great players from the previous era and she would win the French (against Hingis in a contentious, drama-packed, controversy-filled 3-set final) and retire before the U.S. Open. Hingis would retain her #1 ranking by year's end but not before experiencing pain and heartache at the three remaining grand slam tournaments for different reasons.
Thanks for uploading the video. Hingis was a tough operator, balanced and self contained, moved her opponent round the court.. Thanks , nice to be reminded of how competitive the ladies game has always been. Thanks.
This match was a microcosm of what would happen to Hingis's career in the months and years to come. She was being run all over the court by a taller harder hitting opponent, relying on her tremendous groundstrokes and court sense to pull out the victory. As the power era emerged however, her style became too difficult to sustain.
@Max E Ashleigh Barty has a tremendous serve and rare power for a player of her physical stature. Henin had unbelievable quickness and one of the best backhands maybe of all-time. These 2 players had games that made up for size disadvantages.
I don’t agree at all, she lost to herself before losing to the competition. Lost confidence and purpose on her game, became to passive and error prone; hen geniality fade away after 99. If the likes of Myskina, Kerber, Halep and other untalented players could win in the power era so could best Hingis
I wonder if one of her team entourage at that time during the Seles stabbing in 1993, was indirectly involved in the whole incident. Yes, Steffi was obviously not playing Seles nor was she ever been seen inside the stadium, but the fact that the perpetrator who made such move to stab Seles with a knife was German, and he could have been paid to do so which threatens Seles career and her life. Her whole career was practically destroyed after the stabbings, because of someone who is a self proclaimed Graf fanatic.
@brenchengbrencheng4794 Yes because all of the violent crimes in your country are pre arranged, and everyone knows each other. Plus Germany is only 2 miles square and has a population of 17 people, so it's quite possible.
@@brenchengbrencheng4794Why didn‘t Parche use a cleaver instead such a wobbly knife? No one has ever been killed by a boning knife, for heaven’s sake? What an idyot!
Hingis is not intimidated by the Graf forehand. In fact, unlike most players who over play Graf’s backhand, Hingis makes the rallies less predictable. Her shot selection is superb. Had Hingis kept her head and emotions under control like she does here, she surely would've hoisted that French Open trophy a few months later.
There was too much hostility and she wanted badly and created too big pressure. She was also not tactically prepared for such possibility which was very likely. Her mother let her live in that pink baloon of her own instead of warning her that she is not loved by all. And she was arrogant indeed which is one of the reasons I admired her confidence and honesty, she was so funny and sarcastic although rude with many remarks. She didnt expect all that in the finals so it turned out as a trauma.
Oui Nelson! What hands et what Eye !! She's magic La voir battre les filles plus grandes plus fortes en puissance au service Williams Graff davenport. .. C est prodigieux En plus sur surface rapide !! Et oublie qu'elle se battait sur toutes les balles ! Elle a du coeur !! Elle est au présent l expression d un grand talent Je me lasse pas de la voir jouer
So it seems that Stefi Graaf also had rants and meltdowns against Hingis, no surprise Hingis was a very high IQ player , the beautiful smiling murderess of tennis.
u mean Hingis was then a disrespectful brat (but very talented player) towards other players (Serena, Amelie or Graf) and had nothing to do with her "IQ".
Good match from both. If you don't know how a healthy Graf moves you won't notice that her footwork here was really not up to her standards, especially at the end. To me it looks like her pain in her knee got worse as the match progressed. Martina beat Steffi in the end by moving a lot better.
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Illya Kuryakin First of all, it’s not right to call others dickhead. Please respect others if you want to be respected. Also as a tennis fan, I watch lots of tennis videos here in CZcams, including Graf’s. But almost in every video, at some point, she seems not too pleased with lines calls. So if you tell me to name all these matches where Graf complains now, it’s difficult to do and it’s not worth my time. But I guess you’re a big fan of Graf judging from all those statistics on another post, it’s fine and good to see from a fan. It’s just that despite respecting her for all those great records, such attitude during matches is a huge turn-off for me. Sometimes I think if HawkEye system had existed while she was playing, we would have probably seen her less complain. Because she would have been proved more wrong than correct.
@@thisp666I will never forget how Steffi won the Golden Slam in 1988. And how Serena imploded against Vinci in 2015…. 😂 “You can win the US Open 10 times, but it's not like winning the Grand Slam." (Steffi Graf, August 1988) 😍
@@carrerau7138 well more people remember serena winning one grand slam than steffi winning the calendar grand slam, lets be honest, nobody cares about steffi when serena IS in the talking, we all.know steffi did very good but serena did better, sorry this bother you and this make you feel bad everyday, i Hope one day you can rest, steffi comeback, steffi wins another 2 grand slam, then retire with 60 years old and u can die Happy, are u feeling ok now? Now comeback to reality and praise serena the goat with 23 grand slam in open era 😅😓😭🤣🤣🤣🥳😂
@@thisp666 Even today - 25 years after Steffi's retirement - people still discuss her slam finals against Navratilova, Seles, Sabatini, Sanchez, Hingis. Especially the legendary finals at the FO 92 and FO 99. Which memorable slam finals did Serena ever play? OK, the USO 19 final against Osaka....
Think she was very frustrated by her injuries, and not being able to get back to the level she had. I actually met her in Eastbourne in 1998 when she was in a similar mood and quite frankly, she was horrible. I think so many of the top players on any sport aren't particularly nice or balanced people. To have that drive and to live in that world, isn't normal. It leaves a lot of them with a lot of problems when they retire. Chris Evert for example has been vocal recently about just how much tennis damaged her as a person.
Because of injuries and umpire calls. As she was living with injuries she did not want to play 3set match..specially when she won first set. Anyways she beat her in french open final which was the last grandslam win for graf and the last match aswell between graf and Hingis.
@T H so you reckon that Chrissy Evert reckons that she was a damaged person because of her tennis career? You'd need to be nore specific here with your statement..
Not the kind of surface you'd expect Hingis to beat Graf on. I think Steffi thought that too, which goes some way to explaining her behaviour in this match.
Not at all..some fast courts really suited Hingis, this is in fact the tournament where she was very successful. At this stage it appeared more difficult task for Graf to play on such court, recovering post injury.
piano forte...The difference was that Hingis was respectful and well behaved here. Hingis became petulant at the FO because Steffi picked up her game and frustrated Hingis. Why don't you just admit that you hate Graf.
The hostile French crowd against Hingis played a part in her unraveling in Paris against Graf. Everyone knows Hingis would've ended up beating Graf in straight sets and win the French title she so desperately wanted. Not even McEnroe at his ugliest deserved the sh*tty treatment the French crowd heaped on Hingis. She let that controversial line call against her contribute to her meltdown. Once the French crowd got on her case and wouldn't let go, that was the end for Hingis.
I know that was a critical moment but it’s always so hard to bet against Graf. She won 22 slams for a reason, had a few great wins in that event and would have made it a real battle no matter what. Also, I don’t ever remember a player crossing the net and technically, as the commentators pointed out, she should have been defaulted for simply crossing the net as she did so she was lucky it wasn’t actually enforced. The French crowd is so tough, they brought Arantxa in ‘95 to absolute tears in the ceremony and that was for only questioning a few calls. I remember the commentators saying how unfair they were to her and how sad it was to see just how badly that had gotten to Arantxa.
Her loss was definitely provoked and ignited..her meltdown started as she was already irritated by then by only minor part of crowd, decided to lead too many battles as she felt jeopardized and lost focus and control afterwards. Graf also contributed with her disguised hostility and agression as it was clear towards end of match that Hingis looked scared of her too..nevertheless, pitty she lost but she was not prepared and let go her control and focus too easily.
@Max E Oh yes it ended up perfect for Steffi that day, and she deserved to win but tension was obvious and Steffi started to play mind games towards end of second set and also openly showed to crowd that she was enjoying, she even chanted with them during Martina's toilet break. All that made Martina feel humiliated and hurt most. Steffi also got additional kick when she sensed not just mental but also physical deterioration and played some highly inspired points where she manipulated and toyed with Martina. And then when she sensed final blood she was pushing and speeding up the game and on few occasions during final drama with umpire decided to further intimidate Hingis with agressive and pushy sentences and tone. Everything was legal and effective but there was some malicious and cruel joy from Steffi. I think despite the fact Martina insulted her in previous statements and never wanted to give her public admiration, that should not be reason for supporting almost public sadistic torture and prohibition of an 18 y old as a revenge.
@Max E i have nothing against Steffi in fact to me she is probably GOAT in womens tennis but it is a fact she used "tennis" crowd that day in her favor..see her face expressions and gestures towards crowd at the end of 2nd and beginning of 3rd set. Of course she was aware Martina would know she had good time on court while she was away and that the crowd would go even wilder upon her return. You dont see all on tv and toilet and locker room are not very far. To me, frankly, quality of match, especially considering the weather conditions and tension, was superb, but behaviour from both players was disgraceful as they were having their own personal tantrums and crowd got involved too much. P.S. I dont see how Seles and my opinion on Seles is related to this discussion.
@@aloysiuswicaksono8514 1997 - 1999 she seemed very bad tempered at times. I think part of it was her frustration with injuries and not being able to get back to the level she had. I actually met Steffi at Eastbourne in 1998 and quite frankly, she was horrible. Incredibly tetchy and snappy. Some of the tournament staff later told me that she'd been the same with them too.
@Illya Kuryakin are you crazy? That nose, she always looked like a witch, on the contrary Martina looked like a lady from the 30's, a classical beauty, the Swiss Miss. The most beautiful tennis player ever
Steffi was such a cry-baby in this match. People often forget that Steffi was a huge complainer - every time Steffi faced a player who could beat her, she always felt threatened and so she would complain every time she thought a shot was too good to be true.
I urge you to seek psychotherapy immediately you sad little turd. You don't know the first thing about Graf or how she felt and neither do any of us so keep your useless opinions to yourself.
Graf could definitely be a cry baby... even though I was a fan of hers. Those commenting below are delusional. See "Graf denies handshake to Sabatini in Tokyo." Watch any match from 1990 to 1993 against Seles. Watch Graf vs Shriver 1988 Virginia Slims Championships. While I loved Steffi... she had an attitude problem when she felt things weren't going her way. And it began in the middle of the second set in this match as well. Having said that, Hingis was far FAR worse lol.
Even though Graf is getting older and older. It's getting to the end of his career. It's still so hard for Hingis to beat Graf. They have faced each other nine times in their careers. Graf won 7 times. And came back after Graf's 97 break. They played 3 games. Graf won twice. In one, Hingis was awarded a set 6-0. On top of that, the two of them have a Grand Slam record against each other, and Hingis has never beaten Graf. Grafy always beats Hingis in tennis grand slams.
Hingis just lost in Paris because of her immaturity, she had that match on her hand, she had the weapons to defeat Graf like she proved here. That final match at Roland Garros she had won 6-2 and was serving for the match when it all happened
The hostile French crowd against Hingis also played a part in her unraveling that day. Not even McEnroe at his ugliest deserved the treatment the French crowd heaped on Hingis that day in the final. She let that controversial line call against her contribute to her meltdown. Once the French crowd got on her case and wouldn't let go, that was the end for Hingis.
@@Daxxxsanjuan That's no excuse. Besides, she didn't even show bad sportsmanship. She was just being a cocky teenager, no big deal. I saw countless players cross to the other side of the net over the years, but nobody ever made a fuss about it, except when an 18 year old girl did it.
She improved her fitness a lot from the summer of 99 (after those disasters at RG & WIM) and she was super fit in the next two years till Wimbledon 2001 when she injured her back and after that her feet started to trouble her a lot.
@@Fontsman Well she was not natural athlete but she really put a lot of effort in that summer of 99. I was following closely WTA Tour at that time. That is why she had so much success in 2000 but sadly for her it did not brought her any grand slam and she was in contention in all four.
Ultimately winning tournaments became a titanic challenge for her against the power hitters. She could beat any one of them on her day but having to play them in successive matches just ground down her energy levels as she would have to do a lot of hard running to chase down the drives. Australian Open in 01(?) was case in point. Venus Williams in the QF Serena in the semi and Capriati in the final. Add in the ridiculous heat at that tournament that year and she had nothing left. Even then she was on the brink but failed to close out the 2nd set. After the massive ankle injury in 03 and a couple of years away from the game, she was never likely to get back to the very top though she was still top 10 ranking. I loved watching her play doubles though. It demonstrated so much of her skill set because power was much less of a factor. And the fact she won so many doubles titles with so many different partners shows just how good a player she was.
That backhand down the line by Hingis....graf could only watch in awe and envy. And i thought only Serena could be so hysterically upset over calls.. Uh oh, here comes that fanatic freak Illya to the rescue 😜😜😜
I agree, her backhand also. She also had power because her movements were so ungracious and clumsy. She never learned the technique of the strokes. Only her backhand volley was admirable!!!
@@odaniscabrales3876 Hingis beat Graf twice in minor events. Graf beat Hingis seven times overall. No a...kicking there. Hingis was a spoiled brat with unacceptable manners, no matter what her tennis was worth.
In their matches take into consideration 2 matches from 95. To me most strange result was their match from Philadelphia 98, I would love to see that match!
dont know the shot that she plays coming way front of the net and smashing the ball hard to the front column with such power..aah that is soo perfectly timed and I can watch her playing that shot all day...love you hingis♥️
Martina was so good. She may have not won as many Slams but her game was flawless.
She was flawless until she left the game due to injuries. When she returned, she was never the same. She didn't absorb power as well and her forehand would land much shorter.
I think it's very sad that after Martina retired very few of the next generation attempted to incorporate her brilliant net game. Instead, her long term rival Chrissie, became the template with her two hander and metronomic strokes. With a few notable exceptions, much of the women's game then became a procession of all out hitting, with the volley all but extinct. Venus Williams could have become a brilliant S&V exponent especially at Wimbledon. Today I can see the younger players moving more to the net, such as Barty, Raducanu and Fernandes. They exhibit a more rounded game with more options than say the likes of Sabalenka who basically just tries to blast everything and the rigid style of Pliskova.
@@Belgarath777 she didn't have the mental strength.
@@loril6437 I agree, that too was a big part of it. Never the same level of confidence.
@@Belgarath777 yeah l
They choke when it's so close. But i must say Graf, has that mental strength like even at the end.
Just have to say that I think Steffi’s bun looks really good on her 🎾 👍🏼
At first i read, her bum. Lol
@Max E 😂
@Max E I'd hate to hear what you would say to me. Gotta love tennis. And you crack me up.
@Max E oh but I must
I miss these lightning fast carpet courts.
That slows the ball down buddy.
@@loril6437have you ever played on one? It’s actually as fast surface.
Vintage epic match ! Graf underspin backhand is superb.
I believe this tournament in Japan was the week after the Australian Open ended in Feb. 99. Hingis just successfully defended her Australian title third consecutive year.
Little did she know she just won her last grand slam singles title.
1999 alone would emerge Serena and Davenport as two big power hitters who would hasten Hingis’s departure from the game.
Graf was one of the last great players from the previous era and she would win the French (against Hingis in a contentious, drama-packed, controversy-filled 3-set final) and retire before the U.S. Open.
Hingis would retain her #1 ranking by year's end but not before experiencing pain and heartache at the three remaining grand slam tournaments for different reasons.
Thanks for uploading the video. Hingis was a tough operator, balanced and self contained, moved her opponent round the court.. Thanks , nice to be reminded of how competitive the ladies game has always been. Thanks.
Malcolm did I read right, self contained and balanced?
She's magic !
Sera ma prochaine song
Pour rendre hommage
A Martina !
Gratitude lorsque l élégance
Arrivé à vaincre toutes les difficultés
Interesting to see that Steffi rarely used her top spin back hand. I know her slice was very good, but the topspin back was a nice shot as well.
Steffi wearing a bun. I like it.
Strange to realise that Graf who retired in 1999, won her last slam after Hingis won her last one 6 months prior.
This match was a microcosm of what would happen to Hingis's career in the months and years to come. She was being run all over the court by a taller harder hitting opponent, relying on her tremendous groundstrokes and court sense to pull out the victory. As the power era emerged however, her style became too difficult to sustain.
main change was few 'half-woman-half-man' that start participating in those competitions
@@LIRON50 hahaha the bulldozer looking players with muscles.
@@LIRON50 haha very true... it always feels good seeing such a beautiful n pretty face like hingis in tennis... It make tennis more enjoyable
@Max E Ashleigh Barty has a tremendous serve and rare power for a player of her physical stature. Henin had unbelievable quickness and one of the best backhands maybe of all-time. These 2 players had games that made up for size disadvantages.
I don’t agree at all, she lost to herself before losing to the competition. Lost confidence and purpose on her game, became to passive and error prone; hen geniality fade away after 99. If the likes of Myskina, Kerber, Halep and other untalented players could win in the power era so could best Hingis
Thanks so much for uploading this. Some wonderful tennis.
No matter how much Steffi got upset over a series of really bad calls, she never once threatened anyone's life. #respect
Tress Braga U tryin to shove this down my throat? 😉
I wonder if one of her team entourage at that time during the Seles stabbing in 1993, was indirectly involved in the whole incident. Yes, Steffi was obviously not playing Seles nor was she ever been seen inside the stadium, but the fact that the perpetrator who made such move to stab Seles with a knife was German, and he could have been paid to do so which threatens Seles career and her life. Her whole career was practically destroyed after the stabbings, because of someone who is a self proclaimed Graf fanatic.
@brenchengbrencheng4794 Yes because all of the violent crimes in your country are pre arranged, and everyone knows each other. Plus Germany is only 2 miles square and has a population of 17 people, so it's quite possible.
@@brenchengbrencheng4794Why didn‘t Parche use a cleaver instead such a wobbly knife?
No one has ever been killed by a boning knife, for heaven’s sake?
What an idyot!
such grace from GRAF legend
I love martina hingis
Hingis is not intimidated by the Graf forehand. In fact, unlike most players who over play Graf’s backhand, Hingis makes the rallies less predictable. Her shot selection is superb.
Had Hingis kept her head and emotions under control like she does here, she surely would've hoisted that French Open trophy a few months later.
There was too much hostility and she wanted badly and created too big pressure. She was also not tactically prepared for such possibility which was very likely. Her mother let her live in that pink baloon of her own instead of warning her that she is not loved by all. And she was arrogant indeed which is one of the reasons I admired her confidence and honesty, she was so funny and sarcastic although rude with many remarks. She didnt expect all that in the finals so it turned out as a trauma.
This is the first and only time I see Hingis defeated Graff.
And in Rome 1996. I have highlights of that also.
@@JOTennisVid thank you for sharing, although Steffi could be the best in history in Tenis, I always loved Martina's game
@Illya Kuryakin Novak!
Novak Federer.
@Illya Kuryakin salty much bro,you don't like to watch her losses,what a fan you are!
@@TheRobelectro Williams 23 GS, graf 22
Martina has incredible hands
Nelson Luis Freire she was a punk Bitch
Nelson Luis Freire they couldn’t have so great since she only lasted a few years
Oui Nelson! What hands et what Eye !! She's magic
La voir battre les filles plus grandes plus fortes en puissance au service
Williams Graff davenport. ..
C est prodigieux
En plus sur surface rapide !!
Et oublie qu'elle se battait sur toutes les balles ! Elle a du coeur !!
Elle est au présent
l expression d un grand talent
Je me lasse pas de la voir jouer
So it seems that Stefi Graaf also had rants and meltdowns against Hingis, no surprise Hingis was a very high IQ player , the beautiful smiling murderess of tennis.
@Max E it is the only place I saw steffi speak up. Good for her in france right? And it only took one more point for Steffi. Cray cray
u mean Hingis was then a disrespectful brat (but very talented player) towards other players (Serena, Amelie or Graf) and had nothing to do with her "IQ".
You know of any other Steffi rants against Hingis?
Tell us!
Great points in this match!
0:45 that forehand 👍👍👍😱
Bad day of Steffi - close win of Hingis.😉
Good match from both. If you don't know how a healthy Graf moves you won't notice that her footwork here was really not up to her standards, especially at the end. To me it looks like her pain in her knee got worse as the match progressed. Martina beat Steffi in the end by moving a lot better.
Yeah i see that
Must be the knee again.
So incredible!!
7:44 The beeeesssst...point of the match 👌🎾🎾🎾 Steffi Graf still the best 🙌
that volley at 1min58sec!
My fav.tennis player steffi graf
POWERFUL FULL PLAYERS GAME... .......
BOTH PLAYERS IS ENERGY FULL, STAMINA FULL, PRACTICE FULL, TECHNICAL FULL, AND POWERFUL............
BUT WINER IS WONDERFUL.......
Come to see tennis at that era to see the beauties of the two girls. I want to marry both of them 😁😁😁
Would marry any of these beauties and play tennis forever with them
man are they smacking the shit outta the ball!
Graf much better than her, Graf is Legend 👍🇩🇪🏆🇩🇪
Graf used to complain too much
I agree. She complained a lot esp. the matches that she was dominated.
Illya Kuryakin First of all, it’s not right to call others dickhead. Please respect others if you want to be respected. Also as a tennis fan, I watch lots of tennis videos here in CZcams, including Graf’s. But almost in every video, at some point, she seems not too pleased with lines calls. So if you tell me to name all these matches where Graf complains now, it’s difficult to do and it’s not worth my time. But I guess you’re a big fan of Graf judging from all those statistics on another post, it’s fine and good to see from a fan. It’s just that despite respecting her for all those great records, such attitude during matches is a huge turn-off for me. Sometimes I think if HawkEye system had existed while she was playing, we would have probably seen her less complain. Because she would have been proved more wrong than correct.
@@cartoongamess1 of course, that what bad losers always do like herself, Serena and Novak
@@jaehoonchoi6922 because that's the only thing he knows about, the D... word
Illya Kuryakin Steffi usually stared at the linespeople or umpire asking “Are you sure?” LOL. I guess you only see what you want to see.
lovely!!!!!
Angry Steffi is so beautiful! 😍
But she IS not the BEST 23-22, never forget 🥵😭
@@thisp666I will never forget how Steffi won the Golden Slam in 1988.
And how Serena imploded against Vinci in 2015…. 😂
“You can win the US Open 10 times, but it's not like winning the Grand Slam."
(Steffi Graf, August 1988) 😍
@@carrerau7138 well more people remember serena winning one grand slam than steffi winning the calendar grand slam, lets be honest, nobody cares about steffi when serena IS in the talking, we all.know steffi did very good but serena did better, sorry this bother you and this make you feel bad everyday, i Hope one day you can rest, steffi comeback, steffi wins another 2 grand slam, then retire with 60 years old and u can die Happy, are u feeling ok now? Now comeback to reality and praise serena the goat with 23 grand slam in open era 😅😓😭🤣🤣🤣🥳😂
@@thisp666 Even today - 25 years after Steffi's retirement - people still discuss her slam finals against Navratilova, Seles, Sabatini, Sanchez, Hingis. Especially the legendary finals at the FO 92 and FO 99.
Which memorable slam finals did Serena ever play?
OK, the USO 19 final against Osaka....
Damn Steffi was grumpy in this match!
Several absolutely atrocious line calls!
13:40 SSteffi was not having it
Steffi didn't swing wide in her forehand, the arm is close to the body.
She never learned the technique so well, her father was too busy stealing!!!
Steffi looked so angry here, the whole match long. wonder why
Think she was very frustrated by her injuries, and not being able to get back to the level she had. I actually met her in Eastbourne in 1998 when she was in a similar mood and quite frankly, she was horrible. I think so many of the top players on any sport aren't particularly nice or balanced people. To have that drive and to live in that world, isn't normal. It leaves a lot of them with a lot of problems when they retire. Chris Evert for example has been vocal recently about just how much tennis damaged her as a person.
It wasn't that, she was angry at loads of bad calls on both sides. The umpire agreed with her.
Because of injuries and umpire calls. As she was living with injuries she did not want to play 3set match..specially when she won first set. Anyways she beat her in french open final which was the last grandslam win for graf and the last match aswell between graf and Hingis.
@T H so you reckon that Chrissy Evert reckons that she was a damaged person because of her tennis career? You'd need to be nore specific here with your statement..
Not the kind of surface you'd expect Hingis to beat Graf on. I think Steffi thought that too, which goes some way to explaining her behaviour in this match.
Not at all..some fast courts really suited Hingis, this is in fact the tournament where she was very successful. At this stage it appeared more difficult task for Graf to play on such court, recovering post injury.
Graf was always so cold at the net. Zero sportsmanship.
Yes, that‘s why Steffi is generally considered the classiest top player of all time.
The match that Graf didn’t use her army to ruin the opponent’s game
piano forte...The difference was that Hingis was respectful and well behaved here. Hingis became petulant at the FO because Steffi picked up her game and frustrated Hingis. Why don't you just admit that you hate Graf.
You mean her army was the human race. Everyone loved her because of what she exemplified in the sport.
The hostile French crowd against Hingis played a part in her unraveling in Paris against Graf.
Everyone knows Hingis would've ended up beating Graf in straight sets and win the French title she so desperately wanted.
Not even McEnroe at his ugliest deserved the sh*tty treatment the French crowd heaped on Hingis. She let that controversial line call against her contribute to her meltdown. Once the French crowd got on her case and wouldn't let go, that was the end for Hingis.
I know that was a critical moment but it’s always so hard to bet against Graf. She won 22 slams for a reason, had a few great wins in that event and would have made it a real battle no matter what. Also, I don’t ever remember a player crossing the net and technically, as the commentators pointed out, she should have been defaulted for simply crossing the net as she did so she was lucky it wasn’t actually enforced. The French crowd is so tough, they brought Arantxa in ‘95 to absolute tears in the ceremony and that was for only questioning a few calls. I remember the commentators saying how unfair they were to her and how sad it was to see just how badly that had gotten to Arantxa.
@@moviefan4life166 Arancha also had another painful loss to Graf the following year at the French losing 10-8 in the third.
Her loss was definitely provoked and ignited..her meltdown started as she was already irritated by then by only minor part of crowd, decided to lead too many battles as she felt jeopardized and lost focus and control afterwards. Graf also contributed with her disguised hostility and agression as it was clear towards end of match that Hingis looked scared of her too..nevertheless, pitty she lost but she was not prepared and let go her control and focus too easily.
@Max E Oh yes it ended up perfect for Steffi that day, and she deserved to win but tension was obvious and Steffi started to play mind games towards end of second set and also openly showed to crowd that she was enjoying, she even chanted with them during Martina's toilet break. All that made Martina feel humiliated and hurt most. Steffi also got additional kick when she sensed not just mental but also physical deterioration and played some highly inspired points where she manipulated and toyed with Martina. And then when she sensed final blood she was pushing and speeding up the game and on few occasions during final drama with umpire decided to further intimidate Hingis with agressive and pushy sentences and tone. Everything was legal and effective but there was some malicious and cruel joy from Steffi. I think despite the fact Martina insulted her in previous statements and never wanted to give her public admiration, that should not be reason for supporting almost public sadistic torture and prohibition of an 18 y old as a revenge.
@Max E i have nothing against Steffi in fact to me she is probably GOAT in womens tennis but it is a fact she used "tennis" crowd that day in her favor..see her face expressions and gestures towards crowd at the end of 2nd and beginning of 3rd set. Of course she was aware Martina would know she had good time on court while she was away and that the crowd would go even wilder upon her return. You dont see all on tv and toilet and locker room are not very far. To me, frankly, quality of match, especially considering the weather conditions and tension, was superb, but behaviour from both players was disgraceful as they were having their own personal tantrums and crowd got involved too much.
P.S. I dont see how Seles and my opinion on Seles is related to this discussion.
Why Steffi is so angry to refree? Is there 'eagle eye' on this match?
No...there wasn't in that time...she rarely act that way...i'm surprised as well
@Illya Kuryakin s...d
@@aloysiuswicaksono8514 1997 - 1999 she seemed very bad tempered at times. I think part of it was her frustration with injuries and not being able to get back to the level she had. I actually met Steffi at Eastbourne in 1998 and quite frankly, she was horrible. Incredibly tetchy and snappy. Some of the tournament staff later told me that she'd been the same with them too.
Steffi Graf's sportsman spirit as well as her game are anytime better than those of Hingis! No wonder, career of Hingis was much shorter!
Graf with a bun ????
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@Illya Kuryakin are you crazy? That nose, she always looked like a witch, on the contrary Martina looked like a lady from the 30's, a classical beauty, the Swiss Miss. The most beautiful tennis player ever
spoiler: first point is a foot fault
Steffi loosing some points after commanding position to win.....she is missing some tricks
Animated versatile player vs Emotionless robot
I wouldn't say Steffi was "emotionless" nor a robot, she had many emotional moments on court - celebrating points, arguing, pouting...
Arrogant vs a professional
Beautiful young lady vs old ugly witch
@@odaniscabrales3876 I have heard Steffi called many things but ugly never. Probably the most gracious player ever. Are you gay or on some dope?
@@odaniscabrales3876 Beautiful, mature woman vs child.
Everyone loves something different 😍
Steffi was such a cry-baby in this match. People often forget that Steffi was a huge complainer - every time Steffi faced a player who could beat her, she always felt threatened and so she would complain every time she thought a shot was too good to be true.
I urge you to seek psychotherapy immediately you sad little turd. You don't know the first thing about Graf or how she felt and neither do any of us so keep your useless opinions to yourself.
janjr165 Hingis was a Dirty Bitch
1999 French Open 😂😂😂
Graf could definitely be a cry baby... even though I was a fan of hers. Those commenting below are delusional. See "Graf denies handshake to Sabatini in Tokyo." Watch any match from 1990 to 1993 against Seles. Watch Graf vs Shriver 1988 Virginia Slims Championships. While I loved Steffi... she had an attitude problem when she felt things weren't going her way. And it began in the middle of the second set in this match as well. Having said that, Hingis was far FAR worse lol.
Agree
Even though Graf is getting older and older. It's getting to the end of his career.
It's still so hard for Hingis to beat Graf.
They have faced each other nine times in their careers.
Graf won 7 times.
And came back after Graf's 97 break. They played 3 games. Graf won twice. In one, Hingis was awarded a set 6-0.
On top of that, the two of them have a Grand Slam record against each other, and Hingis has never beaten Graf.
Grafy always beats Hingis in tennis grand slams.
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Why is steffi soo angry...she is a cool cutee...😎
Terrible umpiring.
Was this before or after The French Open debacle?
Hingis just lost in Paris because of her immaturity, she had that match on her hand, she had the weapons to defeat Graf like she proved here. That final match at Roland Garros she had won 6-2 and was serving for the match when it all happened
@@odaniscabrales3876 she lost anyway, so whats the point
The hostile French crowd against Hingis also played a part in her unraveling that day.
Not even McEnroe at his ugliest deserved the treatment the French crowd heaped on Hingis that day in the final. She let that controversial line call against her contribute to her meltdown. Once the French crowd got on her case and wouldn't let go, that was the end for Hingis.
Before.
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Steffi has no match to Hingis!😜😜😜
She had 7.
Watch the FO 99 final for instance, boy.
Graf was really a bad match up for Hingis. She really dominated her
You commented on the wrong video :)
@@fundhund62 I know.
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Finally defeat by martina pretty hingis, steffie crazy, graf in final
SELES PLAYS BETTER THAN GRAF
yes yes yes
🤣🤣🤣 22 vs 9.
Yes, that‘s why even #1 Seles was 2-5 win/loss against Steffi.
Remember when Hingis cried because she lost the French Open to Graf
She cried because thousands of people in the french crowd found it appropriate to boo a 18 year old off the court.
fundhund62 she was booed based on her behavior and bad her sportsmanship
@@Daxxxsanjuan That's no excuse.
Besides, she didn't even show bad sportsmanship. She was just being a cocky teenager, no big deal. I saw countless players cross to the other side of the net over the years, but nobody ever made a fuss about it, except when an 18 year old girl did it.
fundhund62 crossing the net to check lines because she lost the point is bad sportsmanship! She lost just deal with it
@@Daxxxsanjuan ?
Hingis never really worked to improve her conditioning very much and when the bigger hitters came to the fore she was run ragged and overpowered.
She improved her fitness a lot from the summer of 99 (after those disasters at RG & WIM) and she was super fit in the next two years till Wimbledon 2001 when she injured her back and after that her feet started to trouble her a lot.
She lacked physical resilience over a long tour. Ultimately her body rebelled.
@@Fontsman Well she was not natural athlete but she really put a lot of effort in that summer of 99. I was following closely WTA Tour at that time. That is why she had so much success in 2000 but sadly for her it did not brought her any grand slam and she was in contention in all four.
@@zoppkv2060 Very true!! She was fabulous in 2000 but really unlucky..it just shows how super tough competition it was then..
Ultimately winning tournaments became a titanic challenge for her against the power hitters. She could beat any one of them on her day but having to play them in successive matches just ground down her energy levels as she would have to do a lot of hard running to chase down the drives. Australian Open in 01(?) was case in point. Venus Williams in the QF Serena in the semi and Capriati in the final. Add in the ridiculous heat at that tournament that year and she had nothing left. Even then she was on the brink but failed to close out the 2nd set.
After the massive ankle injury in 03 and a couple of years away from the game, she was never likely to get back to the very top though she was still top 10 ranking.
I loved watching her play doubles though. It demonstrated so much of her skill set because power was much less of a factor. And the fact she won so many doubles titles with so many different partners shows just how good a player she was.
That backhand down the line by Hingis....graf could only watch in awe and envy. And i thought only Serena could be so hysterically upset over calls.. Uh oh, here comes that fanatic freak Illya to the rescue 😜😜😜
Graf looked so old and worn out here....and she was only 29.
She looked young again in June 1999.
And Hingis looked very, very old… 😂
Although it's one of the greatest shots ever produced in tennis, the Graf FH is ugly lol.
I agree, her backhand also. She also had power because her movements were so ungracious and clumsy. She never learned the technique of the strokes. Only her backhand volley was admirable!!!
Graf hated Hingis the spoiled brat. I did too.
Hingis is no spoiled brat, watch the behaviour of Graf in this match!
Because she knew Hingis could kick her a...
@@odaniscabrales3876 Hingis beat Graf twice in minor events. Graf beat Hingis seven times overall. No a...kicking there.
Hingis was a spoiled brat with unacceptable manners, no matter what her tennis was worth.
In their matches take into consideration 2 matches from 95. To me most strange result was their match from Philadelphia 98, I would love to see that match!
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