Simona Halep vs. Sloane Stephens | 2018 Rogers Cup Final | WTA Highlights
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Both players gave their all on the court. In the end though, Simona was just a bit more tough. What a final!!!
Jonathan Mendez but if she vs nemesis she would of lose to svitlolian
Football Winner hmm idk it could be a tight match
Jonathan Mendez amount of times Svitolina beaten halep last time they vs Svitolina smashing halep 6-3 6-0 And in this court she beaten her 6-1 6-2
These two NEVER disappoint
c fedyszyn yes I mostly meant that they fight it out and put on a show of quality and entertainment. But yes I do agree with you there, there is less variety at the top of the game, it’s amazing power and skill at the baseline but there’s hardly any serve and volley or any net play anymore. It’s just power power power. A good and a bad thing.
@scout it seems like Sloane has some angles, especially on the backhand.
Simona is my favorite player on the women's tour. She is tough.
One thing that Simona clearly answered to herself and observers is that she still has the hunger to win, even after winning her maiden GS and being #1. Playing her 5th match in 3 days, and dealing with a blister on her toe, it would have been easy for her to just let the match go in the third to conserve energy. But, instead, she fought tooth and nail to take the title. It's a remarkable transformation from the player who couldn't believe she could win back in Miami 17 months ago.
And it's little 5'6 Simona Halep that's finally brought back some stability to the #1 ranking after Serena. She's embraced the pressure of being #1 and has played and competed like one.
Just amazing. ....wow. .. proud of Simona #Romania. Followed by the new Grand Slam trophy and another year of world leadership
Simona is number one!
One thing for sure Halep's matches make good watching. The opponent gets a chance to get into the match but you got to give it to Simona for the never give up attitude. Well done.
Waaaw, amazing match from both players. I am so happy that Halep🏆🎉 win again in front of powerful Sloane Stephens!!! Wish you health and stay number 1, cause you deserve it.
Simona Is my favorite. I love it 💖
I love both of them ❤️❤️ Incredible match.. in the end Simo proved that she is a worthy no!1
Sandra 12 Excellent comment. I feel the same way!
I really love to watch Simona play her game. She *sparkles and shines* ;-)
A great final between two clean fighters! Congrats to both❤️
Beautiful match... so intense. I liked that Simona was showing so many different emotions .. it's really entertaining..
Also Stepehens was more interesting to follow in this match than in the RG final...
Amazing tennis
Josh White, natural instinctive states of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
Emotions? Clearly not a tennis fan. Just attention seeking to collect likes.
Katerina Patiniotis that’s just your opinion .. I love to see real people - not some weird machines . If from time to time tennis players crash the racket or shout that’s cool, it just shows the human side of it, and i think it’s amazing ...
Anastasia Co When someone who has no idea about tennis, writes a random, irrelevant comment, that's what it means. Attention seeking behavior.
Now THAT was a tennis match. What a great pleasure to watch 2 players at the top of their game battle it out. Congrats to Simona, but Sloane has nothing to be ashamed about. I think if Sloane could have won that 1st set tie breaker, she might have won, but that's one of those "what if's".
BEST MATCH of the YEAR!
Ladies and gentlemen, The WTA World Number One, Simona Halep. Bravo Simona!!! Many congrats for your 18th title!!
Amazing Sloane, a really deserve number 3. You're such a fighter as Simona, and a lady on court.
Gabriel Hernandez more like number 2... I forgot wozniacki these days....
If Sloane has a good run and Cincy, and Woz fails to defend her QF points, she could pass her for #2.
Like I said , Simona will be the champion and here we are ❤️❤️❤️❤️Congratulations 🎉
Two of my favourite girls in the final. Congrats to Simona, she is getting stronger physically and mentally.
Fantastic play from both players. I'm glad Simo won.
Simona tota munca depusa de tine de-a lungul anilor a dat roade.Esti steaua calauzitoare pentru viitoarele generatii de tenis nu numai in Romania dar si in lume.Succes in continuare si sper sa te vedem in Sydney acest an.
I say anytime.Simona is the best.Now.Not for playing.Is for the personality.Human.I love her.God blees her anytime.Vamos se puede Simona.
davenport florida Dios Te Bendiga.Y te equivocas.Soy de una isla bendecida por Dios que talentos de mas hay te lo dejo dejo de homework.
I am romanian, and not, it's not the best. Since you don't know romanian, it's understood that you didn't even know how she was cursing Stephens from her mother
maria Stefi nu mai mintii. Ea respecta orice jucator si nu ar injura pe cineva de mama
maria Stefi you lie idiot
maria Stefi habar n ai ce spui, mai bine gandesti inainte sa deschizi gura
wow amazing final between two amazing players,simona a tad better.This was one of the finals of the year
Simona Halep eres grande!!!
Tu fortaleza y forma de jugar tan inteligente no tienen comparcion.Estamos contigo "Legion Simona Halep" go go Simona is it....
No se que tiene esta mujer, pero me encanta, me preocupó cuando la vi perder el control al final del pirmer set, pero me sorprendió a tranquilidad con que se tomo el segundo, para después salir con todo en el tercero.
Es una mujer increíble cualquiera se enamora de ella de verla en la cancha y de sus hermosos ojos.
Para mi hay chicas mucho mas lindas físicamente que ella en el circuito, pero tiene algo que me encanta verla jugar.
Clearly the two best players of the week. If they get good draws at the U.S open this could be the final.
Jouc12 _ Not if serena has anything to do with it! Mark my words man
Nathan Graham Fuck Seroida, yesterday's news!
Serena is a chubby grandma, her glory days are gone.
Nathan Graham Serena? Haha, you're funny. She is a legend and all... but right now, I think that's it for her.
Celina O SMH!!!
A great match played by two of the best WTA players in the world. Sloan's coach gave her some great advice about moving her feet and staying close to the baseline. It's why she was able to catch-up in the first set, and won the second set. But, when you get tired bad, old habits tend re-appear and that's what happened to Sloan in the 3rd set. Both players were utterly exhausted from the heat in the 3rd, but Halep caught a 3rd wind while Sloan had nothing left and retreated to "Montreal". An interesting note: Halep's biggest serves were in the last games at both the FO, and the CO. Check it out. Not sure why she waits until so late in the match to start serving > 170 kph, but it's a nice wrinkle to add when your opponent is dead on her feet and her reaction time has slowed considerably. Her final serve at FO was 175 kph, 172 kph at CO. Considering she could not serve above 160 kph a couple years ago, it has been a remarkable, strategically vital improvement to her game. Si-mo-naaaa !!!
Awesome match, congrats to both players! 2018 is Simona Halep's year!
Nope...2019 and 2020 consecutively are Halep's years! Lol This is just a mere practice session for amazing things to come! She broke the psychological bareer, which prevented her from winning grand slam and now all hell will break loose! Just watch how Halep will start packing 'em those 2-3 slams per year next couple of seasons! Then maybe a few more beyond that! Halep is no one-slam or even one-season wonder! She will have a consecutive streak of at least five years winning at least one grand slam per season from now on, mark my words! I predict 8-12 grand slams total, when she finishes her career and someone might even saying i am lowballing it! Lol The big problem here is that she started too late (already 26 yo!), if she won her first slam like Ostapenko or at least Muguruza both did (aged 20 and 21 respectively!) she would already have won 8-12 by now and we would be talking Evert-Navratilova slam count territory!...
Simona's big problem seems to be Wimbledon though! (Logical, like for any good clay courter, who commits him or herself almost fully to winning as many titles and/or matches on that surface as possible...and just like many clay courters before her, most had problems adapting to cardinally different conditions on grass courts, because of too short time span for the warm-up between Garros and Wimbledon!)...granted, Simona's mire than just a mere clay courter as her results prove, but if there is one particular surface, that appears to be problematic - its the grass! It will be her pet peeve for a while, until she figures it out! But just like some great champions before her she will eventually figure it out! I predict that she won't win her first Wimbledon until at least 2021, but we'll see! Maybe i am wrong and she will figure it out sooner! There is nearly zero doubts in my mind she will win at very least 8 grand slam tournaments! That would be more than enough to put her beside Venus Williams, Evonne Goolagong or Justine Henin in a category of "mid-tier" legends, who won between 5 and 9 slams in the open era! (Martina Hingis, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Evonne Goolagong, Billie Jean King and Monica Seles all fall into this category!)
summon. i like what you're saying, and love simo... let's keep our fingers crossed.
i think at wimbly, the crowd is a bit "cold" to her. i don't think, simo likes the english. they gave her a hard time when she lost to konta upon the idiot screamer act.
Doesn't really matter! Djokovic isn't really liked nearly anywhere he plays (With the exception of Rome, Monte-Carlo and Asian swing tournaments...), yet didn't prevent him from winning 13 grand slams and collecting career grand slam! The thing is that great champions are winning under pressure! Simona might not be liked by british crowd, but they will have to learn to accept her once she will lift up the trophy at All-England Lawn Tennis Club!
These are the 2 best players in women’s tennis at the moment . Both are powerful yet so precise! Serena will need more recovery time to reach this level.
This highlight is so much better compared to the one I watched because I never knew Simona was about to lose the 1st set. What a match!!!
So so goooood!
This was an amazing final, so proud of them both 👏🏽
Simona, I hope that your US OPEN trophy is coming !!!🤗🤗🤗
Both Halep and Stephens have evolved into this sort of aggressive counterpunchers. They have a great margin of error since they don’t go out every time and wait for the right opportunity to attack. Great stuff!
But some idiots still consider them pushers for some reason. And in this match, both were minus in the winners to UE ratio.
Forever number 1! Simona!!!!
Great match by both. You can see that Sloane has the more natural power and Halep it seemed got caught trying to hit too flat so she started giving the ball more air, to mix it up which was a good idea. She definitely has to flatten it out against Stephens at times but she has to pick the right time to do so. A match where many set points are saved are great for the fans but offer so many what ifs. The first set is so important. Even if you lose the second, most times that will be enough to make you focus and win the third
A rivalry we don't know we need. A rivalry we don't expect to happen a year or so ago
a match worthy of final..
This match up is always good. I can see a rival starting between these two. I was routing for Sloane, she had several chances but it was a great match! I hope Sloane can win the next meeting. I'm sure their will be several great matches between them.
Dumnezeu și Maica Domnului să te ajute în continuare dragă Simona!
Halep she s the best women player in the world !....and also she s the most friendly and empathetic.
Jesus bless you!
That is the difference between no 1 and the rest. Persistence. Well done both.
These commentators are the best.
thats a beautiful trophy!
Bien jouer Simona, tu es mon idole
💪
Great match by both ladies. The two BEST players right now in the women's game. Don't be surprised if they meet in the finals at the U.S. Open (provided they're Not in the same half of the draw). Fantastic tennis!!
About that...
Nice match! Congrats Simona Halep!
both players made a fantastic match but Simona was mentally stronger than Sloane....it was hell of a match.....Simona, you make our days even more beautiful, thank you and good luck at Cincinnati Open!!!!
Simona has been the most consistent player in the top 10 in the last 4yrs. A patient dog sure does eat the fattest bone. This felt like World number 1 and 2, Wozniacki should learn.
I love WTA highlights, I wish the ATP had highlights like this
Christian Flores Montoya bravo. Simona
Halep? She is worthy!
Nice series of finals matches between these two.
Well done once again Simona! I saw in a comment below Simona "Iron Lady" Halep and i have to admit this suits you perfectly! You never give up no matter the odds and circumstances, no matter the physical and mental shape, because it was pretty obvious to me that you were tired both mentally and physically. You improved so much during the last year! You deserve the no. 1. Great final and i have to also credit Sloane for being such a great player as well. She chocked several times during important moments of the match but hey, this reminds me of a Simona 1 year ago. With experience and hard work, these key moments will be better managed by Sloane, i am sure. Congrats to both players, it's more than a game when these 2 amazing players and personalities meet!
Stunning tennis! Congrat to both!
4 matches in 48 hours and then this final.. Simo is the best!! NO 1 on clay and hard!!
Great ad for women's tennis. Beautiful match!
You know that it’s a great match after Halep falls to the ground in victory
I felt tired myself at the end. And relieved, lol. What a match..
Yeah Simona💪💪💪💪💐💐💐💐💐
Felicidades Halep!! Un triunfo bien merecido.
Bravo,Simona ! O tara intreaga Romania te iubeste si iti multumim frumos din suflet si cu maxim respect pt tot ce faci pt noi fanii tai care tu ne stii f.bine ca te sustinem neincetat la fiecare meci al tau indiferent de evolutia scorului pe tabela de marcaj.Esti o luptatoare deosebita cu o mentalitate aparte de mereu invingatoare si iti dorim in primul rand sanatate si satisfactii depline in continuare deoarece ai demonstrat tuturor de pe intreg Mapamondul pt a "n" oara de ce esti pe merit nr 1 WTA si vei mai ramane inca f.mult timp acolo sus in varful piramidei sportive.
Simona’s 2nd Grand Slam its coming! #USOpen2018🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 Hai Simona!
Marius Andreescu that's true
haha I doubt that...Queen Serena is back.
Seascorp Scorpio Serena is not back she's gonna to retire.. she's not fit enough, she can't run so she's not back
LOL SHE IS OUT!! FIRST ROUND.
Marius Andreescu Well I'm commenting 3 months later and she lost 1st round. Though she was a bit injured and now she really is.
Simona is life.
Halep now one PM or P5 from equalling Kvitová's record for most Tier I titles of a player born in the 1990s. Keep this going Simona!
My 2 fav players, fabulous match! Glad Simona came thru, but Sloane will take her share from this matchup. They could easily create an ongoing #1-2 battle.
Un spectacol minunat... Bravo halep ai fost mai bună și de aceia ai câștigat.
Mi Rafa y mi Simo 🤗😭 🇪🇸 🇷🇴 Never say die! 🏆🏆
Cómeme los huevos. Cuando nadal se retire, el tenis desaparecerá...
another amazing match between these two
The winners for both male & female are RG 2018’s winners
Hart K Also The best tennis players on Clay acording to WTA/ATP statistics,and also actual number ones
and once again the ladies final was more exciting than the men's one.
feumba gareb Not Rafa's or Simona's fault :))
If we follow this pattern, does that mean the winners of Concinnati of men and women will be Djokovic and Kerber?? (Winners of Wimbledon!) Hmm...both never that one, maybe this time?
@@Summon256 well Kerber is a nice player on grass but not the best,she's perfect for hard.Serena is the queen of grass.
Simona "Iron-Lady" Halep conquers Monreal Canada's Roger's Cup over US Open champion Sloane Stephens! Woe, awesome girl!
All the money in the world can not buy Simona Halep!
bravo simona :*
Bravo Simona. Bravo Sloane. Both are No. 1 and No. 2 for the best reasons.
well done Simona !
Fire meet ice. Ice was melted. Simona!
Halep the queen of WTA 💜💜💗💗💗🔥🔥🔥🔥
Khalid kovačić Tako je! 😉
She's a Fighter-Mona. And for WTA, you better fix your schedule for her. She's still a champ and world nmbr 1!!! 💪💪💪
ahaddiyaheka santi Simone’s and her fans are idiots. This girl complained that she had to play two matches in the same day because of the rain as if this has never happened before. It happens all the time. Also she played her semifinal 6 hours before sloane but her and her big nose weren’t talking about that. She doesn’t get good scheduling because she’s not a star to anyone except for Romanian tennis fans. She can barely speak English and she has zero sponsorships because she’s not marketable. It’s the way the game is played. She can be number one all day, she’s just not a star.
You are wrong all the time. Simona complained because she played 4 matches in 48 hrs, not 2 matches in 24 hrs (which can be acceptable). She could had lost the qualification with this schedule. I guess that for wta is more important the money as the main criteria than the sport criteria. TV companies from other countries give more money to wta than a Romanian one.
Simona has many sponsors addressing to Romanian market, not zero as you think. You can go on a trip in Romania to see how many ads with Halep are everywhere, she is very marketable.
agree that some "fans" of Simona are stupid. what you don't know is that in her speech, she asked the permission to say a few words in Romanian.
She said to some "fans" that next time when they will come to a tennis match, they should change their behavior, a behavior inacceptable in a sacre place like the tennis court
What a final! They both deserve the title anyway. But it seems to be more emotional for Halep winning the title after accepting terrible schedule arrangement from the official over and over again. She is one of few female players who have the consistency on tour. By that outstanding form, Stephens should have chance to defend her title in US Open 2018. Great tennis and stories.
I have to appreciate WTA here for this wonderful highlights!!ATP should learn.
10mins highlight? That's incredible!
With this 7th PM/P5 title Simona Halep is now the youngest active player to hold 7 or more. Next up would be Petra Kvitova who has 8 at 28. Then the rest of the active players with more PM/P5 titles are Victoria Azarenka (9 at 29y), Venus Williams (9, 38y), Maria Sharapova (14 at 31y) and of course Serena Williams with a whooping 23 at the age of 36, leading the pack.
Great info tnxs good to know some stats. Maria quite impressive
What a highlight!! I'm not sure who the winner is until the end. Congrats to both ladies. A new rivalry i guess?
Battle of the one grand slam winners
Simona! Simona! Simona!
Sloane was playing too safe in the tie break.
Amazing game with strongest players. I was pleased watching it
Bravo Simona! Pravoslavna Srbija je uz tebe. Jos puno,puno velikih titula 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
French open flashback. 😂 Next stop, the US open. I would be extremely happy if Simona wins the US open. 😊🙏🏿
i wanted sloane and osaka in the final before the us open started. osaka won it all. i get what i say
Wta 10 minute highlight atp 1 minute highlight :(
good observation
Bravo Simona sînt foarte mîndru de tine si pot să mă laud cu tine in Milano..Mîndria este mare,noroc cu tine că cu sportul românesc eram cam lămurit..Iți doresc să continui numai numărul 1 în LUME...ca după aceea să fac niște cursuri să învăț cum se construieste o statuie...TE IUBESC 🤗🤗🤗😗
Sloane more powerful but Simona more experienced...... love em both
Canada loves Simona!
Love them both ! Wow !! Brilliance, humility, strength and beauty !
Sloane played really well here wow 😳 could've went either way tbh nice too see.
Simona & Sloane LOVE YOU BOOOOOOTH Damn it!
Simona, nu ești normală 😁😁😁.
Ești prea buna, cred că folosești hack-uri, sau nu ești de pe această planetă. Bravo pentru tot ce ai făcut în tenis. Meriți.
Power house from both!!! Great job. Sloan you had it, but Halep took away it!!! Again two of the finest women’s tennis players!!!!
Halep is lack of power...she just good at retrieving the balls and wait for mistakes.
Seascorp Scorpio agreed. Wish Sloan would hit more corner shots
Seascorp Scorpio that's why she had more winners than Sloane in this match. Lol. And that's why in Australia she had 40, even 50 winners in her matches. She has an excellent defense, but Simona is attacking the ball when she has the chance, not like Wozniacki who just pushes the ball back.
The next great rivalry??
Halep 7 - 2 Stephens (h2h)
Brennen Rivera agree. They will meet in so many finals i bet
I hope so. I like their game and they are both amazing players so... interesting to watch.
Maybe, but not the greatest! I like Halep-Kerber more! Both push each other beyond their own limits! Both can attack, when its needed not just push...Both are better than the likes of Wozniacki, Radwanska or Jankovic! Stephens needs to be at her best every time she is playing against in form Halep just to even challenge her, while Kerber can push Halep to her limits without even bringing her A+ game! Halep-Svitolina will be great too, once Ukrainian stops choking at Grand Slams and other big tournaments and start working on her consistency! If we are only taking tournaments of "masters" level, then Svitolina now won 4 out of 4, which is impressive 100% strike rate, but when it comes to Grand Slams, its a whole different story...
@@Summon256 Don't discount Wozniacki
Bravo simonaaaaaaaa
A terrific match. Two of the best movers out there. Halep's bh and Sloane's fh are tremendous shots. Three of my favourite matches on the WTA tour this year featured Halep - the semis and finals at Melbourne and this one. In terms of Halep's year so far, I think her win against Garbiñe at RG was her best performance of the year.
Умница Халеп!!хорошая работа!
Wow! Awesome play from bot. Congrats!!!
an incredilbe match, both players just incredible!
I mean this match had so many long rallies, and there are so few on this video, especially the point at 6-6 in the first set tiebreker, wich is probably the point of the season.
Wow yes