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That’s the kind of tennis you need to have to beat STEFFI THE GOAT.. Unfortunately, she came down with a muscle pull. Lindsay hung in there.

One and only, Monica :)

Karina's career went downhill after this match. She had improved so much that year but I think losing a number of close matches that year hurt her confidence, especially this one. In late 1997 and 1998, there were small signs that she might have been on her way back but she again lost more close matches (e.g. Testud at the 1997 U.S Open, Davenport at the 1998 Australian Open, etc.). My last real memory of her was at the 2000 Wimbledon where she was on the brink of defeating Seles but lost that match.

A lot of mean comments. I imagine Beverly would have whipped most of her detractors dissing on her below. She certainly enjoyed a brilliant NCAA career at the University of Texas.

Really interesting in that first set when Jennifer started to pull even to see Monica start to throw in some drop shots and high lopping shots, and really target Jennifer's forehand. Monica wasn't always recognised for her tennis brain, but it was one of the very best and she always seemed to have scouted out her opponents' games and knew their weaknesses. Capriati was known to dislike changes of spin and pace, and in those days her forehand was very much her weaker side. It's interesting that when Jennifer reached the top in 2001, she seemed to have worked on her forehand a lot and changed her grip to a more semi western one. As a result, her forehand became much more of a weapon.

Baby Jennifer was my idol ❤

OMG STEFFI THE GOAT schooled a veteran on the tour! Just another day in office for young Steffi. Love ❤

MJF won only 4 points in the second set!

Where Sanchez Habsudova?

Beautiful tennis from two very elegant players ❤

I remember at this time Natasha was using a one handed backhand drive a lot in preference to her normal two handed backhand.

Steffi's beautiful legs.❤❤

Strnadova was pinned as one of the young rising stars of her generation. I think she was junior world no 1. Unfortunately she could not live up to the expectations.

Grande Inés, te queremos!!

thank goodness for your channel :) thank u for uploading all these : brings back wonderful memories

Wow I never heard so much noise out of Kimiko lol

MJ played a very good match. However, just like Ferrer vs Federer in men’s tennis, no matter how hard she tried, how close the match became, Steffi could always find a way out. It’s a shame that a good player like her never beats Steffi in professional matches in her career.

Even though Graf won this match, you can see that she's still finding her form after taking time off at the start of the year due to the German measles. Her footwork especially was not up to her usual level. And she seemed to be seeing the ball later than usual here IMO.

Graf looked so fit here

0:00 ... Players aren't taught to run themselves out of the point. That is why MJ is doing the smart thing here and shading crosscourt, off a neutral return down the middle. With that forehand, however, Steffi subverts almost all the conventional tennis strategies. If you shade crosscourt and she has a ball in the middle of the court, Steffi is going to flip her hips and hit inside-out. It's the ultimate advantage.

Crazy to think Date is naturally left handed - how much better she could have been.

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Santrock was a good athlete. Groundstrokes needed tightening.

Date's game matched up well to Graf's....she was able to use her flat groundstrokes to redirect Grafs power to good effect.

Martina Hingis at her best, was truly an aggressive baseliner. I believe this was her comfort zone. Her aggression was in taking control of the point by taking the ball early, hitting with great placement and depth, and having a wide variety of shots to select from. I truly believe she ran into trouble when she was forced out of this aggressive stance by speedy power players who became more consistent, or by power players who became more fit. For example, early Venus was prone to errors, so if Martina could extend rallies, she would often win the match. From 1997-99 Hingis won 9 of their 14 matches. Whereas by 2000, Venus was far more consistent and therefore winning more matches against Hingis. After 2000 Venus won 5 of 7. On the flip side, From 96-97 Hingis won 5 out of 6 matches.against Davenport. This was often because, as she would against most slower players, she would simply out maneuver them or tire them out. After Davenport began to commit more to fitness, she began to dominate Hingis off the ground due to better positioning and would win 11 of their last 17 matches.

I loved that match. Thanks for posting ❤️ It’s interesting that MJF never really adopted a different strategy after so many losses against Graf. There were basically 3 styles of play that would work against Graf. Mixing it up and retrieving (ASV, Sabatini, Coetzer), relentlessly charging the net (Navratilova) or pressuring her from the back of the court (Pierce, Seles, Davenport, the Williams sisters). In this match, Mary-Jo was giving Steffi what she loved. Nice pace, not too much topspin. I don’t think anyone ever beat Graf playing like this 😅

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How good of a doubles partnership these two could have been

Rene lost to Steffi 6-0 6-0 twice in her career. She played well in this match.

Hingis at this time she was invisible but at the 2001 Aussie got trashed by Jennifer capriati she was in the best shape of her life and very confident

Wow, I thought Fulco played very well. I didn't see any big errors from her side. What a unlucky day for her to meet Steffi playing at her best.

Good match!

I remember watching this match live. They joined the second set towards the end of it and Mary Carillo said that Mary Joe actually played well in that first set but Steffi was just that much better. Fernandez stepped it up even more in the second set but couldn't maintain it when it mattered the most. That's probably indicative as to why she never won a major title, as good as she was.

More backhand slice winners than usual

Steffi was on another level during the first half of the 94 season.

Steffi is undeniably the G O A T

1:52 beautiful backhand slice winner down the line from Graf

Love Steffi's attire in the first half of this match. I wonder why she only wore it this one time (and not even a full match)

What are the rules around checking the mark on the clay courts? Can the umpire decline to check them? I remember at the 1986 Amelia Island final, Graf argued a line call and the umpire declined to check the mark.

0:29. ... The timing required for this shot. Try it yourself and you will see what I mean.

Lol Now i know why mary joe fernandez is always trying to downplay steffi grafs accomplishments and games. Shes a bitter bitch. Got her ass whooped here. She tried it on the second set at least 1996 was steffi graf at her best. Absolute peak of her power. All cylinders were firing

beautiful tennis from both

I wonder was Graf remembering MJF's amazing comeback against Sabatini in 1993 in this match.....she was so close to winning that second set

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Wiesner seems to try a defensive game style like Arantxa Sanchez, but her shots are too harmless.

The thumbnail reminds me of another picture of Steffi, one of her hitting a forehand. ... That picture is notable because the photographer captured the shadow her body makes when she balances on one leg to hit her forehand. The shadow is in the shape of a bird.

Que bonito juega la Reina del tenis.

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