Venus Williams vs Steffi Graf 1999 Hannover SF Highlights
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Man, Venus could play some mean defense at times in her younger days...
God I wish we could see a match like this among the top ladies on the wta. Such athleticism, power and speed from these two greats.
Venus' athleticism, wow!! and she was at the net quite a lot, I love her game here. Graf is an amazing athlete herself of course, but Venus... she flies around that court!
This is the Venus I miss
Yes Venus👊🏽🎾👏🏼
Notifysender90 people get old lol...wish we didn’t
Serena beat it out of her in 02. Made her humble.
She’s had an amazing career and would have won so much more had it not been for her sister hahaha but an absolute champ and yes I wish she played like this too but she’s 20 years into her career.
This Venus beats peak Osaka any day of the week. She was such a force!
Venues is like a gazel ❤️❤️ so beautiful
Finishing. Points. At. The. Net. I love this match, watching Venus come to the net so often. It's the one thing that's missing from today's game... Many of the women are lost at the net. It's why Ash Barty is having success, because she's not afraid to come forward and finish at the net.
Both of these players are amazing! All of their matches were great. Venus was in great form!
Phenomenal tennis from Venus.. crazy that it's over 21 years ago now.. Great tennis from both.
the women's game was incredible in this era. i especially love how both players do not dither between points. win or lose, it's straight back to the baseline for the next point- no toweling down or other such time-wasting buffoonery.
I see Venus did the emphatic “Cmon” before Serena back in the day! Intense...I love it!!!
Lol no, Serena’s always done it.
Big Time Exactly! Serena had such a high standard to match up to. The result? The GOAT.
It's funny how these days Serena is all everyone talks about. Back in the day, its was the sisters. They both were on par and dominated. I really wish Venus didn't get sick, it stole away so much from her. She was/is/and always will be a great champion.
You realize your comment did exactly what you're complaining about! You mentioned Serena first...before commenting on Venus. Come on now, stop comparing!!!
Venus is/was an extraordinarily thoughtful and kind person. She was capable of playing really well against Serena. She stepped aside to give Serena the glory. Serena would talk about how Venus would beat her alot in practice. People should study how Venus played against everyone else and how she played against Serena.
Take a good look at the athleticism Venus had. She's the best athlete to ever play women's tennis.
@@gregoryphillips3969Do you mean to imply she deliberately lost against Serena?
You cannot be serious.
@@fundhund62 There's more to certain things than meets the eye. People can think what they want. Serena constantly lost to Venus in practice. They both talked about this. Venus would often speak about how bad Serena wanted to win. From the standpoint of athleticism there's never been anyone like Venus Williams in women's tennis before or since.
There were situations where they played in certain matches where Venus would play incredible throughout a tournament and then differently against Serena. There's was talk at the time about how Venus played against Serena in certain matches. All things being equal just to the naked EDUCATED tennis eye one could say the Venus was the best athlete but Serena was the mentally tougher player. Venus didn't serve and volley enough. Even Richard Williams once said that if Venus ever served and volleyed like she was capable of you could shut down the game it would be hers. She would have been unbeatable.
None of this matters now. They both had great careers. Venus and Serena will be giving hall of fame speeches soon.
Historically players always played to Graf's backhand to prevent her booming forehand from dominating. The Williams sisters just didn't give a shit and played to either side. They not only absorbed the power but returned it . I don't think Graf was used to this strategy. Her slice backhand was also surprisingly ineffective against Venus here.
The sisters didn't care because they know they could hit harder and move better than Graf. I guess the pace of play wasn't as fast back then, because the Graf forehand isn't that big of a shot. Especially when she needs a lot of space and production to hit a winner off of it.
MrJupiterjazz The sister didn't move better than Graf, but did hit harder.
Michael Walker I believe they do. especially from a defense position. maybe their power makes them look faster but I'm certain in the speed category I'm taking Venus
Graf had better movement and was faster. The Williams sisters have more power and they are mentally so strong
I agree, also Graf was about to retire, it's 2 generations facing each other, one at the end of her carreer and one just blossoming. I would have loved to see a Graf in her golden age against the sisters
Now I understand why Serena Williams is the G.O.A.T. it's easy to forget just how outstanding Venus Williams really was in her prime and what a high standard Serena had to work with.
True but they are more nasty now with her age of 40 coming
Illya Kuryakin doesn’t everyone?
Serena G.O.A.T. ???
The women's tennis is DISGUSTING.
In women's tennis there is no competition. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
@@capitanfuturo594 Take your hating ass elsewhere please. Thank you.
@Illya KuryakinNo he isn't
It is amazing that Venus is still actively playing tennis after 20 years and counting. Great win over the famous legendary Steffi Graf.
@Max E lol...who even IS this woman? You are definitely that Graf-obsessed Hoffenheim...just keep changing your name. Good to see you're alive and well though!
Steffi was not happy at all. They both played great.
3:44 what an awesome point, the courage Venus had to move in.
The fact that Graf was still that tough 10 years after her prime is really impressive.
Graf was 29 here that's still pretty young.
@@MrBjorn6 LOL...say that after playing for 10 years.....too much cheating and screaming from Venus, just like sharpova, and some others...
Graf was in her prime until 1996.
@@Harry00020 You're delusional.
@@regulusarcturus She was in her prime at 29, too. She simply got her butt handed to her by a better player.
Oh look, "the classy Graff" that these blind fans praise, refused to shake the ref's hand, what an angel. #PeopleInDenial..!! #BiasAndPrejuduce!!
Floyd Allen Graf is my favorite player from her era, but she was a very poor loser always-I’d never say that she was an emblem of sportsmanship.
Serena, on the other hand, is pillaged for her reputation and yet consistently shows grace in defeat at the net.
The fact that people can’t see this bias has always made me want to spontaneously combust.
Illya Kuryakin Serena didn’t have anything to do with Naomi at the USO
@Illya Kuryakin it's high time you and your loser Steffi Graf bends down and lick Monica's boots and admit that she is the GOAT.
Illya Kuryakin what the FUCK are you talking about? I literally just said Steffi was my favorite player. I watched all her matches when i was a kid you spoiled sack of meat. She was an amazing player, but she was not at all a ‘good sport’ until later in her career and talked about her opponents with brutal honesty, often says they had ‘no weapons’ to hurt her. If Serena talked that way, she’d be pillaged. Serena has had terrible behavior on multiple occasions before, but she’s also had very different bias against her than Graf.
I don’t need to be lectured about tennis from the likes of you, who clearly is revising history.
iam rips ok, no. In no century is Monica the goat. Seles never got the chance to show how’d she’d develop. Graf led Seles 6-4 before monica’s stabbing. In their slam finals, Seles beat Graf twice, Graf won once. Of the years where Monica was at her peak, Seles led Graf 4-3. Monica in no way completely dominated Graf, though she obviously had the edge in slam finals. There’s no way to tell how long she could have sustained that.
What we lost was a potential Federer-Rafa like rivalry. The press was so shocked that Graf finally lost, they portrayed Seles as overly dominant. She may have gone on to be, but we’ll never know.
The wingspan of Venus is impressive, seems like she just reached out from the other side of the court and hit some of those shots!
Always great to see comments about 'athleticism' in the women's game over 22 years ago, but from 2007 onwards, the real lack in the women's game, was an absence, at the top of the women's game, of any kind of 'CONSISTENT', challenge in the Grand Slam tournaments, which allowed sometimes retired, overweight and undeserving players to return and win titles, that would never happen on the men's Tour.
Venus was SO fast 💨
Venus' athleticism and court coverage was off the charts. For me this makes her one of the G.O.A.Ts
Lol! Doper sisters are pathetic
@@uchihaitachi5905 only a coward threatens lineswomen. Only a coward hides in a panic room
@Illya Kuryakin lol! Put down the crack pipe!
a male player is the greatest of all time, not a female... deal with it!
@@Anthony-he3yn try not to be so ignorant Anthony
Good match between the two. Though I wasn’t alive during this era, I sure wish I were so I’d be able to witness these kinds of matches. Also I wish Steffi hadn’t retired so early, I would’ve loved to see more matches between her and Serena and Venus.
@Illya Kuryakin - mindblowing?? Her rival Seles was stabbed by Graf's fan, which created an opportunity for Graf to win Slams again. Seles was winning 3 of 4 Slams per year before the stabbing. Graf was only winning Wimbledon. Get real. Graf's records are tainted.
Venus was superb tho. She made strategic tennis look simple. Awesome job venus
Graf was my favorite player Venus was becoming my favorite player, the only time I was not rooting for Venus was @Wimbledon 1999 when I wanted Graf to win one more. Then Graf won an incredible match only to lose to Davenport in the final. Plus Graf was my age, so I'd been a fan years.
Thanks for posting
Venus was so fantastic in moving back then, hope she can defend her championship in wuhan this year!
Well played Venus Williams 🎾🎾🎾🎾💚💚💚💚
Venus was making Steffi hear the sound of music...
Illya Kuryakin lol nah steffi just knew she could keep up with them so she was like “welp it’s time for me to hang the towel.” It’s ok to know when to quit. Don’t be a sore loser.
Illya Kuryakin You Don’t? Lol what a fool. Bye
@@arathgomez615 Steffi knew the game was changing on her, but I think she could have adapted if she wanted to. She would've had to beef up her serve and increase her foot speed. I just think she felt like she had accomplished everything she wanted so she didn't want to go through the adaptation.
Venus was respectful to her, so Im sure Stefi would have reciprocated
Illya Kuryakin I’m sorry but you are so butthurt that I can’t stop laughing. Calm down, will you?
Steffi showing unsportswoman like conduct not even looking at the chair umpire or shaking hands!
She was panini pressed 🤣🤣
She A sore loser. Even Serena who hates losing, still hugs her opponents afterwards.
@Illya Kuryakin come on, steffi is not the sore loser queen for nothing, so it was not surprising if she even hated the umpire.
@Illya Kuryakin you mistook the word trashiest for classiest. Yes, the trashiest sore loser of all time Graf. 😂
big deal
AMAZINGGGG.....I never knew they played against each..excellent footage and history. Would love to see this on actual TV
Venus had to much power for these ladies they never saw such a powerful strong and technical sound Athletic person.. blasting serves swinging on volleys, and hitting open stance. They didn't know what to do!
@Ilya Kuryakin Steffi who?
@Ilya Kuryakin ohh ok the sore loser
Thanks for the upload!
So nice to see vintage Venus still in action, still playing fantastic tennis today.
Isnt that the same outfit she wore at the US Open in 2000?
Venus' game (her athleticism, speed, power) allowed her to put Steffi in defense. Steffi's penetrating shots weren't enough to defeat a Venus who was playing as strong as Steffi with her forehand, was able to pick up any sliced balls taking the slightest opportunity of a short ball to attack at the net. The perfect way to beat Steffi.
Steffi was injured, way past her prime and months away from retirement here. It’s hardly a representative match of what she is capable of.
Venus lost 6-1 6-0 to Errani at the Australian Open. Decline is a powerful thing.
@@PravoslavniVitezMy god, you aren’t seriously comparing a clearly not injured (in this match) 29 year old Graf to a 40 year old Venus who could barely walk?
The way Steffi refused to shake the umpire’s hand at the end...🤦🏾♀️🤭😳
Who said anything about “deserve”? It’s courteous for players to shake hands, then shake the umpire’s afterwards - demonstrates sportsmanship. Refrain from putting incorrect words in people’s comments and stick to the facts and logic please. That means do not introduce concepts of ‘deserving’ or ‘not deserving’ in order to hijack or “remix” other people’s comments. 🙄 super annoying behaviour...
Some people won't just accept that she was discourteous . Being a fan does not mean displaying blind loyalty to the point of foolishness.
@ Iliya Kuryakin. Ok.
Illya Kuryakin I see that you’re just as classless at Steffi
Illya Kuryakin I couldn’t bother reading all of it. Next time reply with a concise answer.
Venus used to be a speed demon back then.
So incredible!!
Man THIS Venus is a BEASTTTTTTT.....would love to see this Venus again..
Yeah. I'd Love to see this entire match. I'm sure there were many more great entertaining points played out between these two great athletic Giants of pro women's tennis.
Lol, @ almost 2 decades later, with life changing healthy issues? Good luck with that.
what an amazing picture quality.
Every sportsman should accept his/her defeat in positive manner. Surprisingly Graff neither smiled while shaking hand with Venus nor she even shook hand with chair umpire.
Not expected from Garff.
@Illya Kuryakin Because true sportsman should appreciate the opponent's victory. Staffy is such a narrow minded person. I ddnt know.
I don't know who the hell are you. So I don't want to extend this.
Steffi was part of the generation where a handshake was just a handshake. These days, it's all about putting on a big and fake show. I remember at the 1989 Australian Open, Graf defeated Sukova and their handshake was quick and abrupt looking. But they were seen laughing and chatting together during the trophy presentation. When Graf defeated Sabatini at the 1988 U.S Open, 1988 Olympics, 1989 U.S Open, 1990 Zurich, and 1990 Worcester, Sabatini gave quick handshakes while barely looking at Graf. At the 1995 Birmingham event, Zina Garrison defeated longtime friend Lori McNeil and their handshake was just that, nothing more nothing less. And there were no smiles, hugs, or kisses. That's because the handshake was just a procedure at that time. The emphasis on putting on a show during the handshake is IMO really superficial. A lot of people also criticized Serena for her handshakes when she was younger whenever she lost. But I honestly never saw what the big deal was. But I guess she had to learn how to play the 'game' though when it comes to putting on appearances.
9:16 that "come on!!" though!!!!
That was pretty epic! Lol
I know right?! Venus was a woman on a mission!
disrespectful
Straight like Dat!!
This shows Venus was the queen at the net.
@Ilya Kuryakin racist
And Graf fans always present her as athlete with grace and a great deal of sportsmanship to emulate.
But they always ignore the fact that she was a very poor loser - snubbing the chair umpire and refusing to shake his hand after losing here to Venus.
She also did the same thing once before after losing to Gabriela Sabatini earlier in her career.
Yeah, I don't believe in gracious No. 1. They are all self-entitled, pompous egoist.
What are you looking at ?
Illya Kuryakin This conversation was about Steffi, and you feel the need to bring up Serena... For what?
@Illya Kuryakin poor poor Illya. Say what you really feel! Why are those blacks in tennis this is our (good white folks) sport. Those blacks always have to take over. Illya that's what happens when you are God's chosen people.
Mac and Borg and others did far worse on mens tour, so what. Pussy posters reading far to much into shakehands shtik, get over it.
09:41 nice burn of the chair umpire by Graf. Clearly not happy to lose in front of a home crowd.
@Illya Kuryakin Let it go. You're under every comment comparing the 2. You hurt Serena has Steffi's Open record?
@Illya Kuryakin 23>22
@Illya Kuryakin nope I don't. Good day.
venus! that girl was deadly back in the day!
5:10 how fast was that serve?
It was Stephi, Stephi, Stephi until Venus came along!....
Nah it was still Steffi, she made 3 out of 4 GS finals in her final year on tour before she retired. And her H2H vs Venus was 3-2 in favor of Graf.
It´s actually a pity that Graf decided to retire so early. It would have been great to see how she would have fared against the Williams sisters in their prime, how her rivalry with Hingis would have developed, or how she would have taken on players like Henin, Mauresmo and Clijsters later in their careers.
She was actually so dominant that I sometimes think that she might even return to the tour today! :)
She would not have won this many grand slams if not for the steffi fan who stabbed Monica Seles. I sometimes think Steffi is behind the stabbings... POOR CHAMPION
@@ngamkhohaohangsing4032 Maybe she would have won just as many.
Don't forget she had a positive record against Monica even prior to the stabbing.
But we'll never know.
@@fundhund62 but Steffi Graf lost 3 out of the last 4 grand slam finals against Monica Seles, so there...
@@fundhund62 Yes but you have to consider most of those victories were before Seles had that growth spurt. She was getting dominated by Seles in slam finals between 1991-93.
I see why Graff had to retire so early. The game was intense. She would never have got close to her record had the Williams showed up earlier
@Illya Kuryakin Graff would not have been able to play the Williams. Graff's time was full of weaklings and ageing legends hence teens won grand slams. The only competition Graff had was the woman that she arranged to get stabbed. It shows you how weak her era was. Her best serve was only 180 km/h. The williams were hitting harder than that. No teenager has won a grand slam since the williams showed up. It shows you how mature the game has now grown from the weak slow era.
It's funny how they always critique serena for not being nice when she doesn't win but some one was pretty salty when she lost this match. Did not shake the umpires hand.
Did Steffi ever insult umpires or threaten opponents and lineswomen with violence?
Generation shift here.Steffi needed a double handed backhand that's true.More lobs would've kept her in this.good watch
She either needed a double handed backhand, a better return or more power on her shots. She would often hit that backhand short and Venus would just come to net and use her lovely wingspand.
Graf had a great lob, but Venus is the toughest opponent to use lobs against
This was 10 years after her peak.
Graf's forehand is still very competitive even in the current tournaments, but her slice backhand is comparably defensive and less threatening.
Venus at her best.. i missed that time when she produced just a few errors and that ultimate power groundstroke.. her capability now just half of hers in the past but still very hard to defeat by any woman tennis player
If not for the autoimmune disease, Venus would've won a lot more grand slams, so unfortunate.
Lutfi Fansuri you people have to be aware that the William brothers; Venus and Serena are actually, Vinnie and Serino! Can you say
Transgenders? They been taking harmone meds since 8 years old by their daddy. So men beating women is ok by all of you?
It always cracked me up that Steffi (and Roger) would win Best Sportsmanship year after year. Of course it's very easy to be gracious and complimentary to people you just beat. The sign of good sportsmanship is what you do when you LOSE. Steffi was notorious for her rude behavior when she'd lose, yet she lost so little that everyone just thinks of her as the gracious champion. Roger too.
Liam Foreman roger at the beginning of his career was not a gracious loser and he even admitted it, but as he matured and got older he changed that and now he’s both a gracious winner and loser.
🤣😆😂
Totally agree with you. Graf was RUDE whenever she lost. Just look at the minimum cold 3-finger "handshake" to Venus, and did not handshake the chair umpire, as if he had any responsibility in her losing. BAD LOSER.
Media sell that image to make more money but of course it's not true. Federer and Graf were never good sports
Stefi yes, roger no
Boy Oh Boy, I used to love the way Venus used to play. Attacking the net, moving so swiftly around the court & just taking it to Steffi Graf. Venus' only problem was her 2nd serve, at times her tentative forehand & her lack of experience. Cause Venus' match vs Steffi at the 1999 Wimbledon quarterfinals was her match to win. Venus had over 20 Break points & she only converted 3 or 4. That was her lack of experience at winning the big matches & Steffi had alot of experience. These crazy Steffi Graf fans really believe Graf could have taken the Williams Sisters & Steffi would have won a few matches like she did but Steffi wasn't used to the pace, power & quickness of both Venus & Serena. Steffi definitely made the right decision to retire when she did.
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She said she would not play in her 30s long before there was any william sister. She was washed up in 99 and she had a slice backhand due to generational reasons. A double backhand with her footwork and hand speed, she would have kicked everyones butt.
Graf had actually tried switching to a two handed backhand at some point during the mid 90s as she was reportedly seen exercising that shot. She eventually kept the slice but changed the tactical aspect of it but hitting it more down the line on occasions rather than always playing it cross court all the time like she did up to the mid 90s
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Venus was amazing at the net! I wonder why she doesn’t play like this still
Because she's over 40? Lol.
@@apostasiaelegcho5612 😂😂
Thanks for the upload pretty good considering how low ago this was... I love Venus it's fantastic to be able to still watch her play at such a high level after all these years.. Steffi's handshake to the umpire was appallingly bad... Sour 🍇 grapes
LOL ... oh please....
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yescanto your mama bitch LOL
stuart kay mad a black girl bet her 💪🏾
Illya - were there any black competitors ever? Well Sloane Stephens beat Venus 2 times.
I think in 1999, Graf won 2 slams ( Australia and Wimbeldon) against Venus and the latter won Miami and Hannover against her
ThePeaceful14 Graf won Roland Garros in that year.
Venus you are lovely
Do you have this entire match?
Venus needs to incorporate serve & volley more. It will definitely give her much needed shorter points and increase her chances of going deeper in tournaments while battling Sjogren's and age. But her first serve will have to killer for that strategy to be effective with the power and timing many of the women have nowadays. I think it is really underestimated how much the Williams sisters changed the game of women's tennis over the years. Now so many women are absolutely *crushing* the ball *AND* have had to adapt to absorbing that power.
THEY DID NOT LIKE THIS, VENUS WINNING. THE WILLIAMS SISTERS CHANGE TENNIS, POWER AND SPEED, EXCELLENT BALL TRACKING.
Hard to work out whether Graf had lost a bit of power and speed in this match, or whether Venus was simply making it look that way as she was more powerful and had longer reach.
I definitely think Steffi couldn't train post-94 in the way she had been able to before, with her back injury, so she might have lost a bit of upper body strength.
Venus played a strategically perfect match here, really crowding Graf out and overpowering her on the backhand side, never volleying so well either.
A combination of both IMO.
@3:54 OMG talk about MOVEMENT, beauty and aggressiveness!!! her feet were tap dancing
Even then the Williams sister were hated & discrimination to the tenth degree even the commentators but they showed u
@Ilya Kuryakin go fuck off loser, always dragging Serena and Venus in the comment section. You will never be as great as them. Bye
You really expected a German crowd to not cheer for Steffi Graf, LOL! The crowd was more than fair to Venus, they were more positive to her than the American crowds usually are to Serena and Venus in fact.
Great match by both ladies. Venus won this match (in three sets), but Steffi beat her at Wimbledon this year and she won her 22nd Major at the French Open. It’s all good!
But if Monica seles was not stabbed I don't think Steffi would win many slams
@@apshanlimbu2153 what if Monica never born than
Graff se retiro joven por las hermanas williams sintió el verdadero terror
How did Steffi get to be so glum and sour after most of her losses and got away with it??? I've seen her behave quite crudely, if not rudely many times to opponents and umpires after losing a match and yet she was still considered a loved player. Beats me......
Yeah, me too.
trent8002003 She was just weak and pathetic. Couldn't have a thought of losing. Such a rude tennis player Graf is.
Steffi Graf has only gotten away with being rude after her loses only because of Venus' & especially Serena's enormous success. Now, all of a sudden Steffi Graf is tennis' most gracious & classiest tennis champion. And Serena is the total opposite. Not hardly. It's just hate & envy towards Serena Williams.
Well, at least she finished the match, Steffi was largely surpassed by Serena when it comes to being rude and disrespectful. I remember once, Serena took it out on an old line umpire threatening to kill her, she was losing the game and then because of that she just retired in anger and wrath refusing to play the few points left to lose. That was only one epysode. I never saw Steffi arguing much with an upire in times where the absence of Hawk eye made it more likely, needless to say she never insulted any umpire or quitted a match just because of losing it like Serena did.
Jose Gros The incident you're referring to was Serena's match with Kim Clijsters at the 2009 us open semifinals. Serena threatened to shove a ball down a line judges throat because she felt the line judge was wrongly calling her on several foot faults. Due to this outburst (which was rightly called for abuse) and a call on racket abuse after losing the first set she was penalised a point. This ended the match because it was match point for Kim on Serena's serve. Serena never quit this match. If you can refer to a time when Serena quit a match because of a squabble with a line judge or umpire I would love to see it because I don't believe it exists.
Graf realized her day was over. Time to retire. The Williams Sisters, Capriati and Davenport dominated. Martina and Chris took it to a new level and then Graf took it to a new level and then the Americans took it even farther.
You mean the Williams sisters, Hingis, Davenport and Capriati.
Did Capriati dominate in 1999? Graf beat her 6:0 6:0 in Key Biscayne. And she defeated Venus at Wimbledon.
serious play...never seen this video
I didn't know about this match, great job Venus, I thought only Serena had beaten Graff..
The Williamses drove Graf into early retirement. She knew she had no chance once the Williamses even turn 20. But yeah, the "knee injury" was the "real" reason Graf retired.
@Illya Kuryakin - Oh please. Graf had no chance against the Williamses once they got more experience on tour. None. Graf knew that so she had to retire once they beat young Williamses.
@Illya Kuryakin - Serena won the US Open 1999, while Graf suddenly retired shortly before, because she didn't want to get clobbered by colored Women. She knew it was coming, so might as well run away - kinda like that one friend who plays Poker with you that quits after winning 1 hand. That USO 1999 was the beginning of the rise of the Williamses, with Venus winning Wimbledon 2000 and USO 2000. Both sisters took turn winning most of Tier 1 Tournaments from then on as well. Serena was playing in 5 of 6 GS Finals against her Sister between 2002 and 2003. The Sisters continued their dominance up to 2005, took a break, then came back in 2007 through Jan 2017, until Serena got pregnant. And after baby, Serena still managed to make it to 3 finals of the past 5 slams - very impressive! And now she's in the Semifinals of USO!
@Illya Kuryakin lolol at the "blacks". Let's just give honor whereiits due. steffi was amazing in her time and the William's sisters were on the rise to greatness as she was making her exit.
@@TheSportslover2010 some conversations are not even worth entertaining. Just let the facts speak for themselves. ...lol.
Loved the way Venus played, exploring Graf's weak backhand. By today standards, Graf would have to change this shot otherwise she would be crushed there by many players
Nonsense. Steffi's backhand would have been even more of a weapon in today's game given how one-dimensional and absolutely helpless the current WTA players are. Look at Halep, the #2 player in the world who got trolled by journeywoman Taylor Townsend at the US Open. They can't deal with any kind of variety.
@@PravoslavniVitez "Nonsense" is to defend that a slice Backhand can support today's game.
@@nelsonluisfreire8969 Steffi had a magnificent top spin backhand as well, so she surely would have mixed it up. Nadal plays a slice bh 50% of the time nowadays yet he's an elite player.
Steffi would have been even more dominant in the current era than she was in the late 80s and 90s and would most likely have won multiple calendar slams.
@@PravoslavniVitez nonsense. STEFFI WOULD HAVE BEEN destroyed she is bascially vinci that's all. Average Serve, a good forehand and a slice. That ain't make a great player..
@@maximilianasmr7202 Lol, what on Earth makes you think Steffi would have been destroyed in today's brainless ballbasher era?
Steffi had winning records over Hingis, Davenport, Seles, Capriati, Clijsters and Venus, all of which were a part of a much stronger era than the one today.
If anything, Steffi would most likely be even more dominant in 2020 and would absolutely obliterate everyone in her way.
Not sure which came first but Steffi lost to both Serena and Venus that year, Serena at Indian Wells.
Actually I have started watching tennis because of steffi graf she is beautiful and a great champion, Remembering my childhood days.
Ya, but her game is boring. She just plays from the baseline, that's it .
That crowd though
As always, Stefi the sore loser ungracious in defeat. Well done Venus!
@Illya Kuryakin 😂😂😂 the classiest sore loser of all time!
@Illya Kuryakin just look at the frowning and disgruntled face of stefi graf, that is the webster definition of a sore loser my friend.
@Ilya Kuryakin Steffi Is a sore loser mutiple videos of her showing a bad attitude
@@maximilianasmr7202 She's still an infinitely better loser than Serena who has repeatedly humiliated herself in front of millions on the biggest stages in tennis.
@@PravoslavniVitez troll, you talking about Venus and them bring Venus into it... Cause u can't talk shit
Amazing win by Venus! Sending salty and cold Graf off with a loss! Graf and her famous salty and cold handshakes -- look at her no-look cold and salty handshake she did to the chair umpire. Never a Graf fan because of her attitude.
Graf was part of the generation where a handshake was just a handshake. It's not like today where it's all about putting on a big and fake show. I remember Graf and Sukova were friends back in the 1980s. When they played each other in the final of the 1989 Australian Open, their handshake was quick and abrupt with the two players barely looking at each other. But they were seen laughing and chatting with each other during the trophy presentation. At the 1995 Birmingham event, longtime friends Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil played each other. After the match, their handshake was just that with no smiles, hugs, and kisses. It was just a quick handshake, nothing more nothing less. The emphasis on the handshake these days is IMO very superficial.
Don’t forget to mention graf’s scare crow nose. That is ugly on another level. Lol
@Max E your comments here are full of trash. And Graf is not the GOAT. There is no one single GOAT in tennis. Graf is still behind Court for grand slam singles title wins. Additionally, you have other phenomenal stars who were equally talented to Graf. Furthermore, Graf was still known by several including many professional commentators in tennis for her cold personality at the net. Her handshakes when she lost were often classless.
Venus wore this style outfit before Serena in 2015 Australian open
Yesssss venussssss!!!!!!
Look at the handshakes!
Thank God Venus avenged her sister Serena's loss earlier that year at the Australian Open, by beating Steffi Graf... I Serena was watching this game and cheering on for Venus who of course won. Serena must have felt good and really happy her sister won!!!
Them beads pissed everyone off
The peak of venus and serena would be a headache to everyone.....
I love venus williams
9:01 look at the woman looking over at Serena and Oracene, pure hateration lol. Jealous!
Germany is racist and xenophobic, Remember. Seles was assaulted here and the German "justice" system did nothing to the perp since it benefitted Graf and Germans think they're superior to Eastern Europeans like Seles.
she retired on the right timing , as she cannot handle of those powerful player ,and her playing style is outdate and passive .
Venus so athletic! Shame her form was so shaky because of Sjogrens. She slayed the main 90s ladies and Steffi's top competition like 9-1 against Seles, 7-3 ASV etc lol and obviously a tight h2h to Steffi 2-3 herself ( one of those losses were when she was 14-15 yrs old, still it was a competitive match) I wish she had come and peaked in the early 90s coz the field overall was perfect to dominate and I'm sure she and Steffi would've had a tight rivalry.
Nonsense.
Even a peak 2000-03 Venus lost (among others) 36 46 to Coetzer, 16 26 to Dokic, 1-6 1-6 to Hingis, twice to Maggie Maleeva, 1-6 4-6 to young Henin, 4-6 4-6 to Schett (FO 01!), twice to Shaughnessy, to old Seles, chubby Testud, to Zvonareva.
Even an old, over-the-hill Steffi would have handled Venus.
@@carrerau7138 Your reading skills are nonsense because I literally said she had sjogrens of course her form was bound to be shaky anywhich way and overall she has a good record vs 90s ladies. Steffi herself said she never played such a high level Slam QF as she did vs Venus at Wimbledon 99 and I'll be fair she'd have led the rivalry but there's no way it'd have been easy for her like it was for the rest
@@paigehere5176Venus had Sjögren‘s even in 1999-2003?
At least then when she lost a match? 😨
@@carrerau7138 Sjogrens goes undiagnosed for years and gets progressively worse which explains Venus gradually deteriorating through the 2000s even though tactically she got better
Graf was saying herself. I get you next time
Venus is a beast at the net!!!!!! 😏
Baby Steffi was PISSED 😂😂😂 She didn’t even want to shake the chair umpire’s hand 🥴
At least she didn’t threaten to kill him.
haha most of henin fans here forgot that henin starts to dominate tennis when williams sisters retired from tennis in 2003 just after wimbledon and before US OPEN because of their half sister's death ! that's why henin start to win gran slam tournament !
i remember this sad matter like it was yesterday !
that sad event just relieved henin of williams sisters !!! before this , henin was as overhelmed as their other oponents !!!
only an extra sportive incident and not a regular defeat of williams sisters , allowed henin to dominate his sport but not totally! she never won wimbledon !
I STILL REMEMBER THAT GREAT ANSWER WHEN GRAF WAS ASKED IN WIMBLEDON 1999...WHY ARE YOU SO HAPPY TO BEAT A NEW YOUNG TENNIS PLAYER LIKE VENUS? SHE REPLIED...BECAUSE SHE IS GOING TO BE GREAT, AND AT HER AGE I WAS ALREADY NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD
How is that a great answer? That is a conceited and jealous answer.
Yes super jealous answer
I love how Venus walks here :) 8:24. What happened with the handshake? Steffi in Germany, of course she had the support but I enjoyed how Venus demonstrated to the crowd her talent. Specially to this man 7:08.
Steffi Graf getting a VENUS TENNIS LESSON.
Steffi is no doubt one of the best to ever do ot but she knew the Williams sisters were about to take over women's tennis.
No, she thought that Hingis would be the future, together with Venus.
Serena was not even top 10 on the day when she retired.
@@carrerau7138
,,,,but Serena was already once a top-10 player BEFORE Graf retired in August 1999 and ended the same season ranked no.4.
@@magnetmac1 In spring 1999 Hingis was the clear favorite to rule for the next 10 years.
Venus was seen as a possible challenger.
Serena was only the shorter, less talented little sister.
No one at that point thought that Serena would “take over women’s tennis“.
@@carrerau7138
Your comment has nothing to do...or even refute that fact that Serena was once a top-10 player BEFORE Graf retired in Aug. 1999.
@@magnetmac1 I never have disputed that. She was already #8 as a 17-year-old.
But you disputed that Serena was not top 10 when Steffi retired. And was caught lying as usual.
Stephanie didn't shake the umpire hands
Since Graf's retirement the pool of talent in the tennis world has been very shallow, which gave rise to the Williams sisters. I will say Venus has far superior net skills than Serena. Serena based her career on hitting the ball so hard nobody could catch it. I personally hate what tennis has devolved into, modern players lack basic tennis skills
@Big Time I thought Steffi was way past her best in this match. But that is neither here nor there because Venus was still figuring out her game. When it comes to Graf and Williams, their best years never coincided IMO. I thought Graf's best years were 1988 to 1989 and 1995 to 1996. I thought Venus' best tennis came at around mid-2000 to about 2002 (she played some especially breathtaking tennis during the summer of 2001).
Watching Venus during her prime years in the early 2000s makes me sad because she was never really able to replicate it because of her health issues.
Venus was frustrating me so much. She kept hitting it to Steffi forehand and I'm like nooooo hit her backhand wth 😂
She really didn't care at all with Steffi's forehand coz she knew she hit harder than her.
That tells you how much Venus is strong. She did not fear Graph forehand at all
If Venus can come up at the net more these days just as often as she did here, she has one more Slam before she retires! She is not as fit anymore to keep running balls up and down in long rallies.
BTW why doesn't the German announcer say "Wumderfah" for Venus when she hit s a great shot. hahahahahahahahaha Yes my spelling is incorrect on purpose.