Lindsay Davenport vs Steffi Graf 1999 Wimbledon Final Highlights

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  • Lindsay Davenport vs Steffi Graf 1999 Wimbledon Final Highlights

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  • @jorgeaugusto7496
    @jorgeaugusto7496 2 роки тому +22

    The reaction of Davenport so memorable! She respect Graf very much ! Well deserved for Lindsay ! Man Great memories indeed!

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 9 місяців тому +1

      Davenport said in 2020 that Steffi was the best player she ever played against.

  • @sfhayesvalley
    @sfhayesvalley Рік тому +11

    Davenport is one of the best humans to grace the ranks of professional tennis. This was but one highlight to a great career.

  • @paskferr
    @paskferr 7 місяців тому +8

    This must be Daveport’s best win, Wimbledon title against the Great Champion; her reaction at the end says it all

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 6 місяців тому +3

      They both play flawlessly here.
      At age 29 though, steffi was elderly by women's tennis standards. And she wilted after incredible run at the French in May, and then Wimbledon 2 weeks later

    • @paskferr
      @paskferr 4 місяці тому +3

      @@stevencoardvenice agree, she was thirty thou. Would have loved to see peak Graf against this Davenport. It would have been a very hard match anyway

  • @vijayaraghavannarayanan2973
    @vijayaraghavannarayanan2973 2 роки тому +16

    Davenport did play well here in Wimbledon in 1999. But she also deserved to win the title here in 2005. Iam not sure about her chance in 2000 but 2005 was her best chance to add to her tally

    • @tasibho
      @tasibho 2 роки тому +6

      she really blew that one in 2005 with all those errors at critical points which gave venus an advantage. also davenport lacked the mental aspect required to push through in tough moments. its not talked about often but its why most champions turn things around. serena was one of the best at it.

    • @zeddeka
      @zeddeka 2 роки тому +1

      she was injured in 2000

    • @maximilian2974
      @maximilian2974 Рік тому

      ​@T H Davenport has also had a bad cold in 2000. If anything, she blew a 5 love lead in the first set at the U.S open in 2000.

    • @jmnny85
      @jmnny85 Рік тому +3

      Venus outplayed her that's why she lost, Venus was dealing with trying to get equal prize money for the women,yet still was able to focus enough in the final, especially after the first set,credit to LD who often got negative in finals,her loss to Serena that same year at the AO showed that,but she played strong from beginning to end and was a match point a way from winning but Venus showed grit and determination.

    • @Ttjam1
      @Ttjam1 10 місяців тому

      @@maximilian2974it was 4-1 in the US Open final not 5-0. In the 2000 Wimbledon final she definitely had an injury which hampered her movement - not sure about the cold. Venus also had a calf strain but she was one of the best at pretending she wasn’t injured and disguising it, whereas I think injuries is actually the main thing that caused Lindsay’s moodiness. Even in the 2005 final she injured her back in the third set which kept her out for most of the rest of the summer.

  • @alisonhodge1778
    @alisonhodge1778 18 днів тому +1

    I watched the match it was very enjoyable, Steffi was very gracious in defeat, she simply said it was Lindseys day

  • @moviefan4life166
    @moviefan4life166 2 роки тому +34

    Davenport did so well to handle all of Steffi’s low bouncing slices in this match. On paper Steffi should have been a big favorite but Lindsay actually seemed to like the matchup vs Steffi and beat her a number of times in fact 6 of 14 times they played. That’s pretty impressive!

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 2 роки тому +6

      Both women played amazing. Clearly more skilled than the current top.women in my opinion

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 Рік тому +7

      5 of Davenport‘s 6 wins came in 1998/99 after Steffi‘s 1997 reconstructive knee surgery.
      In 1998/99 Steffi also lost to Appelmans, Kournikova, Zvereva, Serna, Sugiyama, Schnyder, Halard, Frazier.

    • @pertjacanape
      @pertjacanape Рік тому +2

      I love Davenport because she plays so fluidly and her ballstriking is beautiful, but Steffi's peak was 1988, winning Olympic gold along with all four slams, while Lindsay was in elementary school.

    • @gb5663
      @gb5663 Рік тому +1

      ​@@carrerau7138yeah, as you can see in this match, Steffi clearly couldn't run any more. She was limping around the court, like an old lady. (Yes, I'm making fun of you)

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 Рік тому +1

      @@gb5663 Steffi losing 5 matches to Appelmans, Serna, Sugiyama, Halard, Frazier in 1998/99 is even more impressive than losing 5 matches against Davenport.

  • @darkeneydarkeney8092
    @darkeneydarkeney8092 Рік тому +8

    I remember Lindsay didn't return particularly well in this match. You don't get to see it from these highlights. But Steffi always put a high percentage of first serves in. In my opinion, Lindsay's serve won her this match. Correct me if I'm wrong, but she did not lose her serve once in this match? Broke Steffi twice? At least that's how I remember it.

  • @cutechilean
    @cutechilean 2 роки тому +12

    Lindsay seems to be such a nice person.

    • @valentinodelpiero4861
      @valentinodelpiero4861 2 роки тому +1

      Wasn’t with the Williamses in the early days… (as many as well weren’t)

    • @gb5663
      @gb5663 Рік тому

      ​@@valentinodelpiero4861well, the Williams sisters were total assh*les so what would you expect?

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 7 місяців тому

      Her constant "f*ck" screams when something went wrong for her were a bit off-putting.
      Is she also from some ghetto neighborhood like the Williams sisters?

  • @stevenmichael4990
    @stevenmichael4990 10 місяців тому +3

    I absolutely appreciate this/your highlights video but there's Never ever any score. I never know what's going on or where they are in the match. If I didn't hear the umpire mention Davenport won the first set, I never would have known. Please include the score of the games & of the match. Thank you

  • @lenwelch2195
    @lenwelch2195 7 місяців тому +1

    This was the first Wimbledon final where I felt no way in how it panned out. The crowd was subdued and I’m glad Lindsey won now looking back, because it was her only win there.

  • @mauriciofranchi14
    @mauriciofranchi14 7 місяців тому

    Either way, in victory or defeated, it was always a win for the viewer to see Steffi Graff on the court. Such a stylish, elegant and athleticism display!

  • @zyngacita
    @zyngacita 5 місяців тому +2

    Davenport has theeeee sweetest groundstrokes. Love how hard and flat she hits.

  • @kofipokuantwi-boateng5446
    @kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Рік тому +4

    Who would've have thought back then this was going to be Davenport's only Wimbledon title

    • @lwh7301
      @lwh7301 Рік тому +5

      She was lucky she won one.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 Рік тому +4

      I never thought that Davenport was a particularly great grass courter.

    • @Ttjam1
      @Ttjam1 10 місяців тому +1

      @@carrerau7138and yet only Venus and Maria figured out how to beat her at Wimbledon after 1998 until she retired. 1998 was the year she improved her serve - obviously the grass helps a big server

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 10 місяців тому +5

      @@Ttjam1 But Davenport lost to players like MJ Fernandez, Savchenko, Chladkova, Tauziat in Wimbledon before she beat good old Steffi in the 99 final.
      And then she indeed became Venus's punching ball there.
      I think fast hard courts were Lindsay's best surface.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 7 місяців тому

      I was quite sure.
      And surprised that she made two more Wimbledon finals.

  • @edacasin
    @edacasin 5 місяців тому +2

    Lindsey Davenport was never a great mover, but boy, her ground strokes have pinpoint accuracy! Loved watching her play!

  • @sds2954
    @sds2954 4 місяці тому

    Steffi and Lindsay had so much respect for each other. Lindsay was one American player i could get behind because of her humility (the others include Keys, Sloane, Venus and now Pegula). Back to this match, i think Steffi peaked in this tournament against Venus. She exhausted so much energy there that she ended up being quite flat against Lucic and Davenport in the semi's and finals respectively. One has to give props to Dav though. She had one hell of a tournament and remains one of the cleanest ball strikers ever on the WTA. What she lacked in athletic ability she made up for in placement and power.

  • @netfun8087
    @netfun8087 2 роки тому +6

    Davenport was a great player and had very charming personality, very easy to root for her. But this particular match being her last Wimbledon, I would’ve loved for Graf to have won.

    • @stefan7890
      @stefan7890 Рік тому +1

      For sure this would have been a treat to get the french and wimby back to back and go.. but a win and finals clay / grass states it.. nobody does this.. but steffi, a bit off that day, unlike the amazing qf against venus..cheers..

  • @johnlewis195
    @johnlewis195 Рік тому +2

    Serena may have more Grand Slams but Steffi Graf was so ON in every Final

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 Рік тому +3

      Not in this one.

    • @nicolasneri7738
      @nicolasneri7738 6 місяців тому +1

      GRAF is only one slam behind williams... and she won everything in 1988. serena can't touch that

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 6 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@nicolasneri7738
      Oh come on. I'm pretty sure Serena won 4 majors in a row one time. Long time ago. Can't remember the details. Serena and Graf are both beasts. Although I find graf's game to be much more aesthetically pleasing to watch. Aggressive, but with style, while gliding across the court, like Michael Jordan.
      But We all know that the grunting teenage slugger Monica seles with her 2 handed groundstrokes and ugly game nevertheless found away to DEMOLISH her for like 18 months lol. French open final 92 is a great example. On UA-cam

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 3 місяці тому

      @@stevencoardvenice The FO 92 final which Seles won with 10-8 in the 3rd was her only win against Steffi in their 4 matches of 1991/92, you sad clown.
      Let me guess - you are American?

  • @erickamila833
    @erickamila833 Рік тому +3

    great lindsay...a very nice girl.....Bravo!!

  • @lindsayhengehold5341
    @lindsayhengehold5341 2 роки тому +1

    Interesting Content!

  • @ersa1077
    @ersa1077 2 роки тому +5

    Not to take any credit from Davenport but Steffi was a bit off in this match.Her from was nowhere as good as Qf stage where she played amazing against Venus.

    • @netfun8087
      @netfun8087 Рік тому +1

      That match against Venus was EVERYTHING

    • @arineems6059
      @arineems6059 9 місяців тому +1

      @@netfun8087 Worthy of a final

  • @7135HOLLY
    @7135HOLLY 2 роки тому +9

    It’s great that Davenport won but she was a better player and athlete in 2004 and 2005. The rain delay at 2004 WB against Sharapova in SF changed the match (and Sharapova’s life) and we all know what happened in 2005. Venus said in a podcast last year that she doesn’t know how she won in 2005 and that Davenport was the better player that day and her father still talks about that 2005 final.

    • @tasibho
      @tasibho 2 роки тому +2

      she was the better player mentally. Davenport was devastated . she knew she should have won that match.

    • @7135HOLLY
      @7135HOLLY 2 роки тому +3

      @@tasibho yes, I know. I’m just repeating what Venus said in a podcast.

    • @jamesdavidkmoss
      @jamesdavidkmoss 2 роки тому +2

      They is a few Opens she such of won starting with US 04,AUS 05

    • @sunsetblvd24
      @sunsetblvd24 5 місяців тому

      US04 05, Wimbledon 04, 05, AO 04 😢

    • @JordanjamesX
      @JordanjamesX 11 днів тому

      Lindsay wasn't mentally strong in those slam finals. Whenever she faces adversity she crumbles. 2005 AO & Wimbledon finals proof of this.

  • @Calicokit101
    @Calicokit101 8 місяців тому +3

    Wish Graf could have retired with the Wimbledon trophy in her hands 😢

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 7 місяців тому +1

      The FO win that year was far more important.

  • @Ineddiblehulk
    @Ineddiblehulk Рік тому +1

    Everyone - including Steffi - thought the championship final was her QF against Venus. They were the two playing at the highest level in the tournament and that match was the highest level match of the tournament. Davenport hadn’t been that impressive compared to her usual standard so everyone tho7ht this was Graf’s match to lose. But she was a bit flat and Davenport played far better than she had for the tournament.

  • @DingKong
    @DingKong Рік тому +3

    I remember watching this. It was a bit of a strange match - Graf was going well then seemed to run out appetite for the game.
    By this point she seemed to be not enjoying tennis so much in general; in the final set it looked like she just couldn't put the effort in any more.
    Davenport was also a good player but really upped her fitness levels a while after this.

  • @jamesc7019
    @jamesc7019 6 місяців тому +1

    Steffi was injured but still played well. Glad she went out on top not like Federer.

  • @alex11578
    @alex11578 2 роки тому +6

    Graf was well past her prime here

    • @jorgeaugusto7496
      @jorgeaugusto7496 2 роки тому

      Yea but wow for almost 30 she moved well very well...Never got fat or something hahah! Davenport have like weight issues but man so powerful with her serve in this match ...Graf can't handle it!

    • @zukomnukwa1726
      @zukomnukwa1726 2 роки тому +8

      She had just won the French Open and had beaten Davenport on her way to the title. Stop making excuses for her

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 роки тому +1

      @@zukomnukwa1726 Even a past-her-prime Steffi could win a slam.
      But 1988/89 and even 1995/96 Steffi were on a different level.

    • @zukomnukwa1726
      @zukomnukwa1726 2 роки тому +1

      @@carrerau7138 so past her prime was before she turned 30?

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 роки тому +2

      @@zukomnukwa1726 Yes.
      Steffi‘s 10 best years were 1987-96 in which she won at least 7 tournaments and had always annual match winning percentages above 89 % as a 18/27-year-old.
      In 1999 she won only 1 tournament and had a winning percentage below 80 %.
      She was an early bloomer (won Golden Slam at 19) and not a late bloomer like Navratilova who had her best years at age 25-32 (1982-89).

  • @benchick3565
    @benchick3565 Рік тому +1

    Steffi had a tough draw and had to tough 3 setters in the quarter finals and semi plus pulled her hamstring. She definitely was tired for this match and he shots never had enough sting on them

    • @AdamDawson3
      @AdamDawson3 Рік тому

      Steffi also reached the Semi-Final in Mixed Doubles

    • @deedledave9826
      @deedledave9826 8 місяців тому

      @@AdamDawson3 I think her decision to play the mixed with McEnroe was a mistake and probably cost her the singles title. The French Wimbledon back-to-back is a tough ask for anyone (though Steffi did it three times previously), and that, given her age and fragile physical state, meant that she should have just focused on singles. Though I understand the nostalgia involved in playing with a player you admired, I think it was a costly mistake.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 3 місяці тому

      @@deedledave9826 Steffi did the FO/Wimbledon double in 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996.
      BTW, in each year she added the USO title later. So 4 times the FO/Wim/USO triple. No other pro did that more than once (Helen Wills did it twice about a 100 years ago).

  • @nursondewind6227
    @nursondewind6227 7 місяців тому

    Who would have guessed that this would be Davenport's last major won?

    • @richardmacken9410
      @richardmacken9410 6 місяців тому +3

      Australian Open Champion in 2000 beating Martina Hingis 6-1 7-5 was Lindsays last major.

    • @youngtoday7651
      @youngtoday7651 5 місяців тому

      Last Wimbledon title yes

  • @lwh7301
    @lwh7301 Рік тому +1

    Hard to watch Davenport run after the ball. I feared she'd break a leg. She was so slow and gawky.

    • @frankzito8653
      @frankzito8653 Рік тому +2

      Lindsay's game was based on hitting hard, penetrating shots to all corners. Early in her career, she was quite heavy and movement was never going to be her strength. She, to her credit, did improve her fitness and movement and the results prove it. Three grand slam titles, an Olympic gold medal, and achieved the world number 1 ranking.

  • @gb5663
    @gb5663 Рік тому +12

    The number of excuses people make for Graf is actually hilarious

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 Рік тому +3

      Actually Seles and Serena fans are the masters of excuses - too stabbed, didn’t grunt, didn’t care, racism, other interests, half-sister shot, pregnancy, cheating opponents, sexist umpires and so on.

    • @jujumusique1305
      @jujumusique1305 7 місяців тому +5

      This and the absolute lack of any decency as shown in the comment responding to your post. Literally makes fun of a stabbing and a murder of a relative.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 7 місяців тому +3

      @@jujumusique1305 Making fun only of the monstrous exaggeration concerning the impact on a tennis career of a minor stabbing and the death of a half-sister.
      Excusing Seles's lack of competitiveness in 2003 with a stabbing in 1993 is hilarious.
      And the death of a half-sister which Serena and Venus left behind in some ghetto apparently was not life-shattering either.
      There are few tennis greats who had to overcome more hurdles in their careers than Steffi Graf. But she and her fans have never been harping on that for 20 or 30 years.

    • @mr_coffee9917
      @mr_coffee9917 7 місяців тому +1

      @@carrerau7138Agreed

    • @jamesr2164
      @jamesr2164 7 місяців тому +5

      Yes, I agree. The number of excuses people make for Graf is hilarious, but Carrerau7138 is by far the worst offender.

  • @MirjanaLfan
    @MirjanaLfan Рік тому +5

    Steffi was still upset about the tax scandal involving her father a decade before otherwise she would have won 6-0 6-0.

    • @CallumRickard
      @CallumRickard Рік тому +5

      😂😂😂

    • @FlabbyTitmuss
      @FlabbyTitmuss Рік тому +3

      Hahahaha.

    • @YDVDNVRR
      @YDVDNVRR Рік тому

      Come on 😄😝😂😆😜

    • @darkeneydarkeney8092
      @darkeneydarkeney8092 Рік тому

      I actually heard it's because Steffi was so ashamed because her mother sweats when she shits

    • @stevyyjay85
      @stevyyjay85 Рік тому +1

      @tobiasisback4605 I saw her this year. She looked super fit and amazing. I love that she is taking care of her charities and wants nothing to do with tennis anymore. She really went in her own lane - and always has.

  • @tobiast5908
    @tobiast5908 Рік тому

    Lucic was tiring after the first set, Grafs Fitness and athletism paying off again, even this late in her career and only 1 month before her retirement.

  • @huseyinatay3
    @huseyinatay3 2 роки тому +2

    Steffi Graf 's very tough Venus match also forced him to face Lucic in the semifinals . Two or three sets of long matches put Graf in a difficult position in front of Davenport . Because Davenport came to the finals without any difficulty. With the advantage of his height, he made very effective serves in grass court matches. However, a month ago at Roland Garros, Graf had easily defeated Davenport. Davenport's serve and forehands were ineffective on the dirt ground. Graf's backhand slice have been very effective.M andatory rain breaks were also effective in this defeat. Graf could not find rhythm. Service could not break.

    • @gk891
      @gk891 2 роки тому +4

      While I agree that Graf had a let-down after her match with Williams and the Lucic match going 3-sets did not do her any favours, it is still very possible that Davenport would've won this match anyways. She was in very fine form at this Wimbledon.

    • @rajusaha855
      @rajusaha855 2 роки тому +2

      Graf had a much tougher draw in Wimbledon 1999 than Davenport.

    • @matthewmcalister2165
      @matthewmcalister2165 2 роки тому +1

      Wasn’t their match at RG three sets? I wouldn’t call that “easy”

    • @gk891
      @gk891 2 роки тому +2

      @@matthewmcalister2165 The first set was easy but the second and third sets weren't. I remember being interested in that match and how it would turn out. Because Davenport was coming into her own while Graf was far past her prime. But the fact that it was on clay could've made a difference since Steffi grew up on that stuff while Davenport hated it.

    • @7135HOLLY
      @7135HOLLY 2 роки тому +3

      @@rajusaha855 players don’t make the draw; the draw is the draw.

  • @jakedraper9101
    @jakedraper9101 Рік тому

    Steffi Graf came out flat after she play 3setters first against Venus than lucic she was very tired against Lindsay and if u want to play Lindsay u have to be in ur best game

  • @bryanmartin5901
    @bryanmartin5901 2 місяці тому

    Hahaha put Steffi right in her place, I love how people act like “but Steffi could’ve won so many Slams in her 30s “ yeah alright but she couldn’t beat ball basher and slow mover Lindsey Davenport she sure as hell wasn’t getting any more Slams with Venus, Serena, Kim, Henin, Maria and so many others beginning to peak. Too funny…

  • @dariomondini1655
    @dariomondini1655 2 роки тому +9

    Graf used only forehand, impossible to win against Seles or Davenport when they were at their top level...

    • @harryrinaldi2812
      @harryrinaldi2812 2 роки тому +8

      Really? And how come she had a winning records against them?

    • @gk891
      @gk891 2 роки тому +4

      @@harryrinaldi2812 Especially since Steffi's slice backhand was arguably her biggest weapon. Her slice backhand wasn't quite on in this match however as there wasn't that much bite on it on that day.

    • @jakedraper9101
      @jakedraper9101 2 роки тому +3

      ​@@harryrinaldi2812 only cus Monica was stabbed otherwise it would be a much better record but now nobody knows

    • @franciscolaprida2133
      @franciscolaprida2133 2 роки тому +8

      Graf and Seles played 5 times during the time that Seles was ranked number 1 with Graf winning 3 and Seles 2 so Graf playing well below her 1989 form still managed to win most of her matches against Seles during her prime.

    • @harryrinaldi2812
      @harryrinaldi2812 2 роки тому +8

      @@jakedraper9101 before Monica was stabbed their head to head was 6-4 in favour of Steffi. Steffi even beat Monica twice in 1991 when Monica was world no 1. When Monica was no 1, they met 5 times. Steffi winning 3-2.

  • @darthfreund
    @darthfreund Рік тому +1

    If Steffi didn't have any problems with her thighs, she would have defeated Lindsay for sure. Your mistake with McEnore in mixed more burden

    • @magnetmac1
      @magnetmac1 11 місяців тому

      Excuses, excuses

  • @simonecorleone3338
    @simonecorleone3338 Рік тому +4

    LINDSAY A GOOD GIRL
    Steffie a nasty girl

    • @MounirHarjane-z4d
      @MounirHarjane-z4d Рік тому +1

      Steffi Graf is a Queen

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 7 місяців тому +1

      Steffi is the most popular woman tennis player of all time.
      By far.

  • @h-dawg1876
    @h-dawg1876 Місяць тому

    Graft and Federer literally play the same. Honestly I doubt Williams would beat graft on these surfaces

  • @flash-uj6ly
    @flash-uj6ly 2 роки тому +2

    Marion Bartoli is a better Tennis player than Steffi Graf.

    • @teetill9920
      @teetill9920 2 роки тому +4

      I'm sure you are kidding! 😂😂

    • @stephenmeitai7622
      @stephenmeitai7622 2 роки тому +5

      Yes. Opinion for Psycho like you.
      Mosquito is Bigger than Elephant 🐘 in size and Heavier than Elephant.
      But Elephant fly faster than Mosquitoes and Elephant has wings according to you

    • @FlabbyTitmuss
      @FlabbyTitmuss 2 роки тому +3

      Dear oh dear. There’s always one, eh?

    • @flash-uj6ly
      @flash-uj6ly 2 роки тому

      @@FlabbyTitmuss you are being sexist.

    • @FlabbyTitmuss
      @FlabbyTitmuss 2 роки тому +1

      @@flash-uj6ly As far as I’m aware, both Graf and Bartoli are females. Please stop talking crap.