Serena Williams' Run to Her First Grand Slam Title | 1999 US Open

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  • @bweb6
    @bweb6 Рік тому +171

    17 years old and beating Clijsters, Seles, Martinez, Davenport and Hingis on her way to lifting her first Slam. Serena is/was such a special athlete. 👑

    • @DM-bk9mn
      @DM-bk9mn Рік тому +29

      I don’t know anyone currently who has had to play even a quarter of the caliber of those players to win a slam.

    • @esjay0249
      @esjay0249 Рік тому +10

      What a stride my girl had. Full confidence..

    • @malcolmnorman5694
      @malcolmnorman5694 Рік тому +6

      These girls today would have loss in the 2nd round not the queen👸

    • @jefferoni1984
      @jefferoni1984 7 місяців тому +1

      It was amazing. Although Clijsters was younger than Serena and wasn’t a big player yet. But obviously already very good.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      @@DM-bk9mn Clijsters was only #98 then, Martinez far over the hill and only #16, Seles's peak years (1990-96) long gone.

  • @DM-bk9mn
    @DM-bk9mn Рік тому +81

    And tennis was never the same after this! What an incredible start to an incredible career!

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      Tennis wasn't the same either after Schiavone won the FO 2010.

  • @mwelb5251
    @mwelb5251 7 місяців тому +27

    The world had absolutely no idea what an incredible talent they were watching and how she changed women's tennis

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      How did she change women's tennis?
      How would it be different today if she had never existed??

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому +1

      @@carrerau7138 she changed women tennis with more focus on athleticism and physical game. William sisters changed it said by countless professionalism whereas ur fave grafs game isn't played anymore as it doesn't harm in modern game. Cope

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      @@AdyHh-up9ez You think Navratilova and Graf focused less on athleticism?
      What else did they focus then in your opinion?
      You think Steffi Graf with today‘s racket technology would not dominate Swiatek, Rybakina, Sabalenka, Gauff?? 😂

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 yes why not? Game has changed. Mavartilova was facing fat housewives. Swiatek topspin is deadly against one handers. Like nadals was against Roger. She would eat that backhand. And rybakina sabalenka will outpower Graf. Graf lost to slow Davenport in slam final. Lmao

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 swiatek is super fast can slid on every court. Why won't she beat them? Lmao. Graf has to run away after losing to Davenport as she realiz d her future is dark 🤣🤣

  • @roter13
    @roter13 Рік тому +26

    Serena's serve at 17 was already massive.

  • @quinley7877
    @quinley7877 Рік тому +33

    Extremely rare talent she is. The fact that for every era of tennis she was in, she adapted her game style to that era. It’s going to be a long time till we see a female player like her on the wta.

    • @estelalopez3563
      @estelalopez3563 8 місяців тому

      This is why I don’t like people dying because if people die everyday that means no good athletes

  • @sanctuary70
    @sanctuary70 Рік тому +64

    To those who said SERENA became GOAT because she had no competition. Take a GOOD look.

    • @calm1047
      @calm1047 7 місяців тому

      Betty what are you talking about? A goat is someone with a long successful career! Coco is great and she could be in the conversation one day! Like many you have hate for Serena!

    • @marcusgraham5084
      @marcusgraham5084 7 місяців тому

      @@calm1047 COCO GAUFF 2.0, 2023 US OPEN CHAMPION has entered.

    • @sighfly2928
      @sighfly2928 7 місяців тому

      @@calm1047Comparing Coco and Serena is like comparing God to Jesus lol

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      Serena never became GOAT.
      And she had no competition after Henin's retirement in 2008 (Serena won 15 of her 23 slams after that!).

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 serena 23 over Graf 22 aid d by seles stabbing who owned her in slam finals.

  • @doksh5740
    @doksh5740 7 місяців тому +12

    The queen of tennis 🎾🎾🎾. She is really missed

  • @wilcoxdaniel9825
    @wilcoxdaniel9825 7 місяців тому +12

    People talk about these girls and only power tennis. These girls were ahead of the new game. Their readiness to hit the ball, the incredible angle shots drop shots. Volleys they had it all. They redefined the game. As Graf Said, they have no weaknesses.

  • @andrewkinsman1466
    @andrewkinsman1466 Рік тому +28

    To see the look each players face after she beat them is priceless, they knew they had to get to the gym and work harder, that's why there was so much aminosity between the top players and venus and serena, absolute queen's of the tennis courts ❤

    • @faithchambers5698
      @faithchambers5698 7 місяців тому

      😅💯

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      Even more priceless was the look on Serena's face after Roberta Vinci beat her in the USO 15 semis.

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 priceless look of Graf and her father when they got monica stabbed to help Graf career

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      @@AdyHh-up9ez Sadly Parche botched this, let the grunter live.

  • @kimanimzalendo367
    @kimanimzalendo367 7 місяців тому +7

    Amazing confidence and poise in a 17 year old

  • @bdr5518
    @bdr5518 Рік тому +27

    She beat some of the best at 17 🙌🏿🙌🏿

  • @swamp5050
    @swamp5050 7 місяців тому +6

    It's obvious Serena brought a new level to women's tennis that left the other players stunned at the shot making and power. A Champion was born, no other player has come close to what Serena has accomplished!

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      Losing in slams to giants like Craybas, Srebotnik, Cornet, Makarova, Razzano in slams even in her peak years?
      Imploding against a Roberta Vinci at the threshold of a Grand Slam?
      Losing in almost 70 % of the tournaments she played?
      Having an embarrassing match winning percentage of only 84.6 %?
      You clown.😂🤣😂

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      Actually the level of tennis went down step by step during the 00s and 10s.
      Why do you think an overweight Serena could win 10 slams in the 2010s??

  • @AmanSS890
    @AmanSS890 10 місяців тому +12

    I remeber being in high school in 1999 she was killing it so much talent Serena you can tell hits the gym hard you need to have power to hit that ball hard and fast. so much talent SERENA is the GOAT of TENNIS

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      Thank God Serena never killed anyone. Even though she threatened to do it.

  • @FernandoHernandez-mv9zo
    @FernandoHernandez-mv9zo Рік тому +24

    It's tough to see Venus in the stands watching her little sister winning her 1st major. Venus was expected to be the first to succeed.

    • @Tied348
      @Tied348 9 місяців тому +6

      Why is it tough. Venus has won many grand slams. It would be tough if she never won a grand slam. It's just serena did it first

    • @horse-4598
      @horse-4598 8 місяців тому +2

      It’s tough if you’re a Venus fan. I’m sure she was happy for her sister.

    • @youngtoday7651
      @youngtoday7651 6 днів тому

      Oh you better believe that Serena's win motivated Venus to go after hers the following year

  • @TennisJunkiez242
    @TennisJunkiez242 Рік тому +10

    I always say Alcaraz come up reminds me of Serena’s . This title started it all and the rest is pure history of dominance, determination & never give up attitude

  • @sammcbride2149
    @sammcbride2149 Рік тому +15

    Big fan of both sisters even before they hit the big time.

  • @SpiritualLifeCoach43
    @SpiritualLifeCoach43 7 місяців тому +6

    Serena is forever the G.O.A.T

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      Says an American boy....😂

    • @SpiritualLifeCoach43
      @SpiritualLifeCoach43 2 місяці тому +1

      @@carrerau7138 Correction, American woman 😎

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      @@SpiritualLifeCoach43 Yes, only some Americans think that Serena is the GOAT.

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 na whole world think except stabber Graf fans

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      @@AdyHh-up9ez Then why does Steffi win all those GOAT polls?

  • @taylorhenderson7674
    @taylorhenderson7674 8 місяців тому +4

    Serena 😮 ! She was soo small, just like Venus. By the time I was old enough to know her , she was beast! She bulked up , got so much more power !

  • @stem_jim
    @stem_jim 8 місяців тому +11

    I remember watching this match on tv and marveling at Serena's court coverage, extraordinary fitness, and will to win. From day one she was hellbent on scorching record books like Graf before her. I was also hoping that her victory would spur Venus on which it did. Both improved after this US Open.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      And yet Serena had no important record at the end of her career...

    • @stem_jim
      @stem_jim 2 місяці тому +1

      @@carrerau7138 You're kidding right? For starters, she remains the only player male or female to have won a singles title on tour in 4 different decades. Serena's had her detractors in the sport. But that doesn't diminish her accomplishments on or off the court.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      @@stem_jim Yes, her Auckland 20 title final win against the #76 player was truly impressive. 🤣
      That is an irrelevant record.
      Even more irrelevant than Steffi winning AND defending each slam title in two decades. Interesting but not relevant.
      24 slams is relevant.
      Golden Slam is relevant.
      Winning each slam at least 4 times is relevant.
      Winning 3+ slams in 5 different years is relevant.

    • @stem_jim
      @stem_jim 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 You clearly have a lot of free time on your hands. I sincerely hope you're able to monetize your efforts at discounting Serena's career achievements. Otherwise, your time could be better spent like perhaps on self improvement. Serena has a boatload of trophies and legions of fans; nothing you write changes that. Y listo...

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      @@stem_jim Serena has a lot of fans in the USA but almost nowhere else.
      I think YOU should try to improve. I'm already quite good.

  • @adrianrichards
    @adrianrichards 7 місяців тому +2

    she was so young and so talented. ...that serve

  • @keeganthorpe
    @keeganthorpe 3 місяці тому +1

    20 years later she was in another U.S. Open final. Amazing.

  • @bfcake5155
    @bfcake5155 7 місяців тому +3

    And to think 22 more grand slams after this one. Most players dream of winning 1 in there career. Believe in your dreams they will come true.

  • @user-or2gp7gd9m
    @user-or2gp7gd9m 10 днів тому +2

    She was Awesome!!! The 🐐

  • @rockrasheed7507
    @rockrasheed7507 Рік тому +6

    Serena Williams = SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @johnwebb2442
    @johnwebb2442 8 місяців тому +3

    Classic sports moment.

  • @Hickory-ez8gv
    @Hickory-ez8gv 16 днів тому +1

    These girls were born with this gift and talent to change this country club sports to a global sport for all little boys and girls, and ppl don’t want to except that til this day, which is why today it’s considered power tennis with finesse and style!

  • @oscarboulden-wo3kx
    @oscarboulden-wo3kx Рік тому +11

    Serena Williams is the best tennis player in the world the Goat.

    • @b.u.dmusic9424
      @b.u.dmusic9424 Рік тому

      Yes. Serena is the greatest female tennis player

    • @dreamland2022
      @dreamland2022 6 місяців тому

      ⁠@@b.u.dmusic9424 nah greatest period. Next time take your triggered misogyny somewhere else

    • @b.u.dmusic9424
      @b.u.dmusic9424 6 місяців тому

      @@dreamland2022 "NAH" she ONE of the greatest female players for sure but you can't compare her to the men. Nope. She herself said that she would've gotten killed. She and Venus played a guy and got DUSTED badly. Have several seats and for the record, she has not won the most titles of the women, that's Martina N. now go back and read before posting, thanks. Now Novak has 24 to her 23....hush

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      I don't think she is even the greatest in her home country.
      Just too many losses and too few wins.

  • @johnbarnett6924
    @johnbarnett6924 6 місяців тому +2

    Golf was Tiger Woods Voice, Tennis was Serena Willims Voice ,They both Spoke Well for Their Generation of Sportmen❤ I wish All of them God's Best in everything else they do. JOHN BARNETT, aka A Voice In The Mall revisited October 2023❤

  • @mickeygezae5905
    @mickeygezae5905 9 місяців тому +2

    I'm not really into tennis but she's always the good one!!!

  • @AdyHh-up9ez
    @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому +2

    Serena 1999 us open can be most legendary run ever. Defeated five players who won 22 slams combined.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      Steffi's 1989 was by far more legendary, boy.
      She defeated four players who won 49 slams combined.
      "Ever" and "the short time you followed tennis" is not the same, I swear!

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 Evert was 35. Steffi needed old women like mavartilova and Evert who had a puff game. We r talking about modern game with super athleticsm game n power. Not some old has beens where outside top ten was pathetic

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 Steffi fans camping in seren comment section. 23 is more than 22. Open era record cope. Steffi won't have 22 without seles stabbing

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138serena faced actual competition where whole top 100 is good. Steffi faced likes of sabitini with their puff games and old every and mavartilova . Every game is so outdated,😭

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 i know tennis history and I know modern tennis is way better than quality of tennis in 80s a
      Where outside top ten there was no good player.

  • @jacquelynn2051
    @jacquelynn2051 4 місяці тому +1

    Serena just oozed skill, strength, foresight and confidence ❤

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

      But when the Grand Slam was on the line at the USO 2015 she folded like a cheap tent.

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@carrerau7138she won more slams than Graf who needed stabbing to win 22.

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      @@AdyHh-up9ez Without The Stabbing Steffi would also have 23 slams since she would have won Wimbledon 1994.
      And I try to imagine which slam she would not have won???

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      @@carrerau7138 Steffi won't have ,22 slams without stabbing as she has won only two slams from 1990 french open to 1993 aus open as she needed her rival to get stabbed. Her 22 will always be counted along with seles stabbing. Serena won without any of rivals getting stabbed

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      @@AdyHh-up9ez Seles would have peaked in 1999-2003 at age 25-29, denying Serena most of her 6 slams in those years (maybe not Wimbledon).
      Anyway, do you have any statistical evidence for a female player winning 7-9 slams within about 3 years (like Seles in 1990-93) also winning close to that number in the next 3 years?
      Come on, bring it on!

  • @akubablakka
    @akubablakka Рік тому +2

    So deserving with all of them to follow...

  • @johnjimenez1111
    @johnjimenez1111 3 місяці тому

    La era dorada del tenis ❤

  • @kofipokuantwi-boateng5446
    @kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Рік тому +10

    Late in her career, her net play wasn't the best. It cost her a lot in the 2016 Australian open final. But looking at her matches at this event and some of the matches in 1999 and early in her career, her net play was amazing. I really can't figure out what happened

    • @theriesbenn129
      @theriesbenn129 Рік тому

      In 1999, she was still playing both singles & doubles w/ Venus in Gand Slams consistently as she won both titles at the US Open that year where as in 2016 she rarely played doubles other than at Wimbledon/Olympics which is why her net play declined over the latter years of her career.

    • @ak-xp4hp
      @ak-xp4hp Рік тому +1

      I noticed that her net play started to go awry after she came back from the foot injury in 2011 and became very dependent on if she was playing doubles.
      Like she didn't play doubles at 2007 Australian Open and played some fabulous points at the net coming off very few tournaments in 2006 so her instincts there were very much in tact.
      They could've also gone astray in the late 00s but she was playing doubles at the slams regularly so it's tough to say.
      Patrick only wanted her at the net to hit smashes and only focused on the net after the 2016 AO debacle where she looked clueless against Angie lol but she wasn't good at volleying any longer when they started working together, again unless she was playing doubles at the same tournament.

    • @stewardlie
      @stewardlie Рік тому +2

      Also, I think it's because overall game has changed. Other female players have gotten more powerful and nowadays, it's more baseline hitting than serve and volley.

    • @QuadThreat85
      @QuadThreat85 Рік тому +1

      Weaker shots coming at her here than later in her career.

    • @QuadThreat85
      @QuadThreat85 Рік тому

      Plus...it wasn't really that good here either...Serena got away with half ass net play her whole career. Look at most of the double matches...Venus carried her ass and she was the first to admit it.

  • @Gradguy1
    @Gradguy1 7 днів тому

    WOW…

  • @wtfa2910
    @wtfa2910 Рік тому

    Serena vs golovin 2004 full match plz

  • @carrerau7138
    @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому +1

    Actually Serena looked quite beautiful as a teenager!
    What went wrong later??

    • @AdyHh-up9ez
      @AdyHh-up9ez 2 місяці тому

      Still better looker than big nose stabber graf

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      @@AdyHh-up9ez i.pinimg.com/originals/ee/18/d6/ee18d6e589d820e90ec624e2991d7e53.jpg
      3.bp.blogspot.com/-9GrBITUGXRM/U3cX-XPD45I/AAAAAAAAAak/Ml36W3jQLVc/s1600/serena-williams-bikini-05.jpg
      😂🤣😆😂

  • @vadjar5094
    @vadjar5094 2 місяці тому

    Hingis 3 times lost on GS final 99 editions. So sad

  • @carloscamarena5617
    @carloscamarena5617 2 місяці тому

    😊👍💪🎾🎾🎾

  • @horse-4598
    @horse-4598 8 місяців тому

    Aww back when the world and America was so innocent.

  • @wilcoxdaniel9825
    @wilcoxdaniel9825 7 місяців тому

    Wish she listened to Chrissy and not drift off to the hollywood nonsense and stuck to tennis. She would have had 30 or more totled

    • @dreamland2022
      @dreamland2022 6 місяців тому

      U wished she listened to Chrissy…Chrissy who?

    • @QuadThreat85
      @QuadThreat85 6 місяців тому

      @@dreamland2022 EVERT. Everyone knows who she is can't STAND fans like you. Maybe go check my track record of defending Serena on here for the past 16 years before you come for me. Anywhere you see QuadThreat or QuadThreat85 on here it is ME...defending Serena harder than anyone ever could. But never so much as to deny truths about her. Go find her explaining how she just lets Venus take everything at net because she's way better at it. Yeah I'm semitrolling you for this shit because you tried the wrong one.

    • @kasandrajames1860
      @kasandrajames1860 3 місяці тому

      Chris evert

    • @carrerau7138
      @carrerau7138 2 місяці тому

      What Hollywood nonsense?

  • @winhtut9050
    @winhtut9050 Рік тому +1

    Presently watching WTA is so enjoyable to see lovely Russians, Belarusians, Czech, Polish, Uzbekistan, and East Europeans winning Championships. No more Venus and Serena.

    • @DM-bk9mn
      @DM-bk9mn Рік тому +5

      WTA is so inconsistent that it’s hard to watch

    • @wilcoxdaniel9825
      @wilcoxdaniel9825 Рік тому +9

      Nice to see blondies playing and winning. Is this what you mean... well I'll be damned

    • @Tied348
      @Tied348 9 місяців тому +2

      @@wilcoxdaniel9825thats exactly what they mean. Just have to feel sorry for people like that

    • @horse-4598
      @horse-4598 8 місяців тому +8

      Coco has entered the chat: 🙄

    • @jessicagreen8883
      @jessicagreen8883 7 місяців тому +5

      CoCo just won. It’s over for them.

  • @patiachapman4692
    @patiachapman4692 Рік тому +3

    We've been fooled to think this was a woman for 20+ yrs

    • @monkeyb1820
      @monkeyb1820 Рік тому

      yep!

    • @kimanimzalendo367
      @kimanimzalendo367 7 місяців тому

      She is all woman. That derriere says it all. She also has two kids now. Do you really think with her level of celebrity one can successfully perpetrate a fraud of that nature for long? Do you know how much metabolic testing she has undergone over the years, including at Olympic games? Your supposition is in the same category of those who have baselessly claimed for years that Michelle Obama is not female. Proving such things would be career making and lucrative for many, yet nobody has done it. Not for lack of trying or motivation, though

    • @ToLovelyJesus
      @ToLovelyJesus 7 місяців тому +5

      She literally had 2 babies, troll.

    • @pastorrosewashington7703
      @pastorrosewashington7703 7 місяців тому +2

      Greatness given by Jehovah to Serena!!! Thank You Father God in Christ Jesus mighty name Amen!!

    • @bigstick2024
      @bigstick2024 7 місяців тому

      JEALOUS,mAYBE U SHOULD GROW U SOME BALLS AND PLAY TENNIS.