Of all Seles’ weapons, of which there were many (power off both wings, anticipation, defence into attack, return of serve, acute angles, etc) it’s the complete fearlessness when down and seemingly out that truly made her a tennis immortal. Crazy for somebody so young. I’d challenge anybody to come up with another all time great that earned their place in the pantheon as early and as quickly as Monica. She basically did it in 3 years from age 16-19. Unbelievable.

@dansby37

3 жыл бұрын

Only one other I can think of, is Maureen Connolly, the 1st woman to win the Grand Slam in 1953, she truly was the 1st dominant teenage champion, she won in 3 years, 9 Grand slam singles titles straight, before a tragic horse ride accident ended her career in 1954

@craigmills3583

3 жыл бұрын

@@dansby37 very good shout. Agreed! She also died tragically young at 34 from cancer.

@springlight21

3 жыл бұрын

I think the other is Nadal :)

@ferdyspears

2 жыл бұрын

@@springlight21 not really. He won his first at 19. Monica was already at 8 when he got to 1. Hes great but his career has been 20 years plus.

@Ineddiblehulk

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Graf was a year older when she started her run, but her 3 years from winning the French were pretty comparable

This match is Timeless. It transcends! My two favourite female tennis players of All time

The intensity during this third set is just incredible

Legends. I'm not sure the quality of this match has been equaled, much less surpassed. Two of the best fighters of all time. The angles and superb point construction of Seles against the powerful groundstrokes of Capriati. 21 years later Monica gave the introduction speech for Jennifer's induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame.

The beginning of power tennis in the ladies game! 15 year old vs 17 year old! Amazing!

@stwaters1147

4 жыл бұрын

Capriati was 15 and Monica was 17 here. Get it right

@JCole-fg3rr

4 жыл бұрын

ST WATERS they didn’t say anything wrong

@stwaters1147

4 жыл бұрын

@@JCole-fg3rr the ages were incorrect but she's corrected them now after I mentioned it

@mrmagassi

4 жыл бұрын

@@stwaters1147 yes thank you.

@bluesanc88

4 жыл бұрын

@@stwaters1147 calm down. Who hurt you? Jesus

Seles according to Mary Pierce had an unbelievable mental strength-in addition to other qualities pre stabbing-love her

40 year old me watching this game, missed Graff, Sabatini and little genius Martina’s Hingis game, but there was also the raw power and determination of Monica Seles that I loved. I don’t know which one I loved more, old or modern way of playing tennis, all I know is after Seles retired I stopped watching tennis.

Monica was just such an unreal big match player. At this level, at this point in majors, victory comes down to one or two points. Seles never lost concentration and played every point with the same unyielding intensity.

@johniii8147

3 жыл бұрын

And that was exactly Capriati's problem. She couldn't maintain focus. Had all the shots but in a tight contest she couldn't hold it. We saw that several times from her.

@ileanasantamaria2364

2 жыл бұрын

It was utterly meditative - she was so fully and hungrily in the point, every point. Blessed to have fallen in love with tennis as a tween because of prime Monica Seles

@Awanin46

Жыл бұрын

And that's what sets her apart from the rest.

When people say stab doesn’t change Monica, they should come and watch this game. What a machine. Only move forward and never look back. No fear. No compromise. Only fight, fight and harder fight.

@grantp4022

Жыл бұрын

I have a never seen a more fierce, and intense player than Monica Seles in the women's game. She always gave 100 % with such a great will to win. She had won 7 or 8 grand slams by the age of 19. The stabbing of her, hurt her way more psychologically than physically, and if that wouldn't have happened she likely would hold the record for most majors. She could handle Graff quite easily on most occasions. I miss watching Monica play, as she gave me great inspiration. I don't think there was ever a player that wanted to win more than Monica.

@th8257

Жыл бұрын

What Monica has said since in her books is that there was a huge amount of unhappiness and pressure underneath the surface before the stabbing. In 1991 she started to talk openly about her eating problems. She later talked about how she started comfort eating as a young teen to deal with the loneliness, pressure and isolation. It was made worse by her father's illness and the stabbing brought it all to a head. I think Monica learned that being a happy human is much more important that being an unhappy great tennis player. Tennis has destroyed so many players over the years - Jennifer Capriati is still apparently suffering from deep depression. Chris Evert has talked about how much it stunted her developmentally. Whereas Monica turned to food, on the men's side so many players turned to drugs to deal with the grossly unhealthy world of professional tennis. Vitas Gueralitis had a coke addiction. Mats Wilander and Bjorn Borg's careers were essentially over in their mid twenties and they had drug problems. Andre Agassi has been frank about his, and Boris Becker developed a sleeping pill addiction while still a teenager. Pat Cash has also talked about his drug problems and how he almost committed suicide. Martina Hingis has also had drug problems. It's perhaps no wonder that Steffi Graf keeps as far away from tennis as she can these days.

@user-jn1md9xm4b

11 ай бұрын

Monica born december 1973, had already won 8 Slams, when was stabbed. 30 April 1993. She was 19 years old ! She was the rising star absolutely: no Graf, no Sanchez, Capriati...bla bla...Only Monica !

@ulradeja5380

11 ай бұрын

She was robbed of greatness because of that incident. So many titles taken away from her

@carrerau7138

11 ай бұрын

@@ulradeja5380Which title was taken away from her?

What a match this was. I remember being riveted to my seat watching this live on CBS channel 2 in NYC. Capriati was one of the few players that Monica worried about. Monica knew that Capriati could beat her if she didn't play very well. Jennifer was one of the very few who could match Seles shot for shot. One of the many things about Monica was that when things got tight she would hit the ball harder and closer to the lines. That is the heart of a champion and i am not sure that can be teached. Jimmy Arias said that when they were at Bolletieri's in the 80's Bolletieri would have Monica practice at 14/15 with Courier and himself.

I became a tennis fan because of these two fascinating players.

That match was really the beginning of the whole power era in womens tennis. I mean for 1991 the level of tennis in this classic was so good. These two were smacking the s*it out of the ball. Thanks!

@kchuk1965

4 жыл бұрын

MUFC why are you posting this here? G to a soccer video. I don’t care about soccer.

@davidrobson9011

3 жыл бұрын

@@kchuk1965 Well said

No one hit harder or deeper than Seles. The greatest ever.

Thank you for sharing this classic match...👋🏼😷🌹

how could a match still look exciting some 30 years later?

2 of the hardest flattest hitters the game has ever seen.

@indianacein

3 жыл бұрын

If I am not mistaken, Seles hits with a lot of topspin more like Nadal? Correct me if I am wrong

@th8257

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure I'd say Monica usually hit the ball especially flat, unless she was trying to force. In normal rallies, she hit with quite a bit of topspin, particularly off her forehand.

@jamesyu5212

3 жыл бұрын

A two handed forehand lends itself mechanically to more topspin. So it’s definitely not quite a flat shot as Lindsay Davenport’s.

A couple of years after this match i saw Capriati on the practice courts at THE OPEN. I could not believe how much pace she had on her shots.

I still remember watching this match live. It was thrilling. Basically, this match brought in the power game from both sides.

Just imagine Seles not being stabbed... She would have fought Steffi tooth n nail for those slams

@yvesordonio

4 жыл бұрын

She would've been the GOAT. But that's just wishful thinking now.

@vechris2001

4 жыл бұрын

@@yvesordonio just look at her movement n fluidity of her strokes here... When she came back she played nothing like this

@hill4252

4 жыл бұрын

Would have been the greatest rivalry ever in women's tennis

@oleharder8490

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't her stabbing but her eating disorder that derailed her career. She admits as much herself.

@djordjenikolic9059

4 жыл бұрын

@@oleharder8490 it's both !!!

This may sound a little crazy to some people but the women’s game in the 90s games like this. We are much more similar to the game that’s being played by the men today this fast paced around stroke baseline game or even all court game was common back then while the men were still entrenched in serve volley. That’s why women’s tennis was so interesting in those days it was sometimes more fun to watch then men’s tennis. And these women were super stars.

why is no one going for monica? the girl is a LEGEND

@m_aggie

4 жыл бұрын

oh wait, she was still representing yugoslavia then

@oleharder8490

4 жыл бұрын

She was the only one grunting at that time. It was really unpopular and considered gamesmanship.

@m_aggie

4 жыл бұрын

Ole Harder ohhh, yeah, it’s interesting how she was the first one and now her grunt is nothing compared to the players today

@mirzicd

4 жыл бұрын

Ole Harder the only one? You’re coming up with some interesting statements

@oleharder8490

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirzicd : Great, name another player that grunted (screamed) like her in 1990. Martina Navratilova and others bitterly complained about it. Her tragic back story meant that no one really put an end to it, and now we have Sharapova, Azarenka, and others who have followed in her footsteps.

Monica, simply the best ever

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

In what?

@danguee1

2 ай бұрын

Quite possibly. When she was stabbed by the deranged fan at the age of barely 19 she'd won 7 of the last 8 GS events she'd entered and won 3 consecutive year-end championships - smashing everyone. No one else has done so much so soon. But the stabbing cut her down in her amazing prime, pulled her out the game for nearly 3 crucial years and effectively destroyed her.

Seles would be a top player even in now. Her style is like Nadal, always at full power and very clutch.

@johniii8147

3 жыл бұрын

No she's too old now.

@dansby37

2 жыл бұрын

I agree if this Seles (teenage Seles) was in today's game at the moment, she would be number 1 I feel, she didnt just hit hard, but hit hard with angles and had tremendous depth on her groundstrokes when she was in her teen years.

Seles really clever - disrupting Capriati's rhythm at times by throwing in moonballs. Throughout her career, Capriati didn't like players who could change the pace up (she was on record as saying she hated Steffi Graf's slice backhand for that reason too).

@pianoplayer1977

4 жыл бұрын

You must be psychic🙂 I was just wondering how it was possible that Seles had more trouble with Capriati than with Graf, Graf more with Seles than with Capriati and Capriati more with Graf than with Seles. Voila, a big part is already answered by you.

@vincenthannah7209

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, smart play by Monica. Capriati enjoyed pace...Most of the players hated Steffi's slice. She really knifed it. It stay so low and had pace. That is a very tough shot to deal with. Steffi would get a weak reply and hammer her forehand.

@jayaujo9904

3 жыл бұрын

She hated how Myskina changed the pace so much too at the french open, the year that Myskina went all the way to take the title.

@douglasanderson3020

7 ай бұрын

@@pianoplayer1977 Capriati didn't do well in her early matches with Graf, then never got to play Graf in 91 when she was most vurnerable. So she never gained a mental hold of any sort in that match up. Seles was lucky to start playing Graf in 90-91 when she was most vurnerable (and wasn't 13 when she first began playing Graf like Capriati was in the first half of 90) gain some wins, and gain some momentum/ confidence already for even when she began playing better again. Capriati and Seles? Well despite the devastating US Open defeat Capriati always had some confidence in that match up. Capriati's best shot was also her forehand, and Graf's forehand is stronger so it was a bad match up. Her forehand could overpower Seles, but could not overpower the Graf forehand, which since Capriati isn't a smart player is the pattern she would always get into playing. Seles played Graf smartly, used her advantage of huge power off both sides, to take advantage of her weaker slice backhand, and open up spaces, so she only hit to the forehand when Graf was on the run or not on her terms. Seles was also more tanacious and got a lot of balls back which frustrated Graf to errors sometimes.

When it comes to great rivalries Evert vs Navratilova is right at the top, but Seles vs Capriati is right there with them. These two girls were phenomenal.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

Wimbledon finals: Evert & Navratilova 23 Capriati & Seles 1 Yeah, “right there with them“…. 😂

Seles!!!!! Amazing!!!!

Astounding ball-striking from both young women. If I had to pick a shot it would be Monica's two-handed sharp-angle backhand. Fierce and composed competitors. It makes me sick to think of what the tennis world lost when Monica Seles was stabbed in the back by a madman.

@th8257

2 жыл бұрын

It's really interesting how well she used her non dominant hand on her backhand (in her case, her right hand) and how well she used her wrists. It allowed her to hit it like a forehand, and with a really unique level of control too.

@grantp4022

Жыл бұрын

I have a never seen a more fierce, and intense player than Monica Seles in the women's game. She always gave 100 % with such a great will to win. She had won 7 or 8 grand slams by the age of 19. The stabbing of her, hurt her way more psychologically than physically, and if that wouldn't have happened she likely would hold the record for most majors. She could handle Graff quite easily on most occasions. I miss watching Monica play, as she gave me great inspiration. I don't think there was ever a player that wanted to win more than Monica.

@gedshepherd3106

3 ай бұрын

Monica had the best backhand ever. Aswell as chris evert although monicas was harder everts was so precise

These two should have had a rivalry like Martina and Chris.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

😄🤣😂😆😂😄🤣

really well edited USTA, thanks

ah Monica Seles... one of my favorites. i remember all the talk about her grunts

Jen was serving @ 5-4 and 6-5 in the 3rd. Seles did not shy away from the big points, she hit some amazing shots, thats why she was #1 at the time. Jen battled one of the all time greats in womans tennis to the very end. Nothing to be ashamed of there.

@jboogie6921

Жыл бұрын

Your comment reminds me of the ‘91 Wimbledon final between Graf and Sabatini where Gabby also served for the match twice before losing. Both were heartbreaking losses.

Great match! Mónica ❤️

These two young ladies and future champs, although Seles had already won some GSlams, were hitting the ball with such pace and consistency, it hadn't really been seen before, and they were hitting harder than most young men of the same age and level....Amazing!! 🤤🤤

@kazuakigabychan8147

2 жыл бұрын

You can say that agaon!

I felt so bad for Jennifer because she was so close to winning this match. Her father has stated that she was deeply affected by this loss for years. Monica was just so mentally tough.

@likuidtalent4818

4 жыл бұрын

Capriati fought hard mentally & physically over the years and defeated Seles at last in Australian Open 2001 in three set. The only win for Capriati over Seles in GS & in other country besides US... Excellent player Jennifer Capriati so talented! btw Im Seles fan lol!

@edwardhannah

4 жыл бұрын

Huge fan of Seles myself and in 91 and 92 she was unstoppable. Capriati coming back stronger and becoming a multiple grand slam champion.

@hill4252

4 жыл бұрын

I think the pressure and expectation was way too high for a 15 year old, Capriati was never the same after this, I remember watching the Australian Open quarter final against Sabatini in 92 and the strain was so visible on Capriatis face, she had looked so carefree and enjoying her tennis in 91 and it was sad to see. Apart from the Olympics in 92 she just didn't seem to enjoy playing anymore. So glad she fulfilled her potential in 2001, a great come back story

@MasioW

4 жыл бұрын

I remember reading that Capriati really believed that she would win this US Open. Absolutely was devastes by this loss and floundered around coasting on her natural talent. So glad for her that she was able to bounce back and live up to her Grand Slam potential.

@rushrush1209

4 жыл бұрын

Capriati had some heartbreaking losses at the US Open.

Monica Seles was at Indian Wells 2021 so it made me come back to this video

THIS was probably the best female match ever played..perhaps only SELES vs graf RG92! Those were the good day when we had a real queen at #1!! No struggling..no shaking..only talent - power and willing for winnig!! Thank you Monica!!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@criotermic

3 жыл бұрын

@Ilya Kuryakin well i preferred it this way..the 2° best female match ever played!! graf lost to Martina and Martina lost to Monica!!

@criotermic

3 жыл бұрын

@Ilya Kuryakin ahahaha ok!!!

Great match. One of the greatest of all time. Seles.

Just an incredible third set - it's like Nintendo tennis

@likuidtalent4818

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha!

The fastest backhand (Seles) met the heaviest forehand (Capriati). EPIC GAME!

@th8257

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting how Capriati's forehand developed over the years. At this stage of her career it was considered her weaker wing. She hits it in a slightly old fashioned Chris Evert type way, and you can see Monica targeting it at times. By the time she won her first grand slam ten years later, her forehand technique had changed a lot. She had made it into much more of a weapon and played it with a more modern open stance. Also looked like she changed her grip from an eastern grip to a semi western grip in those years.

Monica Seles fundamentally changed women's tennis. All of the others had to adapt, and do better, Graf especially. I believe Seles would have won a few more GS titles if it weren't for that maniac stabbing her.

@adamlarsson3828

4 жыл бұрын

i think that Graf would have been extremely fortunate to win two more slams, had Seles not been removed from the game. i have read several articles from this era what each writer noted was that Seles was continually *improving (her first serve, closing down the court, adding variety). Seles was robbed, terribly, of reaching her full potential.

@Mysicalgreenunicorn03

4 жыл бұрын

But every generation as this person. Navratilova was that in the late 70s, Bille was this for the 70s and Margaret for the 60s. The William sisters were that for the 00. Power wise there isn’t anyone that’s topped them, yet. Their age has meant their speed has dropped off a bit. I wonder who will evolve the game next it’s been too long. Seles was amazing to watch. Such a shame her career too a turn like it did

@oleharder8490

3 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of sentimental revisionism because of her stabbing, but she never had the edge over Graf in head-to-head. After barely losing any matches from 1987-1989 Graf had a huge slump due to personal issues in her life. She started losing to players she had never lost to previously. Look at how few times they played between 90-92'. Why is that? They should have been playing in the finals of every tournament. Graf went from winning everything to not even making the finals very often. She was losing to other players, not to Seles. Once her personal issues were behind her Graf went back to winning everything.

@adamlarsson3828

3 жыл бұрын

truly ridiculous. Steffi Graf had no-one to play. Seles and Davenport BOTH strongly indicated this. ______________ Monica Seles on how the women’s game changed (from summer 2002), the New York Times. “Seles, a strong link in the recent history of the women's game, having overtaken Steffi Graf, who ended the era of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, is well placed to judge the evolution of the sport. "The game has changed. The game went through a very stagnant period from '93 to '96, I think. In '97 the girls started to get bigger, stronger, faster. You see the girls now are six feet tall. Everyone has a 100 mph serve."

@olaraay

3 жыл бұрын

@@oleharder8490 Great timing that Grafs "personal issues" were behind her after Seles got stabbed. She won the next 4 slams for goodness sake. No graf fan ever acknowledges that the stabbing paved the way for Graf to win 4 in a row. And they never will. When Seles got stabbed they were more or less equal (apart from Wimbledon) and Seles was younger. 2 US Open each, seles was 3-2 french open and they both tied 3-3 in australia. And as for wimbledon it was just a surface Seles didnt like but great effort to reach the 4th-QF-F in her her first 3 visits there.

I have a never seen a more fierce, and intense player than Monica Seles in the women's game. She always gave 100 % with such a great will to win. She had won 7 or 8 grand slams by the age of 19. The stabbing of her, hurt her way more psychologically than physically, and if that wouldn't have happened she likely would hold the record for most majors. She could handle Graff quite easily on most occasions. I miss watching Monica play, as she gave me great inspiration. I don't think there was ever a player that wanted to win more than Monica.

Seles is the most prolific teenager tennis player (men or women) ever, all her slams were as a teenager, she owned Graff and every other player of her generation.

@dansby37

2 жыл бұрын

Her and Maureen Connorly were, each won 8 Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager (with Connoly winning the first Grand Slam by a woman in 1953)

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

When Seles was #1 she “owned“ Steffi 2-5 H2H. Comparable how Sharapova owned Serena.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

@@dansby37Connolly won 9 slams as a teenager.

@jamesr2164

5 ай бұрын

@ricardoerdoscappon3640 Seles was a phenomenal player. She won 8 singles Grand Slams as a teenager, and holds the record still for most Grand Slams as a teenager in the Open Era. She won 8 as a teenager before the stabbing, and 1 when she was 22 years old.

@carrerau7138

5 ай бұрын

@@jamesr2164 Yes, but it was the perfect storm for her in the early 90s: 1) Evert retired. 2) Navratilova 33/36 years old. 3) Steffi playing 2 of her worst seasons ever (due to severe off-court distractions). 4) Sanchez not yet peaking. 5) Hingis still a toddler.

I love Monica Seles- she was poetry in motion. Love the double handed shots and body rotation- mesmerising.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

I don’t think you have any clue what “poetry“ is…. 🤣😄😂

Look at the way Capriti signs autographs et the end LMAO 😂😂

Amazing to think Jen never got to a single US final... most experts would have guessed she certainly was good enough to win several opens

What an insanely great match.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Seles beating a 15-year-old girl (who won a whopping 14 tournaments in her long career) proves that Seles was better than the GOAT…. 😄🤣😆

That match reminds me of some of the most brutal battles Nadal and Djokovic waged.

Monica Seles played the most beautiful tennis game ever 🔥

This was a great match. Back then Chris Evert said this was the best match she had ever seen, but I can confidently say that there are quite a number of matches in the 2000s and 2010s that are equally good or better than this. This is a testament to the growth and competitiveness in modern day tennis. Monica is the mother of power tennis. She was the blue print for many players.

I would contend the 1989 FO Semi Graf v Seles changed women's tennis. Not this match, maybe power off both sides but women's baseline power tennis changed when Graf played Seles in FO semi 1989

Selles is the GOAT ... I mean the accuracy the power the smarts the relentless aggressiveness ... I remember we were all in shock ... Selles really did change the game ... and Graff took all the glory ... if Selles was not so viciously deprived of her prime she would have had the numbers too ... and by the way the German freak who stabbed her did not spent a single day in prison ...

@kazuakigabychan8147

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately. justice does not prevail in so many countries.

@ileanasantamaria2364

2 жыл бұрын

​@GoTeam And was derailed by it, decisively.

@rattata30

2 жыл бұрын

And kept sending gifts to Sheffield and stuffing receiving them! Now tell me if that’s right?

@networth00

Жыл бұрын

@MRbrach Graf beat Seles when Seles was 15yo. That 1 Wimbledon final was when they made Monica stop grunting. During her glory years that was the only Wimby she entered once she got on a roll.

@brendanbrown3100

Жыл бұрын

@@networth00 watch that Wimbledon final again. Seles starts grunting again after a few games. It didn’t bother Graf.

Monica was a "brute" when it came to how she approached, hitting a tennis ball...that power combined with the most drastic angles we had ever seen, made her a nightmare. But she was also thoughtful and something of an intellect on court, because she was very aware of her "soft spots" and shortcomings. So her mind, made up for what she couldn't do physically. She was the furthest thing from being the athlete that Capriati was. But on the other hand, if Seles was something of a brute, Capriati, was a brute, even moreso...her approach was very simple..."see ball, hit ball...very, very hard". And that was about it. You never saw the wheels turning in Jennifer's mind...she was all, power.

What a battle. Won the last 5 points of the tiebreaker to close it out.

The Seles return game was so Ferocious...

Loved Monica's hair that year

Capriati is and will be my favorite tennis player!!

Wow, She was a force of nature.

Seles.. Magnifica...

Monica and her angles....i loved her so much....my all time fave!!!

I love watching Seles play

Seles desde a minha adolescência é minha inspiração!Também jogo com as duas mãos

Monica really let up in that second set, losing a set and 3-0 lead. It very nearly cost her the match. As always though, she produced her best right when it mattered most.

Amazing that Capriati never got to a single Open final. She had her best chance against Henin in 2003 SF. Probably should have won that match.

@FlabbyTitmuss

3 жыл бұрын

Her best chance in terms of ranking/ opponent was Dementieva in 04, but Capriati just didn't play a good match at all. The Henin match was superb...almost as good as this one.

My favourite match in tennis

Please upload the full match.

So incredible!!

looking back at this match showed what the future held for tennis overall in that power will take over. Also I am pretty sure for those that watched this match could not imagine what the future held in store for these two. Capriati had to fight personal demons to achieve greatness while Seles greatness was cut short by a nutcase.

Amazing !

Best player I ever saw

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

You should watch a few Navratilova, Graf, Henin, S. Williams matches.

USTA it'd be great if you added a little video blurb at the beginning of these match posts. Give it a nice 30 second intro and things to look out for. It's always new to someone and this one is new again to others. Help people get in the game and enjoy it even more. Theres gotta be an intern with a polo shirt that would be glad to do it!

if not for her stabbing, she would have earned so many more titles...she knew how to defeat Steffi easily...that stabbing affected her mental health and she was never the same...i kinda stopped watching tennis when she got hurt...so sad, but I guessed it wasn't meant to be...

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

Defeat Steffi easily? In your wet dreams? Steffi leads Seles 10-5 H2H. Even 5-2 when Seles was #1 (the worst H2H record ever for a #1 player). Are you paid to post such BS here on YT?

One thing I hate about old matches is they don’t have the score displayed on screen 😖

one of the best matches ever. And then Seles went out because of a nut who attacted her, and Capriati because she had to become pro at 13 and couldn't cope. Such a shame.

Monica and tennis were robbed of so much in 1993. Thirty-one years after this match, Monica is still 6th all time in total number of Grand Slams, blocked from the top steps by some tennis Immortals. And by a German psycho.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

Seles is 8th all-time in total number of slams. The German (that is very important to mention apparently) psycho blocked Seles from competing at the remaining 3 slams in 1993. Nothing else.

The two and a half year age difference really the deciding factor here. Monica just that bit physically stronger. Capriati exhausted by the end. Tripping over her feet as she did near the end is a real sign of fatigue.

Interesting that Monica targets Capriati's forehand a lot. In those days, it was definitely Capriati's weaker wing. In her later years, Capriati seemed to have altered her technique somewhat and it looked like she changed her grip. Her forehand became her main weapon and it seemed like her backhand became less consistent.

@douglasanderson3020

7 ай бұрын

Her forehand was always her more lethal side I thought. You probably don't see as I know you are a Graf fan, and against Graf, the best forehand ever, Capriati's forehand looked less effective as it was still overpowered and overwhelmed regularly by the Graf forehand, while her backhand would look more potent as particularly on surfaces with a decent bounce it could overpower the Graf slice backhand, but against anyone else it was her more dangerous side, including Seles.

I miss her power game!

Lots of power without the technology today

Just noticed the JC logo. Love that.

This was the match that really got me into tennis. But I still can’t rewatch any of capriati’s 3rd set tiebreak losses in the semis. Too upsetting still lol. She was my fav. 😳🤪

SELES IS THE GOAT IF NOT STABBED WITH KNIFE BY GRAF FAN

I remember watching this match live and both ladies put it all on the line. This was the beginning of the womens power game. Had Monica not been stabbed I believe she would have ended up with more grand slams than Graf who won 8 of her titles after the Seles stabbing.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

Which slams would Steffi not have won? 🙄

@njt7117

6 ай бұрын

Steffi would have likely lost the 1993, 1995 and 1996 French Open and US Opens and the 1994 Aussie Open. Those seven alone would have dropped her to 15 titles and bumped up Monicas. And that is assuming Seles did not eventually beat Graf at Wimbledon.

@carrerau7138

6 ай бұрын

@@njt7117 Why would Steffi have lost the 93, 95, 96 FO? 😂🤣😂 Because she lost the FO 90 final with 73-74 on points played and the FO 92 final with 8-10 in the 3rd set…? 🙄 In 1990 and 1992 Steffi also lost to Garrison, Sabatini and Sanchez in slams! Whereas In 1993, 1995, 1996 Steffi made 10 of 10 slam finals. 😍 And Steffi losing against Seles on the fast hard courts of the USO?? 😄😆 Seles beating an in-form Steffi at the AO 94 when she even struggled against a slumping Steffi in the AO 93 final (who also lost to 36-year-old Navratilova one week later in Tokyo)? 😂🤣😂 You are a truly insane fanatic!

I never recognized how cleanly Capriati hit the ball, her groundstrokes are very well constructed and executed. I’m a huge Seles fan, and while her stroke production is not traditional, the resulting shots are certainly impressive. But the real Seles hallmark is her mental toughness.

I understand that it is logical to cheer for your compatriot but not to applaud as the rival athlete deserves, it is really poor.

@johnn.5033

4 жыл бұрын

Some of those calls were SUPER close though in favor of Monica. And I’m a super big Monica fan. It does make you wonder how some of these matches would have changed with Hawk-Eye

@Andrea-xs4ks

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnn.5033 with hawak-eye Monica would won 95 Us final against Steffy and 98 Rg and others matches and tournaments.

@Andrea-xs4ks

7 ай бұрын

@@johnn.5033 I'm not talking about the dubious calls that tennis history is full of. I'm saying it's absolutely unsportsmanlike and sleazy not to applaud when she made spectacular shots

Those were the days ❤

I loved Seles, she was amazing !

Monica is the best tennis player of all time.Seles is No 1 !!!!!!! Seles is GOAT Seles is the tennis God. The stabbing just made Monica immortal. Monica enters the annals of tennis. Monika is the best. She is history and her enemies are garbage.

@carrerau7138

7 ай бұрын

Is there any GOAT poll in which Seles gets even 1 % of the votes? I‘m asking for a friend.

If someone with a modern racquet with modern strings hit the ball with the racquet head speed and acceleration Monica had, they'd be hitting bullets. Just look how she whips through the ball with so little reward in terms of speed.

Super Match, Love Capriati 😍😍😘

Monica, the G.O.A.T

both kids were just incredible!as far as i'm concerned this match's is draw!both won

Forever Monica 🌷

I never knew that Monica Seles has two backhands.

@seansean681

4 жыл бұрын

Osmania News two handed forehand on the left side. Her dominant hand (left) is on the bottom.

Never really appreciated how good Capriati was at the time. Her forehand is like an amazing combination of Chrissie and Steffi's. :)

@th8257

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting how Capriati's forehand developed over the years. At this stage of her career it was considered her weaker wing. She hits it in a slightly old fashioned Chris Evert type way, and you can see Monica targeting it at times. By the time she won her first grand slam ten years later, her forehand technique had changed a lot. She had made it into much more of a weapon and played it with a more modern open stance. Also looked like she may have changed her grip from an eastern grip to a semi western grip.

You can't fully appreciate the points without knowing the score.

Seles knows how to raise the level of her game at crunch situations....But Steffi and others don't....

Can you put up the 1994 semi - Jen Capriati vs Elena Dementiava.

Fun fact: the chair umpire, Fran McDowell, is the same chair umpire for the Seles/Navratilova 1992 Wimbledon semi-final where Martina LAMELY complained about Seles' grunting - after nary a word during this US Open's Final where Seles scorched Martina and grunted just the same.

@greyhoundsylvester

3 ай бұрын

It was an excuse. They couldn't beat her so they tried to handicap her. Her grunting wasn't the reason everyone lost to her.

26:14 just amazing

@julrenharl

11 ай бұрын

Such a magnificent point.

1:21 those kind of shots are what make tennis a very beautiful game, much like a beautiful header in football (Borgetti '02 WC match) or the butterfly in swimming 😌