The matches between Steffi and Monica were the most exciting ever. Two absolute Champions.

Should admire both of them..though Graf was just months off from announcing her retirement the talent thats in her is still evident..the fact that such big names the likes of kournikova,davenport,seles and hingis were all beaten by her is very impressive..and that is why she is the GOAT for me..

I am a fan of Steffi Graf and I still treasure these moments when Monica and Steffi could play great matches like this. A lot of respect for both of them. They were the best, really.

@Smudgeroon74

Жыл бұрын

100%

Thx for uploading this amazing match! who would have thought that this batte would be their last . Two all-time greats who both had this extraordinary determination to dominate. What they showed here was worth being their last fight. In my eyes its one of their best matches. Graf just returning after a two-years-period of very serious injuries . Facing her greatest rival Seles , she played even better as she did later in the final. Its a pleasure to see her game in a lot of moments at peak: Her forehand works the way that once shocked her opponents in 1988 and 1989. The slice is played agressively, giving Steffi the opportunity to play forehand strokes from all over the court. The same to say about Monica, shooting her double handed power strokes from everywhere, doing angles that only her could do. Yea, i agree completely: those were the golden days of womens tennis. Evert, Navratilova, Sabatini, Sanchez, Seles , Hingis, the William sisters. What a competition compared to those boring years following when Serena didnt have any serious opponent. Graf finished age 30. For me its not of any question that she would have won some more majors if she wouldnt have resigned just some time later. I miss them both big time!

I remember this match very well. Monica had very powerful shots here, as usual. But eventually Steffi had developed the right strategy to beat Monica using her short crossed slice backhand very successfully (except on rebound ace surface where Monica's game was much more efficient) If Steffi could have served even harder and used her top spin backhand down the line more often - like Roger Federer does-, very few players would have beaten her.

Each of their French open matches was epic. Graf won both semis (1989, 1999) and Seles both finals (1990, 1992)

Their last duel, terrific match in such difficult conditions.

Great match between this amazing rivalry, congrats to Graf.

Graf- Seles rivalry is still the best in history even though they met only 15 times

2 de las 5 mejores jugadoras de todos los tiempos del tenis femenino y las mejores de los 90 .

Tennis nowadays is not better, mid nighties till 2000 games between Graf, Seles, Sanchez, Hingis, Pierce were a lot better, also the different styles. I miss those kind players. The times with Clijsters, Henin, Capriati, Williams-sisters were also better.

@CindyC71

7 жыл бұрын

I agree! I truly believe the early 2000's was the Golden Age of women's tennis, so to speak. I mean, look at all the champions that were playing at the same time. Besides the ones you mentioned, we also had Amelie Mauresmo, Conchita Martinez, Davenport, and around '04 we got Kuznetzova and Sharapova. Amazing time.

@MrDonanthony

7 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. As someone who's been watching tennis for over 30 years, the golden era was def mid 90's to early 2000's. And I would also say a golden era was late 80's to "93" when Graf, Seles, Navratilova, Capriati, Sanchez-Vicario and Sabatini were all in the mix.

I really love how steffi moves on court. Especially on clay very effortless

Not in their best form but seles is still world no.3 and graf at no.6. The latter beating 1,2,3 to win her last slam of her career

A Seles-Graf video with Seles and Graf fanatics fighting, yawn, what else is new. Great match between 2 champions, their nutty fanbases aside.

Great upload of highlights from a great match. Thanks.

@CindyC71

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

On clay seeing these two pushing themselves with senses of urgency to play, if possible, with even more power plan of execution and precision and consistency of serve, as I'd imagine, but also with improved mobility, as I can see Steffi's low cutting and driving slice 🍰 really is scooting and staying low and stretching Monica consistently way out wide from the short court is gonna wear Seles down in the final telling well played amazing set. Steffi is truly a warrior.

great match...thank you for posting..awesome job

@CindyC71

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

Stunning Monika i love the angles you create and much more i love even your grunting

@helderbento7991

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats. That makes you the only person in the world

@user-pp9uh8lx9f

2 жыл бұрын

@@helderbento7991 really?

@mariadeolindarocha768

Жыл бұрын

@@user-pp9uh8lx9f Enjoying Monica's grunts? Yes, that makes you the only one in the world! I enjoyed her game, but couldn't stand her grunts!!!

Thanks. 2 great players I admired. Do appreciate if you can upload more..

@CindyC71

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'll definitely be uploading more videos as soon as I get them edited :)

An unusual match in many ways. The crowd didn't really know who to cheer for and were unusually quiet at times. Monica out of shape and lacking fitness, Steffi very near the end because of physical problems.

The greatest champion graf taught seles a lesson again, especially because seles had already boasted that grafs dominance is over in their previous meeting at AO Quaterfinals😀😀😀

@markdrinkwater1508

Жыл бұрын

Had Seles not been struck down by a madman she would have dominated Graf for sure. Seles never got back her fitness and movement.

@jujumusique1305

11 ай бұрын

She never said that. The full transcript of the interview is available online and there’s not a single mention of what you said.

@jamesng6929

7 ай бұрын

Delusional crazy seles fans who can't face up to the truth lol

Pretty good duel but neither player at their best here, especially concerning their mobility. They still managed to produce some entertaining tennis which is probably a testament to how great they are.

@bryguy0111

2 жыл бұрын

Just watched a match between pierce and Monica in 92 Barcelona and her mobility is ten times better than it’s here .not even close !ever part of her game was so much better and here out of shape and losing even more movement late in the 3rd set nearly bests Graf .amazing

@mariadeolindarocha768

Жыл бұрын

@@bryguy0111 Graf was returning from nearly 2 years of serious injuries! Not at her best herself...and yet would win the trophy! Amazing player!👏👏 Monica too, but I 've always been a Graf fan🙂

That handshake was special. It said a lot.

@fundhund62

5 жыл бұрын

What was so special about it? Imagine how it would have turned out had Graf lost. Cold as ice. As usual.

@fuckurbody

4 жыл бұрын

Vedantt29 yeah it was so warm. They’ve gotten to respect each other ... lots of history between the 2.

awesome - we like it :)

@CindyC71

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad, thanks for watching!

monica is smthing special..now ostapenko won her 1 st slam at 20 age, that itself sounds so young in todays stds.. n seles won 8 slams , befpre she completed teenage.. before she was halted unnaturally.. 8 slams at teenage.. can u find anyone even near that today? really unbelievable..

@richardross4677

5 жыл бұрын

there was no depth in the womens game back then. that is why everyone won a lot of slams young. Graf also won 8 slams as a teenager including the Grand Slam.

@airmaxxxer

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardross4677 i wouldnt quiet say that there was no depth. graf de-throned the two players, which were dominating the tour: evert and especially navratilova. the latter was considered that time as almost unbeatable: she was so dominant cause she revolutionized womens tennis with here agressive serve and volley - style. plus a new athletism. same refers to graf: she didnt win a lot these years because there was no depth. with evert, navratilova, sabatini, sanchez, she had some serious opponents. but graf just played in another universe that time. never before there was stroke like her forehand, never before there was such an athletism in a female player, never before there was a female player who was so fast. plus: graf had that time this natural selfconfidence of young champion coming up, not thinking, just playing. for those if you who never saw matches this period: just watch the wimbledon final 1988 graf-navratilova. the same refers to seles. with graf she had a great rival. all those three players mentioned (navratilova, graf, seles) didnt win because there was no depth, they won because they were so dominant by their own skills.

@kaesygovea2729

3 жыл бұрын

@@airmaxxxer very well said

@broncoguy4862

Жыл бұрын

@@richardross4677 Not sure what you were watching, but there was plenty of depth in the women's game. We were just fortunate to see a generational talent like Graf playing.

ive enjoyed their Matches together, but some Monica's fans always said about the stabbing which is irrelevant

Was hoping Monica would win one more slam. She still had an amazing career.

@CindyC71

4 жыл бұрын

I know! It was such a shame :/

@TennisTrollChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Illya Kuryakin that and being stabbed playing tennis. Awful.

The last time they met at the australian open that same year seles beat graf..and the former has this to say "Graf is finished, she's no longer the best in the world " ..I have nothing againts seles though in fact I love watching both these ladies along with sanchez vicario,davenport, henin,clijsters,mauresmo amazing talents,,all of them

KZread is awesome!

@markuse3472

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video.

No excuse left for Monica.... The only time she could win against graf on clay is when grafs gets impatient!!

Steffi was stronger both mentally and physically than Monica. The tragic stabbing incident just brought to the fore Monica's mental health issues. Even without that event happening Graf would still have accumulated a far superior head to head against Seles due to her better all round court skills. Still both of them were a joy to watch

@markdrinkwater1508

Жыл бұрын

Rubbish. Prior to the stabbing Seles' superior mental toughness wad shoeing and she had Graf's number and starting to dominate. Had Seles not been stabbed she'd have probably won more Slams than any other player male or female. Seles never got her physical fitness back after the stabbing, her fire had been forever dampened by a lunatic and the sport was robbed of what would undoubtedly been a great rivalry. Even after being out for three years and carrying two extra stone in Wright Seles still pushed Graf all the way.

@rolymier8659

Жыл бұрын

@@markdrinkwater1508 in your dreams. Monica's issues were mental. The stabbing although absolutely horrendous was not life threatening and was just the catalyst that started her decline. Steffi just evolved and improved.

@markdrinkwater1508

Жыл бұрын

@@rolymier8659 Rubbish. Seles had her number before the stabbing. It wasn't life threatening but it was life destroying you idiot. She was cut down in her prime, a young athlete scared for her life that a Graf fanatic could approach her and stab her on a tennis court, in a crowded venue. If yiu don't think that impacts then you're a nut. Seles basically spent 2 years in the house eating, seriously impacted by the disgusting thing that happened to her. She was flying with confidence before the stabbing, was undisputed No.1, had beaten Graf in 3 out of 4 Slam finals and would have become more and more difficult for the others to beat. Without the stabbing Seles probably would have won well over 20 Slams.

@jamesng6929

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct!!!

@jamesng6929

Жыл бұрын

6 wins for graf 4 for seles before stabbing. After stabbing 4 wins for graf and 1 for seles!!!!!total 10 wins for graf and only 5 wins seles. It is what it is!!! Only the delusional crazy seles fans would argue !!!!

Very clear here, graf is far too superior than seles!!!

I think this was the first and only time that the player who won the first set didn't win the match.

Steffi is always superior than Monica. If you could observe their game, steffi most of the time hitting the ball to the same side of where Monica was standing.. and these gets advantage for Monica. Whenever Steffi hits the Ball on other side Steffi easily won.. also unnecessarily using her slow backhand in important points.. I was surprised why her coach didn't advise steffi not to do the same.. or Steffi herself didn't understand her mistakes..

@krishnaprajith9315

4 жыл бұрын

@Illya Kuryakin If she would have been used that technique, steffi could have been won many more matches against Monica.. Monica is slower in running compared to Steffi and if you observe, she was failing to attempt many shots of steffi in opposite direction..

@krishnaprajith9315

4 жыл бұрын

@Illya Kuryakin Of course I'm not.. But I'm a big fan.. Thank you..

@fjosephgonzales6870

4 жыл бұрын

???

@joeyconvery2055

2 жыл бұрын

Before the stabbing from May 1990 til Jan 1993, Monica WON 8 GRAND SLAM TITLES...and she was still a teenager. Graf LOST 9 GRAND SLAM TITLES during that same time period. Monica dominated tennis. Monica was Number 1. The stabbing changed tennis history forever. Graf and others benefited from the tragedy.

Seles played just as good as before the stabbing. May be she is heavier but that is not an excuse against Steffi. Even before the stabbing, when Steffi was on, Seles could not beat her. After dominating so long, it is natural for your form n your mental strength going down...reasons Steffi lost more to other players but still Seles could not dominate her.

@Volker7578

7 жыл бұрын

1. Seles had less confidence, less stamina and was slower after the stabbing. 2. Yes, Seles beat Graff before the stabbing in Matches when Graff was on.

@Petey8482

6 жыл бұрын

Arif Alias lol nope. Monica at her best was better than Steffi at her best- no question.

@enjangyusuf2ndchannel468

6 жыл бұрын

Arif Alias I agree with you. When steffi play with more confidence, she will beat Monica seles no matter Monica plays at the peak. Most of Steffi losses from Monica was because of lose concentration and confidence

@Petey8482

6 жыл бұрын

enjang supriadi nope, the figures and stats from pre stabbing speak for themselves. Monica at her best better than Steffi, as much as I'm a fan of steffi too

@enjangyusuf2ndchannel468

6 жыл бұрын

Who is more confident, she will be the winner either steffi or Monica. Yess indeed Monica before stabbing is the best but unfortunately we could she the rivalry between them for any longer such as Martina and Christ or Federer Nadal.. They only have 15 matches for entire rivalry.. Too bad. 😥

Delusional crazy seles fans would still argue!!! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

I am sure that Monica had strong depressions after that year 93

Steffi 's slice keep being punished by other players. Sometimes she won points thru slice, but rare. Why didnt she use her beautiful top spin backhand more? She used it more often before 1990...what happened afterwards?

@ThePeaceful14

6 жыл бұрын

it was said her thumb was injured during an accident and for that reason she couldn't use her topspin backhand anymore. But her slice backhand was a killing arm and disturbed some players on the court

@fundhund62

5 жыл бұрын

It was actually the perfect weapon against a player who played two-handed on both wings.

what happen with seles fitness? she looks overweight here

@fjosephgonzales6870

7 жыл бұрын

The stabbing unfortunately took its toll on her mentally and physically, IMO. Had she never been stabbed, I don't think she would have been out of tennis shape at this point in her career, would have won about 20 more GS titles than her final count of 9 (making it about 29 or 30 career titles or more, no kidding) if she had played until about age 30, and would be the GOAT today. How do I figure that? Well, she won 8 GS titles before turning age 20, between ages 16 and 19, or an average of 2 per year. Had she never been stabbed and played until about age 30 (in better shape mentally and physically), that would equal 2 per year x 10 years, or 20, added to her 9 (including the ''96 Australian Open). So her final career total for GS titles should really be about 29 (or more); therefore, theoretically, she should be the GOAT today, way more than Court, Serena, or Graf. Plus, Graf would have won many less GS titles since Graf won so many in Seles' 2-1/2 year absence after the stabbing. Such a sad story. Long live Monica!!

@DavidGarcia-pz7ew

7 жыл бұрын

Yoga I don't think so... Monica's game was developing immensely at the beginning of 93... she was serving stronger faster and with more aces, had grown 4 cm from 1990-93... was learning to adapt to the grass too she would've certainly won Wimbledon at least three times! Monica's main strength was her backhand crosscourt hit hard and with angle going to the forehand of a right-hander (she was lefty) However if you are too slow and fat...to get into the position to hit it, it effectively renders your game powerless! And that is what you see if you compare matches played before the stabbing and after the stabbing! had it NOT been for the stabbing she would clearly be on 25+ slams! Anything she did after her return in 1995 including the Australian open win, were affected by the 8 kg of weight she was carrying! The psychological effect of the stabbing made her Comfort eat... I really do believe that the most successful tennis career in history was destroyed that fateful day in April 1993! And anyone who is not able to see that is just plain and clearly kidding themselves! It doesn't matter how much of a fan of Graf you are... The reality is that Monica will always be the true, rightful GOAT! GRAF IS THE STABBING GOAT! GRAF IS Stab number no1 It's wonderful to see a player like Serena Williams winning and becoming the greatest tennis player ever, on her own merits I repeat....OWN HER OWN MERITS!!!!

@fjosephgonzales6870

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck on Judgment Day!

@jackreacher9531

5 жыл бұрын

F Joseph Gonzales Graf would’ve won more than 22 GS titles had she not retired early. 😀👌

@anthonydecastro6938

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidGarcia-pz7ew what a dumb analysis, all playing up the victim card. don't be stupid. Seles reached a number of slam finals, two of which she lost to Graf after dilly-dallying way too long in her return to the sport. here of course she was overweight; to think that she is out of shape is due to the stabbing is utterly ridiculous!!! you reap what you sow. instead of bouncing back up, full of supposedly her one quality, which is her indomitable spirit, she let herself go, over-eating and being mis-served by the sycophants like you who keep her moaning and bemoaning her sad state. her stabbing wasn't life-threatening, the way it was for Kvitova who was attacked in her home but who bounced back months after to play her tennis once again. you people are the worst. if you were her coach, she would lose every match she played because you would play the victim card again and again; oh, what a sorry state you are in, Monica. look at how fat you are. that stabbing must be blamed. and blamed, and blamed!!! useless fans like you would have driver her to insanity.

Great Monica!!!♡♥♡ Graf caput↓↓↓