You have to really really respect Serena. She has managed to stay at the top for more than 20 years. That's unusual in professional sports.

@florida9oat638

4 жыл бұрын

Just like Floyd Mayweather

@despacitolentamente8378

4 жыл бұрын

She has no one to pass the torch to. The American players are too inconsistent

@elisecolby2890

4 жыл бұрын

very very true the only time she really fell was when she had her baby but it wasn’t really a downfall she just went out of the game and it took her ranking down

@daveyhando9536

4 жыл бұрын

steezygee1 roger Federer 2001 to 2019 , not far

@daveyhando9536

4 жыл бұрын

Strictly The 9OAT no he’s in a weak division

This was the first time I'd ever seen a Williams sister play. It was obvious that Serena was a great player. But when I saw Venus on grass the next year at Wimbledon, I knew they were both amazing players.

@justincartwright252

5 жыл бұрын

I know Serena has more Wimbledons, but seriously - there's no player/surface combo better than Venus and grass. When she's in full flight on grass, she's a nightmare. Imagine if tennis was like it was in the 70s and 3 of the 4 majors were on grass. She'd be challenging for the most all time!

@misterme9829

5 жыл бұрын

@@justincartwright252 I completely agree!

@bquacky8251

5 жыл бұрын

Venus in her day on grass untouchable at times. She can still play well on it but they slowed the speed of the court tremendously

A legend started here. ;)

20 years later and she’s still in the final of the us open 23 slams later going for a record equaling 24

I remember watching this match live and cheering for Serena. I had become a fan of hers earlier that year and knew that it was just a matter of time before she started winning multiple slams. But what was amazing in this tournament was that she had a lot of grueling 3 set matches going into this final (aginst Clijsters, Martinez, Seles, and Davenport). Yet she didn't look tired at all in the final. She's truly a remarkable athlete. And still going strong 18 years later.

@taylorroyal6063

7 жыл бұрын

gk891 And with 23 slams now! :)

@gk891

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed! A grand achievement. My only regret is that her rivalry with her sister Venus wasn't developed further because of Venus' autoimmune problems.

@Wow_sheng_yi_pian

7 жыл бұрын

and Davenport haha

@betonbeton1368

7 жыл бұрын

Golden time for women tenis. Today play like amateurs.

@jeffreykaufmann2867

6 жыл бұрын

gk891 If Venus didn't have that auto immune disease she at the very least would have doubled her grand slam totals and would have taken away some Grand Slams from her sister.

This was the start of her domination in grand slam competition! Well done Serena...my tennis idol.

@zimajulska1611

5 жыл бұрын

Idolatry is a disease! Serena is a dope monster!

@Empy003

3 жыл бұрын

@@zimajulska1611 proofs?

@lolitvelasco4585

2 жыл бұрын

@@zimajulska1611 desperate hater attention seeker.

@zimajulska1611

2 жыл бұрын

@@lolitvelasco4585 I have enough attention since have being born. It seems when someone is immature cannot take any remark/opinion without offending .

@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977

2 жыл бұрын

@@zimajulska1611 So its okay for you to offended people calling them out without any proof and then play the victim when someone call you "hater"?

Serena's serve is a thing of beauty.

SHE was the most powerful and glamorous on the game of Tennis she brought an enjoyment to the game There will never be two sisters on Court like VENUS AND SERENA TWO QUEENS OF THE TENNIS COURT.👑👏👍

This was the beginning of a significant era in women's tennis. The Williams era. Soon Serena had to constantly face the likes of her sister, Davenport, Clisjters, Henin, Mauresmo, Sharapova, Kuznetsova and later on Azarenka. Now almost 18 years later Serena is still looking dominant.

@ArcadianGenesis

6 жыл бұрын

tjrtt Hingis is still dominating in doubles!

@dky_1353

6 жыл бұрын

ArcadianGenesis Lol....

@ArcadianGenesis

6 жыл бұрын

DKY _ She won women's doubles AND mixed doubles at the US Open this year.

@dky_1353

6 жыл бұрын

ArcadianGenesis Precisely my point or rather laughter. She can not win on her own she has to rely on a partner. Let's see her dominate in the singles. She is the same age as Serena. Once she can win a Slam multiple times then we can agree that she is a dominant force. Until then....LOL!!

@ArcadianGenesis

6 жыл бұрын

DKY _ Doubles is just another mode of tennis. It's not necessarily easier or harder than singles, but it's an equally valid form of dominance. In fact, doubles specialists are probably better than singles specialists in certain ways. You probably assume singles is harder or more impressive merely because it's more popular, but that's not the case. Singles is perhaps more entertaining to the masses (although any true tennis fan also enjoys doubles), but that doesn't mean anything about its skill level.

Baby Serena,shows her absolute toughness to win her first Major- and ultimately become the GOAT. Queen,You are truly in a class by yourself!!

@AK-fe4sq

6 жыл бұрын

jmnny85 One of the GOATs

@Alyssasrealm

6 жыл бұрын

+Adam - Yeah, depends on the GOAT definition....

@jobuck879

6 жыл бұрын

Alyssasrealm Its easily defined. Most GS in the open era....23....see how simple it was? Queen Serena is THE G.O.A.T.

@shanemarten

6 жыл бұрын

Jo Buck87 to others, Steffi is the G.O.A.T...having won 22 GS in 16 yrs of her career, while Serena is a close 2nd with 23 slams in 22 yrs...but this is a matter of opinion...

@jobuck879

6 жыл бұрын

Shane Marten the differences are that Serena has a much tougher list of competitors and that Serena had a better all around game...

Can’t believe this was 20 years ago.

Looking back on this match, a sign a things to come. Serena has always been a very dynamic and fun player to watch. I'll be very sad when she and Venus retire from the sport. They both ushered in a new era for women's tennis that continues to this day. So many have been inspired by their example of excellence and perseverance. 30 singles slams and counting, 14 doubles slams and counting, 4 mixed doubles slams and 5 Olympic Gold medals! Say whatever you like, there is NO arguments to be made with results like those!

Serena was incredible in this match. She has everything to be a champion. What a legend.

Serena Williams The Greatest Ever! 💚💚💚💚🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾

@youdownwithRPP

5 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt!

@christine0513

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! 2019...and she is still relevant!

Memorable win for Serena. I remember watching this match live way back in 1999. It would be the beginning of the end for Hingis because she couldn't really handle the power. And her serve was pretty bad as well.

@JessicaJones-me6sp

5 жыл бұрын

I watched Martina and Serena play earlier and Serena choked in the second set when she was ahead a set already. I now realize after these last few years that Serena's nerves get the best of her sometimes.

Martina was running her mouth before the match.Serena Williams gave her humble pie.I was very sure she never ever forgot.

@MrCappon1111

6 жыл бұрын

martina was the most intelligent player that was part of strategy only that

@kingthird940

6 жыл бұрын

MrCappon1111 oh well! sometimes your mouth close is better than open your mouth.

@CrazyKewlx3

6 жыл бұрын

MrCappon1111 lol losing strategy

@dermainedibbins9157

6 жыл бұрын

Solomon Liben Martina n Lindsay Davenport had a pact to prevent an all Williams finale. It was said they did so because of Richard Williams bragging about his daughters. Serena did her part beating Lindsay but Venus faltered to Hingis. Next year Serena loses to Lindsay n Venus beats Hingis...lol

@kingthird940

6 жыл бұрын

Dermaine Dibbins no matter how you look at us open trophy in williams house hold.Richard Williams is the man homey.

and that was just the start of a legendary career...

Serena's first Grand Slam title... Who would have thought that she would win 22 more and possibly even more when she comes back?

@unicorndelhi9220

5 жыл бұрын

23 now

This is the match where I began to follow women's tennis. Due to Serena of course....

@ytkimberly4629

4 жыл бұрын

@Illya Kuryakin If you say so..... I fail to see how your response had anything to do with my comment.

a young and gracious as she was, serena

This was the beginning of the Williams dominance in women´s tennis. Martina Hingis was at the peak of her career here, but the future for women´s tennis was arriving. Today Serena Williams is still on the top of her game. She still made it through to the finals in the Wimbledon turnement this year and when she gets into better shape again, she will dominate women´s tennis again. The younger tennis players will still be put to shame by Serena Williams in the future. At least for a couple of more years. :)

@Kv-qq4rw

5 жыл бұрын

Jacob Patrick Poulsen not 😆

@andresuston7692

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kv-qq4rw Yes

@MM-dm4xj

3 жыл бұрын

This didnt age well

@Bahia82

3 жыл бұрын

You sure? Serena is still top 5 player

@fundhund62

5 ай бұрын

Hingis was at her peak in 1997.

Wow, Serena was so so good earlier on...

@dianefinn9730

4 жыл бұрын

And still in final at 2019 after having her daughter just fantastic and a legend God and one to the haters.

Each tournament Serena Williams played in 1999 she showed great improvement, from her play at Hong Kong earlier in the year, in which she played a great 3 set match with Steffi, and another 3 setter with Steffi at Indian Wells. Interestingly, because Serena had a knee injury early in 1999 and stunted her rise up the ranking. Her ranking was kinda in the middle (7) so Serena had a tough draw. Her draw at the 1999 US Open has to be a 10 top hardest route to a major championship title, she beat some folks with some serious hardware on route to the title.

@spencerrosant5794

4 жыл бұрын

ST 23 2015*

She is just the Queen of Tennis. because of her women tennis has just became so exciting to watch, new players with talent come knowing that Serena has set the high standard and trying their best to compete and some of them manage to get some slams when Serena doesn’t play her best but She has always been a true Champion

Hingis and serena producing this quality of tennis back in those days is just amazing. This is just awesome. One of the best era we ever had in the women tennis if not the best.we were fortunate to witness it. Without any bias this young generation doesn't make people enjoying tennis🤷‍♂️.

Revisiting the highlights after 20 years shows how graceful Hingis was in her movements around the court. Simply beautiful!!! At the same time it shows how powerful Serena was and that in a struggle between sheer power and grace, power will almost always prevail.

@Bahia82

3 жыл бұрын

Not just power but a great serve, ball pace , and ball angles

Here after the 2019 final. Bianca did an extraordinary job in the tournament and played excellent, but you gotta give it to Serena for being in such good form at such a point in her career.

Effing Carillo always wishing Serena to lose, "Hingis might still be on court when Serena loses it".

@843Nappy-Jey

7 жыл бұрын

OLA. ODUS mary carillo is realistically blunt but fair on both sides of the net

@JCole-fg3rr

7 жыл бұрын

OLA. ODUS although Carrillo is a hater of the Williams Sisters, that was a fair comment, being the kind of players each were. Venus and Serena went after the ball and hit a lot of winners but they hit a ton of errors too. Serena was on for almost two sets and then she went off and the errors came and it almost cost her the second set. Hingis doesn't overpower you or win with a ton of winners. How many times have we seen Venus lose a match and her opponent just be on the other side of the court.

@JordanjamesX

7 жыл бұрын

scrodeo No she is not Mary Carillo is a racist bitch.

@andrewmark2783

6 жыл бұрын

I heard that as a read of Hingis more than of Serena. She basically said even if she won it was only a win because Serena lost. You can't really insult a player more than that...

@liamsilver4843

5 жыл бұрын

she's doing the same thing now and wishing for Serena against other players..like Osaka the other day.

Serena Venus henin kimclijister Davenport hingis these are great players

All these crazy nasty comments about both players. Serena is the greatest female player of all time no doubt and one of the greatest athletes ever.... but Hingis was a truly skilled incredible player that left a big mark on women’s tennis. Her success in singles and largely in doubles made her an easy HOF pick. Dredging up nasty parts of either of these two players careers isn’t purposeful- in fact, Serena and Hingis are actually quite similar in many regards. Both hate losing- both tough cookies- both misunderstood- both child stars. Enjoy this match for what it was, great tennis!

Hingis was just over-powered by Serena. No chance.

@patrickclohessy2568

4 жыл бұрын

Hingis beat Serena Australian Open 2001 though

I remember this like yesterday.I screamed so loud for her

finally this video thank You so much

@PHlophe

6 жыл бұрын

64 eh ? lol!

A champion is born, a legend has made her appearance plus dominance in women's tennis... Hail our queen Serena Williams - Ohanian!!!!! 💖👌😊

the pace, the athleticism, the drop shots and angles and volleys - Hingis scratching that forehead, she had no idea what to do with this youngster - and to think, Serena's game and tennis savvy weren't even fully developed at this point, but her heart was. And I know I don't need to say it but her body is ridiculous!! The girl has it all Go SW!

The peak of women’s tennis , Davenport Hingis Serena and Venus Williams

Serena you go girl. You and your sister Venus are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man '99 sucked for Hingis. Beaten by the 20th century GOAT at the FO then bludgeoned by the 21st century GOAT and the USO.

@jess4metoo

6 жыл бұрын

Inediblehulk at least she won the Australian.

@PHlophe

6 жыл бұрын

Hingiz is still salty decades later. bitter old peasant

@derhinko2359

6 жыл бұрын

Hingis can be proud of her Career, she won totally 25 GS (Single, Double and Mixed) and she enjoys her life!

@PHlophe

6 жыл бұрын

in what alternative facts' world did Hingiz win 25 grand slams lol!. she is a mre footnote in the history of tennis.

@BBQ092506

6 жыл бұрын

I think when you say GREATEST OF ALL TIME...it encompasses ALL TIME...so no century should be mentioned. Given the way tennis is played these days compared to the way they did back then, I think SERENA is the GOAT. Tennis then was way different. It was more of a mental game. Now tennis has evolved, thanks to the W Sisters, into both a physical and mental sports. All girls now are into POWER and ATHLETICISM.

NOW THIS IS WHAT REAL TENNIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE!!! WHAT MEMORIES; WHAT A MATCH!!! SERENA IN THE MAKING, AS HER BIG SISTER LOOKS ON. ONE SEES SERENA'S INTENSITY & LOVE 4 THE GAME. HINGIS, ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS, REALIZED THE NEW LEVEL IN WOMEN'S TENNIS.

I remember this match so well. I was feeling overjoyed for serena and terrible for venus at the same time.

@jujumusique1305

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Then I remember Mr Williams saying “next year Venus will win two”. And boy she did (and in 2001 as well).

Best display of backhands by serena and control precision power and tactics. Thanks Patrick Martgolou

@kubuligal2431

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick had nothing to do with this.

they were so young!!! goatsssss

It all started here for Serena Williams #GOAT 😍😍😍😍

So incredible!!

I remember watching this match in Bay Point, CA. It really inspired me to take my first tennis lesson in Concord, CA. I remember cheering for her and feeling nervous each time she made errors.

Easily one of my favorite winning reactions of hers.

I miss this Serena

When she won the title you could feel the happiness from her.

Wow just fantastic Queen Serena

The Williams Sister forever changed the game. Hingis did nt last long after they came to play. POWER AND EXECUTION.

You forget these 2 are of similar age. Martina Hingis was probably expected to go and dominate the game after Graf retired. Never happened.

The beginning of a DYNASTY SERENA WILLIAMS

Serena is meant to win this year in 2019 and come full circle exactly 20 years later. Been a fan of hers from the very beginning! I can't wait to watch the final tomorrow.

It is always enjoyable watching Serena defeats Hingis,

If Serena can win a slam next year she will have won i. Four different decades. Ever been done before?

WHAT A MATCH!!

She’s amazing 😉

Best players of all time, my favorites- both represent hard work and calculation

serena is very succesfuul🎾💖

Here in August 2019

Admiro mucho a estas dos leyendas del tenis, unas verdaderas campeonas ..

That forehand was miles ahead in greatness as compared to Graft's!

The female commentator doesn't give Serena much or any props for her aggressive game. McEnroe seems more balanced in his commentary. ( Recognizing her hustle etc.)

Classic matchup of the basher against an excellent all around player.

That handshake from Hingis was ridiculous

@derhinko2359

5 жыл бұрын

It was an normal handshake with a short hug, whats wrong with this?

Mary Carillo is so full of it. "Hingis not playing well to win, but she might be on the court when Serena loses it"....DUH!

@lb1309

4 жыл бұрын

studboyinus Mary Carrillo is disgusting. How does she even have a job still? She is the most racist sports commentator I have ever seen!

@simonsenecal6560

4 жыл бұрын

@@lb1309 Carillo is disgusting thrash all around, but I don't find anything wrong with that particular comment. It was accurate, the stats showed Hingis having hardly any winners or errors, Serena almost all the winners or errors so I don't see what was false in that comment at all. Carillo is gross though, her worst comment ever was during the Seles stabbing layoff in 93 "she is going to milk this sucker dry, her real goal is Hollywood". She is a butch crude vulgar bigot, despite being a lesbian making it even stranger, has a potty mouth, and only has a friend due to her close friendship with John McEnroe, her ex doubles partner.

@perryhughes9429

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonsenecal6560 in listening to the commentary, she doesn't even recognize Serena's aggressiveness and hustle. McEnroe was more balanced in his commentary.

I usually don’t comment but Mary Carillo needs to cut it with being over critical of the Williams Sisters and she’s been doing it for 20 years... it’s gotten old. She said “Hingis might be on the court when Serena loses it” but she won... it’s really funny to hear her doubt the GOAT.

@lb1309

4 жыл бұрын

dkblazer24 Mary Carrillo needs to get fired! She’s been badmouthing Serena for 20 years now and still has a job. People need to wake up and not allow her to commentate period!

What a great moment at the end!!!!

While appreciating the tennis, there is no excitement/suspense when the score is not shown on screen. How are we supposed to know what are break points, game points, how behind or in front a player is?

Serena had to play cljsters, seles, Davenport then hingis to win the 1999 US Open Final. Any of those matches could've been a Final. She and Venus were playing doubles too. SERENA was one tough cookie. Love her

@thrshwll1526

4 жыл бұрын

@Illya Kuryakin - so what? How about all the others she beat DUMMY

@DeeLo90.

3 жыл бұрын

@Ilya Kuryakin SERENA was 17 soooooo

Serena was just beginning to be known around this time. People were still saying, wow, this is Venus's sister.

That look by Venus says it all... She SHOULD have won in '97... But her game was ALWAYS full of errors... Incredible Champion, but never cleaned her game up...

The domination was just beginning.

I remember this was so nervous to watch

It was not a good atmosphere in the rivalry between these two!

@andrewmark2783

5 жыл бұрын

BeautifulSoul Martina was the cause of a lot of bad atmosphere with all the top players. She talked a lot of nasty stuff about Graf, Seles, Serena, Venus and Novotna.

@JessicaJones-me6sp

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmark2783 she was a nasty piece of work! Davenport and Capriati too. I can barely listen to Davenport on TC when she is commentating on one of the Williams games

@swinde

4 жыл бұрын

Can hardly Blame Lindsay though, if not for the two Williams girls, she likely would have won about 8-10 slams. Lindsay lost four finals, two from each sister. She also lost several in the quarters or semis to V or S.

@lynettebailey2139

4 жыл бұрын

Davenport was slow as hell, she couldn’t compete with the William sisters speed.

@andrewmark2783

4 жыл бұрын

@@swinde Maybe that's true but it didn't excuse her behaviour at the time. She just came across as being petty and jealous.

Hingis did play well, maybe a little bit slower than in the semis due to fatigue, but of course the serves really made the difference.

Hingis never adapted her game and tried to improve her strategy or her athleticism to be able to hang with new pace and fitness of the game; so its not surprising that she went the way of the dinosaurs in singles. It happens in all sports, in life really, adapt or get left behind. Awesome that over all these years Serena has sought out ways to improve and develop her game and her commitment and ability to learn and evolve continues to pay dividends

@blshirelle2914

4 жыл бұрын

Serena has the advantage of the game adapting to her.So many of the players now grew up watching serena so she is the standard which works in her favor as they are all poor versions of her except the new school ones who are playing old school serve and volley (which I love watching)

Venus' face at the end.

wow!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERENA

15:43 my favourite winning expression in all of sports!!!

Babyrena starting her climb to the top!

Of all Serena's looks throughout the years, this will always be her most iconic for me! The braids, the yellow dress against her beautiful dark skin - she looked so regal

mike tyson of tennis

@albertozerain5321

5 жыл бұрын

Scary, manly and full of testosterone.

@oliviatagoeduring

3 жыл бұрын

@@albertozerain5321 it’s not scary, serena built muscle in her arms, she still has that today. muscle mass doesn’t make her any less feminine.

@ 15:43 look behind Serena, shows how much she is admired.

i hit that 1k like . 👍

that's not too bad ;)

One has only to watch Hingis's movements around the court in slow-motion video to realize how elegant and beautifully natural they were. In fact, it was precisely this gracefulness that enabled her to hit the balls so perfectly and so hard even though her serves were weak. It is unfortunate that If only Mother Nature had also gifted this wonderfully talented player with the iron will and fiece dedication to a training regimen that could have allowed her to overcome the new generation of power players like the Williams Sisters, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport and others. And yes, she is indeed a beautiful woman!!!

15:44 says it all!!🏆🎾

🐐🐐🐐

El nacimiento de una leyenda y el dominio absoluto del deporte “blanco” por unas negras.. Ironías de la vida y una magistral lección de vida y superación personal ante una sociedad ignorante.

2 of the best booties in tennis going at it 😍😬

I feel bad for Martina, how she's sorted to win over one Williams in the semis then in the finals..

I am looking forward to the new era in women's tennis.

@shennacampbell6325

5 жыл бұрын

Well get ready for a new winner at each grand slam because no one is consistent in winning.

@junillamoni8267

5 жыл бұрын

hjander 09 ge

Go Monica!

@dotsquad7608

5 жыл бұрын

She's gone, your wish has come true.

Notice with all her high pressure matches - at the start, silence, when the points are important near the end she starts screaming to distract her opponent. That's in breach of the #Hindrance rule, i.e. Cheating. Not to mention the fact that 20 years of #PEDs changed her to 15st of muscle.

Where is hingis now, 2019??

@derhinko2359

5 жыл бұрын

She is pregnant

Her sister Venus looks so gloomy with a bit of embarrassment

@misterme9829

6 жыл бұрын

Yea she was supposed to be first. I probably would have had the same look on my face.

@olaraay

5 жыл бұрын

and the she overdoes it when serena wins her 2nd slam at the french taking photos with the other photographers.

@llcooljay520

4 жыл бұрын

olaraay of course, that would be after Venus won 4 GS trophies herself. So I’m sure Venus was less salty, and not just trying to make up for it. Venus learned back then that she’d rather keep her sister then have a bitter rivalry.

@oliviatagoeduring

3 жыл бұрын

i think deep down she really wanted a grand slam but knew that that was serena’s moment. i’ve heard venus’ interviews, she always says that as the big sister she wants to make sure serena has everything even if she has nothing. i’d imagine she’s more proud of serena’s achievements rather than embarrassed, i doubt there’s any sibling rivalry between the two unless they have to play each other in a tournament.

I think this was the last grand slam final Martina was in if I'm not mistaken, maybe she reached one in 2001 but I'm not sure.

@derhinko2359

5 жыл бұрын

She reached the AO Finals 2000-2002

@tonyburgessful

5 жыл бұрын

Ok, but she never won another grand slam

Some of the Commentators really had some undercover cultural issues due to serena and Venus being Excellent tennis players at the beginning and throughout their careers. It showed itself all the time against the high-end white tennis player's. They were Alway's pointing out their faults and never giving credit where it was due. Just,.."Rude and Unnecessary"!👎😤