Yeah it was awesome, love watching these two battle it out. Leagues ahead of anything we see in the women's game today.

Venus was only 20 years old and she already had the net repertoire that’s lacking today in almost every single’s player.

@sebastienpivot4418

2 жыл бұрын

You're right, except Barty (well the number one), all are just baseline players that could be way better going to the net to improve their games

@EmilieSagae

2 жыл бұрын

It's weird how Venus' tennis IQ seemed to get worse the longer she played for. She had all the tools to play a fairly complete game, yet she chose to play one way most of the time even when it wasn't working out. Even considering her illness, she probably could have won a few more slams with some adjustments. Oh well, still a huge legend.

@justincartwright252

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilieSagae 100%. Her dad always said she needed to attack the net more. I bet she would have won even more matches with Serena had she played more aggressive and moved in more - but coming in against Serena's power isn't easy. Venus at her peak was SOMETHING ELSE.

@stefan33uk

10 ай бұрын

@@EmilieSagaein 2000 and 2001 she could rally endlessly if she wanted. She then lost a bit of speed and patience as she got older. If you watch this match carefully she is rarely trying to pull the trigger too early and often just outsteadies Hingis.

Man, these were the days of women's tennis.

@CurlyViet

2 жыл бұрын

The Golden age of women tennis

@ABC-ABC1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@CurlyViet Not true, Hingis had a terrible terrible serve! I am glad power tennis got introduced in WTA, because this was awful to see! At least now if you have a really bad service, you can almost guarantee opponent will punish it...

@peterb6512

2 жыл бұрын

@@ABC-ABC1234 that's funny, tell another one.

@ABC-ABC1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterb6512 Hingis had the best service ever... oke you win I lose bye

@sebastienpivot4418

2 жыл бұрын

I would travel back in time just to live the 1999-2006 period again

This match was fabulous - wow! Makes today's tennis look pedestrian. The talent of both players was just insane. 2000/2001 Venus was in her prime and almost unplayable. Shows what an amazing talent Hingis was that the match was so close. The rallies and shot-making were off the charts. Bravo to both.

@mikiafu

Жыл бұрын

It's a great match, but it surely doesn't not make today's tennis look pedestrian. Women's tennis had evolved as well, it's not frozen in time.

@brenchengbrencheng4794

Жыл бұрын

​@@mikiafui disagree. Especially when it comes to their overall consistency, very few players nowadays have been able to showcase their talent at the consistent level except maybe Swiatek and Rybakina(she's getting there somehow). Take a closer look at some of the players by example Jabeur, Raducanu, Andreescu, Vondrousova, Muchova etc... Lots of them have either dealt with issues of ongoing injuries, or their lack of motivation leads to their inconsistency.

@mikiafu

Жыл бұрын

@@brenchengbrencheng4794 yes that's true but you always had GS champions like that in the women's game, but less of them, that's true.

@SmithyPL

2 ай бұрын

Pedestrian? Iga and Aryna with their power and movement would blow both of these grannies off the court!

One of the most remarkable women matches of the decade between two brilliant players! Amazing performance! Respect

@koolkay35

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

Martina was SO bitter that she lost this match because she wasn't able to hold up her end of the pact that she made with Lindsay Davenport to keep the Williams sisters out of the final. Venus would go on to beat Lindsay in the final as well!!! 😭😭😭

@dinh5532

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was more that she should have won the match.

@tlovesgreens8244

2 жыл бұрын

Both lost.

Not a fan of highlights that don't show the score. I think it adds to the drama knowing if it's deuce, break point, match point etc.

One of the best matches this century.

The court awareness and shot making is remarkable. This next gen needs to learn.

Amazing swing volleys from Venus and great aggression

I remember watching this match like it's yesterday. Venus game had evolved and encompassing stronger strategy. She came into her game finally, and that was bad news for the rest of the tour. Unfortunately Martina as great as she was could not add to her game significantly enough, and that prevented her from keeping up. The Williams sisters brought strategy, power and ultra speed and that totally changed the WTA. The Williams Open-Stance game took time away from all the competition.

@NotSettlingForSecondBest

8 ай бұрын

Mary Carillo says hitting too much open stance stuff ultimately hindered Venus, especially on her forehand. Way too many forehand errors later this decade, especially against power hitters like Serena and Davenport.

Great match. Wish it was the final as it was the best match of the tournament. I thought Hingis was going to edge it out. Such a close match. Venus really was at her best that year. What power and speed!

There are so many things that I remember from this summer in women’s tennis. The commentators always commented to the Williams sisters early racquet preparation. Venus was considered quite rebellious for her swing volleys (granted other players did them before her but Venus made it a habit to take high, short balls out of the air) Hingis was viewed here much in the same way that Federer is viewed. Fans saw her as being the Swiss maestro with her chess maneuvers, and Venus’s game was viewed as garish in comparison. Davenport and Seles were viewed as the Americans and they usually had crowd support over Venus and Serena During 1997-2001

@MrTresto

Жыл бұрын

The big difference being that Hingis was totally overpowered whereas Federer can hit the ball just as hard as any other of the top men players. In some ways, the success of Hingis is more impressive since she lacked power in comparison to a lot of her competitors. Which also makes Federer a much more complete player before of said power. I miss seeing players like her that use finesse and the geometry of the court rather than raw power. Today's womens tennis is pretty much a scream fest... Another player I thought was awesome was Justine Henin. Such beautiful technique...

Coming off her historic first GS win at Wimbledon a couple months before, Venus was HUNGRY. Mama came to WIN!!!

Hingis was always so bitter when she lost. She thought she was going to be the next IT girl after Graff but the William sisters had something else to say about that.

@onetwocue

11 ай бұрын

I didnt mind Hingis, it was her mom who always had that evil look.

@nuffzed2001

11 ай бұрын

There’s more to womens sports than just winning Eg Serena Williams won 23 grand slams - she bludgeoned her opponents on the court to win- like a man , and there’s nothing worse than that - for a lady to be a seen to be a man The gender paradigm means us Neanderthals from Mars know only one thing - winning - but it’s not just that with the ladies , you’re out on the court for 80 or so minutes, carry yourself with aplomb, winning the game itself is beside the point

@stefan33uk

10 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? She couldn’t even beat Graf most of the time 😅

@ChristianMoffet

Ай бұрын

she also called Graf old and washed up, and Graf won her final slam AFTER Hingis, LOL, beating HIngis in the final to do it to boot.

Venus is absolutely gorgeous. Honestly no one has a better body than Venus.

@POObumpoopo

Жыл бұрын

That strut!

@GracefulDanny

Жыл бұрын

Venus is elegance personified.

These forehand swing volleys!!! 🔥😍😍🔥

This was the year when Davenport and Hingis made a "pact" to keep the Williams sisters out of the finals. Venus beat them both.

@ak-xp4hp

2 жыл бұрын

lmao and they would go on a tear. I'd say that pact was a terrible one lol

@dinh5532

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO did they actually say that or did you make that up? Venus cut back on her errors and Hingis became less aggressive but Hingis still gave Venus all sorts of trouble throughout their rivalry.

@dkblazer24

2 жыл бұрын

I remember they made the “pact”!! 21 years later… that didn’t age well 😂😂🤣🤫🤫

@dinh5532

2 жыл бұрын

@@dkblazer24 But I'm sure the sisters made the same pact? It's just part of the game.

@1958mlvc

2 жыл бұрын

Um, there was no such pact. It was a matter of the William sisters improving their game.

Brilliant match. Thanks for uploading.

That forehand at 21:46...come on. Hingis was dumbstruck. As good as Sampras in the 4th set tiebreaker Vs Andre at the Australian Open in 2000. Martina giving it her all, smacking that ball with venom but Venus prevailed. Maybe her best performance ever. What a statement.

This match and their 1999 semi at the USO are two of the best women’s matches ever.

@ChristianMoffet

Ай бұрын

Venus speaks on her channel about their rivalry and calls it her biggest rivalry ever. It is good to see some mutual respect when in their playing days they weren't exactly busom buddies. Granted Venus got along even worse with Davenport than Hingis, she and Lindsay always really hated each other for some reason, which was funny since Serena and Lindsay got along very well.

@jujumusique1305

Ай бұрын

@@ChristianMoffet I’m not sure either what was going on between Davenport and Venus. But it’s good to see that Venus and Martina appreciate each other today. Both made late 90s/ early 2000s women’s tennis really exciting. Their 99 and 2000 US open semis are some of the best women’s matches ever (and best at the USO alongside Seles Capriati 1991 and Hénin Capriati 2003). ❤️

Very clear picture!!! Thanks for the highlights!!

Pre 2003 abdominal injury Venus was INSANE. Can't believe she "only" won 7 Slams. Hingis was also great because it isn't easy to make it such a tight fight when Venus plays like this (although she did have a habbit of making a lot of unforced errors).

So incredible!!

Good Quality 👍

The crazy thing is that at the next slam, 2001 Australian, Hingis would best Venus 6-1, 6-1 in the same round

Hingis had such great timing, sense, and all court ability, but just no explosiveness whatsoever when she needed to inject that bit of extra pace or press her advantage. She was a player with so much yet so little, so little yet so much.

One of the best women's matches of all time. Also, some of the worst line calls of all time

Great match! However, the best part, at least for me, was not having to listen to Carillo and company squawk🤫🤫🤫

I can't believe the audacity of the Indian Wells crowd attacking Venus and Serena and calling them names, they deserved to be showed up by the Williams sisters, they shouldnt have returned tbh.

@endokuken1678

2 жыл бұрын

This was the US Open a year prior to the Indian Wells incident

Venus was like a cheetah here, pouncing on the net and blasting winners from every corner of the court. Hingis had won 4 of the last 7 hard court majors, and made the finals of all 7 of them in a row. It took Venus in this sort of form to break that streak. Possibly the highest level I've ever seen from a female player.

Its crazy that you can't see the scoring board.

It was that incurable disease that slowed her down. Otherwise venus would have won more grandslams.

@JWNS08

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember around 2007-08 or so that Venus’ game was a little off. She wasn’t playing as aggressively as she used to. I didn’t think it was because she was getting older. When she finally found out what it was in 2011, it all made sense. I feel bad for her because it did affect her game. She is managing it well, now, thank goodness.

They don't come like Martina anymore, like a puppet master the way she maneuvered her opponent was amazing to watch!

@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977

3 жыл бұрын

Just because its doesnt work anymore, Radwasnka tried and see what happened to her

@640A

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977 Radwasnka was a counter puncher, Martina's game was about controlling the baseline and she had a big backhand. More comparable to Azarenka's game with less power but much better footwork!

@janjr165

2 жыл бұрын

Venus was more amazing to watch maneuver her opponents around the court - just like she did with Martina here in this match! 😭😭😭

Hingis v V. Williams : My second favorite rivalry in women’s tennis ! 21 matches , Hingis had the edge 11-10. Over half were played in semifinal rounds.

venus looks fantastic in that dress.

Venus ebony star williams......👏👏👏

What a match!!

Incredible match by both players. Hingis sure had some painful losses in slams. Some horrific line calls in this match too.

Great match by two great players

Very brusque handshake at the net there. Not sure there was much love lost between these two.

@lenguainglesa2580

2 жыл бұрын

Typical williams handshake

@garyonbroadway1919

2 жыл бұрын

There was most decidedly NO love lost between them. Respect? Absolutely. But no warmth at all. Hing8s played every match like it was her last. Venus didn't care; if she won, great. If not, "what time is dinner?" was her great one-liner.

@paolosooinvernizzi

2 жыл бұрын

Awful hingis attitude

At one point I thought that Venus would be better than Serena. Her performance in this match was extremely remarkable 😊

Venus and Serena will always be my favorite American tennis players!

Lol all those winners shown by Venus, then all of a sudden “first set Hingis “

Seems like yesterday!

This year when US dominated BNP Paribas and Davis! With the William Sisters, Davenport and others

Completely different sound off the racket of Venus compared to the previous year, much more power she did not allowed Hingis to manouver at all. Weird she did not hit a single return winner. Great match though, had it won Hingis could have gained confidence

points are a bit longer and harder to win compared to now. it was more entertaining to watch before.

Show the score.

👋👋👋 The video was edited and unfortunately there’s no score during the match to know… Shalom✌️and Agape 💕

Imagine if hingis got a bit more power to make a kill when it matters. She should be able to trouble Williams sisters a bit more, and have won more slams.

@lovemoon9803

2 жыл бұрын

True.. She was lacking the explosives

Who saw this video only to watch handshake???

@michaeldslipp1078

Жыл бұрын

Ha. They respect each other now. Hingis was a brat but’s grown up a lot.

Hingiy cant kill the short

@monar6837

2 жыл бұрын

It was so annoying to watch

Head to Head it's Hingis 11 Williams 10

Dang @21:23 was clearly out. Near to umpire side to to overrule

08:45

I remember watching that match. It was great!! I had so many heart attacks. But Venus came through

Hingis the great tennis player vs Venus the superior athlete

Hingis was the last among top 1 female players who actually look pretty feminine...

So many wrong calls. No wonder the challenge system became the norm because of these kinds of matches.

Fantastic video thank you. It took the Williams sisters a moment but they did turn the tide on Martina Hingis. Too bad Martina didn't come up in the Chris and Tracy era. She would have dominated in singles for a longer period of time. There would not have been so many poweful hitters like the Williams sisters, Lindsey Davenport, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce just to name a few.

VW dark chocolate what, what.

wow listen to how loud the Americans cheer for Hingis compared to Venus ........ America was never great

When I watch matches of the Williams sisters, I feel like they changed tennis. It was a game, tactics, strategy, finesse. Then, the tractors came and overpowered everyone. It's just hacking and slashing and brute force. It's like watching Transformers after a Kubrick movie. I miss serve and volley. I miss slices. I even miss moonballs. I miss Jana Novotna. I miss Martina Navratilova. Hell, even Steffi sometimes. And I hated her so much back in the 90ies. And no, my dislike of the Williams sisters has zero to do with race or classism. I love me some Lori Mcneil, Zina Garrison, Katrina Adams, Chanda Rubin. I'm off to watch Chris Evert PLAY tennis now.

Classless handshake from Venus once again 🤮

@garyonbroadway1919

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, shut up. Your coded word choice is showing, and the kissy-kissy BFF thing at the end of women's matches today is irritating. Venus wasn't looking for friends.

@notoneofthosegirls

Жыл бұрын

You realize it was Martina, who initiated the salty handshake right? Not Venus.

Where are you commentators..can you call aggressiveness on venus????

@DavidWilliams-yl4wq

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of nincompoop are you

The officials gave Venus the win!

Venus is being to aggressive..no need to be

Richard Williams should not be allowed at games!!

@DavidWilliams-yl4wq

2 жыл бұрын

You sound like a fool

@endokuken1678

2 жыл бұрын

Umm why?? Lol

@talismon63

2 жыл бұрын

White folk lol

@manupeni

2 жыл бұрын

He is King Richard. Watch the movie and learn. If you do not like him, at least respect what he did for sports and tennis. He changed the way women play tennis today.

@maskellmaolseachlainn6347

3 ай бұрын

@@talismon63 @peterdurkin1499's English I'd bet ... Apex racists

Cheating all the way from Venus Williams unfortunately....whenever someone screams throughout whole match, it's becomes questionable....

@notoneofthosegirls

Жыл бұрын

She didn’t cheat. She won fair and square. And uhhh…you realize tennis players scream all the time while playing. This is the most ridiculous comment ever. 😂

@Harry00020

Жыл бұрын

@@notoneofthosegirls most stupid comment I read from you, however, it's obvious you was not standing on the other side recieving...lol...not easy to hit, when someone is screaming.... It's strange that this has been bought up many times by players, yet nothing is done......penalise the damn cheaters

@talismon63

Жыл бұрын

Monica Seles v Steffi Graf. I’m sure you’ve questioned all her wins over Graf too because she practically screamed on every point. So did Monica cheat or does she get a BLONDE pass?

@Harry00020

Жыл бұрын

@@talismon63 whether blonde or black pass, anyone who screams is a cheater...

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