【50fps】Justine Henin v. Monica Seles | Dubai 2003 Final Highlights

Highlights of their championship match between Justine Henin and Monica Seles at Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai 2003).
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[@l.t.6180]

Two of my all-time favourite players. Seles the fighter and Henin the artist. Both had a short career, for different reasons, and could've won many more grand slams. I miss them both.

[@bryguy0111]

Seles missing a lot and a step slow and still has match points against that years French open champion ..amazing

[@angelflorespacheco8992]

French Open and US Open Champion.

[@user-ov5xg3rr3e]

seles twisted ankle in Ao affected

[@23Echeo]

@@user-ov5xg3rr3e she did? She was always so slow in her matches tho 🤪😂

[@valentinodelpiero4861]

Exactly my thoughts. She was so difficult to beat even at her very last stage (I am sure this one is among her 10 last career matches) and even one of (if not the) best player of the season struggled and had to work her ass off to beat her…

[@bryguy0111]

@@angelflorespacheco8992 your right forgot about the US open 😀

[@alexxie9864]

2 of my favorite players. We don’t see tennis this high level anymore.

[@jackwachtel-scott8000]

Henin's one handed top spin backhand was truly outstanding. Such a hard shot to execute well and she made it look easy. Hat off to Seles for her performance. Even out out of condition she could compete with anyone. Surely one of the game's most gifted players ever.

[@abradfordajb]

McEnroe called Henin's backhand "the best backhand in tennis". He should know too, since he had faced some of the best in HIS career.

[@arineems6059]

I lost interest in WTA after Henin retired in 2011. I miss her backhand and all-court style.

[@gymmygymmy2685]

Henin's defense and anticipation is amazing!!

[@johnsuttoniiijs]

Can we talk about the thing of beauty that is Henin's one hander! One of the top 5 of all time male or female for me, she got so much value out of it especially for her height.

[@corgeousgeorge]

Seles had so many of these crushingly close losses after she came back from her attack. Even being obviously so much less fit than Henin here and she STILL had match points against her and stayed with her in the third set, just shows her hitting ability, no one has come close since with both hands on both sides.

[@BOOMER751]

Hats off to Seles. Clearly past her prime but one hell of a fighter!

[@arineems6059]

Champions just don't go away

[@aungthet7219]

One handed backhand. Amazing

[@Dee-zy5gh]

Keep in mind Monica Seles was 10 years past her prime, at a stage where she was physically, mentally and emotionally nothing compared to her earlier self, and up against a much younger Henin who would finish the year as World No 1. Monica was simply incredible. She could well have gone on to become the most successful tennis player had she not been stabbed when she was just 19.

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Absolutely! Thank you for your exceptional (and undoubtedly accurate) tennis intellect!

[@marclaumann]

100% agree - Seles is/was the BEST EVER!

[@derrickc1353]

agree. this is a high-level match. She is staying with prime Henin and had match point on her. She got tired in the end. So, pre-stabbing seles could beat Henin 03 or Henin 07 no problem. Did not realize Henin was this good in 2003. She moved very good in 2003, might have been her best year.

[@bryguy0111]

So agree..Monica played “ok” here and even post stabbing she played the big points better than anyone ..here against Justine she held a match point and I believe served for the match more than once and just played sloppy and mentally bd physically caved just a bit ….her serve also did not look good to me especially the 2nd serve…and she not even close to her best here …..I think us Monica fans love to really comment on just how good she was being only 19 and having 8 slams and she had by 93 figured out how to bear the top five players including Graf … I don’t see any of that changing all the way through to 97-98

[@derrickc1353]

I'm not sure that a strong case can be made for seles being the GOAT. She never saw her prime before got stabbed and her competition was better than Serena's. Seles had Graf and Navratilova. Serena had mostly her sister with capriati and clijsters. Seles had at least a few more dominant years before Williams sisters or hingis stops her. Her prime years physically would have been 1995-2000.

[@POK2008]

Henin was one of my absolute favorite players to watch

[@nelsonc6173]

Justine will always be my favorite woman player! Heavy ball striker with power on both wings and her one handed backhand was one of the best of the game. I always thought she was the female Fed, but she is in every way her own player! Really miss her in the game! I know injuries set in but I she retired to young,

[@perindurasulullah9078]

Agree

[@briandtnguyen]

Or maybe Roger is the female Henin? 😊 Her backhand here reminds me of Roger’s 2017 backhand: extremely offensive. In my opinion, Henin was more consistent about attacking on her backhand than Roger. There were some years where Roger sliced way too much on his backhand.

[@albertmontoya6413]

I miss Justine she's my goat

[@BoomerBaskins]

Justine was such a special player.

[@bruno_dias]

Seles had such a tragic and short career. If not for the stabbing she would have shared the tennis top place with Steffi Graft for many years. Still one of the best ever.

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

Monica would've been on the top spot by herself if it weren't for a crazed Steffi maniac fan.

[@bruno_dias]

@@KnowTrentTimoy Even her difficult attempt to return to competition one year after the incident was boycotted by the shameful WTA behavior, including the majority of the other top players at the time. A disgraceful time in tennis.

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

@@bruno_dias I was here during that time and I don't recall some "boycott". Can you elaborate a little more on that please?

[@bruno_dias]

@@KnowTrentTimoy When Seles returned to competition two years later she had fallen down a lot of places in the rankings. She made a petition so her ranking points at the moment of the stabbing could be maintained because the incident was the responsibility of the tournament organization of that WTA event. The WTA direction board declined to make a decision and organized a voting procedure so the players would decide. Only a couple of players supported Seles while the others voted against. This made her return even more difficult. She was severely traumatized not only by the incident but also by the way she was treated afterwards. She struggle with severe depression, bulimia and overweight probelms since then and she never really recover to her form despite still winning a final grand slam. Before the stabbing at 19, she had already won 8 grand slam titles!

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

@@bruno_dias I recall some of it now. Thank you for that. It's incredible what Seles accomplished by the age of 19 with EIGHT grand slam titles! I'm certain she would've won another 8 or 12 IF it weren't for the untimely stabbing. I also blame Germany's easy-going legal system that let the mentally deranged Steffi fan go with basically a slap on the wrist.

[@fransiscoscaramanga674]

i remember this match, i was always a fan of Justine Henin, beautiful groundstrokes, especially her one-handed backhand......a thing of beauty......

[@Stratisfied22]

Seles was at the end of her career here and only a shadow of the player she was before being stabbed by that maniac. She was a beast of a player.

[@shadowplay5363]

Seles was such an incredible ballstriker, with great consistency and superb accuracy, but at this stage of her career her fitness and movement were below par. It catches up with her especially at the end of the match, but she still could compete with the best players in the world, she was that good.

[@jmiller05]

It's amazing to think that Seles was still only 29 here. By today's standards that would be unremarkable but back then it was the twilight of a player's career. It's hard to know how Seles would have got on had she not got injured in 2003. My guess is maybe one more year on tour and eventually winding down physically and mentally.

[@quiddy]

she really was an amazing ball striker. For someone who strings her racquet at 100 lbs, much tighter than any one on the WTA or ATP ( Sampras strung his at 78 lbs and Monica strung her previous 102 sq inch yonex rq-380 at 83 lb) and in order to get any type of plush trampoline feel you’d have to hit the ball squarely dead center.

[@brennenrivera4288]

She had actually gotten herself pretty fit in 2003. You could see it in her first tournament of the year (which she won) and in Australia before she hurt her ankle. Then her foot problems started. So I would argue her fitness wasn't her problem in 2003, she had gotten herself the most fit she had been in years and she got rid of a lot of the excess weight. But her ankles and feet were failing her and is what led to her retiring that year.

[@Princeh4578]

Love the two handed forehand seles hits with so much depth and accuracy

[@myerklamb8529]

My 2 favorite players of all time. Thanks for the upload!

[@emmanuelcannou2433]

That's one of the most amazing tennis upload I've ever seen!!!!

[@jeremie2020]

I remember very well this final, Monica had had so many occasions to win it, she should have never lost it...she seemed tired though getting into this final, not hitting the ball as usual (slower, less power, less pace, not serving strong), but she did what she could and was so close to winning. A long and fierce battle between two amazing champs, Justine managed to hand tight and finally clinched the victory, more realistic on key points. / Monica could have been the goat without her stabbing (she had won 8 GS before her 20th birthday...MAD), the Monica we had post stabbing was no longer the same player, less confident, overweight...but she gave it all in every match and was so good basically that she could still compete at a very high level and was really hard to beat. Love her forever, she's the one who made me love this sport. She was so unique and spectacular.

[@helderbento7991]

Specially in Wimbledon where she dominated. Her amazing serve and volley matched both steffi Graf and Navratilova.

[@bondakaucantik5256]

@@helderbento7991 😂

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

I indubitably agree! Love your Comment!

[@rolandgreen7484]

@@helderbento7991 The scary thing is most Seles fans would agree with you. A truly crazy group of people.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Justine was an amazing player ❤

[@stefano78]

Amazing how flat Seles hit the ball. But it makes sense as she came up before poly strings became the norm on tour. There is something to be said about poly strings ruining the game a bit, in that the game is now mostly about maximum power and spin from the baseline. Back in the 80s and 90s, there was a penalty to hitting with so much power (balls going long) and so players had to use variety, touch and net play to gain an advantage. It's part of why players like Federer, who straddled the old and modern era, are so special in that they have both modern power and old-school variety. It's been nice to see young guys starting to work on their variety again but you can tell it's not natural to them because they didn't grow up doing it.

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

Justin was ( always will b ) my fav women player …. She was brave .focused

[@broncoguy4862]

Lost much respect for Henin after the incident where she held up her hand to indicate she wasn't ready to receive Serena's serve, but the umpire didn't notice and called Serena's serve for a fault. Henin didn't even so much as own up to it at the time, and has said in interviews she regrets that moment...but she sure didn't regret it at the time. Very bad sportsmanship.

[@thomasmiles340]

Thanks. And, Jesus, what a battle! You know it's a great match when you are worn out from watching it! Cheers.

[@househeadericmd]

I will forever love this period of tennis that overlapped. The Seles, Graf, Sabatini, ASV, Pierce, Novotna….. to Davenport, Hingis, The William sisters, Henin, Clijsters, Capriati , Sharapova, Mauresmo, and all the other Russian women like Dementieva and Kuznersova.

[@fredibohn712]

Yeaahhhh BEST TENNIS PERION EVER!

[@apollo311]

True! After them I lost my interest in female tennis. Now I can't remember any current players

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

@@apollo311 Same, and I don’t even care in the least.

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

It was awesome when the women’s game was so entertaining!

[@Petey8482]

This match broke my heart! Those match points 😪

[@chijindukenneth3336]

Wow this match is amazing 👏

[@pierre-antoinedelagorce3511]

Quel match incroyable ! Si le tennis masculin à continuer de progresser, on a l’impression que Justine Hénin, Seles et Graf n’ont pas été remplacées...

[@jujumusique1305]

Seules Venus et Serena ont respectivement égalé le record d’Henin et dépassé celui de Graf, mais elles étaient déjà bien installés sur le circuit. Aucune des joueuses depuis ne s’en est approché. Osaka et Barty semblaient prometteuses mais sont hors circuit désormais. Reste Swiatek qui peut dominer durablement si elle maintient son niveau actuel.

[@lotus630]

I wish KZbin had more Justine Henin videos

[@drpankajgoswami8322]

Supreme level of match …..both are great ……..🙏

[@graziamanu]

Henin's backhand was wonderful!

[@Qacc6]

Justine's footwork and groundstroke mechanics -- still superior and more "modern" looking than 99% of the WTA player in 2022. How penetrating her backhand can be, and how early she can take the ball on groundstrokes and return-of-serves, still amaze. More effective a weapon than a lot of the men's single-handers.

[@QuangNguyen-ng5zh]

Surprise at the score line, given the stage that Monica was at, and the matchup with Justine foot speed and ability to hit angles. Just shows Monica champions mindset.

[@rattata30]

Her mojo was gone at the end for Monica, but too me she is supreme!!

[@alextresor]

Great tennisists in stunning match !

[@gymmygymmy2685]

The matches were so entertaining. Not just brute force but really strategy with lobs and dropshots. Unlike now everything is abt overpowering at the baseline.

[@jinyinli8752]

Thanks for uploading.Do you have the full match？

[@Tennis_Highlights]

Here is full match kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmGuZ4uan7-BgLc

[@alvarocampo8461]

2 de mis 3 jugadoras favoritas frente a frente ( no sabía que se habían enfrentado 😮😮 ) gracias algoritmo por llevarme al vídeo 👍👍👌👌

[@mikeekagahastian5923]

Seles is still the GOAT for me

[@Orlando-Corea]

Incredible players

[@marianacristinacolipe1996]

Que gran partido.monica en un nivel superlativo. Por poquito se le fue

[@derrickc1353]

watching probably my 2 favorite female tennis players is a treat. Seles had the heart of a champion like a Nadal or Djokovic. Yes Federer has heart too, but I think Nadal and Djokovic have a little more than him. Seles is up there with Serena as far as heart for a female.

[@afaircomment]

the noise that Henin's strings made in that match!!! How tightly strung was her racquet?

[@1974pieter]

Love our Seles...she really pioneered the hard hitting aggressive baseline game in womans tennis❤❤❤...big Steffi fan also...but overall game of a woman to call the GOAT...I will still go with Navratilova...love you Monica...❤❤❤...

[@vixsev]

Fearless Justine. She is the female Nadal. Respect to Monica. What a fighter!

[@laprimaverrra]

10:45 That 32-stroke rally at match point was brilliant. And then 11:59 was even better! What an effort from Justine to stay in the match.

[@jm7804]

Monica had a 4-3 H2H against Justine. This was an unfortunate loss.

[@robrivax]

Was wondering this....thanks for info....

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

Pretty darn impressive stat for Monica in her less glorious years.

[@footfault1941]

This is a gorgeous selection! Great to watch these two legendary players! Honestly, didn't expect a faceoff between them, for thought they were of different generations. Monica's aggressive net play was unfamiliar to me. Justine was with Carlos Rodriguez, right? (Or not?) Treasure!

[@Ineddiblehulk]

As a Graf fan I’m always annoyed that people don’t realise what a great well rounded player Seles was and just call her a ball basher. I think along with Hingis, evert and Goolagong, she was one of the most natural players ever.

[@ipiap]

They played some huge matches, Monica had a 4:3 edge in their H2H.

[@ipiap]

@@Ineddiblehulk Hingis' tennis education started when she was two years old, Monica was nine already. Yet both of them became WTA players at 14.

[@Ineddiblehulk]

@@ipiap and? None of that is in any way related to what I said.

[@xuepengliao9002]

SH forehand SH backhand vs DH forehand DH backhand, interesting, amazing and entertained match indeed, appreciate!

[@samprovenzanorptr]

Even in 2003 Seles was a force. Too bad injuries forced her to retire quite early… and quietly.

[@mohdamirul668]

Magics Satisfying Felt like watching GS BOTH R BRILLIANT 🤭⚛️💥😍

[@OSB1111]

Allez Juju 💕💕 Seles actually looks fitter here compared to 2000-2002.

[@davidwimmerstedt1071]

Seles lacked speed and defense. Not a natural athlete like Steffi or maybe Justine. They moved so well and gracefully.

[@tramp2827]

I had no idea Seles was this good. She doesn't give an inch.

[@jmiller05]

Never seen Seles come to the net so much.

[@samuelmagrath2541]

Same! And many of the volleys were quite decent

[@ragsvd5382]

same with me as well..never knew about this match at all..

[@ipiap]

She had a foot injury here that ended her career. This was her last big match.

[@Bhavyo]

She actually had good volleys, despite beeing wrongly positioned often at the net. She sure was no natural volley player, but had the touch to do it though on a decent level.

[@jmiller05]

@@Bhavyo Yes but I've never seen Seles so willing to play conventional volleys as much as in this match. She used to drive volley all the time but her punch volleys were quite rare in comparison.

[@andrewcharles7873]

Pound for pound, Henin is the best in history. She's easily the best backhand in the game, men's or woman, and i dare say she would have been world no 1 even today with her present game.

[@networth00]

Dude get real. Monica had a better backhand than Henin.

[@karyajadenmandiri8841]

Hening amazing

[@PrPaPeCECE20]

When you roar ed too muchh , your power went down so quickly !

[@Andrea-xs4ks]

Monica could have closed in two sets and in the third at 5/4, it's a shame, but Henin gives nothing away. Crazy match!

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

He in was tough to put away in those years. Even for Monica.

[@spencerpierce1251]

This match demonstrates that Seles was not a natural athlete. However, Seles hanged tough through out the match. If she was in shape and could reach some on Henin's winners., Seles would had continued to rule during the 90s.

[@Tjordful]

I heard Justine mention she was at French open final in 92 when Monica beat steffi in that great 10-8 third set.

[@Smudgeroon74]

Did she say how old she was then?

[@jujumusique1305]

@@Smudgeroon74she was 10.

[@RachitT19]

2 of my all time favourites.. offcourse after Serena;)

[@dbeaton1111]

The first set, Monica was hitting nearly every ball deep and forcing Henin side to side and behind the baseline. Then, in the second, Seles started to get tired. Seles' shots didn't have the same power or depth, which Henin was able to take advantage of. Both women like to hug the baseline. Whoever wins that battle usually wins.

[@HunterBidenCocaineBag]

Henin's strings sound like strung them very loosely.

[@poussinhamzah4013]

J'adore les deux....dommage que l'une d'entre elles devrait perdre ...

[@javiersarome]

Monica a meses de su retiro seguía siendo formidable, mala suerte, simplemente superior a Henin.

[@davidcarrascodelarosa5010]

El gran problema de Mónica en su reaparición fueron sus muchos kilos de más, y su peor condición física, porque su magnífico tenis siempre estuvo ahí

[@javiersarome]

@@davidcarrascodelarosa5010 así es años después de su retiro ella misma descubrió su desorden alimentario producto del ataque sufrido en el 93, como una manifestación de impacto en su psiquis

[@manforU100]

Henin such a great,her idol is Steffi Graf

[@80sruler]

Seles definitely started the grunting craze in womens tennis

[@suealder3551]

Today it would not be considered loud

[@andrews6341]

@@suealder3551 Yes it would be considered loud. Watch a match with her against Dragomir in 2000 and Mauresmo the same year she literally was screaming and it was not just one grunt it was like a double scream. It was literally echoing around RG , i was at the match for the end of it against Mauresmo which Seles won. She was 10 times louder after her comeback . Yes she was a great player but that noise was not necessary and that goes for anyone else that screams like that

[@rogerdocouto3798]

Seles leads 6-4,3-1 . She has a match ball at 6-4,5-4. She serves for the match at 6-4, 6-7(4),5-4

[@jujumusique1305]

Yup… one of many close matches she lost in her second career unfortunately.

[@bobmalack481]

Pound for pound, smallish Henen Ardenne best ever womens player, 1 or 2 handed backhand. Robert at 67.

[@LOrTnoK]

20:30 when your name is Monica Seles and you're holding back from smashing your racket on the ground 😅

[@foritisi]

For me no one touches peak Monica.

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

Of course not.

[@pasqualeferraro84]

I thought it was of higher quality, Monica missing a lot and not enough powerful at all especially with the forehand 😭

[@Petey8482]

It was incredibly high quality. A classic match

[@bryguy0111]

I see what you mean as we know Seles can hit harder ( especially the forehand) but it was a great battle and the old Seles came out in tiny bits in this match but not enough to pull off a win against the hottest player in 2003

[@Petey8482]

@@bryguy0111 just shows sadly imagine if she was at her best she’d have still been winning slams then… a very different history book would have been in place

[@milvao3400]

Leaving aside the numbers, I think that Monica is the greatest tennis player ever.

[@rainyd4293]

lol..nope

[@milvao3400]

@@rainyd4293 Well, people often forget that the attack happened when she was only 20 years old and the time she had already won 8 grand slam titles. She inspired generations of players to come and those who played against her often said she was the best match player they had ever seen. I Hamburg '93 hadn't happened, she probably would have won 20 slams or more.

[@KH-sn2sj]

Yeah if we're talking about just off of pure talent, absolutely!

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

@@milvao3400 She was only 19 years old when stabbed, but yes! She was definitely going to be the one to beat for the foreseeable future.

[@milvao3400]

@@Ricky-mo6mv think about it... if Coco had won 8 GS titles at this point.... in her short carreer before being stabbed Monica had won more GS than Venus, Henin. Sharapova who had much longer carreers. That's amazing and often forgotten

[@kienfoo-mb4ew]

ONE WOULD ALSO PONDER IF NOT FOR THE STABBING........WHAT SELES COULD ACHIEED......MAY BE SOMETHING SERENA CANNOT HOPE TO MATCH.

[@robertotorres5898]

A lot of Mistakes by seles...great game

[@paules3437]

Henin: !!! Seles: z-z-z-z

[@rnk3622]

seles 30 vs henin 21 yrs

[@kole1212]

This match ended Monica's career.

[@goranstojanov1160]

No what ended her carrer was a german fanatic trowing and stabing her with the knife..SO MUCH ABOUT GENTLEMENS POSH SPORT.....

[@kole1212]

@@goranstojanov1160 U pravu si, onaj pokusaj atentat je nesto najgore sto se ikad u tenisu desilo. Na kraju smo mi sa Balkana zaostali i nekulturni. Moj komentar se odnosio na to da posle ovog meca protiv Enan skroz Monikaizgubila onu draž sa kojom je igrala cak i posle tog uzasa u Hamburgu. Mogla je bar jos dve godine da izgura, ali sta da se radi.

[@paigehere5176]

Fitness was a big issue with Seles since her return. You can see how superior a hitter she is but got tired towards the end that damn foot injury ruined things more

[@guyjkt1779]

Seles was very noisy

[@andrews6341]

She was relatively quiet here compared to other matches.

[@smitra3367]

Seles was far better than Graf and would have won majority of the Slams that she won if she was not brutally cheated out of it.

[@davd1986]

This is the year when Henin went all in with her doping. Hats off to her Spanish coach.

[@kienfoo-mb4ew]

HENIN MUST ALSO MUST BE ONLY WOMEN IN THE TOP ..PAST 10 YEARS WHO NOT GRUNT ON COURT.................HAHAHAHA

[@jamesng6929]

More and more excuses coming.....😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexanderreusing3149]

Diese Schreikuh zum Kotzen

[@l.t.6180]

What a class remark 👏

[@steeel]

A non-fat mentally fit Seles would have won in 2 sets.

[@Ricky-mo6mv]

Haha

[@843Nappy-Jey]

Justine Henin + Martina Hingis = Iga Swiatek.

[@davideferrari5702]

Per carità...che bestemmia...la Swiatek sopravvalutata.... quest'anno non si ripeterà perderà la prima posizione...

[@KH-sn2sj]

Uhhh no.

[@miesiemumford]

big monica couldn't do it and even without the stabbing she would never have made it because she doesnt have the skills!

[@ChicanoPhD]

1992 Monica would have demolished that cheater cheater pumpkin eater.

[@rolandgreen7484]

Seles had a loss to all of 15 year old Capriati, Sanchez Vicario, Sabatini, and a 36 year old Navratilova in 92. A loss to all of those I mentioned and another near loss to all but Capriati, who she only played twice that year, too. Henin far better than all those players I just mentioned.

[@Alfredul03]

If Seles hadn't had that attempted murder mishap against her, believe me, she would have broken records in all the WTA tournaments, as all of this favored that stupid Graff.

[@jl3322]

In her whole career Henin never acknowledged an opponents good play in any way and on top of that it was clear she tried to and did cheat at multiple Grand Slams. She is the epitome of an unsportsman like player.

[@Smudgeroon74]

Really? Was Henin liked on the tour by other players