Venus Williams vs Martina Hingis 1998 Miami Highlights

[@comienzaconc]

Damn 20 years of this. Never gets old.

[@JamesFrew1]

Cesar Salcedo is it just me or was Hingis hitting a heavier ball earlier in her career than post 2000? I always thought she was week but she’s not completely powerless here.

[@iceescape]

Loved how ruthless and fearless Venus was here.

[@Cherchezlatrish]

Wowwwww...I need some of this Venus in 2018!!! Especially that bh down the line!

[@aaron1983]

Hingis and Venus were enjoyable to watch, great rivalry.

[@georgeferreira186]

Great game for two legends of the tennis! I miss this rivalry

[@toribartlett9334]

Hingis was incredible for such a small person but it's her tennis I.q that kept her in the game. She read the game so well there are not much ppl that understands tennis like Hingis. A lot of players succeed with raw power but when it comes to tennis intelligence Hingis was way above average!

[@plaintalk186]

Her IQ certainly did not show in this game... lol. She was hammered.

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

@@plaintalk186 A three set win is a hammering? Rubbish.

[@sanctuary70]

Both WILLIAMS SISTERS dig holes INTO the usually unbeatable Swiss Cheese. THIS IS WHEN WOMEN'S TENNIS WAS TAKEN UP TO THE GREAT HISTORICAL PLATEAU. LOVING IT! Thanks.

[@markhills2310]

Venus ain't to be played with

[@dtv2031]

The speed and the backhand of Venus were unmatched. The balance and the variety of Hingis were beautiful to watch too. This was the golden age of women tennis.

[@Thelonely_Kitten]

Golden age, maybe, but are you sure about 'women' tennis? What a disgrace that was, thanks God it's over.

[@iceescape]

My favorite rivalry of all time. They were so different and dynamic and their matches were all classics.

[@omatasekudasai]

What the unbelievable tennis! I miss tennis epoch ending 90th - beginnig 2000th

[@Siphakongviseth]

That little dance ❤ lol!

[@justincartwright252]

90s Venus was so swaggy 😍💪🏽 I wouldn't mind her making a comeback!

[@guicon2007]

Female tennis golden age!!!!!

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

willie consort Definitely!

[@artemiamitica]

omg you didnt say Davenport

[@anyanelemd3398]

I never watched these great tennis players in their early days . Venus was hot and full of vitality in those days. Hinges was a quiet and very skillful player. It's a shame we couldn't see much of her in The singles in the later years.

[@Wordalways]

I want this Venus back.

[@AzwarAmir-nk5iu]

She's old now.

[@georgianasinescu430]

Venus is just amazing 😍🤩 What a game 👊

[@taboo7tatoo257]

I remembered those days when Hingis, Venus, Serena, Capriati & Davenport were on top of their games. These 4 Americans V,S,C,&D made it very difficult for Hingis both mentally and physically and that forced Hingis to retire at a young age.

[@eizyaws]

Also Chanda Rubin

[@AzwarAmir-nk5iu]

Now american tennis is a trainwreck

[@rosesangels2824]

Little Venus Williams, brilliant, tenacious , masterful, fearless and determined to bring it home for Serena. Venus was not playing, she had to avenged her sister's loss to Hingis in the semi-final 🤭🤗🤗.The Williams's sisters, a tremendous gift to the world.

[@eizyaws]

Dats dat EBONY STARR 🌟

[@bucknut2000]

So I think this tennis is way better than the current crop in women's tennis. way more variety and styles. even variety in stroke production varied so much back than compared to now.

[@jaidenmontez4843]

Venus Williams golden era. Jaw drop 2020

[@KK-dd1vk]

Watching in 2019 July Great Veeeee

[@georgianasinescu430]

Venus Williams' rules

[@cevr7847]

Two seventeen year olds playing a high quality SF. Wow, bring this tennis back!

[@RaphaelBas1995]

This match is a perfect example of how Venus (or Serena) stacked up against Hingis. When you really look at it, they beat themselves more often than Hingis beat them. Hingis was great at anticipation and redirecting the ball, and I’m not trying to diminish her accomplishments at all, but a lot of her victories came in part because Venus/Serena hit so many unforced errors. It’s because of Venus’ unforced errors here that a third set even happened.

[@charliez077]

well yeah but unforced errors/consistency are key parts of tennis, Kvitova is one of the top examples - unbeatable when peaking, terrible when the opposite (tho luckily she has gotten more consistent since her hand injury)

[@mathieumarsille133]

Elle se forcent même à gueuler (les soeurettes W.) Au moment et à chaque fois qu' elles se sentent en danger Pour destabiliser l adversaire / On devrait sanctionner ce comportement / Hurler en tirant un passing Pour intimider l adversaire Alors qu elles sont plus grandes plus puissantes servent plus fort ... Elles ont besoin de ça Ok C est pourquoi martina hingis Sourit comme beaucoup de filles lorsqu elles jouent contre ces hurleuses de ground zero !

[@habeebaina6924]

Wow. Venus is never this emotional, ever!! She and Serena clearly didn't have much time for Hingis Venus's movement and ball strikingwere perfect. Martina was a master of wrong footing and just leaving you flat-footed on court. Thanks for sharing this nugget of history.

[@ABC-ABC1234]

You can see why Hingis struggled with the Williams sisters! She wasn't willing to introduce POWERPLAY in her game! While other players started hiring legends like Pat Etcheberry to follow up with the evolving game, Hingis remained stagnant and ultimately that led to her retirement! Her basic strokes were waaay too short and too little spin. The only thing that kept her alive was her amazing ability to 'read' the players'shotchoice....

[@JMLCK78]

She's always had the upper hand against Venus

[@ABC-ABC1234]

Barely!

[@dinh5532]

She still had the winning record against Venus, even til the end.

[@pv4981]

Dinh at the end of the day, it is all about who has more hardware...

[@dinh5532]

Hardware for what? Hingis leads not only H2H, but also records, weeks number 1 rankings, or won more tournaments?

[@beautysalon4250]

That hair beat was a style

[@3883melange]

So incredible!!

[@paskferr]

Beautiful rivalry, so many unforgettable matches. Venus’ forehand was a downside though she really improved it later on

[@TarHeelBlueFreak]

Pasquale Ferraro You’re really trying to push this forehand thing.... That’s a lie. Her forehand either set up plenty of winners or got her many winners. This match serving as one example. Lol Venus in her prime has no flaws in her game besides her mental

[@paskferr]

Jayy D ahahah I’m not pushing anything, it’s what I think and what Davenport seemed to think since she beat Venus insisting on her forehand side those years

[@TarHeelBlueFreak]

Pasquale Ferraro Same Davenport that couldn’t beat her at a major final?

[@pv4981]

At times Venus can spray, but I don't think she has a technical problem with the forehand. At times shot selection is not the best. Yes, it is a good idea to go there instead of the backhand because her backhand is her favorite, but you don't just sit on the forehand... that is just silly.

[@jacksongreene3687]

On days like this, her forehand was lethal even back then. She crushed Hingis from back of the court wit h it. This match should have been a 6-2 6-3 dusting but she got nervous on those match points. Nothing Hingis could do with her on this day.

[@vosharap]

WOW, VINTAGE VENUS!!!

[@bethesda30]

Hingis’ absolute peak level here...holding 3 slams and had just defended her AO title.

[@JMLCK78]

Do you have any of their matches from 1997 (besides the US Open final)?

[@samuelmagrath2541]

Venus was an ATHLETE, and she has such swagger. Great skills at net too.

[@marfu1119]

Venus game had improved significantly. In 2000-2002, is like watching a different player. She was only 17, and was playing older than she was at the time. You rarely see a 17 years old now playing like this

[@saintelmosfire85]

I initially thought Venus will rule women's tennis for a very long time. But I was wrong. Don't know what happened. But Venus here proved just how great of a tennis player she is. Everything fell into place: her confidence & her shots were just amazing.

[@Keke50987]

Her disease happened. It made her inconsistent. She would be winning matches and then have a hard time closing it due to all the fatigue . As a fan it was hard to watch but you can tell there was something off .

[@wheresbaby7783]

Venus got that disease syndromes disease and the fact that her sister was much meaner

[@zacharyhall1441]

Love.this match but why did utube take down the Miami open 2001 battle between these two also they took down usopen 2001 serna vs hingis. And 2000 Stanford finale venus vs Davenport

[@tonyburgessful]

Venus is starting to play like this again.

[@rihanaijiran1404]

I wish Hingis did not change her raquet she was more powerful with a thin beamed heavy racquet her serve had more weight on it. What she needed was to improve her fitness level here it was below than venus. I wonder if she did not sway away from tjin beams to bigger wider tennis racquets I think she would have played better, her slices dropshots would be more effective given the characteristics of thin beamed racquets.

[@tomgraham6071]

Hingis learning that 1997 was too easy for her and things would never be the same again.

[@himurogemma6032]

good match

[@rocheanspencer9979]

Who was in final and who won

[@andrewsimpson5818]

Venus won the final she beat Anna Kournikova.

[@ashton-leejohnson4758]

I feel like Venus should have won Wimbledon in '98

[@rolandhersan2420]

Martina Hingis looks great with black hair...

[@vagnersimoes3694]

I THINK VENUS WAS SHOWING HINGIS HOW TO PLAY TENNIS, BUT SHE HAS NEVER LEARNED!

[@derhinko2359]

Hingis played so much smarter and more variable than the William Sisters, they only overpowered her!Hingis hands are legendary!

[@Afanlynness]

nah, Williams sisters are smart and variable as well, but just their power are too stand-out @@derhinko2359

[@charliez077]

this is the exact type of argument that is totally ridiculous... Williams sisters are legends, so is Martina, they all brought so much into tennis. only silly fans like you create dramas and can't appreciate both sides.

[@ВасилийПупкин-т6я7ф]

Слезли с дерева Гориллы и пошли, выжигая всё за собою, оставляя только пепел сгоревших надежд

[@20050716]

she was getting overpowered and still mostly broke even overall and generally grabbed a set when she lost.

[@JCole-fg3rr]

Nah it was just Venus errors

[@richardsimplon8772]

David vs Goliath.

[@vagnersimoes3694]

POOR HINGIS !!LOL

[@Phi1.618]

I like the way Hingis don't move so much when she hits the ball

[@stwaters1147]

If hingis stayed on top of her game that young lady would have slayed the entire tour. She was an incredibly smart player but unfortunately she got in her own way.

[@KH-sn2sj]

Uhh no, literally several players got in her way & the game itself was evolving and she couldn't keep up.

[@najwakaram1000]

This is the reason why matina retired because she couldn’t handle the William sisters

[@derhinko2359]

Hingis head to head against Venus is 11:10 and against Serena 6:7, totally equal!!!She retired because of her injuries

[@vagnersimoes3694]

Head to head???? she could not beat the williams sisters, BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO WEAK TO FACE THEM! THANK GOD SHE RETIRED, AT LEAST IT WAS LESS EMBARASSING!

[@derhinko2359]

The head to head statistic is a fact, you can Google it! You are only Talking shit! I cant take you seriously

[@vagnersimoes3694]

WELL, YOU TALK SHIT ALL THE TIME...

[@TarHeelBlueFreak]

Der Hinko Equal? No... not at all

[@pamela7651]

Pure God gifted talented black girl.

[@JuliusGLlorando]

hmmm..i doubt if she can play something like that again

[@laawaer7265]

Venus won,is still playing,and Hingis has dissapered into history..hmmmm!!

[@vagnersimoes3694]

Hingis was the worst tennis player in terms of honesty and humility i have ever seen. She showed a lot of disrespect against Graff( Rolland Garros) and Venus ( USOpen).Because of this, I became trully disapointed with her. Success was all that matters for her, not people.She did not behave as a trully champion!

[@derhinko2359]

You did her so wrong, yes Hingis always had the Courage to say what she is thinking and some People have Problems with this but Hingis was always honest and a friendly Person, she had so many Friends on the WTA tour and she was always a good Team Player, that was the reason why she had so much success also in the doubles. Martina is such a lovely and charming Person!

[@vagnersimoes3694]

I think who had problems to accept someone playing better than her was Hingins herself, and say what you think does not mean to be unpolite , rude and racist!!!

[@layletts7888]

May be u have a point. But graf’s fugly nose just stops me from liking ur supporting her! Lol

[@dayanadalmases5719]

Guau bien Venus Williams

[@secrets.295]

Venus is such a great talent. She deserves much more than her sister. She used to be arrogant, you can see clearly from this video. But she has grown into a mature lady.

[@jayoh4542]

Maybe she was just a confident TEENAGER who knew that she was capable of being the best.

[@secrets.295]

Jay Oh Its okay to be confident. But she looks very arrogant and I remember she used to say some very nasty things when she first came out. But ever since 2007 she has changed her attitude. And she has been very gracious. I love the new Venus.

[@dickadams3171]

@@secrets.295 Not true...the Venus never started any mess on the tour...she always finished it though...and still will snap back when provoked..it was Martina who was arrogant and saying very nasty things on the tour.

[@mervynramokgopa3869]

Make a hole Venus coming through

[@bitTorrenter]

Venus smashing it! Such raw power here. You'd think Martina was playing against a male player. And even then a very good male player.

[@stwaters1147]

Williams brothers

[@mathieumarsille133]

Pauvre vagner! Lol.

[@b.u.dmusic9424]

When Venus Wasn't White Boy Crazy Ands Played Like She Was A Conqueror And Not A Timid Rabbit

[@herschelwade403]

COLD!

[@Raydoffa]

Everything doesn't involve race.

[@StJohn444]

😂

[@vagnersimoes3694]

THE SPOILED LITTLE GIRL DESERVED...RUSH TO MOM`S LAP AND CRY! LOLLOLLOLLOL

[@peytondoss7200]

This is when women’s tennis became extremely boring 😴😴😪

[@ecor150]

Typical venus always blowing huge leads

[@derhinko2359]

Great match but the wrong winner, i always root for Martina

[@JCole-fg3rr]

no the right person won!

[@janjr165]

Don't mind Der Hinko ONE BIT. This pathetic person trolls EVERY single video with Martina Hingis and talks shit about her opponent. Der Hinko has her head stuck SO FAR up Martina Hingis' ass that she can't even see (let alone think) straight. LOL!!!

[@derhinko2359]

Yes i am a big fan from Martina and i love her very much but i dont talk shit about her opponents i only cheer or defend for Martina

[@JCole-fg3rr]

Der Hinko you’re dumb as hell

[@gk891]

How was Venus the wrong winner? She beat Martina fair and square.

[@wayneshipman7406]

Yea Martina it's hard to beat boys