Martina Hingis vs Steffi Graf 1999 Tokyo QF Highlights

[@JOTennisVid]

I just had to redo these highlights because of the video quality :).

[@samisfun868]

ty this is great.

[@stayfocused3175]

Jamie, you're amazing.👍😍 It's just a shame that many of the matches from back then didn't show the score.

[@russell1764]

Thanks. Great highlights on a high quality match.

[@marioescalante4401]

Graf’s footwork is the most beautiful thing in sport to watch.

[@lemon-eu6kw]

I'm amazed how hingis gets points. at first, she looked like she was going to lose. but, she collected points little by little calmly. mentally very strong for an ordinary woman. You need to be aggrasive to beat her, not giving her any chances to think. What a legend to both of them😁😁

[@jujumusique1305]

From a quality point of view this is the best match of their rivalry. Love the high energy Japanese comments :D

[@jboww2121]

My fav match from the two! Love the court speed, the long rallies, and steffi yelling at the umpire for not calling one of martina’s shots as wide and making her hit a ridiculous forehand to win the point and the umpire looking back at her and agreeing with her lol

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

I never seen her so angry. Goes on and wins the point anyway

[@briqtrader2296]

@@user-be5qg7mr1s Same... I had to watch again for good measure!

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

@@briqtrader2296 LOL feisty little graf giving him the business

[@derhinko2359]

Yes great victory from Martina .... i love her so much

[@carrerau7138]

The least loveable player ever behind only Serena.

[@zacharyhall1441]

I always said that the Williams sisters and hingis could not stand each other..but I forgot how much steffie and hingis could not stand each other back then...wow great match

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

hingis said she was outdated or something lol

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

​@Max E haha, thanks for direct quote. Graf let her experience do the talking to the tune of losing to hingis only twice LOL sit down brat

[@mrmagassi]

Icy handshake at the net... Steffi gets her revenge in that classic FO in the same year!

[@leisurefarm]

Actually, that's one of Graf's warmer handshakes. You should compare it with her earlier years.

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

that was awesome. hingis was bratty

[@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977]

@@leisurefarm always funny when people call graf "Gracious" when In fact she was a sore laser...As all the greats champions of her stature

[@ollialex]

Hingis juggled with balls to entertain the crowd while Steffi was treated at medical timeout. Seemed a bit disrespectful.

[@carrerau7138]

@@ollialex Hingis paid for that in June.

[@joseolmos8797]

Great job. Thank you

[@MsDidi38]

Hingis shot making and return of serve are phenomenal.

[@styleniko4339]

I understand why Hingis was playing so well in this tournament on this particular court. She doesn’t need power, the court speed does that for her.

[@guicon2007]

Increible partido entre dos de las mas grandes campeonas que ha dado este deporte!!!

[@jameshampton5659]

Watching this now I more so realize how good steffi really was. I always looked down upon the slice because im a backhand connoisseur but it’s pretty effective. She also has excellent footwork , the best I’ve ever seen , and a great forehand + net skills/ court awareness. I like her ! Not sure she’s better than Serena tho like some people claim

[@gk891]

Seles herself said that Graf's backhand never got the credit that it deserved in terms of how tough it was. In the 1995 U.S Open final, Graf hit some topspin backhands in the first set against Seles but it didn't always work well. In the commentary booth, Martina Navratilova said that Steffi really needed to be careful with that topspin backhand because it wasn't the right shot to use since it sat up higher (thus allowing Seles to tee-off on it). And that Steffi should stick with her slice since it stayed much lower through the court.

[@ezrasanmiguel9472]

She is better than Serena. Most weeks ever at #1, last player to grand slam and ONLY golden slam.

[@carrerau7138]

Steffi had far less losses against journeywomen than Serena.

[@jonathangrant9811]

@@ezrasanmiguel9472 she got lucky Seles got stabbed

[@3883melange]

So incredible!!

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

like that hair bun on steffi. Its looks like all business

[@egg1080]

Even though Graf is getting older and older. It's getting to the end of his career. It's still so hard for Hingis to beat Graf. They have faced each other nine times in their careers. Graf won 7 times. And came back after Graf's 97 break. They played 3 games. Graf won twice. In one, Hingis was awarded a set 6-0. On top of that, the two of them have a Grand Slam record against each other, and Hingis has never beaten Graf. Grafy always beats Hingis in tennis grand slams.

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

its not even a rivalry. Hingis is just a compeitior

[@cedrichapman]

Euh… all you say is biased. The first matches… Hingis was so young and Graf was like a confirmed player, no ? And Gras wasn’t 40 years old in 1999 (and before 😁), she was enough young and strong to play !

[@cedrichapman]

@Max E I know all that. That’s life and history. Nothing more.

[@cedrichapman]

@Max E everybody has his history. You also have to respect it. And, I tell to everyone who will read it, stop doing comparison with players and decades…

[@cedrichapman]

@Max E Graf was still strong enough to play too so and to for example win French open in 1999. Open your eyes and stop looking for excuses. Every professional athlete has their injuries throughout their careers. Bye.

[@preciousjey]

I love the Fraulein Maria Bun.

[@Enjanginsaudiarabia]

Steffi looks not in the mood from beginning. She hits the ball so carefully but her movements bit slower. She beat Hingis in Philadelphia 1998 and FO 1999. Graf was not bad. She had an excellent comeback after 9 months absent

[@carrerau7138]

Actually that comeback was not very good. She won only 4 tournaments in 1.5 years. She never reached top form again, except in a handful of matches.

[@paskferr]

If only we had this quality nowadays, this exquisite technique, this usage of the court, this variety and these personalities :’( I look forward to a real new champion, Osaka had my hopes up I thought she could be the one but no, too fragile

[@happyinhi7192]

And unfortunately too caught up in celebrity, instagram, and Hollywood, so sad.

[@ezrasanmiguel9472]

What was Steffi yelling at 13:28 ?

[@shadak]

10:20 One of the outstanding Steffi's forehands. G.O.A.T

[@gangstacrew1564]

Was this match before the Roland garros ?

[@carrerau7138]

Yes, of course. Steffi paid back, with interest.

[@rogerwouters3245]

This the umpire of the Nadal Medvedev match at this year's Australian Open

[@shadak]

I remember this match very well. Steffi played better than Martina but lost on many important points. I also remember the bad calls, some were really unacceptable.

[@carrerau7138]

Steffi led Hingis in the third set, git injured and won no game more.

[@GreySox]

Was this before or after their French Open 1999 match?

[@MAURGASM]

before.

[@meboneme1]

Before. This used to be played in February.

[@ミスターX-w1e]

なんか同じ年の全仏決勝のときとちがい、ヒンギスの集中力と今度こそはグラフを打倒する、わたしは負けないという執念で憎しみまでついて顔つきがちがうよね、それに対しグラフがおこって切れてるよね。またグラフが動揺している場面もある

[@jujumusique1305]

13:29 German culture 😂

[@chromaticababy5510]

I watched this at the time Graf got injured in the third set otherwise she’d have had Hingis ‘ number yet again

[@gk891]

@@MrToronto1977 It's all about match-ups. The best way to trouble Steffi was to either catch her off guard at the net (e.g. Navratilova and sometimes McNeil, Sabatini, de Swaardt), retrieve ball after ball after ball and goad her into making impatient unforced errors (e.g. Sanchez Vicario and sometimes Coetzer) or consistently barrage her with power from the baseline (e.g. Davenport, Seles, Williams). Hingis was neither fast nor powerful enough to really trouble Steffi all that much which is why Steffi has a winning head to head record against her both before and after Steffi's surgeries. And while Hingis was an absolute master at manipulating the ball and moving it into all areas of the court, Graf was such a supreme athlete and mover that it didn't particularly matter.

[@chromaticababy5510]

@@MrToronto1977 in saying that , it’s one of my favourite matchups, in terms of actual shot making ability /talent - the way the two of them move the ball about the court is a joy to watch, there’s nothing like it today

[@paskferr]

@@MrToronto1977 I think she is close to her best here, I’d say 80-90% in the first set

[@paskferr]

@@gk891 their head to head bear little significance. They met few times after 96, and only in the FO final they were both playing great, in that case Hingis got close to winning. I think Hingis would have had the edge on clay and lose on all the other surfaces if they met when at the top

[@rajusaha855]

@@paskferr No Graf was far superior to Hingis on clay. Graf has 6 french open titles vs Hingis 0 titles on french open plus she beat peak Hingis in 1999 french open. Peak Steffi was better than Hingis on every surface.

[@anibalargentina3991]

Steffi: the most beautiful woman I have seen, very sexy and feminine. His physique is incredible. She keeps driving me crazy. ❤️❤️❤️

[@lkfrostad]

Except for the mom bun

[@gary8306]

@@lkfrostad and the hairy armpits as well dude.

[@samisfun868]

@@gary8306 ROFL screaming

[@enjangyusuf2ndchannel468]

@@joeyconvery2055 yea but in Berlin and France Steffi face her father scandal with Playboy Model Magazine. It was devastating for her. She couldn't focus in the game. Monica was incredible but if that scandal not happen at least could delay Monica into number one spot

[@enjangyusuf2ndchannel468]

@@joeyconvery2055 I love Monica but you looks hate Steffi 😂😂😂. You must be objective. I didn't say that Monica wouldn't be number one. She would be number one. And of course I gave her credit to her for winning FO 92 and AO 93 She beat Steffi excellently. But for FO 90 for me that's Monica Seles Lucky. Monica Seles said also she was afraid to play in fast court such as Wimbledon and US Open. She acknowledged that Steffi was better on those surface than her.. Read the news more OK

[@Calicokit101]

That hairstyle did nothing for Graf....made her look ancient even though she was only 29.

[@carrerau7138]

She looked extremely sexy that way.

[@marlonsolis2624]

Clearly Steffi has no match to Martina..

[@funkyguy99]

And yet she has a 7-2 record over Hingis.

[@harryrinaldi2812]

7-2 in favour of Graf😂

[@ally2885]

And hingis didn’t win another slam after Aus open 99? 😂