Venus Williams vs Jelena Dokic 2001 Hamburg SF Highlights

[@marfu1119]

Wow Venus serve was lethal back then. More consistent too.

[@Nike5221]

She put her whole body into her serve and was always on balance… Now she serves somewhat off balance…

[@Luciene3]

Tennis was much more entertaining then compared to now. Loved both these players

[@paskferr]

I agree, I almost don’t watch it anymore and I had been a huge fan of women tennis since 1999. I hoped Osaka could replace somehow Serena, then I confided in Barty and she retired now we had Swiatek but she too has her ups and downs, so many losses in big tournaments 😢

[@drewadler236]

@@paskferrmaybe Sabalenka will be that player for you

[@paskferr]

@@drewadler236 hope so although I’d like for her to evolve in her style, still she is my favorite as for now

[@DutchHPfan1992]

After her 2003 abdominal injury Venus would never play like this again. So sad :(

[@dinomijatovic3921]

Which abdominal injury?

[@DutchHPfan1992]

@@dinomijatovic3921 I think she suffered it prior to Roland Garros and it got worse at Wimbledon.

[@dinomijatovic3921]

@@DutchHPfan1992 abdominal wall muscle strain? I think now I remember..she was terrific indeed 2000-2002

[@marklyons647]

Yep. Venus serve was an arial bombardment.! So glad I wasn't on the receiving end.😅

[@danielgoncalves8079]

Peak Venus 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tomosato349]

Dokic！懐かしい！！