Steffi hadnt dropped a set all that year so far, a record I think that still stands. It was considered a huge achievement for Lindsay to have a set point. As for steffi, this is where her 1994 started to go downhill. She lost her first set of the year in the final to Zvereva, then took 5 weeks off. There's an interview with Steffi on TH-cam from August 1994 where she said after she came back from that 5 week break she was frustrated she wasn't playing as well so started to do a lot more training off the court. She said that normally during tournaments she put on weight, but she was still losing weight. She said it took her a while to realise that all the extra training was leaving her very tired and depleted and that was the reason why she had the string of losses that Summer.
Davenport's talent was noticed very early on. It was her fitness that many questioned if I remember correctly. Her career kind of faltered in 1995 but she was back on track in 1996 after dropping a significant amount of weight. It took her a short while to break through at the majors though. But in fairness to her, she played in a very competitive era.
5 yrs later, at Wimbledon finals, Davenport beat Graf only because Linds got fitter and her game improved as well...Also, Graf had an injured knee and had played 2 tough 3 setters previously.....Otherwise....a 100% Graf would have won that final!!
Lindsay was the worst mover the sport has ever seen it was either a winner or an error. Certainly not one of the grades but if she was in position nobody could hit it harder.
Thank you again for a wonderful video. Never seen this stunning match
Steffi hadnt dropped a set all that year so far, a record I think that still stands. It was considered a huge achievement for Lindsay to have a set point. As for steffi, this is where her 1994 started to go downhill. She lost her first set of the year in the final to Zvereva, then took 5 weeks off. There's an interview with Steffi on TH-cam from August 1994 where she said after she came back from that 5 week break she was frustrated she wasn't playing as well so started to do a lot more training off the court. She said that normally during tournaments she put on weight, but she was still losing weight. She said it took her a while to realise that all the extra training was leaving her very tired and depleted and that was the reason why she had the string of losses that Summer.
Davenport's talent was noticed very early on. It was her fitness that many questioned if I remember correctly. Her career kind of faltered in 1995 but she was back on track in 1996 after dropping a significant amount of weight. It took her a short while to break through at the majors though. But in fairness to her, she played in a very competitive era.
Great video quality....also I like how they used a variety of camera angles in that match.
5 yrs later, at Wimbledon finals, Davenport beat Graf only because Linds got fitter and her game improved as well...Also, Graf had an injured knee and had played 2 tough 3 setters previously.....Otherwise....a 100% Graf would have won that final!!
Lindsay on her day very tough for any player. She had a decent record against Steffi.
@@th8257Steffi could still win. If Henin could own Davenport, I see no reason why Graf would not win it had she been fit.
I remember how badly wrote the (german) press about that young girl Davenport.
Lindsay was the worst mover the sport has ever seen it was either a winner or an error.
Certainly not one of the grades but if she was in position nobody could hit it harder.