When Venus hits a good shot all you hear is crickets from Mary Carillo but Martina hits a good shot she's practically jumping out of her chair saying "excellent stuff" or "that's unbelievable". How can a commentator get away with being so biased.
@@christianWilliams-pc4jn get over it. Chris evert jumps out of her chair for the Williams sisters. I'm sure they all have their favourites. You Williams stans always turn it into the victim card for the sisters.
@@maximilian2974 It's nowhere near the same. Chris Evert still compliments the other player when they make a good shot or get, even if she favors one more than the other. She may do it less but she still does it.
@@christianWilliams-pc4jn I always felt Mary Carillo thought everyone else was singing the Williamses praises that she didn't want to just be another peg in the board. Mary wanted other players to get noticed for their games too.
@@shihlin1 She never liked the Williams sisters at first. They burst onto the scene and started beating her favorites (hingis, seles etc). A lot of people didn't like them because of that, when they entered the WTA they took over basically and people didn't like their favorites getting beaten.
Agreed, I think strongly that her level dropped after 99 which enabled or at least made it easier for the others to take over. She should have worked on the serve and on the fitness and she would have won a lot despite the Williams who from 04 to 08 were not consistent
This really was a great rivalry. Hingis was really such a smart player; I think she didn’t come to net as much in the next couple of years as she did here
Hingis had such efficient shot production with good length, so it wasn't a surprise that in most cases her error level was less than that of her opponents.
Aww how I miss Hingis play.. Very clean.. feminine and graceful.. Beautiful forehand swings.. Backhand..vollys.. Cute careless serves.. Smiles all the time..
Hingis was an amazing champ at 5'7" in height. Had Hingis been a 5'9" or 5'10" tennis player, she might of had a better physical outlook to win slams after tough matches. Physicality does help the athlete's mental strength. Just ask Sabatini. Her improved physical fitness helped her serve tremendously. It was as it was. The world was very lucky to have so many champions in Women's tennis in the 90s. Hingis was such an amazing player to utilize all that she had.
In Women's tennis, height is more of a liability compared to Men's tennis; however, whether Women's or Men's, the physicality toll is enormous. Unlike team sports, there is no break time in tennis, boxing, skating, etc. Any advantage that an athlete can have the better. I'm sure Henin would love to be 5'8" or 5'9" or 5'10". There are very successful players of all heights, but an advantage is an advantage. Arthur Ashe snubbed the ability of players to win Wimbledon if their height was under 6'0", but guess what, Andre Agassi won Wimbledon at 5'10"! And look at how many tall players not winning a slam. What am I trying to say? All I am saying is that had that player with all that talent been given more physical gifts, life might had been easier. Like Roger Federer, and Rafa Nadal. Novak had to work very hard on his physicality to finally win consistently. Remember when Novak had a tendency to retire from matches? Novak may still retire, but less often and more wins. Had Henin been 5'9", she might have won multiple Wimbledon titles. Instead, Henin never won Wimbledon. Conversely, Hingis never won the French. Hingis won the French as a junior in singles. Hingis won the French in doubles. I guess that's life? Like in Wonder Woman, "You expect the battle to fair, the battle will never be fair."
Michael Lee I can see ur point. But Henin could’ve won Wimbledon with that height, she didn’t win it because of her height but because of Mauresmo. The same for Hingis in RG with Majoli. On the paper, Henin and Hingis were superior tennis players to Amelie and Iva.
Not to make excuses, Hingis did suffer an injury prior to her French Open loss to Majoli. Hingis fell from her horse during her horse riding. Henin didn't get enough cheap points or easy points. Henin usually have to work hard to win her points like Hingis. Hingis in 1997 was a surprise to everyone. Once everyone knew her game, Hingis had to work harder. No matter how hard one can work, that athlete cannot make up that extra inch in height. Even with an extra long racket, that takes a toll. Longer racket, even light ones, have heavier swing weights. To conclude, it's stamina. That's why Nadal won many slams, he can play all day and do not tire. Nadal won 12 French Open Singles Titles; four of them were consecutive. "Rafael Nadal, who has won an all-time record twelve French Open titles. Nadal won four consecutive titles from 2005 - 2008 and an open era record of five consecutive titles from 2010 - 2014." Hingis and Henin at 5'9" or 5"10" might had been stronger athletes. Amanda Coetzer defeated Graf four times, but has not won a slam. Amanda is 5'2", a successful player, but no slam victories. Amanda almost became a slam winner, but was runner up at the US Open in doubles. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Amanda in doubles. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is 5'6 1/2". Simona Halep won Wimbledon at 5'5", but Justine was 5'6". How could that happen? Luck of the draw and playing against Serena at her twilight of her career compared to her peak. Women's tennis, there's a chance for every height, but to put the odds more on the player's favor, the more attributes to win the better. The depth of Women's tennis was probably at the deepest yet during the Hingis, Henin, and Williams era.
ICONIC match. The first set was arguably the highest level of tennis Hingis ever produced. Venus came so close here, despite her spinning in her serve all match. Her athleticism was just extraordinary.
Then she got smacked by Serena in the final and ultimately retired from the game because she was a talented queen, who could take the angles away from the opponent lol
Para mí Hingis fué la mejor de ésa camada, yo creo que las lesiones y su vida privada no le permitieron mantenerse competitiva por más tiempo. Los que dicen que la Serena actual es superior a la Serena que enfrentó Hingis están equivocados, Serena tiene más experiencia ahora pero su físico está muy lejos de estar bien, es más, no me explico cómo pudo ganar los últimos cinco slams dónde se la veía gorda y lenta, yo creo que no enfrentó jugadoras de nivel, el nivel wta en los últimos diez años está pésimo.
Crazy how early Martina was able to take her shots. Just on the rise most of the time, and still was able to change direction at will. That’s crazy hard, but somehow she could do entire matches like that. Her 2006 win against Sharapova in Tokyo is another example. Just relentless.
I remember being so disappointed Venus lost this match. I really wanted to see a Venus vs Serena final. But hats off to Hingis... Venus didn't lose this match, Hingis won it. And I will say as always, Venus was super classy in defeat... she always was and always will be. Remember, these 2 did not like each other in early years. They are friends now, but it wasn't always like that. So much respect for Venus.
It was rare but clever of Venus in her prime athletic years to tun on a pusher's mode in long rallies and go right for the kill when opportunities came up, against someone like Hingis who read her A game so damn well. No words for Hingis, just let her games speak for themselves
Hingis always hit the ball like a cannon and the high ball landed at the edge of the baseline. This will let her opponent to move backward and take more times to return. Because she's weak in delivering power shots, she has to rely more on rallies & her strategies pay off. Legend😊😊.
@00:55 They show Hingis’s majors record as 5 and that would be her career total, at the time Venus had 0 but still walked away with a total of 7 majors.
it was just hard to beat one Williams sister after another...the Williams c/o unfair treatment, but the fact they're sorted to meet in the finals prove contrary to their claims...
Both? It's painful to watch Venus continue. I have great respect for her but cannot fathom how someone like her can enjoy playing at her current level.
@@jonnyjobes3621 She's doing what she loves and she's still in the top 100 - hardly a small feat. I have a tremendous amount of respect for someone who can do that in their late 30s.
One of the greatest tennis matches I ever saw. Fantastic play from both players. Pity that Venus seemed to fizzle out a few years later. It always surprised me that Serena became the great player when I always thought that Venus had more talent.
Yes I thought so too but she had the autoimmune disease and was just less consistent but it was a mental thing her skill was superb especially when were talking about the net serve and movement
Venus was much more erratic than Serena, even in the early years. Take for example the Aussie open 2001. Serena lost a close (classic!) three-setter against Hingis, while Venus a day later couldn´t even compete, and got utterly destroyed.
If Hingis had the power of at least like Henin, she could have won more than 5 GrandSlam Singles, she was a brilliant strategic player just lacking power in her shots.
I wish that Hingis had committed to serving more aggressively, as Henin did, rather than simply starting off the point with it. She had the ability to place it anywhere in the box and even serve big when she wanted to.
Venus was more of a thinking player than she was given credit for. Here, knowing that Hingis didn't like to create her own pace, Venus hit with more spin and less risk than she did against the big hitters.
❤ this match. I will say that since Serena n Venus started playing back then a lot of those players stepped up their game and TENNIS got more popular for women's tennis
These two had one of the best rivalries with so many close matches. This one was my favorite of them all because Martina aggressively used all of her skills as she should have done much more often. Venus put up a great fight in the last two sets, but Martina was just too on top of her game here.
Martina was a hard match up for Venus. Serena and Davenport had an easier time with her than Venus because Venus’s shots were more prone to breaking down and hitting errors vs Martina
20 years ago, the late summer early fall weather patterns in the east coast was sweltering hot and humid. Now its so weird to see players wear leggings and coats to stay warm. The same with the French Open.
It's so interesting to watch Venus play this match without the power and faster pace she became known for in the 2000's. It's clear that Venus's biggest weakness back then was poor shot selection. The shots she has added to her game even in the late stages of her career are so much better.
Her game changed so much in 2000. From 2000 - 2003 she was really incredible. After her abdominal injury in 2003 her game changed. She still had her brilliant moments but it was never like 2000 - 2003. Her game felt more free/fluent before that injury.
@@Dutchmusicfan1992 Very true. Sjogrens Syndrome began to affect her in 2004 as well. She just didn't know what it was. It took 7 years for her to get a proper diagnosis. What she accomplished during that time is incredible.
Venus definitely helped with that I think. Hingis had to put out a lot physically to beat Venus, and didn't have enough left for Serena. It is one reason so few beat the sisters back to back. Both are so amazing, and you have to work so hard to beat one, to have enough left to beat the other right after is nearly impossible. And even when you do beat both sometimes that takes too much out of you to win the next match if there is one, like Hingis beating both at the 2001 Australian but then falling to Capriati in the final in easy straight sets.
When i was kid we loved venus way more than serena and was upset with my sister when she lost to serena. Now knowjng tennis better serena’s technique was definitely much better than venus so not suprise she won more. So that guy called richard knew something :)
feel bad for Hingis, as she has to go through every tough match against the Williams sisters..getting through one was hard enough, then you have to face the other in the semis or finals..
This match really marks the beginning of the end of Hingis's reign over women's tennis. Even tho Martina won, Venus was just one of the women who were about to overtake her with pure power. In the final as Serena was about to win the title, you can see how visibly upset Venus was, that she was not the first Williams sister to win a grand slam title. On every other occasion she was always happy for Serena. Not at this U.S. Open. You can almost feel the pain Venus was experiencing. This would be the only time I've seen Venus visibly upset.
Both Venus and Martina would beat the girls of today in the top 10 easily at least 6-1 6-3 with Martinas weak serves and Venus spinning in second serves 😂
Nice to relive the good old days when skill and intelligence were important, before Big Babe tennis where 6' tall weightlifters took over who couldn't do anything more than hit the ball hard.
She should’ve played a short game. All her shots are deep pounding ground strokes which require a lot of energy. There’s no slices or kill shots at the net. You need to mix it up and keep your opponent off balance
Venus looked really stiff here and was putting absolutely no leg into her shots, especially on her serve and forehand. And her serve got progressively worse throughout the match (it was really painful to watch that shot completely abandon her). What a difference a year later though.
Interesting thought! She lost this 99 USO final to Serena. She immediately reached AO final after this, being 3 time defending champion, and she lost to Davenport, and also lost 2001 and 2002 AO finals, both to Capriati. In the last one she even had more than one championship point. Good for her she at least took the 2000 WTA Finals in an incredible match against Seles, she was better at the end. But yeah, sad she couldn’t complete the big tournaments, losing her last 6 Major finals back to back
@@valentinodelpiero4861 i wonder why is that so? Considering her 1997 domination. I thought she would've found her way to win but then, she lost her mental toughness during those lost finals. Maybe her opponents wanted it more.
@@julrenharl Hingis was brilliant in 1997 but there's no question that it was a strange year for the women's tour. Graf was seriously compromised by injury for most of it, Seles started really struggling with her weight and confidence, plus the best of the rest (Sanchez Vicario and Martinez) also really started struggling with form, fitness and other issues. Davenport also hadn't started her fitness regime that would transform her game. Novotna was excellent for parts of the year and could test Hingis, but not consistently enough. It was a perfect storm for Hingis to dominate but it couldn't last.
I had never realized that. Yeah, who would have thought it after seeing this amazing display of tennis from Martina. I was so excited for her comeback second career too, but that didn’t last very long.
Yeah she is pretty close to being the fastest and most agile... especially for her height. Evert and Graf are in that mix too. Today I would say it's probably Simona Halep who is the best mover.
MrPernell27 what???? The William Sisters athletic ability is what they were known for back in the day... Graf vs Venus movement in their prime time is not even comparable
But then Hingis came up against Serena and it was lights out! Serena had more shot selections movement and power than Venus which is why she was the more dominant player over everyone not just her sister! Serena could win game after game with aces, hitting all corners and up the middle repeatedly!
Hingis is the best net and volley player in the WTA, so why did she spend most of her time at the baseline where she is weak??? She would have won at last 12 more slams.
Hingis game was OK but it never really hurt you. She didn't have any special weapons. You could see Williams sisters were maturing and it was just a matter of time before they would dominate.
Serenawilliams dismantled her in the final 1999 usopen before the match Martin run her mouth.Not only serenawilliams beat her she make her cry and take revenge for venus Williams
haha yeah I remember that slaughter by Serena... but to be fair, they BOTH ran their mouths off... in the early years, they all hated each other... it's nice to see in their later years they are friendly
Martina stupidly got involved in a war of words with Richard Williams, who was always prone to mouthing off. The sisters weren't likely to side against their father and it all spiralled from there. Players should stay away from that nonsense. Tennis isn't boxing where talking bollocks is expected.
Hingis capable of changing the direction flawlessly. what amazed me, she did it at such a young age. phenomenal.
These two really had a great rivalry that doesn't get the recognition it deserves.
When Venus hits a good shot all you hear is crickets from Mary Carillo but Martina hits a good shot she's practically jumping out of her chair saying "excellent stuff" or "that's unbelievable". How can a commentator get away with being so biased.
@@christianWilliams-pc4jn get over it. Chris evert jumps out of her chair for the Williams sisters. I'm sure they all have their favourites. You Williams stans always turn it into the victim card for the sisters.
@@maximilian2974 It's nowhere near the same. Chris Evert still compliments the other player when they make a good shot or get, even if she favors one more than the other. She may do it less but she still does it.
@@christianWilliams-pc4jn I always felt Mary Carillo thought everyone else was singing the Williamses praises that she didn't want to just be another peg in the board.
Mary wanted other players to get noticed for their games too.
@@shihlin1 She never liked the Williams sisters at first. They burst onto the scene and started beating her favorites (hingis, seles etc). A lot of people didn't like them because of that, when they entered the WTA they took over basically and people didn't like their favorites getting beaten.
Hingis' groundstrokes were so solid here - her forehand was not attackable like later in her career
Agreed, I think strongly that her level dropped after 99 which enabled or at least made it easier for the others to take over. She should have worked on the serve and on the fitness and she would have won a lot despite the Williams who from 04 to 08 were not consistent
Amazing Martina Hingis shes great at the US Open, shes the one the best.
This really was a great rivalry. Hingis was really such a smart player; I think she didn’t come to net as much in the next couple of years as she did here
Hingis had such efficient shot production with good length, so it wasn't a surprise that in most cases her error level was less than that of her opponents.
Aww how I miss Hingis play.. Very clean.. feminine and graceful.. Beautiful forehand swings.. Backhand..vollys.. Cute careless serves.. Smiles all the time..
Hingis was a human backboard...very difficult to beat her.
@@joeyconvery2055 she lost the plot in Grafs last GS win though.
Hingis was an amazing champ at 5'7" in height. Had Hingis been a 5'9" or 5'10" tennis player, she might of had a better physical outlook to win slams after tough matches. Physicality does help the athlete's mental strength. Just ask Sabatini. Her improved physical fitness helped her serve tremendously. It was as it was. The world was very lucky to have so many champions in Women's tennis in the 90s. Hingis was such an amazing player to utilize all that she had.
In sports we call that a lull. We were waiting for the next great and she arrived.
Michael Lee I think Henin was even shorter than Hingis, and she could match William’s sisters many times.
In Women's tennis, height is more of a liability compared to Men's tennis; however, whether Women's or Men's, the physicality toll is enormous. Unlike team sports, there is no break time in tennis, boxing, skating, etc. Any advantage that an athlete can have the better. I'm sure Henin would love to be 5'8" or 5'9" or 5'10". There are very successful players of all heights, but an advantage is an advantage. Arthur Ashe snubbed the ability of players to win Wimbledon if their height was under 6'0", but guess what, Andre Agassi won Wimbledon at 5'10"! And look at how many tall players not winning a slam. What am I trying to say? All I am saying is that had that player with all that talent been given more physical gifts, life might had been easier. Like Roger Federer, and Rafa Nadal. Novak had to work very hard on his physicality to finally win consistently. Remember when Novak had a tendency to retire from matches? Novak may still retire, but less often and more wins. Had Henin been 5'9", she might have won multiple Wimbledon titles. Instead, Henin never won Wimbledon. Conversely, Hingis never won the French. Hingis won the French as a junior in singles. Hingis won the French in doubles. I guess that's life? Like in Wonder Woman, "You expect the battle to fair, the battle will never be fair."
Michael Lee I can see ur point. But Henin could’ve won Wimbledon with that height, she didn’t win it because of her height but because of Mauresmo. The same for Hingis in RG with Majoli. On the paper, Henin and Hingis were superior tennis players to Amelie and Iva.
Not to make excuses, Hingis did suffer an injury prior to her French Open loss to Majoli. Hingis fell from her horse during her horse riding. Henin didn't get enough cheap points or easy points. Henin usually have to work hard to win her points like Hingis. Hingis in 1997 was a surprise to everyone. Once everyone knew her game, Hingis had to work harder. No matter how hard one can work, that athlete cannot make up that extra inch in height. Even with an extra long racket, that takes a toll. Longer racket, even light ones, have heavier swing weights. To conclude, it's stamina. That's why Nadal won many slams, he can play all day and do not tire. Nadal won 12 French Open Singles Titles; four of them were consecutive. "Rafael Nadal, who has won an all-time record twelve French Open titles. Nadal won four consecutive titles from 2005 - 2008 and an open era record of five consecutive titles from 2010 - 2014." Hingis and Henin at 5'9" or 5"10" might had been stronger athletes. Amanda Coetzer defeated Graf four times, but has not won a slam. Amanda is 5'2", a successful player, but no slam victories. Amanda almost became a slam winner, but was runner up at the US Open in doubles. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Amanda in doubles. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is 5'6 1/2". Simona Halep won Wimbledon at 5'5", but Justine was 5'6". How could that happen? Luck of the draw and playing against Serena at her twilight of her career compared to her peak. Women's tennis, there's a chance for every height, but to put the odds more on the player's favor, the more attributes to win the better. The depth of Women's tennis was probably at the deepest yet during the Hingis, Henin, and Williams era.
ICONIC match. The first set was arguably the highest level of tennis Hingis ever produced. Venus came so close here, despite her spinning in her serve all match. Her athleticism was just extraordinary.
It was a fascinating match, agreed.
Hingis was just so skilled at suffocating the court, taking time away from her opponents. Such a talented queen.
Yes. She was the best at using the angles of the court, but also the best in taking the angles away from the opponent.
Hingis was a backboard...it must have been exhausting playing her.
Then she got smacked by Serena in the final and ultimately retired from the game because she was a talented queen, who could take the angles away from the opponent lol
It happened mostly when she was allowed to do so, Serena gave her a completely different look in the final and outplayed her
Increíble que después de 20 años aún me siga emocionando con el juego tan espectacular de Martina Hingis Vuelve Martina, te extrañamos.
Ella se retiró, ya nos entregó todo lo que pudo dar.
@@nahaimzokoleh1281 Tienes razón Nahaim pero no me acostumbro a que ya se retiró
Para mí Hingis fué la mejor de ésa camada, yo creo que las lesiones y su vida privada no le permitieron mantenerse competitiva por más tiempo. Los que dicen que la Serena actual es superior a la Serena que enfrentó Hingis están equivocados, Serena tiene más experiencia ahora pero su físico está muy lejos de estar bien, es más, no me explico cómo pudo ganar los últimos cinco slams dónde se la veía gorda y lenta, yo creo que no enfrentó jugadoras de nivel, el nivel wta en los últimos diez años está pésimo.
Crazy how early Martina was able to take her shots. Just on the rise most of the time, and still was able to change direction at will. That’s crazy hard, but somehow she could do entire matches like that. Her 2006 win against Sharapova in Tokyo is another example. Just relentless.
That winner by Martina at 15:28 was incredible!
And to bring match point!
Probably one of the best shots ever on either side of the tour. It’s the only time I have seen that done by anyone.
I remember being so disappointed Venus lost this match. I really wanted to see a Venus vs Serena final. But hats off to Hingis... Venus didn't lose this match, Hingis won it. And I will say as always, Venus was super classy in defeat... she always was and always will be. Remember, these 2 did not like each other in early years. They are friends now, but it wasn't always like that. So much respect for Venus.
Gawd get a life dude
Venus oftentimes wasn't even classy in victory, much less in defeat.
It was rare but clever of Venus in her prime athletic years to tun on a pusher's mode in long rallies and go right for the kill when opportunities came up, against someone like Hingis who read her A game so damn well. No words for Hingis, just let her games speak for themselves
Hingis always hit the ball like a cannon and the high ball landed at the edge of the baseline. This will let her opponent to move backward and take more times to return. Because she's weak in delivering power shots, she has to rely more on rallies & her strategies pay off. Legend😊😊.
@00:55 They show Hingis’s majors record as 5 and that would be her career total, at the time Venus had 0 but still walked away with a total of 7 majors.
Venus wore most of the styles and fashion way before anyone else in the open era and still rocking it.
What has that got to do with the playing of tennis.not a particularly nice person.
Amazing Martina...my favourite
So sad Martina hingis could not continue the rivalry for long....whereas the two sisters still showing their prowess...
Venus hasn't shown prowess in over 2 years
it was just hard to beat one Williams sister after another...the Williams c/o unfair treatment, but the fact they're sorted to meet in the finals prove contrary to their claims...
Both? It's painful to watch Venus continue. I have great respect for her but cannot fathom how someone like her can enjoy playing at her current level.
They werent at that level yet and when they were theycwere 1 and 2 in the world so of corse they met in the finals.
@@jonnyjobes3621 She's doing what she loves and she's still in the top 100 - hardly a small feat. I have a tremendous amount of respect for someone who can do that in their late 30s.
Superb match! I was Team Venus but all their matches were so good.
One of the greatest tennis matches I ever saw. Fantastic play from both players. Pity that Venus seemed to fizzle out a few years later. It always surprised me that Serena became the great player when I always thought that Venus had more talent.
Yes I thought so too but she had the autoimmune disease and was just less consistent but it was a mental thing her skill was superb especially when were talking about the net serve and movement
Venus was much more erratic than Serena, even in the early years. Take for example the Aussie open 2001. Serena lost a close (classic!) three-setter against Hingis, while Venus a day later couldn´t even compete, and got utterly destroyed.
Hingis was really going for her shots here and it payed off.
Hingis is so beautiful
One handed backhand from Hingis at the the end of the match was next level.
OMG best shot of the game.
15:15
Nadal style. Oh wait. Hingis did first 😂
Hingis was pure class
Great match from Hingis!
Anyone ever saw Venus applauds her opponent when doing a great shot ?
Match from the 20th century people.
Brilliant Match! 😍🎾
If Hingis had the power of at least like Henin, she could have won more than 5 GrandSlam Singles, she was a brilliant strategic player just lacking power in her shots.
I wish that Hingis had committed to serving more aggressively, as Henin did, rather than simply starting off the point with it. She had the ability to place it anywhere in the box and even serve big when she wanted to.
Venus was more of a thinking player than she was given credit for. Here, knowing that Hingis didn't like to create her own pace, Venus hit with more spin and less risk than she did against the big hitters.
its crazy how at the us open they always cheered for anyone that played against Serena and Venus until later years
❤ this match.
I will say that since Serena n Venus started playing back then a lot of those players stepped up their game and TENNIS got more popular for women's tennis
So incredible!!
Hingis' tennis was a beauty !
Great classic but the 2000 one was even better. Hingis was really close there.
The two matches you mentioned plus the QF at Wimbledon 2000 are great adverts for this very strong era for women's tennis.
These two had one of the best rivalries with so many close matches. This one was my favorite of them all because Martina aggressively used all of her skills as she should have done much more often. Venus put up a great fight in the last two sets, but Martina was just too on top of her game here.
Martina just loved to play Venus but hated vs Serena
Because she Serena was harder to read
Martina was a hard match up for Venus. Serena and Davenport had an easier time with her than Venus because Venus’s shots were more prone to breaking down and hitting errors vs Martina
Serena and Davenport has more a take charge approach against Hingis... Their power would put Hingis on the defense...
Martina has the best record against Serena out of all her contemporaries.
Too bad Hingis lost her Hindges in the final. But sheer happiness at the SF.
20 years ago, the late summer early fall weather patterns in the east coast was sweltering hot and humid. Now its so weird to see players wear leggings and coats to stay warm. The same with the French Open.
Everyone was expecting a Williams sisters showdown in the final, but few were looking for the repetition of the previous year 1998 us open final.
Además de ser una mujer hermosa extraordinaria en el tenis Martina te extraño mucho
Я болею только за неё. Величайшая теннисистка мира 🙂
It's so interesting to watch Venus play this match without the power and faster pace she became known for in the 2000's. It's clear that Venus's biggest weakness back then was poor shot selection. The shots she has added to her game even in the late stages of her career are so much better.
Mister Me one year later she would became much more powerful, especially on the forehand side.
Her game changed so much in 2000.
From 2000 - 2003 she was really incredible.
After her abdominal injury in 2003 her game changed. She still had her brilliant moments but it was never like 2000 - 2003. Her game felt more free/fluent before that injury.
@@Dutchmusicfan1992 Very true. Sjogrens Syndrome began to affect her in 2004 as well. She just didn't know what it was. It took 7 years for her to get a proper diagnosis. What she accomplished during that time is incredible.
Coco's forehand is like this now. It's too hitchy and not a weapon. A two handed backhand is good but it's hard if that's your only weapon
Hingis was the female version of Federer!!!!!
And then Hingis got over-powered in the Finals by Serena.
Glad those 2 sisters are gone.
Those two amazing sisters are still here. Tennis is postponed for a few months. Which rock are you living under?
Tiger Those 2 are thankfully gone, good riddance. If I never hear from either again it will be too soon.
Dude, you okay?
Venus definitely helped with that I think. Hingis had to put out a lot physically to beat Venus, and didn't have enough left for Serena. It is one reason so few beat the sisters back to back. Both are so amazing, and you have to work so hard to beat one, to have enough left to beat the other right after is nearly impossible. And even when you do beat both sometimes that takes too much out of you to win the next match if there is one, like Hingis beating both at the 2001 Australian but then falling to Capriati in the final in easy straight sets.
When i was kid we loved venus way more than serena and was upset with my sister when she lost to serena. Now knowjng tennis better serena’s technique was definitely much better than venus so not suprise she won more. So that guy called richard knew something :)
feel bad for Hingis, as she has to go through every tough match against the Williams sisters..getting through one was hard enough, then you have to face the other in the semis or finals..
This match really marks the beginning of the end of Hingis's reign over women's tennis.
Even tho Martina won, Venus was just one of the women who were about to overtake her with pure power.
In the final as Serena was about to win the title, you can see how visibly upset Venus was, that she was not the first Williams sister to win a grand slam title.
On every other occasion she was always happy for Serena.
Not at this U.S. Open.
You can almost feel the pain Venus was experiencing.
This would be the only time I've seen Venus visibly upset.
Amazing Tennis Match
Amazing
Hingis was so aggressive here... wow
Both Venus and Martina would beat the girls of today in the top 10 easily at least 6-1 6-3 with Martinas weak serves and Venus spinning in second serves 😂
Nice to relive the good old days when skill and intelligence were important, before Big Babe tennis where 6' tall weightlifters took over who couldn't do anything more than hit the ball hard.
She should’ve played a short game. All her shots are deep pounding ground strokes which require a lot of energy. There’s no slices or kill shots at the net. You need to mix it up and keep your opponent off balance
15:18 👌👍🏻 best point of the match
Venus looked really stiff here and was putting absolutely no leg into her shots, especially on her serve and forehand. And her serve got progressively worse throughout the match (it was really painful to watch that shot completely abandon her). What a difference a year later though.
Vintage Venus is so good to watch
I wonde how many people watching this at the time though Hingis would never win another grand slam
Interesting thought! She lost this 99 USO final to Serena. She immediately reached AO final after this, being 3 time defending champion, and she lost to Davenport, and also lost 2001 and 2002 AO finals, both to Capriati. In the last one she even had more than one championship point. Good for her she at least took the 2000 WTA Finals in an incredible match against Seles, she was better at the end. But yeah, sad she couldn’t complete the big tournaments, losing her last 6 Major finals back to back
@@valentinodelpiero4861 i wonder why is that so? Considering her 1997 domination. I thought she would've found her way to win but then, she lost her mental toughness during those lost finals. Maybe her opponents wanted it more.
@@julrenharl Hingis was brilliant in 1997 but there's no question that it was a strange year for the women's tour. Graf was seriously compromised by injury for most of it, Seles started really struggling with her weight and confidence, plus the best of the rest (Sanchez Vicario and Martinez) also really started struggling with form, fitness and other issues. Davenport also hadn't started her fitness regime that would transform her game. Novotna was excellent for parts of the year and could test Hingis, but not consistently enough. It was a perfect storm for Hingis to dominate but it couldn't last.
I had never realized that. Yeah, who would have thought it after seeing this amazing display of tennis from Martina. I was so excited for her comeback second career too, but that didn’t last very long.
9:20 is my fav
Great match
In my book Venus will always be the best mover ever in the women’s circuit
Absolutely they always down play venus movement but she was pure lighting with power if venus had this movement still she would kill most players
Yeah she is pretty close to being the fastest and most agile... especially for her height. Evert and Graf are in that mix too. Today I would say it's probably Simona Halep who is the best mover.
Get real. Steffi Graf was the best mover in women’s tennis.
MrPernell27 what???? The William Sisters athletic ability is what they were known for back in the day... Graf vs Venus movement in their prime time is not even comparable
dblog You’re right. Graf was better.
Hingis retired at the ripe old age of 22...the first time.
a rather cool handshake
Sometimes forget this is a bit after Hingis fell off the hindges at that French Open Fiasco.
Martina !
But then Hingis came up against Serena and it was lights out! Serena had more shot selections movement and power than Venus which is why she was the more dominant player over everyone not just her sister! Serena could win game after game with aces, hitting all corners and up the middle repeatedly!
Wish now Martina would have beaten Serena too.
Hingis is the best net and volley player in the WTA, so why did she spend most of her time at the baseline where she is weak??? She would have won at last 12 more slams.
MARTINA HINGIS...#1.-
Venus Williams'voice was more high-pitched than now. We know why.
Ya and people need to admit they know! Cheaters
Wait, why?
“That’s ok my sister will get you back for me and then I will next year. “
-Venus
Venus. No. Friend. Feel at all
Who was wearing tinted lenses because of the sun?
Martina
and lost the final .... i knew she hated them
Serena finished her. Advantage Williams.
Hingis game was OK but it never really hurt you. She didn't have any special weapons.
You could see Williams sisters were maturing and it was just a matter of time before they would dominate.
Chucky was good in this match against Venus.
D🎀O
Le gano a las 2 hermanas la hingis era muy bonita , nomas q luego salia con su saque todo lloron
So annoying listening to her grunt all the time... her and sister thinks its intimidating.
Yeah, because they are the only ones that grunt! 🙄...Stupid! 😂
Serenawilliams dismantled her in the final 1999 usopen before the match Martin run her mouth.Not only serenawilliams beat her she make her cry and take revenge for venus Williams
haha yeah I remember that slaughter by Serena... but to be fair, they BOTH ran their mouths off... in the early years, they all hated each other... it's nice to see in their later years they are friendly
beyne arega 🙄
@@mikefox3258 no wonder u can see the usually smiling graceful loser venus here acting bitchy at the net handshake.
Martina stupidly got involved in a war of words with Richard Williams, who was always prone to mouthing off. The sisters weren't likely to side against their father and it all spiralled from there. Players should stay away from that nonsense. Tennis isn't boxing where talking bollocks is expected.
Yikes it’s this Mary commentator agaib
HAHAHAHA . PENUS LOST