One thing we can say about Waldner and the Swedish TT Team is that they are obviously the most skillful at that time and chivalrous. Once their opponents argued about a point, be assured the Swedish players would concede the next point. I have seen Appelgren, Pearson, and Waldner did that so many times. Very admirable and amicable sportsmanship. I have never been to Sweden but I do wonder if most Swedes are like that.
Saive's backhand was crazy against pushes(usually killed them down the line),had great feeling for looping from mid distance but it was absolute garbage when blocking.
Beautiful playing style! Such players are missed in the present! Especially in the top level!
One thing we can say about Waldner and the Swedish TT Team is that they are obviously the most skillful at that time and chivalrous. Once their opponents argued about a point, be assured the Swedish players would concede the next point. I have seen Appelgren, Pearson, and Waldner did that so many times. Very admirable and amicable sportsmanship. I have never been to Sweden but I do wonder if most Swedes are like that.
Great game, great quality video especially considering its age. Fascinating to see how Saive is able to do so well against Waldner.
Great game, best quality video I have seen for the game in 90s! Great fair players!
It is still a wonderful match....Love to watch it.
7:40 was Waldner's point. Hit Saive's side twice. This changed the match.
top tier sportmanship by both of them
3:07 safe to say waldner had the best touch ever
That is the first match Video I watch on our VHS,, 😅😅 GILBER’s CUP 1996,,
Just Beautiful to Watch
Yes waldner could have won 3 1. He gave point back after saive gave him the point back at 18.19
i totally forgot how good Saive's backhand was back then. some really nice shots here.
Saive's backhand was crazy against pushes(usually killed them down the line),had great feeling for looping from mid distance but it was absolute garbage when blocking.
6:14 count the number of wows
5 times
3:07 hOLY gUACAMOLE!
My Fav 4:23