Steffi Graf vs Martina Hingis Chase Championship 1996 - 15 of 15

[pics2share]

Has Martina Hingis and Justin Bieber ever been seen in the same

room together???

[silviaartepasion]

Great champion Steffi !! The best tennis player of all times .

[kalurank]

Kisses for Martina at the net after match - for sure no thinking about it after FO final 1999 :)))

[rinarover]

Throughout the match, every time Martina gets the point, she seemed so confident that she can take on the great Champion Steffi. Steffi being the great player as always, and ever so humble, the exact opposite of her opponent (Martina's arrogance didn't last her to be the no.1). I love Steffi and I like the way she moves in court, there is that certain grace I've never seen in other players. Shame time has come for her retirement. Watching ladies' tennis is not the same without her.

[MrJamestuart]

steffi was always in a different league to hingis, even when she was so much older

[nonchablunt]

@MrJamestuart

you clearly have no idea what you're saying. "being in a different league" in english means a _huge_ difference in playing levels. if this were to be true, hingis would not have won a set in this very match.

but ill agree that steffi has the more astonishing record, both on and off the court.

[dinh]

Let's face it, Hingis gave Graf all sorts of things to think about that year.

[Hoffenheim08]

Let's face it, Graf gave Hingis all sorts of things to think about by beating her in the FO 99 final. I'm sure that Hingis thinks about that match even today now and then ...

[dinh]

I'm sure she does, not too much about Graf though, because she was on her way beating her in straights.

[Hoffenheim08]

Many players "were on their way to beat" Graf in slam finals.

Navratilova at FO 87, Wim 88, USO 89, Sabatini at Wim 91, Novotna at Wim 93, Fernandez at FO 93, Sanchez at 96 FO come to mind ...

[juju1305]

seles FO90, 92, AO93... oh no sorry seles actually won those ! :p

[Hoffenheim08]

Doesn't change the fact that most of the time Seles lost to Graf.

Sometimes even 06 16 or 26 16.

[juju1305]

almost 16 hours to reply... hm, you're getting SLOW ! :P

[Hoffenheim08]

I have a job - unlike you obviously, son ...

[juju1305]

i have internet at my job, like anyone in a management position... :)

and i'm still at it... like anyone in a management position lol

[Hoffenheim08]

I do know to separate job and private life - like anyone in major law firms.

[juju1305]

Therefore the uptight selection of words, the meticulous retrieval of information, the close-to-insanity attention to details and the twisted mind.

I'm really not surprised :)

i work in communications. Being online is part of the job :)

[Hoffenheim08]

Posting on youtube as well?

Seems to be a cool job to me ...

[juju1305]

youtube is used by many companies for viral marketing, including mine.

[stormmine]

@dinh

Could've, should've, would've.

Didn't.

[japnphils25]

still martina hingis no matter what!!!!

[vechris2001]

why did they play 5 sets! martina was 15 here...who let such a thing happen

[Hoffenheim08]

Was Graf's fault. She should have won in 3 sets. Was injured, though (Steffi that is).

[dinh]

Was injured every other set? lol Ok.

[Hoffenheim08]

Was injured during the whole match.

[dinh]

Sure. So was Hingis, 1, 3, 5.

[Hoffenheim08]

Hingis lacked stamina.

Same as in later years.

When she faced top opposition in slam finals she usually faltered.

[gusir92]

Hingis was 16 here and was entering her prime. She won Filderstadt and Oakland just before that Masters and by January 1997, she was pretty much in it.

[Ineddiblehulk]

Fed slices most of his backhands too

[numerid4]

Steffi Graf is so amazing. I wonder, how could she do it with a predominantly slice backhand?! She just keeps it so deep and is so consistent with it. I don't see such a deep slice in many players today. Not at all.

[interios]

I think Steffi is a great champion! the only one my favourite player. Her sliced backhand used to be sooo good. She even could make so winners with it!!

[Nerderline]

Steffi makes using slice look so cool. Even though her backhand drive wasn't great, she made it look special by using it occasionally :)

I just hope her wimbledon exhibition gets aired on TV this year.

[egg1080]

@numerid4 and her best forehand ..=  the best .