Steffi Graf vs M. Navratilova - W1988 Final 7/9

I'm uploading this by request, but note that the quality is not the best. Let's keep in mind that this was 21 years ago. LOL

Graf def. Navratilova 5-7, 6-2, 6-1

Part 7 of 9

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• graf
• stefanie
• martina
• navratilova
• tennis
• grand
• slam
• 1988
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• first

[dtv2031]

Martina is a pretty smart player so I don't know why she didn't change her strategy in this match. She should have stayed back and throw a couple of top spin shots to Graf's backhand to defuse all that power. But Steffi was playing beautifully. She's my favorite and it sucks to see how women tennis is so ugly now with all the players carbon copies of each other. No creativity at all.

[pitbull103]

I love how Stefi held two balls in her hand for her first serve toss -- so old school. If the first serve went in, she simply held the other ball the entire point. She did not start each point by tucking a ball into the bloomers or getting another ball from the ball boys. Yes, later on she elected to get the second serve ball from the kids, which was probably the smarter option to get any remaining tension out of the other arm.

[Sakartwelo20]

Steffi ist da so jung :)

[Hoffenheim08]

@manyturk

You are mistaken.

The Williams sisters and the Belgians played most successful in the years 2000-2010.

According to the WTA statistics Jankovic, Ivanovic, Safina and Wozniacki were #1 in that era.

Hingis was #1 for the last time in 2001, Capriati in spring 2002. The Belgians won their first slam in 2003.

[manyturk]

@Hoffenheim08 You idiot, they played in an era where Clijsters, Henin, Williamses, Capriati, Davenport, Sharapova, Hingis etc became number 1.

The ones you mention are after their era.

Also, Ivanovic doesn't deserve to be mentioned along those others.

[Hoffenheim08]

@2hologram

The Williams sisters and the Belgians played in an era in which Jankovic, Ivanovic, Safina and Wozniacki types were #1.

Graf didn't have it that easy.

[2hologram]

Graf was good in her time, Evert Seles Navratilova were also good. But nothing compared to the most beautiful backhand women's tennis ever had and that's Justine Henin . She and Kim Clijsters and the Williams sisters are the best. But that's my opinion

[artisking1]

@atomcrush

If you are tired about hearing about it, then why are you opening this subject up again?

Maybe you didn't notice, but It was closed two weeks ago, Hoffie was humiliated for lying, and that is the end......

Case Closed.

[atomcrush]

The endless, mindless debate over Graf vs Seles is hilarious. 20 years have passed and people are still bitter. Get over yourselves.

[artisking]

@Hoffenheim08

COME ON, Sissy........what does the tape say?

You havee been busted....YOU LIED. Very Sloppy. Very Dumb...Especially when there is video to humiliate you.....

I guess you feel you have to make up lies because Graf wasn't good enough? There would be no other reason to lie, unless you were insecure about her record and Seles?

I don't blame you. Steffi certainly is insecure when it comes to Seles, so if her fans have to make up lies, it just goes to show who was the BEST.....



[artisking]

@Hoffenheim08

Come on Sissy.....what does it say at the 8:45 mark, seles vs Graf AO (6/9)?

Let me tell you what it says sissy...

Seles 23 winners, Garf 13 winners end of set two......LOL

Earlier you wrote that Graf had hit 39 winners (LOL) to seles' 36. So are we to believe that Graf hit 26 winners in the third set alone, a set she lost 2-6, getting broken twice in a row and Never breaking Seles????

Come on Loser, admit that you lied, you're busted, nothing you can do about it now...