That performance goes down in history as one of the most crushing displays of power in the history of women's tennis. It wasn't just that either. Steffi was close to invincible, women's tennis was depressed, and suddenly this formerly gawky looking teenager turned into the most elegant woman in tennis. The combination of classic femininity and brutal, physical power had journalists talking like they hadn't in a couple of years. It's an iconic match most tennis fans around at that time will remember.
@joeyconvery2055
5 жыл бұрын
👍
@vee2915
5 жыл бұрын
First time I saw someone having her hair done in fiish plait. Thought this pretty girl would not have a chance against Steffi. As it turned out she totally destroyed Graf. She captured the imagination with her game and beauty.. Went on to win her maiden Slam in Australia after few months.
@JP-fd4vf
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, I still remember those huge crosscourt forehand winners.
@vechris2001
4 жыл бұрын
Graf was only invincible cause Monica was stabbed a year before. Invincible my behind
@househeadericmd
4 жыл бұрын
Pierce really punished Graf’s forehand like no one had ever seen. Even more then Seles.
@freiundschwerelos1133
5 жыл бұрын
At this day NOBODY would have beaten Mary Pierce.
@danieln1
5 жыл бұрын
Andre D. agreed... NOBODY!
@fundhund62
5 жыл бұрын
How do you know? Maybe Graf's play just suited her that day.
@santoshthapa8398
4 жыл бұрын
peak kvitova will whoop her ass.
@_SasaBrand_
4 жыл бұрын
ПАЧАМУ!?? Я МОГ!!🤣🌺🤣
@dinomijatovic3921
4 жыл бұрын
Apart from ASV :)
@POObumpoopo
5 жыл бұрын
The point at 2:26 is ICONIC. That wry smile after she hit that missile of a forehand.
@LiamForeman
5 жыл бұрын
I *LOVE* that smile!!! It's funny because she also had such a glowing radiant smile, but I prefer this mischievous one more!! lol
@seanboulderformerlymel3000
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why Mary Pierce isn’t credited (along with others) for pioneering the modern power game. A lot of players today play like her.
@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753
2 жыл бұрын
She is. She was part of the big babe of tennis and she is mentioned in the along with Lindsey and others who could take the cover off the ball.
@dave2933
2 жыл бұрын
Yep I saw her at the US open and indoor NYC , she wailed big time off the ground.
@pedroferreiradoamaral7248
2 жыл бұрын
she didn't win enough.
@mathewhorodner2000
2 жыл бұрын
She hit the ball extremely hard, but unfortunately, she got injured way too early in her career.
@alexpiper1115
2 жыл бұрын
She is but Monica was the frontrunner and won slams earlier (1990) than Mary (1995).
@JacquesHsu
5 жыл бұрын
Mary was in her very best that day. You could see her even outhitting Graf’s forehands. It’s a shame she didn’t play at this level against Sánchez in the final.
@simonsenecal6560
4 жыл бұрын
The rain delay hurt her bigtime. Sanchez also has a totally different game to Steffi. She would not try and outhit Mary, but would use slices, heavy topspins, drop shots, angles, and try and move Mary and keep her off balance. Graf is used to winning matches with her big serve and big forehand, while she has amazing speed it is used only to get around and hit forehands basically. She doesn't have much answer when she is serving poorly and being outhit off the ground also. That just rarely happens so you rarely see that. Even Seles has never just so totally outhit her the way Pierce did here.
@simonsenecal6560
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin It hurt Pierce since she was a far less experienced player than Sanchez who was already appearing in her 5th slam final, her 3rd French Open final, and had already won the French Open. Pierce was also on her home court and after losing only 12 games en route to the finals was expected by her home public to win.
@jujumusique1305
11 ай бұрын
She did at the start but then rain came and saved ASV. When they met the next day, pressure had caught up to Pierce.
@cullerjones
7 ай бұрын
@@jujumusique1305 I have no doubt watching the first 4 games of the final Pierce would have won. Not only was Pierce on fire all tournament, and started the final well, but Sanchez even started very nervously and was missing a lot of forehands (her vurnerable shot as everyone knows). I see no way it being anything but a straigh t sets win for Pierce if it continued. They came back the next day and Sanchez seemed a lot more relaxed, and Pierce far worse than she had been all tournament and even the start of the final.
@danieln1
5 жыл бұрын
The day Peak Pierce absolutely CRUSHED Stefanie Graf
@danieln1
4 жыл бұрын
Bibibo Bobobo no one cares 😎
@uzzymuzzy4312
4 жыл бұрын
Illya Kuryakin yep, people have no clue and just write something for the sake of writing something...
@N.Kishore
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin Let's talk about this match,who asked about the other matches? Was Steffi crushed here or not? Or else come up with with your typical excuses, you would never give any credit to the opponent, that's for sure
@MoneyMatter-y2b
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin graf was never off form , she was crap LOL
@oza801
4 жыл бұрын
The quality of this video and the hitting from Mary are superb :)
@debbied.1682
3 жыл бұрын
Watching Mary play offense in this game was totally refreshing, thanks for the upload.
@nike10is
2 жыл бұрын
No one was beating Mary on this day. Not only was she hitting with a TON of pace, but she was mixing up the spin and height of the ball, only to come in a crush a forehand. On this day she was the best player on the women’s tour
@bertrandlarme4568
2 жыл бұрын
In this match, Mary at the top of her game and therefore absolutely unbeatable by anyone!
@HOGARTHSGLOBALASTROLOGY
2 жыл бұрын
Here we see Mary in full Goddess mode: Steffi had no chance. When Mary played like this she could beat ANYONE: even Serena admitted this herself. This was staggering tennis she produced and is still remembered by anyone that saw it.
@dinomijatovic3921
Жыл бұрын
Pierce had epic performances where she won tournaments with total drops of like 10 games in 6-7 matches, such as AO 95, FO 94 and Hilton Head 2000..she wasnt consistent enough, but was intriguing and fun and contributed to development of modern tennis (power plus finesse) which doesn’t exist nowadays..last such players were Kvitova, Safarova..
@cyriljacob4839
9 ай бұрын
Excuse me Safrova? For what reasons? You ignored powerful elegant players such. As... Want me to name?
@netfun8087
Жыл бұрын
HUGE Graf fan here, but all credit to Pierce for really playing some phenomenal, explosive tennis in this match. Graf is so great herself that we forget she is human, and if you go for your shots and get them consistently as Pierce did here, Graf can be beaten-it just requires a powerhouse performance such as this was.
@HunterBidenCocaineBag
5 жыл бұрын
When Mary's game was on...forget it.
@gk891
4 жыл бұрын
When she was really on and everything was working, she was almost unplayable. Her wins against not only Graf demonstrate that but she's also easily dismissed Seles, Davenport, Henin, and Williams at least once or twice in her career. It's too bad she wasn't more consistent because when she was off, it wasn't pretty.
@FlabbyTitmuss
4 жыл бұрын
@@gk891 'when she was off, it wasn't pretty'. So true and very odd as Pierce actually had superb technique, unlike many power hitters of that era. It was definitely more psychological than technical with Pierce.
@bibinbalakrishnan1455
3 жыл бұрын
Mary Pierce just droped 6 games on her way to semi final ...she won 6-1,6-0(First Round),6-0 6-1(2 Round), 6-0 6-0 ( 3 round), 6-1 6-1 fourth round.6-2 6-0 in quarter final ..And won this semi final by 6-2 6-2 .She was on fire
@kazuakigabychan8147
Жыл бұрын
So Graf took more games from anyone else, but Piece still could not beat Sanchez.
@santoshthapa8398
4 жыл бұрын
mary pierce makes steffi look like some unranked outta 100 player. that forehand is like a missile firing. she puts her whole body weight on it! just wow!
@Xingqiwu387
4 жыл бұрын
PIERCE'S display of formidable power was incredible. She had the hardest forehand among the female players and was capable of surgical precision on her groundies as well. Too bad she was so often a bundle of nerves. If Pierce had had Graf's mental toughness, she'd have been invincible. BRAVA, Mary!
@goodfellacr
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how she crushed Graf. She deserved more Grand Slams
@yussepig6629
Жыл бұрын
She was way better than Graf in peak levell. Just not consistent enough. Her power is astonishing to watch.
@jujumusique1305
11 ай бұрын
@@yussepig6629that level would still win vs 99% of the tour today or at any given time in women’s tennis. Her run at the FO 94 is some of the best clay court tennis ever. One may argue some of henin’s runs (2006 & 2007) or Swiatek’s (2020) were equally dominant (but there was no Graf on the other side of the net).
@rajusaha855
9 ай бұрын
@@yussepig6629peak Graf was/is the best player ever in women's tennis.
@rajusaha855
9 ай бұрын
@@jujumusique1305still she was blown away by ASV in the final.
@jujumusique1305
9 ай бұрын
@@rajusaha855 lol. You’re a troll. A friendly looking one, but still a troll
@adrianonline69
4 жыл бұрын
Mary Pierce like Lindsay Davenport was one of the sweetest strikers of the ball once they had time to set up. The sound of this match is incredible
@badgernation74
4 жыл бұрын
Davenport was much better at mid pace balls and strategy which is why she had a more consistent and successful career. But when Pierce was on... Pure lightening in a bottle.
@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753
3 жыл бұрын
The operable worlds are had time.
@Mntguy-nr9vl
Жыл бұрын
@@badgernation74as horrible as a mover Mary was Lindsay was worse. Mary moved better side to side then Lindsay both couldn't run front to back It's pretty sad. There's only one grand slam difference between the two of them and Mary was in six additional grand slam finals so while people think Lindsay had an illustrious and magnificent career because she reached number one Mary was quite accomplished on her own,She was extremely inconsistent.
@badgernation74
Жыл бұрын
@@Mntguy-nr9vl I like them both, limitations and all. Davenport hit the ball with more accuracy and depth than anyone. Pierce could flip a switch and go beast mode unlike anyone I ever saw. But Davenport was MUCH MUCH MUCH more consistent. Year end number 1 either three or four times. That matters. Cage match though? If Mary looks relaxed and her breathing is measured, bet the house on her.
@Cla_Disney
5 жыл бұрын
Pierce's hitting was second to none
@N.Kishore
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin Ha ha what an insecured fool you are! You can't take a defeat and bringing all the history.Learn from your idol Steffi,how graciously she took defeats,she didn't say,"Hey Mary!I have won 20 slams, you only have 2."A truly shameless and insecured Steffi Fanatic, much like the lunatic
@ricardogigante881
5 жыл бұрын
Mary's forehand at 2:35 has to be the coolest forehand in WTA ever.. I cant stop laughing. SO COOL BADOOOOMMMMM...
@ricardogigante881
5 жыл бұрын
Oh oh she has another at 5:04 🤣🤣🤣 dead.
@ricardogigante881
5 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 and another 6:45
@joeyconvery2055
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@rogueleader1988
2 жыл бұрын
A rare performance where a player (Pierce) made Graf look a half step slower than normal
@andrewmoores7166
5 жыл бұрын
remarkable performance
@МизантропсМизантропов
2 жыл бұрын
Любимая теннисистка-Мари Пьерс!) Помню заголовки газет,после этого матча:"Пьерс-Бомба для Граф")
@leofangd8501
3 жыл бұрын
2:38 Pierce's playful smile after she hits that monster winner is like the quiet kid in class who aces the test. Such a cutie! :)
@tommarino8873
2 жыл бұрын
Talk about two of your all time greats
@wolverine974801
3 жыл бұрын
Mary's performance here is epic. I don't think any female player ever could have beaten her on this day.
@gk891
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, when she was on, she was almost unplayable.
@АлександрЖестков-щ3я
Жыл бұрын
Don't be silly....Serena circa 2002 would have beaten THIS Mary is straight sets...thank you.
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
Peak Steffi could have.
@АлександрЖестков-щ3я
Жыл бұрын
@@carrerau7138 as well we peak Venus, Henin and Kim....
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
@@АлександрЖестков-щ3я Venus was too weak on clay.
@Paglia444
2 жыл бұрын
Love Mary's simple white dress with the shorts underneath. Very cute. Wish Nike would bring that back.
@stanleybillanes3893
4 жыл бұрын
Graf was totally destroyed in this match! The best women's tennis match ever. Pierce played Stefi like a cat toy. Lol!
@stanleybillanes3893
4 жыл бұрын
Whatever! The promised of a sweet surprise. Graf's dominance ended on that day when Pierce made things posible. Imagine an underdog just beat the number 1 player so easily. No sweat!
@samisfun868
2 жыл бұрын
2:40 "girl please you got power so do I"
@ayamnaubaudi6936
5 жыл бұрын
I will never forget that match. I just couldn't believe my eyes. Until that day I thought Steffi had the most powerful WTA forehand and I suddendly realized someone could hit even stronger. The rythm was unbeievable. Graf was as good as usual, but on that very special day, Pierce was stratosheric. I remember I learned a new german word when Steffi yeld "scheisse" after a ridiculous return by Mary. As a young french man, I think I fell in love with Mary on that beautiful 1994's spring.
@LiamForeman
5 жыл бұрын
I think many men fell in love with Mary that day! And women too!
@N.Kishore
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin Keep hating on Seles, that's all you know
@derekdevaney2242
2 жыл бұрын
It was impossible not to fall in love with Mary Pearse, so beautiful and that smile
@travisstrong5389
Жыл бұрын
Pierce was incredible that day yes, the best match of her career, and the best tournament of her career minus the rain delayed final which affected her and cost her the title. However lets not pretend Graf was on top form, not only this match but around this time and tournament. She even lost a set to Johnette Kruger this French Open and would lose 1st round of Wimbledon just weeks later. And her first serve percentage in this match was in the 40s. This was far from a peaking Graf at that time.
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
Steffi was good as usual?????
@ลุงวินเนอร์
4 жыл бұрын
She look like Petra Kvitova
@Tennisprofessional
Ай бұрын
Fr
@kazuakigabychan8147
Жыл бұрын
Pierce was overhitting Graf all the time and Graf was always defensive. Pity Mary Pierce didn't go all the way.
@3883melange
3 жыл бұрын
So incredible!!
@Rune8119
5 жыл бұрын
Mary completely destroyed steffi’s FH. Usually,back in the days ,people will go on the BH to create opportunities. But Mary had another ideas...
@danieln1
5 жыл бұрын
Eo De Scylla she didnt bother one bit going to the FH side of Graf... Mary FH that day was just much better
@ericdecebal8866
Жыл бұрын
J'étais partagé entre Marie et Sttefi, Sttefi c'était mon idole je l'ai vue jouer pour la première fois elle avait 17ans moi 25ans et j'ai craqué pour son joli sourire même un aveugle aurait craqué osi.
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
She still is the most popular woman player of all time. And yes, millions of male (and even many female) had a crush on her. Because of the beauty from the inside AND the outside. She is still a knock-out even today at 54 - the legs, the smile, the golden hair are still there. ❤
@mattliechty1269
4 жыл бұрын
A rare bright spot in the dark days of mid-90s WTA. So much hope that Steffi might actually have some competition. Had Pierce been able to be consistent, she would've had to watch her back.
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
Steffi bitter, son? Wonderful!!
@englando08
4 жыл бұрын
Peak Pierce was something FIERCE
@TheRoyKirklandShow
Жыл бұрын
Mary Pierce was a wonder to watch. Ive seen her play several times in Amelia Island. Very very nice person to talk to.
@beavertown2006
5 жыл бұрын
Mary here playing like Monica, unpredictable with more power.
@marclaumann
4 жыл бұрын
True: But Monica was more consistent and this makes the difference!
@criotermic
4 жыл бұрын
Monica and Mary had the same strenght and power..love them both!!
@thebigmonstaandy6644
4 жыл бұрын
Prime Monia has able to move much better.
@criotermic
4 жыл бұрын
@@rolandgreen7484 unfortunately no..just because she didn't had the time..but she was close to do so!love Mary Pierce..almost like Monica!
@criotermic
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin you're right..H2H 10/5..but she had the time to beat her!Thanks...i was wrong!
@njesseable
4 жыл бұрын
That sick dropshot at 6:19 tho 🙌🙌
@jl3322
2 жыл бұрын
Graf the worst when it came to sportsmanship in tennis. She was hated by all her compatriots and the only reason she has so many GS Titles is due to her countryman’s stabbing of Seles!
@regworld1167
4 жыл бұрын
Steffi Graf is possibly one of the most ungracious Champions ever.
@N.Kishore
4 жыл бұрын
@ppm120667 This person Illya is worse than the MANIAC stabber
@marclaumann
4 жыл бұрын
In this match Mary Pierce showed Steffi what power tennis was about. And I am sure Steffi understood that she would not have any chance against that kind of a tennis. Very similar to Monica's game - if only Monica had the chance to grow organically without the stabbing we would have witnessed more great matches like this!
@marclaumann
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin haha - davenport showed her in the wimbledon finals that she would not have any chance against those power players. That's why she resigned.
@robertbutler8004
2 жыл бұрын
How things have changed Ash Barty was world number one for quite a while and if she was playing during the time of these two ladies Barty would have been destroyed by both of these ladies.
@AlexJaneson
Жыл бұрын
Barty would not have been “destroyed” by both. What a ridiculous thing to say. Her serve was significantly better than both of theirs.
@luigiguilli9346
Жыл бұрын
Mary was in whoop ass mode! When Graf looks rushed and slow at times you know its a special display of tennis.
@silviabenegas4500
3 жыл бұрын
Esos eran partidos que daban placer mirar❤
@alessiobarsotti4559
3 жыл бұрын
it was like ... I shoot anything then if it goes it goes .. the amazing thing is that this all lasted a long time .. if she dropped a little she would lose because Steffy's standard is so much higher than hers .. ... it was an extraordinary match for Mary ... literally ... in the sense that she never repeated herself on that level
@ericwashington4236
Жыл бұрын
Zone of joy
@LiamForeman
5 жыл бұрын
On tennis message boards whenever someone asks who has/had the best forehand in women's tennis, my top three in order are Serena, Mary, and Steffi. People forget how devastating Mary's forehand was. There used to be a clip on YT of Mary slamming a service return at top speed, definitely over 100 mph. She was like "Bow down, bitch" to her opponent!
@Ornacia29
4 жыл бұрын
Lindsay Davenport come on!
@thebigmonstaandy6644
4 жыл бұрын
@@Ornacia29 Best feemale forehand.
@hezronfekitoa8296
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin I mean Steffi's forehand was her best groundstroke so one would target the backhand that's just a basic strategy everyone follows. I reckon her forehand is overrated. It is her best shot but the only reason she was able to keep her unorthodox swing motion, was because of her impeccable footwork. If Steffi was on full stretch, you saw the flaws in her forehand motion. That being said, she is still in the top 5 best female athletes of all time. I believe most matches would have been like this if Steffi had played into her late 30s says 35-38.
@hezronfekitoa8296
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin the forehand motion itself is unorthodox, but does the job. Serena's forehand on the other hand is technically sound and on full stretch in her prime was arguably her most dangerous shot. I believe that had Steffi had higher level competitors throughout her career, she would've been forced to make adjustments to her forehand and backhand, but she was just so far ahead and Noone could really touch her unless they played low percentage tennis and had great results (i.e. Mary Pierce) or if Steffi had an off day.
@dinomijatovic3921
Жыл бұрын
Serena’s forehand is not near to those
@mattcarlson8262
Жыл бұрын
This is called being in the zone. An amazing tournament, especially Mary Pierce beating Graf here so handily. Like many others, I wonder how Pierce managed her career, she was always such a bundle of nerves -usually with 'similar to Nadal' ticks. Sometimes absolutely unbearable to watch her serving (for example), then one ball in, one ball out - a bit like some of the WTA players today. Finally, she did win two grand slam titles and I say, good for her ! A successful career.
@poussinhamzah4013
4 жыл бұрын
Mary Pierce avait complètement dominé Graf dans ce match. Elle était magnifique et sa puissance avait carrément déstabilisé Graf!
@matthewmcalister2165
4 жыл бұрын
Mary at her best is probably in the top 10 unplayable players of all time. At her worst, however... Very high ceiling but unfortunately very low floor. Others like Davenport, Capriati, and other 2-3 slam winners were not as good at their peak but also not as bad at their trough
@jeremyredding2251
4 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@Mntguy-nr9vl
Жыл бұрын
Very few people can go forehand or forehand with Graf and win. I'd say the two hardest-hitting women to ever play the game Mary and Lindsay. The William sisters hit hard but they use incorporated more topspin Mary has very little margin of error. She hits that ball flat and it flies through the air.
@POObumpoopo
5 жыл бұрын
Mother Mary barely dropped any games this tournament. It really should have been her first slam - i'm still upset she nervously flopped in the final. :( Back then NOBODY could decimate Graf at RG like this, not even Seles.
@fuckurbody
5 жыл бұрын
N / A um arantxa sanchez beat steffi in RG Semifinal 91 with even worst score 6-0 6-2 i think.
@hill4252
5 жыл бұрын
@@fuckurbody but Graf played so badly in that 91 semi, in this match Pierce didn't even give her a chance to play badly, Mary was totally in the zone
@Thinladiun
5 жыл бұрын
Steffi had statistically worse defeats like that one or coetzer but she played very poorly in those matches. Here Pierce just allowed her no say in the match and completely dominated her
@yvesordonio
4 жыл бұрын
In all fairness, Arantxa is a clay-court expert and she's a speedster. She moves so well on clay which factored in so well in her win over Mary.
@N.Kishore
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin But here Steffi bit the dust, stop bringing the other Matches, just get over this defeat
@yussepig6629
3 жыл бұрын
Peak Steffi getting slaughtered by peak Pierce. Fun to watch. Mary was like “oh Steffi’s forehand is weak af ” 😂
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
You really think that was “peak Steffi“ that day? Steffi had a complete loss of form in those months of 1994. Even lost in the first round of Wimbledon a few week later. Steffi usually dominated Pierce. Two thirds of their matches were easy 2-set wins for the GOAT.
@thisp666
Жыл бұрын
@@carrerau7138 steffi peak was destroy by Mónica seles, never forget
@Артур-с9щ
Жыл бұрын
@@thisp666Everyone saw Seles peak in the 1992 Wimbledon final. Calm down, unfortunate Seles fanatics, with such a weak serve she was not going to become G.O.A.T 
@thisp666
Жыл бұрын
@@Артур-с9щ that is why she beat peak graf in 3 grand slam finales and graf only in one before Mónica attack, she was very close do that, after all she have 8 grand slam with just 18 years old(more than any other player at that age in any era)
@Артур-с9щ
Жыл бұрын
@@thisp666 So what? Monika was a nobody on fast surfaces) Graf would easily beat her on fast surfaces, literally smash her. On slow surfaces, Seles won with titanic efforts. If she had not been attacked, she would have won a couple more helmets and that was it, then a new generation came, for whom playing with a player with such a strange technique was not so difficult. By the way, Seles herself said that the attack was not the reason for the bad game.
@albertoos
4 жыл бұрын
Mary Pierce, so a talented player, so a lo ser. She shoulda won many grands
@galenstone9097
4 жыл бұрын
Mary will always be a favorite of mine. Horribly inconsistent, but; on a given day, she could beat anyone.
@bobbygrey5834
4 жыл бұрын
Mary played her in a majestic way. OMFG
@janjr165
4 жыл бұрын
Mary made Steffi’s game look old and out of date in this match.
@bartsimpson960
4 жыл бұрын
And Sanchez teach her how old, hence out of dated Pierce become in the final 😪👹😂😊😙
@wolfgangwiesinger9502
3 жыл бұрын
Because her style was old. Pierce, Seles were the founders of modern woman tenis, showing what is possible.
@spartansrace4293
4 жыл бұрын
One of the rare matches when Graf was #1 and was soundly defeated .
@uzzymuzzy4312
4 жыл бұрын
No, that year she lost a lot of matches.
@sapatlang8885
4 жыл бұрын
Stefi Graf has no killer backhand.only slices and more of placing the ball. I was hoping for Mary Pierce to have more Grand slam wins during her career.
@sapatlang8885
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin Well if she has then may be she can win 50 grand slams or more. Did you get my point? Is this very elementary enough?
@tomloft2000
4 жыл бұрын
she didn't need one. she had a killer forehand.
@jamescairns4051
2 жыл бұрын
Watching Pierce decimate Graf was wonderful. It was like Graf had forgotten how to play power (post Seles departure) or had been transported into a world of mid 00s playing Sharapovas and Serenas and didn’t know how to counter it but I digress, Mary is stand-alone and my comment is more Graf based than Mary based- Mary was magnifique that day, everything worked and it showed
@carrerau7138
Жыл бұрын
Steffi not knowing how to counter Sharapova? You are talking of this Russian screamer who lost to a 39-year-old Kimiko Date in 2010? Date being a journeywoman of the early/mid-90s? You are talking about THAT Sharapova??? 😂🤣😂
@grunchlk
3 ай бұрын
Date was ranked as high as fourth in 1995 and almost beat Graf at Wimbledon. Journeywoman 😂.
@radiohead2206
Жыл бұрын
Can someone please give them an anti Vibration dampener? I know they had them then.
@leisurefarm
4 жыл бұрын
The most brutal tennis by Pierce ever! No one stood a chance on that day.
@N.Kishore
4 жыл бұрын
@Illya Kuryakin Another SHAMEFUL comment,stop going overboard and show some dignity
@mamoudouinoua1634
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo Marie Pearce.
@LuLu-nw6bi
9 ай бұрын
If Graf was Fraulein Forehand, Pierce was definitely Madame Forehand. Hers makes Steffi's look almost pale here. Amazing performance.
@lukey1210
4 жыл бұрын
Mary n Monica will always be my favourites
@jesusllamas5021
3 жыл бұрын
exactly, that was the last match she won on clay that year.
@liisawinklergirl
Жыл бұрын
now a woman who doesnt fear the graf forehand !!!
@newslettertv5854
3 жыл бұрын
Admire those 2 ladies. Steffi leads Mary 4-2 in total meetings. Interesting all their 6 matches finished in straight sets, no 3-setters match between them.
@hurzafar1
4 жыл бұрын
Loved reading all the comments ... Huge pierce fan but even bigger arantxa fan ;) from Pakistan 🇵🇰
@Lawrence_619
2 жыл бұрын
her and Seles....before Serena came along, they were the hardest hitters on the women's tour. Many may say, Capriati was the hardest hitter...some will say Davenport. But I saw Mary Pierce play long enough to know, when she hit a tennis ball, it struck the fear of God in a lot of the women she played. And a better measuring stick of just how hard she struck the ball, are the matches she played against Steffi Graf, who to my mind, was the fastest female tennis player, EVER, hands down. If you caught Steffi flat-footed, where she didnt even budge to make a run at a ball, that meant you hit it so hard, NO ONE else could've run it down, if Steffi couldn't. Off either wing, Pierce was tough to handle. You had to keep her moving and reaching...if you couldn't do that, 9 times out of 10, you lost.
@travisstrong5389
Жыл бұрын
Capriati isn't even close to the hardest hitter. Even in the early 90s before the power game went to another level, Graf, Seles, Pierce, even young Davenport all hit much harder than Capriati did. Capriati was 1-10 vs Graf head to head, and easily outhit her off the forehand and outserved her in all their matches basically. Capriati did have a good head to head with up and coming Pierce, but it was mostly Capriati's much superior movement, consistency, and mental strength, definitely not from more firepower.
@pauldewitt7697
Жыл бұрын
Not even Serena at her highiest hit the ball like that
@samuelmagrath2541
2 жыл бұрын
Steffi didn’t even seem to play that bad. Mary was just on fire.
@TotalTennisGeek
4 жыл бұрын
A beat down!
@jujumusique1305
11 ай бұрын
This was a preview of how top 10 women’s tennis would be played 5-6 years later. Steffi was smart to retire after stellar runs at the French and Wimbledon. She couldn’t have competed with Venus and Serena 2-3 years later.
@jm7804
10 ай бұрын
Steffi saw the handwriting on the wall. She had a miserable 1997 and 1998 and a terrible start to 1999. She had one good month between the FO and Wim in 1999 and hung it up. If you watch those big matches in the last couple of years, players were no longer afraid of her forehand. Serena, Venus, and Lindsay would go directly forehand to forehand with no fear because their forehand was better. Graf was used to people being afraid to challenge the shot. Pierce and Seles were the only players who would challenge the shot previously.
@jujumusique1305
9 ай бұрын
@@jm7804 yup. Graf needed a tight 3 setter to beat Davenport on her worst surface at the FO 99 while Davenport beat her in two sets in Sidney and in the finals of Graf’s most successful slam tournament, Wimbledon. Venus also handed Graf a routine loss in Miami which was the only one sided win of their four encounters that year (2-2). Add to that her most one sided loss to a completely out of shape Seles in Australia (vs a grueling 3 set win vs her at the French - and very windy conditions that favored Graf’s superior athletic tennis that day). I’m not sure how fans feel she could have dominated tennis moving forward. Like Sampras, she made a very smart move by retiring while preserving the illusion of invincibility. The following years would have been very tough for her given how good Davenport and the Williams sisters would become. And 1998, despite 4 titles, was even worse than 1999 with horrible losses vs Serna, Sugiyama, Appelmans, none of whom had beaten her before and a complete train wreck vs Schnyder who really looked unbothered dispatching her in two sets in Graf’s last show at the US open.
@Ineddiblehulk
3 жыл бұрын
This must have been so weird for Graf. No one had ever bullied her around the court like this, and no one ever would again, not pierce, not Seles, not Davenport and not Venus or Serena. But when you think that not even Venus or Serena could do this to Graf it highlights what a crazy, alien/superhuman level pierce was on this day. Crazy.
@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753
3 жыл бұрын
You're crazy Venus AND Serena beat SG soundly many times as they did the tennis world.
@Ineddiblehulk
3 жыл бұрын
@@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753 does it hurt to be this stupid? Show me the ‘many times’ Venus and Serena beat graf 6-2, 6-2 or better.
@sonar2033
4 жыл бұрын
Graff overpowered
@bandykootkootkoot4334
3 жыл бұрын
On a good day, Mary Pierce's forehand is as powerful and efficient as a sledge hammer, destroying any opponent on the other side of the court, even the great Graf was not spared in this match.
@cosmojairzinho14
4 жыл бұрын
2:39. Sums it up . Flat, brutal,unforgiving
@cedricpicard7121
8 ай бұрын
Dans cette vidéo Steffi gagne 75% des points. Le résultat c'est Mary 6/2 6/2... 😂
@yanu7414
4 жыл бұрын
What’s the score here?
@dinh5532
4 жыл бұрын
6-2, 6-2 Pierce.
@michelez715
4 жыл бұрын
Shame we didn't see the score on screen. No idea who was up, who was down, just the occasional break point.
@yanu7414
4 жыл бұрын
Michele Mcneill maybe before we didn’t have the technology to display the score on screen or maybe it’s expensive to display it.
@emmanuelcannou2433
3 жыл бұрын
Steffi couldn't resist to Mary's pace with her sliced backhand. It was bouncing too high, Mary hitting the ball hard and playing very deep. Steffi had the option of playing more short balls to make Mary run back and forth but she didn't do it enough that day.
@ricclee8559
4 жыл бұрын
I love seeing Graf drive her BH. Imagine how many more slam will Graf wins had she improved her BH drive?
@QuangNguyen-ng5zh
4 жыл бұрын
Ricc Lee I would say she won BECAUSE of her backhand. She would have won more if she didn’t retired so young.
@ricclee8559
4 жыл бұрын
@@QuangNguyen-ng5zh But she sliced most of the time, I dont think you can win a slam nowadyas if you only have sliced as your BH.
@badgernation74
4 жыл бұрын
Pierce could play like this occasionally, but she had no plan B. That's why she's good but not great. She was smart taking her time between point against Graf though. Steffi liked to play fast and it drove her nuts when Mary slowed her up.
@zeddeka
4 жыл бұрын
It's interesting though to see Steffi moving very slowly (by her standards) during this match. She definitely wasn't at her best mentally
@badgernation74
4 жыл бұрын
T H I think her back was really getting bad and the tax issues with her dad were starting at that point. She was at risk of jail time herself. She lost first round of Wimbledon to Lori McNeil a few weeks later. Lori played great was ranked 17 (only 16 seeds back then) so it was a rough draw for both... but still, not the normal Steffi that year. Took women playing great tennis to beat her though.
@richardmartinez2010
2 жыл бұрын
Mary Pierce is in the tennis hall of fame .I thought only the great tennis players were selected to the hall of fame.Typical couch potato response!
@badgernation74
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardmartinez2010 Ok, Pierce was great. She won two slams and made 4 other finals, but she could have been a legend if she’d been able to keep that standard consistently. She didn’t. It was fun to watch when she did.
@grunchlk
3 ай бұрын
My favourite Steffi match. Nah, Berlin 1997 was even better. Or Brighton that same year.
@gardnersgourmetbakery6269
10 күн бұрын
Steffi was lucky she came along against players like Sanchez Viacarrio as opposed to women who had power off both wings. Her backhand was a liability against the power players.
@jabaros75
2 жыл бұрын
Arantxa esperaba........
@1TheWhiteKnight1
2 жыл бұрын
Played like this then lost the final
@jamescairns4051
2 жыл бұрын
This pro-staff classic lite racquet that Steffi played with this year too was much lighter than the 400g she used to play with. Must take some adjusting at a professional level. Even so, Mary killed it In this match
@AdvantageYT
4 жыл бұрын
EHHH .. JUST ONE OF THOSE LUCKY DAYS WHEN EVERYTHING GOES IN, SHEEESH.. AS SERENA WOULD SAY OF HER OPPONENTS WHO UPSET HER, "SHE HIT SOME LUCKY SHOTS"
@erickamila833
3 жыл бұрын
Mary pierce, touchee par la grace et une force sans doute celeste, Impressionnant! bravo championne
@bulentkaya8856
4 жыл бұрын
seles played for ❤️
@dinomijatovic3921
4 жыл бұрын
Possibly..she looked very inspired
@tomschmitz261
2 жыл бұрын
was this the worst lost score wise that graf ever suffered in a grand slam match?
@patrickclohessy2568
4 жыл бұрын
Good win for Pierce here
@Marc443
2 жыл бұрын
Destroyed Graf and lost against Sanchez Vicario. Unbelievable!
@aussieburn777
8 ай бұрын
On clay its hard to hit clean winners bc its a slow court the ball sits up but honestly i couldnt see the ball mary hit bc was like an ICBM just super human performance never saw anything like it before or after. Mary playing out of her brain would beat anybody past or present. Just way too inconsistent and got the yipps, mentally fragile.
@yadukrishnan6615
4 жыл бұрын
Kiki mladenovic follows the same style of Mary Pierce
@andreacapulco2949
4 жыл бұрын
Steffi came to this tournament after won 4 GS titles consecutive... but at the same time she felt bored coz no good competition after seles got stabbed... other players not so good even sanchez & martinez who take an advantage of this situation... yeah steffi needs monica to keep high level of tennis
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