1999 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles 2nd Round Steffi Graf John McEnroe

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@rosiedebevc1952 3 жыл бұрын

Two great legends of the game

@claudio130 Жыл бұрын

Steffi, to me GOAT. SuperMac a superb player, super talented technique, one of the greatest in the game but couldn’t conquer his own demons to go one notch up

@thomassicard3733 10 ай бұрын

His demons were a significant part of his entertainment value and arguably changed tennis FOREVER!!! "You CAN'T be SERIOUS!!" 🙂

@QuangNguyen-ng5zh 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, Graf and Mac chemistry like two exes playing together. Hardly any high fives

@carrerau7138 Жыл бұрын

High fives were not known 30 years ago in Germany. It was an American thing.

@haeleth7218 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I never knew McEnroe and Graf played mixed doubles together! That is so cool.

@JYDMAZDA 2 жыл бұрын

If I recall correctly they won a couple matches and then Steffi pulled out (maybe to save her energy for singles...). I remember McEnroe was incensed.....

@FrederickJohnSebastian 6 ай бұрын

@davidpeistrup2892 that's correct but there's even more to the story. Mac complained bitterly to Andre Agassi, who was then friends with MacEnroe, about Graf pulling out of the mixed when they had a real shot at the title, but what Mac didn't know was Agassi was secretly dating Steffi Graf at the time ( they kept it secret to avoid the media) so Agassi bit his tongue while Mac went ballistic

@manishramnani2028 11 ай бұрын

Mc enroe Graf..wat a lovely combination..

@RM871 4 жыл бұрын

Summer, '99. Glory days!

@stepaushi 10 ай бұрын

It's so nice to see doubles without that wretched hand-slapping on both sides after every single point.

@thomassicard3733 10 ай бұрын

Andre Agassi saw Steffi... was it love at first sight? I bet it was!!!

@gailemory3625 11 ай бұрын

Steffi said later that while she had always dreamed of playing with John, it was much too intense, along with her singles commitments. She said she never would have done it again. I mean she retired 3 months later. Her body was finished at top class tennis. On top of that John went on letterman & called her out. Called her a 'blanking blank' Steffi was very private. This was a low blow.

@gentlemanjim480 10 ай бұрын

Steffi was an incredible player but not a great person. Her behaviour towards Seles after a Graf fan stabbed her showed her lack of empathy. She was also considered coke and arrogant by other players. Novotna said that unlike someone like Hingis (who she had her own issues with) Graf never once in her life would admit her opponent was better after she lost. I always admired Steffi for her immense skill - perhaps even the GOAT? - but never liked her as a person.

@gailemory3625 10 ай бұрын

@@gentlemanjim480 everything you just said is just made up nonsense. Steffi was professional and respectful of all her opponents. She was not friends with the other players they were her competition but she was never rude. As for the Monica situation, that was a nightmare for everyone involved. Steffi too. Everything else is nonsense from a selection fan

@mauziki 10 ай бұрын

@@gentlemanjim480 Steffi was lucky that her crazy fan took Monica out. You are right, never have I heard her express real concern about that horrific act.

@brendanbrown3100 7 ай бұрын

@@gentlemanjim480BS - Steffi Graf was classy. Lot of sour grapes from other players. Steffi was never in with the WTA brigade and she liked it that way.

@markdecena4559 Ай бұрын

⁠@@gentlemanjim480what a load of crap. Steffi visited Seles immediately after the attack. Where were the rest? ie Maggie and ASV? Did you expect Steffi to crawl and kiss Seles’ feet? She spoke in her press cons about the stabbing and denounced it, she dedicated half her US Open speech to the drama Queen and made numerous attempts to contact her but was turned down. What did you expect Steffi do so that your moro.ic brains would be satisfied? Retire? Slash her wrists? Become a nun? Hide? Grovel in front of Seles? What an idiotic and nonsensical comment.

@jonm2522 2 жыл бұрын

She's playing with a legend, mind you so was John.

@sudhakaranks9475 10 ай бұрын

Real legends

@antinotis 2 жыл бұрын

I too wish Steffi hadn't withdrawn. I recall that Steffi twinged her back and asked the officials to put off her late doubles match until the next day. They refused and she withdrew. But as a player with back trouble, I know that often if you just play, the back works out. Of course, Steffi had professional advice and, of course, it appeared she would win the singles and the mixed doubles was still a long shot. I think John's disappointment and her back led her to retire just a few weeks after Wimbledon.

@arihulk6330 7 жыл бұрын

wewww 2 legend

@TimTheMusicMan 4 жыл бұрын

Mac got a little double kiss there at the end with Steffi....nice move Mac...

@itsmeforsure5475 3 жыл бұрын

If I was Mac, I would have been happy to be back on the court again in front of a crowd at wimbledon. That was a special moment. He got to feel the spotlight one more time and I'm sure Steffi was truely injured.

@ValeLovesU2 Жыл бұрын

Wow... just wow

@jeffreymacintyre2711 11 ай бұрын

Had Graf not pulled out of the mixed, Mac would have another major

@aagold76 4 жыл бұрын

I remember Martina was doing a commentary interview with John before the mixed started telling him, if he's playing with Steffi- he better get a back up plan- play the doubles because she has a history of pulling out of doubles/mixed if her singles matches get longer or she feels the slightest twinge- she had done this to Martina before....John laughed it off, then Steffi pulled out of the mixed the next round or the 1 later- she then got to final of women's singles losing to Davenport. ...................... Deleted original and posting again- it seemed like Gunter Parche was replying to the comments.

@vanessawyndham8791 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I remember that lol. He was absolutely livid when she pulled the rug from under him. He ought to have listened to Martina.

@itsmeforsure5475 3 жыл бұрын

You have to understand it probably wasn't her making the decision to not play. If she pulled out 15 minutes before the match, that would tell me she intended to play but her leg was not doing well.

@aagold76 3 жыл бұрын

@@itsmeforsure5475 and yet, it was well enough to get to the women's final and play 2 tough sets against Davenport....I don't think McEnroe has uttered her name since.

@miguelpanta 4 жыл бұрын

did they won?

@fr9714 9 ай бұрын

Till today (2023) Steffi Graf is the greatest female tennis player ever. There's not many close. Billie Jean, Martina Navratilova would be rest of top 3 and then Seles and Hingis

@jgz6989 10 ай бұрын

Never seen doubles team with hardly any communication.......what was up with that?

@brocanova 2 жыл бұрын

1:00 a real gentleman

@kelliebrooks9094 Жыл бұрын

Im not sure but i think stef is more comfy on court by herself...im not sure if this was her first time at doubles...i cant remember i do remember seeing it..may be when it happen..highlight of it.

@carrerau7138 Жыл бұрын

She had made 4 slam finals as a teenager, you silly 🐮!

@TimTheMusicMan 4 жыл бұрын

Steffi got beat on the first two points down the line, Mac matured somewhat and showed respect for his partner, but you can tell the Mac of 1982 was steaming inside.

@monstertrucktennis 3 жыл бұрын

mac's 2nd shot on both points was a sitter.

@juhaszjozsef3 10 ай бұрын

4:29 a tökéletes szerva, John McEnroe ellen sokszor a bírók nem jól döntöttek. féltek tőle :) vonalas tökéletes szerva

@TheVerbalVolley 3 жыл бұрын

I remember how much McEnroe was angered by Steffi withdrawing from the mixed. When she asked him to play mixed at the Big W, he agreed, on the proviso that she not default from the mixed tournament, as she had a history of doing in doubles matches. He found out 15 minutes before their last match that she was withdrawing from the mixed doubles event, and not by her personally. He was incensed.

@MrPernell27 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was in the Locke room talking to Agassi and calling her all kinds of names cause he was so angry. He didn’t know they’d been dating for a few months at the time. Apparently Agassi never said anything to him

@markdecena4559 3 жыл бұрын

Typical abusive behavior from someone who abused Tatum physically and mentally. Not to mention countless other linesmen and umpires. His disgusting, bullying and abusive nature earned him a disqualification in 1990 at the AO. Deservedly so.

@TheVerbalVolley 2 жыл бұрын

@Max E Although a tremendous champion, Martina had a history of making controversial statements, and once she got criticized, back-pedaling away from them faster than Lance Armstrong. I stand corrected about Steffi withdrawing from many doubles events. I think this comment was actually also attributable to Martina, if memory serves me correctly. I have deleted my incorrect post.

@carrerau7138 Жыл бұрын

Tell us more about Steffi‘s history of defaulting from doubles matches, you doomb hater….

@gailemory3625 11 ай бұрын

As if Mcenroe, if he was playing in the wimbledon final with an already dodgy body, 3 months from retiring wouldn't have done THE SAME DAMN THING

@samuilc8000 10 ай бұрын

Interesting Mac and Graf don't do any fives, high or low. Between points feels awkward!

@pasimaenpaa2360 Жыл бұрын

When you know mac's doubles skills and steffi's doubles skills, difference between them is like night and day. I wouldn't agree to play at all. Mac plays for victory every time, singles or doubles. Steffi coudn't do that in doubles. Propably lost doubles 1st or 2 nd round always. Fact.

@carrerau7138 Жыл бұрын

Steffi made 4 doubles slam finals as a teenager! Who except Hingis made more, you stoopid clown?

@manforU100 5 жыл бұрын

Steffi injury at semifinal against Mirjana Lucic..thats why the semis is done..

@MrStudGuy 10 ай бұрын

Steffi withdrew and completely screwed Johnny Mac over.

@danhbui8271 9 ай бұрын

I noticed that the old players never chose what ball to serve, they picked up whatever the ballboys or ballgirls gave the balls to them (these always the new balls anyway). Seems like the today players always selected what ball they're going to serve, is it a b.s gesture, because they are professionals ?

@miali1869 7 жыл бұрын

If Steffi wasn't injured in Singles semifinal, she might have played it.

@markgrainge8198 6 жыл бұрын

What happened in the semi? And did that affect her final against Davenport?

@datacipher 4 жыл бұрын

Lol! She wasn’t injured. She lied - she herself changed her story a short time later and claimed the “real reason” was bronchitis - but that she hadn’t wanted to tell anyone that.... yeah.... sure.....

@markdecena4559 3 жыл бұрын

@@datacipher At the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, Graf formed a much-publicized partnership with John McEnroe, with whom she reached the semifinals before withdrawing due to concerns that her uncertain hamstring, coupled with a bout of bronchitis, would affect her in the singles. From Wikipedia.

@datacipher 3 жыл бұрын

@@markdecena4559 rofl... you’re seriously quoting Wikipedia? You’re our of your league kiddo. Did it mention how she had a history of doing this and how Mac only agreed to do it if she swore she wouldn’t withdraw with a phantom injury? What happened tot he injury by the way? Does wiki tell you what the atp trainer said? Maybe Wikipedia isn’t adequate to use as argument against people who know what they’re talking about.

@datacipher 3 жыл бұрын

@@markdecena4559 ah... I see you’re trolling Graf videos... should have known.... not a tennis fan, a Graf creeper.

@Lava1964 7 жыл бұрын

As much as I admire Steffi, McEnroe had a right to be annoyed with her.

@markuse3472 5 жыл бұрын

As much as I like John, he was a jerk and a dick. As much as...blah blah. Steffi is The GOAT, and a humble very decent person, on and off court.

@fundhund62 5 жыл бұрын

+Illya Kuryakin He actually never did the same. When he played with Fleming, there were countless times where he had to play doubles before an important singles match.. but he never pulled out. One reason might be that he simply loved doubles, which might not be quite the same with Steffi ;)

@scotte8629 5 жыл бұрын

did he play injured?

@fundhund62 5 жыл бұрын

@Illya Kuryakin Does it really make that much of a difference if it was regular instead of mixed doubles?

@fundhund62 5 жыл бұрын

@Illya Kuryakin You really are scraping the bottom of the barrel, aren´t you? I don´t know the exact daytime, but he DID play a tough five setter in doubles just the day before his singles final against Connors in 1984. Also, he played the 1980 doubles semifinal on the same day (!) as his semifinal against Connors! And of course, his 1983 doubles final also took place just the day before the final, like it always did in those days. So I don´t really see the difference, to be honest.

@kelliebrooks9094 Жыл бұрын

Strange crowd...laughing oddly an now a warning for papparatzi ism...they were laughing loud an for no reason...weird

@1006prem 5 жыл бұрын

No chemistry between Mac & steffi

@bobstevens3265 3 жыл бұрын

nonsense

@carrerau7138 Жыл бұрын

BS.

@roberttrail7013 4 жыл бұрын

Steffi was very mediocre at doubles. Not a good choice for McEnroe.

@markdecena4559 3 жыл бұрын

I guess they reached semis with Steffi sitting down on her chair and when she did have to play she used her left hand. She also used one of Navi’s old wooden frames to play. It was all John serving, running, volleying and doing everything. What an enlightening comment you made.

@Calicokit101 2 жыл бұрын

She was a better singles player for sure but she still won Wimbledon doubles (w/sabatini) in 1988. She rarely played doubles to be fair.

@carrerau7138 Жыл бұрын

Steffi made 4 doubles slam finals as a teenager, you ignorant clown.