I agree. She's also the most aggressive tennis player I have ever seen Man or Woman. Aiming for the lines and not afraid to hit over the highest part of the net. Even Novak Djokovic Hits Crosscourt most of the time and avoids the highest part of the net.

Good form here from both players .monica still not in 100 % fitness she moved way better before the stabbing but she was still amazing any year she played ❤

Liked your comment. For a baseline player, Seles had a really good smash. Cheers.

At the same time her smash at the net was problematic. She would instead use swing volleys whenever she could to avoid the smash, treating the ball like a rally ball. Her 98' FO final was a big proof of it.

Hénin had an excellent smash from the baseline too, especially considering that she was quite small

Nalbandian too!

It was the key to her playing much better in 1998. It didn’t last, sadly.

Definitely. She gained control of that point in a Hingis - like fashion.

She also had a huge reach - Martina Navratilova used to call her the "longest arm in tennis" because she could use her long arms to get to balls without having to move as much.

@Jeb Clar Monica was from another planet. The merit of Arantxa is that she was not scared by any of them. In fact, she won her second Roland Garros against Monica after the savage attack in Germany. But Monica for me is the most aggressive, shocking and devastating player that women's tennis has ever had. Without a doubt, for me, the best. And I am Spanish.

@@CarlosSanchez-no4lj Aranxta second Rolland Garros was in 1994 against Mary Pierce

@@harryrinaldi2812 yes, I was wrong. Tnx. The third.

She probably was still mourning her father, but overall I agree. 1996-1998 were her years to add 3-5 more slams, especially at the French and Aus Open.

@@ChicanoPhD she could have won 2002 aus open she lost in three tough sets to hingis and would have faced capriati in final

She actually retired in 2003. She played the 2003 French, that was her last slam.

@@richardross4677 I stand corrected👍🏿

@@jl3322 No problem. I still agree with you overall. Although turning 30, and the Williams sister now dominant, I think her biggest window would have been up by then. Tennis was not like today, where for the first time in history, you see numerous men and women playing near peak tennis well into their 30s. Probably due to advanced health and coaching intelligence (or improved PEDs, who knows). The 96-98 period, and even the 99-2001 period, she would have done much better had she kept the weight down to say where she got to for the 98 French, with maybe just adding a bit of muscle to that, as she possibly got too thin for that event. And she was still doing pretty well even in that shape.