This match is still the best in WTA's history

This has to be the longest official highlights ever. Thank you AO

Here in 2023. Miss both these ladies on tour. Hope to seem them back soon

Year End World Number 1 VS Year End World Number 2. French Open Champion VS Wimbledon Champion. The best counterpunchers. The best movers. The best players right now. Match of the year, 2018

When I think that Halep was about to win and Kerber just produced her best and when it was Kerber's time Halep did the same. They played amazingly. Congratulations Simona Halep.

hello RG, Wimbledon and US Open organizing committees...you see this highlight? this how it is done...

Match of the tournament, maybe of the year. Incredible fighting spirit. Love both.

it is for this kind of match that the public proudly pays the ticket to watch! congratulations to both players and thanks for this pleasant moment ... wishing that the final is as eventful as this match.

What a match! I still come back to this. Thank you AO for these highlights.

And AO wow 15:01!!!! Have my respect, you are the best tournament by far.

These highlights are the proof that AO is the best gs

15 minutes of highlights. Now this is a video. Let's hope Wimbledon and RG follow the example. And I'm so proud of Halep, both played so well, it's probably my favorite match of the AO so far.

One of the best match i ever seen in recent times.

8:59Surely the best tennis rally (both in women's and men's tennis) I've ever witnessed, given the hot conditions of play, too. No words to describe, hence the standing ovations from the fans on this point!

Oh wow, 15 minutes! That’s brilliant. Certainly deserved it. Such a high quality match, watched it from the beginning, two fighters, lots of great points. Probably gonna be the match of the year. And the third set, just wow!! Congrats Simo! And all credits to Angie too.

Epic! High quality tennis. Both players are winners in this match, just one will play the final. Go for it this time Simo!

Best match of the tournament.....regardless of any category.....hats-off to these two players

The handshake was everything.

Beest toournameeent AO!! A freakin 15 min highlights! Wooow!

I loved watching Angie in this tournament, and really thought, before the match, that she would be in the finals. I'm gutted that she missed those two match points. Heartbreaking.

Congrats to Halep! Respect to Kerber! Great match, great highlights. Thank you AO TV!

What a beautiful semifinal! 😱😱😱

50 winners and 6 aces for Simona. I like this aggressive play.

Thank you Halep and Kerber for giving me hope for WTA while Serena is off

I love these two superb players! No wonder they won grand slams!

Some of the best matches you can watch....

Probably one of the best match I’ve seen in my recent memories.

MATCH OF THE YEAR. Unbelievable from both players. I love Halep's new aggression on her groundstrokes. An unreal defensive player who has worked incredibly hard to become number one in the world. I hope she brings home the title on Saturday!

Wow....I think it is the best semifinal in the last ten years . congratulations to Halep .hard luck for kerber

One of the best matches ever played by Simo. Great quality of tennis. Hats off! Simo was the story of this AO even though she didn't win the god damn tournament. She'll be back.! 👊

The Australian Open has been on fire with these highlights 🔥🔥🔥 15 minutes??? 🙌🙌 wow

My dream Final, whoever wins the title, I’m happy with that. Finally no more slamless no 1

Crazy match!! Great job for both, I'm happy for Simona but I'm happy for Angy too, she has could show she is a great player again

This is by far the best match of the tournament. Crazy Tennis.

My respect is for simona halep now. Truly she's a great fight. All the best SIMONA

Best match ever ♥ I was rooting for simona but wow Angie ♥

This is the match of the year

we barely see this kind of war in WTA nowadays.

You know I thought Lauren Davis - Halep was going to be the outright MOTT. Then Su-Wei and Kerber played like they did. Then Djokovic and Chung played the match they did. And now this. I want to take a moment to celebrate 2018 versions of Kerber and Halep (Halep really from 2017), players about whom someone aptly remarked "We don't deserve." Great Tournament. I'm ecstatic about tennis this year!

Best match of the yr so far, amazing rallies! Congrats Simona!😘🎾

AO highlights are phenomenal! These two are absolutely fierce, what an excellent match

That's how you start to love tennis! :-)

Thank you AO for posting this! This are some really great highlights. Was worthed staying up last night till 3 AM watching this 2 amazing players. That 26 rally shots in the 3rd set, incredible. Congrats Simona for reaching your first AO Final. You are an inspiring player. Never give up. Also credit to Kerber for putting a fighting spirit as well. Hopefully on saturday you will be able to lift up your first GS trophy.

What’s cool is that after this AO, both players won the next 2 grand slams

Congrats halep and kerber, amazing match, best match so far in this tournament

Best highlight ever! Thank you for this. Now you will have more views and subscribers. P.s. this match was epic. Hope this was the final but it wasnt. Happy for Halep but sad for Kerber.

What a match, never seem before like this. Absolutely splendid and fantastic. Both played probably BEST TENNIS anyone can play. Nothing better they can show.

Wow, that'´s how you have to make the Highlights. Congratulations AO. You are the best tournament ever

It gave me a feel of final between Federer and Nadal even more hats off to them

I never get tired of watching this. Girl's rule, boy's drool. Incredible athletes and two of the sexiest women in the world...

Epic match... They play so amazing... #SimonaHalep #AngeliqueKerber

Doth mine eyes deceive!? A quarter hour of highlights from an official source?! Kudos, ye Aussies

I can’t believe that match was only a semifinal!!! That felt like a final match what the heck!!!!

Was an incredible match where Halep showed that she is in a extraordinarily form and she is in another level in this year we are proud of you but all my respect for Kerber also !!! Thanks for the highlights

As a massive Kerber fan i have to say Halep played out of this world! Probably one of her best matches hitting 50 winners! It will be interesting to see if she will still have the stamina in the final against Wozniacki because there's no doubt that this match exhausted her immensely!!! But def Team Halep now for the final!!!

It's crazy to me the shots these two are able to track down and retrieve.

epic match of the year

This should have been the finals

Best WTA match of 2018.

One of the best women’s matches ever. Halep is a mini tennis machine

Wimbledon and especially the French Open take notice of Australia, this is how you make match highlights.

Incredible, incredible, incredible effort--best women's match (or any match) I've seen in a while

The best match Ive ever seen. Both players never gave up till the balls boubced two times every single points. I heard Simo was dehydrated and kept in hospital for two hours after this match

Match of the year😍😍 Wow what an effort from both of these ladies😍

This should be awarded match of the year. So many emotions here.

great sportsmanship moment 11:35 at such a make or break situation

A pure gem! Kerber is a force player no doubt...but all in all, a splendid game! Halep is one of the greatest indeed

Unbelievable match

AO is THE best GS tournament ~ period

the point at 9:01 is going to be hard to beat for point of the year! Amazing point from and amazing match :)

Fantastic match!!!

Sometimes a match like this makes women's tennis more entertaining than the men's. It's not all about the power and the serve. It's the variety, shot selection, athleticism, and guile.

TL;DR One of the best matches of the decade somehow probably won't come out on top in the best 2018 matches considering how strong a year it has been for WTA, but both players had match points at different points of the third set, and that is incredible. Reminiscent of the great Federer Safin 2005 AO semis match. This goes down in history.

Time spent on the field at the Australian Open: - Simona HALEP 11 hours and 30 minutes - Roger FEDERER 10 hours and 50 minutes Forza Simona! ❤️

Both of them are the best of the spirit... omg

That was an amazing match.! Wow.! 😍😎😉

Both are such pro athletes and deserved an applause

Grande Simo! She wasted two matchpoints, then she saved two. Angie had a terrible start, then she played like she used to do in her glory days. What a crazy match... In the end, Simo was too good.

At least there was an embrace at the net, I see far too often after a long match between two women, there is barely any eye contact, let alone a handshake. Good to see from these two champions!

De lo mejor que vi en partidos de mujeres .. halep merecía ganar el torneo ..

Best match of 2018! Two of the best players this year and best movers/shot makers - I was so exhausted watching so many of these epic points. Halep had 2 consecutive match points and then Kerber had them. Great fight, comebacks and resolve.

You can see why halep is number 1. She has so much conditioning and power in her shots. She plays so aggressive but can still keep her consistency. Down 2 match points and that come back was next level. Good job.

2 of the biggest fighters of the WTA!

It should have been awarded as the match of the year :)

Fantastic highlights again AO! This is how you do it. Hope the other tennis video editors are watching.

AO is the best GS tournament in the world - period. Loved this match. Both players were magnificent and played with passion and grit. Awesome.

let us witness the first grandslam of simona halep!!!!

Halep should've already won a GS title or two, by now. But, during crucial moments in matches that one would've expected her to win, she's been too passive and shown a lack of mental toughness. Her 2017 French Open final against Jelena Ostapenko, is a prime example. But, much to Halep's credit, this win over Kerber has given her another shot at becoming GS Champion. And, hopefully, she will seize this opportunity. But, I also like Caroline Wozniaki. It is going to be the 1st for either woman. And I will be happy for whoever wins.

Amazing match! Gutted for Kerber, she is a true fighter! Thank you AO for 15 minutes of tennis glory!

What a great match. This should be a grand AO final stage.

Congrats to simona! And kerber... wow, I just can say that you are in the top again, and here you show why👏👊

Esti cea mai tare,Simona!Sper sa castigi turneul😘

I love AO for providing highlights, it encourage us to watch the game unlike US Open and Wimbledon! Tons of thanks!

Congrats on this highlights!! Amazing!

Epic match

Love to au open for highlights..best grandslam youtube channel..

Fantastic match! They gave it everything they had. Congratulations to both players.

The crowd should be respectful of both players. I love Kerber but I am happy simona won

Algún día ganarás un gran stand y México aquí está contigo hoy mañana y siempre Simon a halep

Arguably the greatest match of all time. Rarely you see people pushed to the limit so hard. Kerber nearly collapsed due to sheer exhaustion several times to the end of the match. The fighting spirit was real.