It effectively ended Martina's singles career. Just couldn't handle the pressure and broke down.

I more than likely watched it too, but I don't remember. I was really into tennis (since the 70s).

Naw, it didn't. She played and won many times after that match. She always had a bad attitude though, and bad sportsmanship. What ended her career was the Williams' sisters. She said, te players are too big, why should I play anymore, if can't win. She said, Serena would never be a great player, she is too big and slow, and hits the ball all over the court.

@@theire483she wrote off Graf during this tournament. She dismissed both Williams sisters. Talk about getting it wrong (inclusive of her entitled attitude). Bencic trained with Hingis’ mother, and reminds me a lot of Martina, without the overt petulance (or the titles).

I've watched this match and Hingis got whatever she got.

copyright

They had to pay for that genius

the whole match is here on youtube

How can it be rhe greatest game when young Martina had to play against not just the great Steffi but also against a hostile, bullying, disgusting crowd? The French crowd have always been a load of malicious bastards - they are known for it.

Hingis was a once in a century talent that made tennis look ridiculousy effortless. A genius and a brat

She ended up beating herself in that match.She was young and a bit silly.

Huh? Talking so much trash!???

@@santoshthapa8398 She said before the final, that Steffi has lost her bite, is old and that her time is over. She even said she will win and prove that times have changed. And during 1997 and 1998, some people said Hingis was only so dominant because Graf was injured for nearly 12 months and Hingis did not like that (mostly because she never dominated Graf, her H2H is against Steffi is really poor, in 1998, she even lost one set 6:0 to Graf although being No. 1 and Steffi not being back at her best again).

Strange how she continued into her 30s on a comeback trail and actually winning some. No need to apologize Martina, you have always been superficial.

Graf had the nerve to ask Martina when she was going to retire as they were shaking hands after Martina beat her to win her 8th Wimbledon. Martina answered that 9 was her favorite number and won her 9th the next year. Graf was a smart aleck. She deserved to get her own medicine from the other smart aleck.

​@sophiachavez3377 That's a load of shit, she wasn't being a smart arse at all, she was admiring Navratilovas records. She even said 'haven't you got enough trophies' and they both laughed. She also said Martina was her biggest rival, and that she really admired her game, and that their match in 1986 Wimbledon taught her more about tennis than any other. Graf was a classy lady. You've created your own narrative there.

And nowadays she is 43

@@sophiachavez3377 That's how bitter Steffi haters are operating.... Comparing that tongue-in-cheek remark by young Steffi (which was an acknowledgment of Martina's strength) with Hingis putting down Steffi with this. "It's a faster, more athletic game. She is old now. ... Her time has passed." Do people like you have no shame?

Also saying that a 28/29 y.o. tennis player is old... Those are the peak years for a professional athlete. The problem that Steffi had with her body at the time... comes from the fact that she became a professional tennis player in 1982 at the age of 12 and during the wooden racket era. Graf ended the 1982 season ranked at #124 at the age of 13.

it is actually

@@stevyyjay85 There is absolutely no evidence that Steffi's patella tendon problems had anything to do with her becoming a pro at age 13 (not 12). Anyway, she played only one match on the WTA tour in 1982 (lost to Tracy Austin in October).

Monica Seles is her biggest threat. We all know Graf was lucky because her fans stabbed Seles who ended Graf domination for few years!

Wasn't she stabbed?

​@@carrerau7138 That was Monica Seles, who was stabbed by a crazy fan of Steffi Graf. 1993. In this video, we see how Martina Hingis was defeated by Graf in 1999 and how that defeat broke her spirit.

@@stephenhosking7384 But how to explain Hingis’s decline? Seles fans always tell me things about trajectories.

That was in 2009. 10 years after Steffi's retirement.

If you want to see that match, just go youtube. You will find that. If you just want to see it.

@@nikitakhatri5773 Yes, WTA, but also equaling the ATP as GOATs.

Probably fewer grand slams if Monica wasn't stabbed by one of Stef's deranged fans.

Steffi dad probably paid that guy to stab seles.., goat my ass.

Serena's 23 slams will always be better than Graf. Graf needed help with her buddy to hurt seles.

@@kennethwilliams3182my asshole; 7 were thanks to Richard

Graf became number 1 due to seles absence in Tennis on 1993。

@@beaanchor Seles became no. 1 because Graf had family problem and affected to her focus for her game.

@@beaanchor Graf was #1 before Seles even became a pro. Mid 1987 to early 1991.

That's debatable. One could argue that Graf reached number because Navratilova and Evert passed their peak. One could argue that hadn't Seles been stabbed Graf wouldn't have won 11 more majors or stayed number 1 for that long. One could argue Graf didn't face the Williams Sisters at their peak.

@@sportstravel4129 What's not debatable is the fact that Graf was #1 from mid 1987 to early 1991. Chris Evert may have peaked by the mid 80's, but Navratilova was still going strong and beat Graf at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open finals in 1987. I'd say Navratilova was still at her peak. Graf just got better by the beginning of 1988. One could also say that the Williams sisters didn't face Graf at her peak. The last year of Graf's career, she beat the top 3 players in the world to take the French Open. No one had ever done that in open history. When it comes to the absence of Seles, you may be right. But we'll never know. What I do know is that Seles was already having binge eating and weight issues after the "93" Australian Open. But like I said, we'll never know because know one has a crystal ball to say for sure.

Martina‘s attitude WAS a bad thing. Seeing her cry made my day! 😂

And having your rival out of the picture helps aswell

It was her humility….. she was great and humble…. No controversies

@@franciscoesteves1561 It was seles's end at the top, no ones fault. It happens in every, mark that well, EVERY sport, where an athlete or team are at the top for a couple of years and then are not. Steffi never went away and she was at the lead against seles H2H before the paper cut and after the buffet.

@@markuse3472 selles was winning every match before the stabbing. Graff was five years years older and had a head start on the rivalry. However, Selles was already dominating the tour for two years and had already won the A. Open in the year she got stabbed. Injuries happen. Stabbing is a whole different level. Selles showed a lot of courage to even coming back on court. After that, and after her father death, she went a down spiral (understandably). Even after all that, she went on to win another grand slam, being far from what she was and was going to be as a tennis player. So, there is no way in hell, Graff wins twenty and so grand Slams with Selles around. She was great. Selles was just better. And the person who ataked her know it.

@@franciscoesteves1561 You mean Serena and Henin/Venus?

Hingis has her flaws, as we all do. However, one has to take her ubringing and early move to Switzerland into account. I read an interesting piece about her in a Swiss paper recently. She was never really popular in her adopted home country. Her mother's communist upringing (where women worked and were considered equal to men in many ways) plus her ambition to coach her daughter to forge a career in tennis because it would allow her to be independent and have a good life contrasted with the traditional and rather conservative Swiss values. Hingis was a feminist and didn't bow down to societal expectations. Of course it is a thin line to being entitled and i admit she sometimes crossed it, especially when she was younger.

She was a teenager and one of the best players in the world

@@alexlackner1945 Hingis always had an arrogant and entitled manner. THAT was the reason the Swiss never quite warmed to her. Everything else are excuses.

she had a constant period - in her head.

Every women have periods. That is just not an excuse. She acted like a brat and she deserves the boo she receives. Should be noted also that after this she became a little bit more humble.

@@secrets.295 She also never won another Major after this match, and was so damaged she lost in the first round of Wimbledon less than a month after this was played. Graf OTH made the Wimbledon final, losing to Davenport after defeating Venus Williams in the semis.

@@secrets.295 What a brainless comment. And some women are affected by it very much worse than others. Also, not every woman is playing a very grueling elite athlete match at the age of 18 in front of billions of people, under intense pressure. Chris Evert talked about how during her 1979 Wimbledon semi final, both she and Goolagong were having their period and that's why they played so badly, but it affected Goolagong much more than her.

She was 6-4, 2-0 up, so no period excuse. She derailed herself by unnecessarily questioning a call that went against her, and crossing to the opponents side. She engaged in a prolonged argument that set the crowd against her. Stop saying she was only 18, she was old enough to be arrogant and offensive, and she was old enough to face the consequences. Her mother should've raised her better.

Uhmmmm 1997 to 2000??? Hingis was a great tactician but very arrogant. The Williams werent in their peak yet. Her number 1 ranking is legit! Still unlikeable... -Mary Pierce fan

@@dropsht nope. She had a poor record against Graf even in her decline years. Graf didn't compete 1997 Aussie open due to the knee and remained absent for 6months which allowed Hingis ascendency to number 1. It was during the first 6 months of Graf's absence where she capitalised and solidified herself as number 1 and without any real challenges. Hingis' reign as number 1 is very much debatable. Much like people would question Graf's GOAT status had Monica Seles not been stabbed. But I guess it's just one of those coulda, woulda, shoulda.

LOL. I can play this game too. Graf only became number one because Navratilova and Evert retired. Seles was stabbed. The Williams sisters haven't peaked yet and so on and so on.

@@sportstravel4129 actually Graf surpassed Navratilova and Evert whilst they were both number 1 & 2 and well before they retired so that's not really an argument. Graf proved that she would have been clearly number 1 against Hingis had she not been sidelined by beating Hingis in the 1999 French Open final which was months before she had retired and well past her prime. Also Graf had a 6-4 head to head lead against Seles even when Seles was number 1 and before the stabbing. Seles may have a better record in the slams against Graf but overall Graf was still beating Seles in her prime so perhaps if you tallied their head to head had Seles not been stabbed, Graf could still be ahead of Seles. But I agree that it certainly opens up to debate and much worthy discussion.

@@funkyguy99 Not retired but Navratilova and Evert were passed their prime. The argument has validity. As for Seles, she had overtaken Graf and the stabbing happened when she number 1 and in her prime. As for Graf and Hingis, most of Graf’s wins against her were when Hingis was an up and coming player not really on equal footing. The 1999 French Open doesn't say anything because of so many factors. Plus, Hingis had beaten Graf in Tokyo a couple of months before the French. Also, 14 year old Hingis (before her prime) defeated Graf in her prime in Rome.

but would have no chance against Graf, womens tennis is such a poor standard now, with no real stars,

She's already retired.

She is retired.

Definitely some similarities, but Barty was more at ease with the public and media. Graf was an aloof creature, a legend who preferred to be left alone and didn't love the responsibilities being a tennis superstar entailed. Barty seemed comfortable with the media and the fans, more open and at ease communicating with the media.

Not the slightest similarity in any way

lol

Since tennis was not in the Olympics until Graf’ s era, it was impossible for Martina or Chris to win a gold medal.

@@sophiachavez3377 Martina never won 4 slams in one year. won 3 slams only twice (in 1983 and 1984). Evert even never won more than 2 slams in one year.

Also, it seemed that Hingis lost a few other points by bad umpire calls earlier in the match. Critics of Hingis may not have played tournaments themselves, I guess

Bad calls were part of the game back then. Just ask McEnroe. But it's no excuse for breaking the rules, and Hingis was correctly penalized.

The ball was out, get your eyes examined!

Hingis lost more than a disputed call, she lost the crowd.

@@us-Bahn As far as I know, she LOST the disputed call. The ball looked in, but it's called out. She disputed the call and the umpire went there to check the ball's mark on the surface which was the standart in those days when the call is disputed at Roland Garros. The umpire went to the line and consulted with the line umpire but they looked a little confused and they seemed to be looking for the mark in the wrong place, a meter or even more away from where the ball actually dropped. I'm guessing they said they couldn't spot the mark and as a result didn't overturn the call, but Hingis was disappointed and went to Graf's side of the court and found the correct mark herself, of course in her opinion and went back to talk to the umpire to check the mark again but the umpire refused. I believe she lost another point as a penalty for passing to the other side. I believe then she asked for court marshalls to intervene but they seemed to side with the umpire because on paper the umpire did the right things and they said it's not Hingis' place to go and find the markherself and she can't insist on what's the right mark or not. But, I'm sure Hingis was saying "the mark is there, she looked at the wrong place" but in the end, Hingis gained nothing from the dispute and the drama. She lost the disputed point, she lost an extra point as a penalty and she lost the crowd. She should have kept her cool and accept a point loss, especially because she had a set and at hand and a break on the 2nd set. She couldn't handle the extra pressure caused by this drama and the negative reaction of the crowd for the rest of the game and lost the 2nd set despite having a championship point and lost the 3rd set easily. But, that said, I still believe the umpires should have done a better job and find the right mark in the first place. Even if they might still have decided the ball was out (it could be out, although it looks in to me on the old tv footage) or they might have decided "inconlusive evidence" to overturn the call, Hingis wouldn't feel unfairly treated and the drama wouldn't have happened if they checked the right place. As I said, it doesn't justify Hingis's later actions and doesn't take away Graf's achievement as umpire mistakes are a part of the game (especially in that era) and it's the players' job to deal with these situations and not lose their cool over just a point.

What I remember, too, besides her comeuppance at the French Open, is her first-round match at Wimbledon a few weeks after that. Hingis lost the first round in an embarrassing match against someone ranked in the high 100s. I thought at the time that it was poetic justice for what she did at the French Open.

No.she was not class after losing against Seles in 93

@@thebigmonstaandy6644 What did she do then?

Why would Hingis have got that point if the ball had been on the line???

Let's hope you get what you deserve you wretched mysogonist! Why don't you grow up?

@@williambunter3311 Lol!!!

@@prozac623 Yawn

Monical Seles if not attacked by Graf’s crazy fans is better than Graf

@@sho9214 Exactly. Monika Seleš become better then Graf and had still many things to improve. But knife in back prevent her and destroyed whole carrier.

Yes, especially when Seles was sliced in Hamburg by a crazy Graf fan and he didn't do not a single day in prison. Seles was better no Q about that

She was not the greatest ever A lady named Monica had her measure in every way A fool Graf fan ended that certainty. Also Serena ?????

@@sho9214 if if if … doesn’t exist - Rafael Nadal

1962 and 1970 were no Olympic years, kid….

@carrerau7138 Yes, but during the years he was not allowed to play in the majors, he could have won a Golden Slam if tennis was in the Olympics.

@@trwent Every pro might have done this in 1964 or 1968, not only Laver.

@carrerau7138 Theoretically, yes, but as Laver had already won a Grand Slam previously, he would have been by far the most likely.

@@trwent Still no reason to question the importance of Steffi’s 1988 Golden Slam.

Monica beat up Steffi pretty good. 😂

If Monica Seles tragedy didn't happen, today we wouldn't consider Stefi as a legend. Stefi would be remembered more like how we remember Justin Henin. Great players but far from legendary status. Seles injury helped Stefi!!

@@krp6680 When Seles was stabbed Steffi had - already won 11 slams and the Golden Slam - won 3 of 5 matches against #1 Seles (2 wins were real routs) - narrowed Seles‘s lead in ranking points by 63 %. Without the stabbing Steffi surely would have won Wimbledon 94. And I try to imagine which slam in 1993-99 Steffi would not have been able to win even if the stabbing had not happened. Can‘t come up with even one. Any ideas? Never forget that only Steffi‘s slump in 1990-92 (caused by off-court problems) enabled Seles to win so many slams and get to #1. Would never have happened otherwise. Steffi of 1988/89 was better than Seles ever was - and Steffi was still improving!

@@joeyconvery2055 Seles lost to over-the-hill Steffi in the semis, you clown…

@carrerau7138 Monica mopped the court with Steffi...Steffi admitted it. 😆 🤣

IMO, the crowd was surprisingly neutral (considering among other things Martina’s homophobic insults towards Frenchwoman Amélie Mauresmo) until Hingis started to behave badly. Derisive smirks when Steffi hit a good shot, racket abuse, walking over on the other side of the net. Only then the crowd made abundantly clear whom they wanted to win and whom they wanted to get humiliated. The French hate classlessness and love grace, elegance, humility. There are other crowds which even cheer classlessness; each country is different.

Yeah I do agree the crowd was over the top, but then again the French crowd is kinda known for rudeness.

you mean being a silent cheat? Steffi was a cheat and Martina was robbed

@@cambed71 If Steffi cheated, then everyone in tennis has also cheated, including whoever your favorite is or are.

@@cambed71 Where did Steffi cheat, Yankee boy?

Vicario Seles and sabatini don't even have winning head to head records against Hingis.

her "best time" was 87-96, nine years. 1987, she became number 1 in the world, the year she won her first Roland Garros title. In 1988, she won the Golden Slam. In 1989, she defended each and every slam title (she defended her 1987 RG title in 1988). Also, she won the Super Slam (not in the same calendar year, but consecutively nonetheless - 1987 year-end WTA Championships, the 1988 four slams, and the Olympic Medal -- a feat never ever replicated by anybody. In 1996, she won RG, Wimbledon and the US Open, three slams (which she did the previous year as well). she had the most balanced slam record of all, men or women: 7 Wimbledons, 6 Roland Garros, 5 US Opens, and 4 AOs... The GOAT among the women, bar none.

Well...not Seles ; )

@@markomarkovic7152 only on clay, but even then their head to head record is 3-3. Graf has defeated Seles in straight sets 5 times. Seles has defeated Graf in straight sets only 3 times. All their other matches went to three sets. Of these (7) three setters, Graf won 5, Seles 2. Overall record: 10-5 in favor of Graf. And on grass, Graf has defeated Seles EVERYTIME.. Seles has NEVER won Wimbledon. so, yes, except on clay, but on every other surface, Graf has a winning record against Seles.

@@anthonydecastro6938 Clay for sure, hard courts as well but very true for grass courts. On grass Seles wasn't good as Graf, she lost that 1992 Wimb finals easily. However that was with a bit of controversy because Seles turned off her grunting, other players complained, witch for sure gave her unusual seting to play. I wouldn't discuss their rivalry after the stabbing in 1993, Seles wasn't the same player after it, but imagine what would have happened without that incident....

Just because she was temperamental on the court doesn't mean she was necessarily that way off it. Instead of questioning her "angelic smiles masking how short tempered she really was" you should be grateful that she was patient and generous with her fans.

@@stonew1927 The moment she barked at us, I went home. I ended up not getting her autograph. There was no point getting it when she hated giving it.

@@stonew1927 Hingis simply had a bad character. There are lovely and there are ugly characters everywhere, why not in tennis. For every Steffi you have a Hingis, for every Sabatini you have a Serena. It is the same with fans. So every player gets the fans they deserve.

@@stonew1927 Tennis players in general tend to be incredebly nice with signing autographs because they know how much they can inspire kids. I still remember the moment Anna Kournikova signed on the ball I streched to her at the U.S. Open stand. It was a moment I realized I could perhaps reach an amazing level someday. Rod Laver was the best. He would even ask my name and then put "Dear [ ]" when I spotted and asked him among the spectators. Such voluntary act of kindness lives on the kid's heart forever, even though the celebrity would forget 5 minutes later. With that said, I do think Hingis was a Mozart of tennis, one of a kind player who played with "one more dimension." Now she has her own daughter; when she lines to get someone's autograph for her daughter, perhaps she looks at the world with a different perspective. We all influence one another. After all, Hingis was named after a tennis legend as well. Hingis had - and still has - the power to inspire and impact so many lives with her kindness and generosity.

@@machikr Well you didn't say that in your original comment. I would have done the same . . .

It is actually, the whole game is available on the Roland Garros account i believe. I rewatched it s while ago.

Hingis, gracious? She left the court in tears and had to be brought back by her mother.

Really??

Very informative and unbiased.

Thanks for being one of very few sensible comments here. As an adult after her come back, Hingis stays short of being a totally likeable player. But trashing the 18-year old Hingis, a girl who had everything coming too quickly for her without having enough time or guidance to prepare, is very inconsiderate. I too had no sympathy towards her behaviour at that time, but now having a silly teen in the house myself, I saw it in a different light.

That’s why I am really happy that many, especially young, players now get different forms of psychological guidance! Professional sport is very difficult to handle emotionally, there’s a lot pressure and it’s very easy to give into all that. Tantrums are not really uncommon but they do not blow out of proportion like that anymore. While Martina’s behaviour was definitely wrong she did not deserve the audience distracting her like that. Glad to see she seems to have learned from that situation though! It also shows that sport is more than your physical abilities and skills but also the mental strength and focus which is equally as important

You mean if she was born in this era? Probably so. I believe she would have adapt herself with the power games, and her slice backhand is such a weapon, because its a shot rarely used by women these days. It can be confusing. Plus the great mental strength she possessed is something lacking among the women these days.

@Max E yes especially with all the one hit wonders that make up the WTA today.

@Max E he mean it not her now. He meant that, when a 20-35 years old Steffi with her athletic training, new racket technology, her discipline and her fast legs and game-wise play now, she would better than top 3.

@@alessaschmitz5847 CORRECT. She would be number 1. She was a great athlete and not petite. She’s adjust easily and would clean These gals up for her speed and precision and mental toughness. Actually, Swiatek is a lot like Graf. And she’s dominating NOW.

Is this funny??? Today's WTA is a joke...yes it's about power hitting but the calibre of players is not even half of what it was

Yeah! I have rewatched that point at 4-6 4-5 15-15 maybe a hundred times!! People often asked, where is Steffi’s topspin backhand. It was there when she needed it!! 😍

Sharapova went on to win slams and become world no1 after 2005 tho...not equivalent

@@wonderlandian8465 she was never able to come close to beating Serena again. Serena broke her mentally with that one shot, and she never recovered.

@Max E Hingis had absolutely no reason to be arrogant at this point. She had a great year in 1997, but in winning those slams, she didn’t face Graf at all (Graf was clearly injured for the early part of the season and ended up missing all tournaments after the French Open). In 1998, Graf missed parts of the year with injuries and Hingis was beaten in three of the slams (as she was in 1999). Hingis surely had sufficient intelligence to place her slam wins in context? Here, by mid-1999, her arrogance was wildly misplaced. If Graf had not been injured in 1997, I very much doubt Hingis would have won three slams that year. A better team around her would have ‘framed’ her victories more realistically, I think. This may have made her more determined to work harder and improve. I think her game actually regressed slightly after 1997.

@@scswp6945 Graf was arrogant at 16, when losing to Navratilova at 86 Usopen, her comments sound exactly like Hingis stated against Graf.

@@MrBjorn6 What did Graf say at the 1986 US Open?

@Max E compared to the imbecilic Serena, Steffi is Mother Theresa.

I remember The Williams Sisters, Davenport and all the girls from that era was very arrogant. But they never say stuff like "She is old". That's not arrogant, that is down right rude and lacking humbleness. No matter how arrogant you are, you should never throw dirt at the Greatest Player Ever in history at that time. Age do played a factor, as Hingis and all those girls I mentioned started to become more humble as they grow old. But still doesnt give u a pass to throw dirt to people.

There probably was and issue with those in the second and third sets.

Your memory is failing you. It was only one first serve at which she foot-faulted.

@@carrerau7138 Weird, not sure what gave me that impression!

lol

Hingis actually coped very well with the Willies, is 17-17 win/loss against them.

@@carrerau7138 But Hingis reached her peak performance a few years earlier than the Williams sisters. She was already a world no 1 player by 1997 while Venus had just debut on the same year, while Serena didn't even debut until 1998. Once the Williams sisters reached their peak they were beating her almost everytime they played against her.

@@secrets.295 Venus played her first WTA tournament in 1994 in Oakland. Played several tournaments in 1995/96. Serena played her first WTA tournament in 1997 in Moscow. Even from 2000 on an often injured Hingis was only 2-5 H2H against Venus (1-2 in slams) and 3-4 H2H (1-1 in slams) against Serena.

@@carrerau7138 Serena didn't even reached her peak until 2002. And yes, 2-5 speaks volume that the majority of Hingis wins which is 9, is before Venus even reached her true potential. Hingis game would have been brilliant if she played in the 80s, early 90s. Not good against power players.

@@secrets.295 The majority of Williams wins against Hingis occurred when Hingis‘ injury problems had started. Peak Hingis could make brainless ball bashers look silly. She was Roberta Vinci on steroids (not literally!).

Not Steffi s fault

You can be honest without being arogant though! We have to take into account her young age but still, you can express the exact same idea in a more polite way! There is nothing wrong with being confident or even a little sassy but you won’t win over many people being disrespectful and straight up mean at times

not only cream floats to the top lol

Hingis was better in the beginning only. In the end Steffi had won 107 points and Hingis only 93. In her 9 losing slam finals Steffi suffered a wider points difference only once (USO 87 against Navratilova). No, Hingis was thoroughly deconstructed that day in every aspect.

Yes, it was classless. Hingis said “f*** you“ to Steffi and the crowd with that serve. Thank God Steffi tore her a new one that day…

You think the Big 3 would have left the tour because of a minor stab wound? 😄 Don’t be asinine! 😂🤣

... the men would have fought on. seles faded away. Kvitova bounced back is is still playing after a horrendous home burglary and stab wound(s). now, that is a tigress!

There never was a more popular player than Steffi. She would win any popularity poll even today, 25 years after her retirement. Even though most millennials were to young to follow her career.

Absolutely. Why could the french federation make up the rules?

That underarm serve was meant to say "I don't care anymore, take your trophy, Steffi!" It was the middle finger towards Steffi and the crowd.

American crowds are far worse.

Djoko can say pretty much what he wants now without reproach. Record says it all

You are a liar, boy.

I always thought the same a bit too