I love Steffi Graf and loved watching her play mixed doubles with a legend. Too bad she had issues with her health and had to pull out of the mixed doubles. I think they could have won the entire thing.
@Illya Kuryakin In Agassi's book he talks about it, I believe it was her hamstring and it got worse at her next tournament which is when she decided to retire from tennis....I totally agree with its just haters.
@Illya Kuryakin Her hamstring is already taped here. You can tell that she's just trying to hold on and keep it together. Ultimately, I feel bad for both Steffi and John.
Gimelstob played poorly and over played at times but in all fairness Venus was too static at the net and he was trying to over-compensate. Even if you never poach you've got to make your opponents think you can or will to keep them honest. And to be fair to Venus the chemistry was not there between her Gimelstob like it is when she's partnered with her sister. Watch the match again and see how many times both Mac and Graf moved across the net when they had the opportunity and how many times Venus poached, the difference is quite evident.
Nah- ya just seein what ya want to see. He would dip on em if he didnt want to be there. You can always find some grass to play on with or without a partner! Tennis is cool like that. Allows individuals who are awesome grab a partner and topspin serve a few aces to laugh their way on through!!
Venus was the best player in this match but Gimelstob was absolutely atrocious. The two veterans played very well and kept their cool, and thanks to Gimelstob that was all they needed to do.
John has spoken about this a number of times,he said he said to Steffi that he thought they could win and that he really wanted to win the mixed championship, and wanted to make sure that she wouldn't pull out as had done other times and according to John she assured him she wouldn't- He was very angry when she did,and went off about her in the locker room in front of Agassi who then revealed to John that they were dating.
@@jmnny85 i never cared for mac while he played, because of his tantrums. but i am in 100% agreement with him here. when you promise to do something, you do it. no excuses. graf should not have entered the mixed, if she wasnt able to give it her all. that is juvenile behavior. sorta reminds me of juveniles, when they promise to do something, until something better comes along. graf showed her tremendous immaturity AND lack of integrity
@@jimmybrice6360 of course Mac was totally in the right. He asked her for assurance she would not pull out - he knew she did things like that. At that age, he gets in shape, prepares, and plays great - is very close to another slam title.... and she screwed him over.
@@datacipherCan you give me a list of the doubles competitions Steffi pulled out of? No? Thought so, hater. Your brain seems to be scrambled a little bit anyway - Agassi surely did not reveal then that he was dating Steffi.
I don’t know man. I thought Martina Hingis and Leander Paes were my favorite pro MxD doubles team but now I think it may be Mac the Knife and Frauline Forehand!
There's never been any comparison. You're talking about a guy who loses his temper on the court and yells at umpires to a guy who dresses up like Tom Cruise, goes out halloween night and beats the pulp out of somebody in front of kids trick or treating....
Wow. Check out 26:20. At 64, 42 40-0 McEnroe serving to Venus to go up a set and 5-2, check out Justin’s body language and how he completely tanks the point. No split step, no effort, just walks away. I saw him on the US SoCal Futures Tour Circuit and he was a poor sport then too. Have some class dude.
Venus & Justin won the Australian and French in '99. Graf and McEnroe took out a good team. On a side note, Serena won the Mixed doubles at Wimbledon & the US Open. (It was a Williams family mixed doubles calendar year slam).
@Max E It's only Graf fans who ever come up with excuses like that. And I guess you are aware that labelling the stabbing as an excuse makes you come across as a butthurt mischievous asshole? 🤔
@Max E You´re a real weirdo. It´s never "minor" if someone gets attacked with a knife. Wrong area, and you will be paraplegic for the rest of your life. You don´t think that impacts a person greatly in their psychology? And you also don´t think Monica was too young to win majors at age 15? When Steffi was 15, she was nowhere near challenging Chris or Martina.
I wonder what would have happened if Steffi Graf had played until 2005 and insisted on playing tennis? Why did he leave at the age of 30? Why did Seles Hingis Novotna Capriati Sabatini Henin Barty have an early jubilee? Why didn't the Williams brothers know how to quit tennis in time?
It was pretty unfair towards her partner. If you don't plan on pulling through, don't enter the competition. I mean, it's not that her reaching the singles final came as a surprise or anything.
@@fundhund62What came as a surprise was A) that she would have had to play her mixed doubles semi late in the evening on the day before her singles final (due to a scrambled tournament schedule because of many rain days) and B) that she developed a thigh injury during the second tournament week (she played the final heavily bandaged). McEnroe would have done the same. This old dude should have been thankful that the Tennis Queen allowed him to stand in the spotlight again after such a long time.
Bonham House...you swear she did it intentionally. She was injured which showed in the singles final against Lindsay. If it wasn’t for Graf, Mac wouldn’t have been playing here. You are an idiot
@Max E big deal. Steffi Graf also won her ONLY Grand Slam doubles title at the 1988 Wimbledon, taking the women’s doubles title partnering with Gabriela Sabatini. are you seriously comparing steffi graf with john mcenroe, in terms of doubles or net play ? i just want to know if you are this idiotic. there is no damn comparison whatsoever, you idiot. do you have any idea how many doubles titles john mcenroe won ? it was an old joke about the best doubles team - john mcenroe and anybody. that is how damn good he was in doubles, and at the net. i saw him playing doubles when he was an old fart, with 3 other men at least 20 years younger. he still had the best net game on the court. you are just making yourself look stupid, you joker.
@Max E there was a reason that graf did not come to the net in singles play. she wasnt very good. in no way does she compare to mcenroe, as a doubles player. i am guessing your comment about showering is that lots of female tennis players are lesbian. i dont know how that fits into this discussion ? playing tennis doubles does not require any off-court activity. i dont recall much about sabatini, but she may have been good at the net. so i dont know if she was a weak doubles player or not ? at her prime, navratilova was the best female doubles player that i have seen.
A past legend, a present legend, a future legend. . . And Justin Gimlesomething
😂💀💀💀
Hahaha. True
I love the smile after the last serve, a glow all around. Love and respect for Steffi Graf ❤🙏🏽
Great match. The women really held their own and played great. And McEnroe, best doubles player ever.
A privilege to watch these people play doubles.
Justin was awful, other 3 great.
Jhon..Although Old
Still..is the best..he is legend.. amazing fantastis..Jhon and Steffi Graf .. Very very good...I like it.. good job.
Merveilleux,
Steffi,
John,
Nous régalent.
Merci
mac is like 45 and still the best out there...what a legend
He's 40. He just looks older.
I love Steffi Graf and loved watching her play mixed doubles with a legend. Too bad she had issues with her health and had to pull out of the mixed doubles. I think they could have won the entire thing.
Was not a health issue. Wanted to conserve for singles draw. Bigger fish to fry.
I think she didn't anticipate them getting this far.
Jose Cardenas Of course it was because of an injury that she withdrew.
And some here definitely didn't watch her single final.
@Illya Kuryakin In Agassi's book he talks about it, I believe it was her hamstring and it got worse at her next tournament which is when she decided to retire from tennis....I totally agree with its just haters.
@Illya Kuryakin Her hamstring is already taped here. You can tell that she's just trying to hold on and keep it together. Ultimately, I feel bad for both Steffi and John.
Steffi is amazing!
Steffi’s smile is so gorgeous. She is having so much fun!
trha2222 Yup it is too bad. She had a slight injury, but I’m sure they could have won the mixed title.
Venus's back is broken from carrying this guy
TranBam14 her back was broken from losing to Graf in the quarter finals
She's always getting let down by her male doubles partners... in the Olympics, mid 00s Wimbledon, Gimelstob. I wish she'd find the right fit.
Gimelstob played poorly and over played at times but in all fairness Venus was too static at the net and he was trying to over-compensate. Even if you never poach you've got to make your opponents think you can or will to keep them honest. And to be fair to Venus the chemistry was not there between her Gimelstob like it is when she's partnered with her sister. Watch the match again and see how many times both Mac and Graf moved across the net when they had the opportunity and how many times Venus poached, the difference is quite evident.
Nah- ya just seein what ya want to see. He would dip on em if he didnt want to be there. You can always find some grass to play on with or without a partner! Tennis is cool like that. Allows individuals who are awesome grab a partner and topspin serve a few aces to laugh their way on through!!
Have no idea how he made it this far..but that is tennis...Mac is the GOAT...
A mild shame that we never got Andre and Steffi in a mixed doubles grand slam event.
John at 40...still the Best
nice upload. thanks
Steffi is great
Venus was the best player in this match but Gimelstob was absolutely atrocious. The two veterans played very well and kept their cool, and thanks to Gimelstob that was all they needed to do.
Thanks. This is as far as they got. Graf pulled out of the mixed after this match, leaving McEnroe furious.
Miles Montemore he was not pissed, but disappointed
John has spoken about this a number of times,he said he said to Steffi that he thought they could win and that he really wanted to win the mixed championship, and wanted to make sure that she wouldn't pull out as had done other times and according to John she assured him she wouldn't- He was very angry when she did,and went off about her in the locker room in front of Agassi who then revealed to John that they were dating.
@@jmnny85 i never cared for mac while he played, because of his tantrums. but i am in 100% agreement with him here. when you promise to do something, you do it. no excuses. graf should not have entered the mixed, if she wasnt able to give it her all. that is juvenile behavior. sorta reminds me of juveniles, when they promise to do something, until something better comes along. graf showed her tremendous immaturity AND lack of integrity
@@jimmybrice6360 of course Mac was totally in the right. He asked her for assurance she would not pull out - he knew she did things like that. At that age, he gets in shape, prepares, and plays great - is very close to another slam title.... and she screwed him over.
@@datacipherCan you give me a list of the doubles competitions Steffi pulled out of?
No?
Thought so, hater.
Your brain seems to be scrambled a little bit anyway - Agassi surely did not reveal then that he was dating Steffi.
I don’t know man. I thought Martina Hingis and Leander Paes were my favorite pro MxD doubles team but now I think it may be Mac the Knife and Frauline Forehand!
leander is a wonderful doubles player !!
Williams is always great
one of those rare occasions where the womens serving might be as good as the mens.
Imagine that, Gimelstob acted so badly he made John seem like quite the gentleman.
First time for everything lol.
There's never been any comparison. You're talking about a guy who loses his temper on the court and yells at umpires to a guy who dresses up like Tom Cruise, goes out halloween night and beats the pulp out of somebody in front of kids trick or treating....
Yes, absolutely, hahaha
Wow. Check out 26:20. At 64, 42 40-0 McEnroe serving to Venus to go up a set and 5-2, check out Justin’s body language and how he completely tanks the point. No split step, no effort, just walks away. I saw him on the US SoCal Futures Tour Circuit and he was a poor sport then too. Have some class dude.
Venus & Justin won the Australian and French in '99. Graf and McEnroe took out a good team. On a side note, Serena won the Mixed doubles at Wimbledon & the US Open. (It was a Williams family mixed doubles calendar year slam).
I thought that was 1998
Gimelstob looks like a really sympathetic person
How young does Sue Barker look!!
35:00 First time i heard Graf grunt...liked it.
Gimelstob was so disgusting on court
Tennis Queen Steffi Graf
On a Halloween night, Graf and Mcenroe better watch their backs. Justo is out there...and that's when he settles the score!
You can tell they are trying to keep the ball from Venus😂😂
Jermano Mayfield bc she was playing better then that dude
@@arathgomez615 exactly
So true,noticed that also
Justin Gobstopper. Tanking 101!
If Steffi wasn’t hurt in the singles final she would have played like this she would have won it for an eight time
No way! Davenport was way better on grass.
Finding excuses.. the main occupation of any Graf fan, apparently.
@Max E It's only Graf fans who ever come up with excuses like that.
And I guess you are aware that labelling the stabbing as an excuse makes you come across as a butthurt mischievous asshole? 🤔
@Max E You´re a real weirdo. It´s never "minor" if someone gets attacked with a knife. Wrong area, and you will be paraplegic for the rest of your life. You don´t think that impacts a person greatly in their psychology?
And you also don´t think Monica was too young to win majors at age 15? When Steffi was 15, she was nowhere near challenging Chris or Martina.
@Max E Let's just hope you'll never get stabbed with a boning knife.
Steffi knocked out Venus in the quarters from both the singles and mixed...hahaha
What's with the grunting service all the time ?
Gimelstob a real hot head.
Justin just looked as if he was having the most miserable time out there!!!
I wonder what would have happened if Steffi Graf had played until 2005 and insisted on playing tennis? Why did he leave at the age of 30? Why did Seles Hingis Novotna Capriati Sabatini Henin Barty have an early jubilee? Why didn't the Williams brothers know how to quit tennis in time?
5:11 "Take that for beating me in the singles" jajajajajajajaja
McEnroe Graf were lucky Davenport rerired from the 3rd round... Poor venus playing with Justin, he played horrible!!!
I think they would've won the title of they kept playing . But Graf has her reason and she has nothing else to prove.
It was pretty unfair towards her partner. If you don't plan on pulling through, don't enter the competition.
I mean, it's not that her reaching the singles final came as a surprise or anything.
@@fundhund62What came as a surprise was
A) that she would have had to play her mixed doubles semi late in the evening on the day before her singles final (due to a scrambled tournament schedule because of many rain days) and
B) that she developed a thigh injury during the second tournament week (she played the final heavily bandaged).
McEnroe would have done the same. This old dude should have been thankful that the Tennis Queen allowed him to stand in the spotlight again after such a long time.
Venus’s partner is not a good team player at all- acting like an individualist and actually not very smart acting either poor venus
Look up the word douche and you will find a picture of Justin Gimelstob.
lol. You wouldn't say that on halloween - that's justo's night to take care of business!
Steffi screwed Mac out of another slam!
Bonham House...you swear she did it intentionally. She was injured which showed in the singles final against Lindsay. If it wasn’t for Graf, Mac wouldn’t have been playing here. You are an idiot
@@Munkyjoe1 are you kidding me ? mac is the best doubles player, ever.
@Max E yea, right . graf wasnt even good at the net, much less be a great doubles player
@Max E big deal. Steffi Graf also won her ONLY Grand Slam doubles title at the 1988 Wimbledon, taking the women’s doubles title partnering with Gabriela Sabatini. are you seriously comparing steffi graf with john mcenroe, in terms of doubles or net play ? i just want to know if you are this idiotic. there is no damn comparison whatsoever, you idiot. do you have any idea how many doubles titles john mcenroe won ? it was an old joke about the best doubles team - john mcenroe and anybody. that is how damn good he was in doubles, and at the net. i saw him playing doubles when he was an old fart, with 3 other men at least 20 years younger. he still had the best net game on the court. you are just making yourself look stupid, you joker.
@Max E there was a reason that graf did not come to the net in singles play. she wasnt very good. in no way does she compare to mcenroe, as a doubles player. i am guessing your comment about showering is that lots of female tennis players are lesbian. i dont know how that fits into this discussion ? playing tennis doubles does not require any off-court activity. i dont recall much about sabatini, but she may have been good at the net. so i dont know if she was a weak doubles player or not ? at her prime, navratilova was the best female doubles player that i have seen.
Stop whining!
Ms Williams was the best player.... this Justin dude was terrible