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**Phywhewashect** · 05-22-2009, 03:41 AM

You're right, the Graf/Hingis match did not have great tennis but it had major DRAMA. Also, it marked a turning point in Hingis' career. The meltdown impacted her in ways we could not have known then, but she never won another GS again. It altered the trajectory of her career completely.

A couple of months later, Graf was gone from the game too, so on that day, two careers sort of came to an end. One with a bang, the other with tragic consequences.

Hingis was still pretty darn good after that despite the meltdown. She made four more grand slam finals and I would argue that she "should" have beaten Capriati in 2002 down under. To me, that was the match that forever altered her career.

05-22-2009, 03:41 AM	#9
Phywhewashect Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	You're right, the Graf/Hingis match did not have great tennis but it had major DRAMA. Also, it marked a turning point in Hingis' career. The meltdown impacted her in ways we could not have known then, but she never won another GS again. It altered the trajectory of her career completely. A couple of months later, Graf was gone from the game too, so on that day, two careers sort of came to an end. One with a bang, the other with tragic consequences. Hingis was still pretty darn good after that despite the meltdown. She made four more grand slam finals and I would argue that she "should" have beaten Capriati in 2002 down under. To me, that was the match that forever altered her career.
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