5 best US Open finals of all time

By Ashwin Muralidharan
Modified Aug 24, 2016 08:10 GMT
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4) 1995 Women’s final – Steffi Graf vs Monica Seles

Graf and Seles were both among the greatest to have played the game

The 1995 final between 2 of the greatest women to play the game was fittingly riveting. There was an intense sub-plot to the game as Seles was only playing her 2nd tournament after being sidelined for about 2 and a half years.

In fact, Seles (then No.1) was stabbed in 1993 by a German fan at Hamburg who wanted Steffi to regain supremacy over Seles. Moreover, Steffi’s father and mentor had been jailed in Germany for failure to pay taxes on Steffi’s earnings. Naturally, the atmosphere was emotionally charged and what unfolded was an intense battle.

Seles looked set to take the first set in the tie-breaker at 6-5 before Graf fought back and won it. Seles made amends by annihilating Graf in the 2nd set, blanking the German 6-0. But the champion that Graf is, she gathered herself and produced scintillating tennis to take the 3rd set and claim the US Open. Steffi described 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 win as the best of her career.

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