i really love how composed and humble naomi osaka is... i hope she can continues her form against aga.... well her consistency must be as it peak as she always struggles against players who are more consistent on the baseline....
I love how Osaka is simply moving from strength to strength without airs. Fairly transparent transitioning. Can't hide that much again behind the little shy humble quiet Japanese girl persona. She is more than that for sure. Rooting for her to reach the top.
So it looks like Maria lost to the winner of the whole tournament and she did get the better score against Naomi than others ( Halep, pliskova , radwanska).
I'm happy that Sharapova is out of the tournament, tired of listening to her screaming with each shot. She used to grunt, now she just flat out screaming.
The real elephant in the room is that people pretend that she really was a top player, well, not according to the WTA statistics page on wikipedia, where you can hardly find her in all the lists of top players / top achiements. Face it, she is so popular because she is blond, has blue eyes and is the opposite of what many people can't stand: the black queen that reigns for years now (and who DOES appear in all those lists on that page). She had great results, you don't hear me deny that, but not constant enough to be considered one of the greatest. That is by the way the real issue with the WTA tour: besides Serena there hasn't been a reall top player for the last 10 years, sad but true. Please Halep, Sharapova, whatever fans.. line up and respond with opinions without facts. Please do, I'll get my popcorn in the meantime.
Just stop. Maria don't have blue eyes her are green. She is amazing player besides she is pleasant to look at in contrast to some pumped monsters who should play male tennis.
Blond hair but her eyes are brown not blue. She is what Anna Kournikova never was from a marketing point. They need to make her stop that horrendous grunting.
You’re dumb as fuck. In an era where Serena Williams is, she has the most grand slams besides Venus Williams. She is one of the greatest players of this era, if not, the best besides the William sisters. She’s more successful than you sitting at your computer typing up hate 😭
Yeah I hate to keep bringing it up. But a knowledgeable tennis fan such as myself who has been watching Maria since the beginning of her career can see that she is CLEARLY affected by having to get off this drug. I mean she has no where near the stamina or even power on her own shots that she had previously. It is becoming more and more clear to me that she needed that drug to create the career she has now.
I think WTA is aware of players taking this kind of medicines... If the players give an amazing game it is helpful for the promotion of tennis. Audience had their entertainment and players and WTA made a lot of money. Now they decided to change the marketing strategy and maria got cornered. She made millions. I DONT think she is very sad about this.
Since tennis is becoming faster, Maria can’t keep up with opponents. Strong hitting now goes together with decent movement. Sharapova doesn’t seem to fit it anymore
that was my first impression as well. Maria's style is outdated. she needs to adopt sth new to compete young fresh players. Dunno can big Serena compete with fast quick young girls, like Zhang for example.
Thiem Rooter you have a good point.The new generation of tennis players are faster and move better and i'm not sure if Sharapova can catch up to that.She's talented but def not that fast.
Thank God, Osaka has become more of a consistent player. A year ago She probably would've gotten herself off of the court with errors. This match she did make a lot of unnecessary errors, but at least it's not as bad as it used to be.
IF only Naomi can play consistent through the season, then she could be a big tennis player, no doubt! Congrats for the great win! Another humiliation for Sharapova!
Maria had best match against osaka who is now 3 slam champ . This loss didnt deserve that bashing lol. Naomi just came out as top player this tournament
Huh? Maria played Osaka with more confidence and a better score than Serena did when she faced Osaks. Sit down. Maria Sharapova never fear NO ONE. Not even Serena.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 wtf? Maria looks the same when she plays anyone with her one dimensional game. I have no idea what that has to do with what I said, obviously you lack comprehension and tennis IQ, in any event, more or less confidence, she still lost. Serena has a win over Naomi and she's beaten Maria 19 times in a row.
the meldonium helped her to recover between the matches and to chain victories .. without meldonium she is nothing anymore ... we are still waiting for all the pride she has told in her book to come true. . poor proud girl in nothing.
Sharapova has always been a slow start. I remember her recovering from other injuries, same case. She needs to play a lot to get into the rhythm. The only main difference now is that she may be a bit older and she is not as athletic as the other players.
I'm not dreaming! She currently IS cleaning the WTA. Gone GI Serenade Williams, gone Sister Halep and gooooone Uebersturmcunt Sharapova 😋 Naomi, just for those 3 you deserve your golden seat in heaven! Thank you thank you thank you 😊😊😊
Naomi Osaka Serve And Game Is Very Similar To Serena No Wonder She Bested Sharapova In Straight Sets Osaka Future In Tennis Is Very Bright I’m Predicting Grand Slams And World No.1 Once she controls her power and be low on unforced errors
No sound from Osaka at all. Maria is fun to watch, maybe that obnoxious grunt is coming to an end soon. The next generation is ready to dominate, maybe quite times ahead of us in w's tennis. How refreshing.
Maria should find a new coach like Carlos Rodríguez( former Justine Henin's and Li Na's coach), who can bring her something new. I think this coach can inspire a new level and more skills to Maria.
Sharapova without meldonium is a completely different player. It makes me question how many titles she stole from other players with her doping. All tough matches vs Halep, Radwańska and others.
So disappointing. Maria’s been back for a year practically and hasn’t really done anything. barely in the top 40 and only 1 good win: Halep at The Us Open.
ManuelPabloArnao: Yet another match which proves that without meldonium, Shame-on-pova is NOTHING against the HONEST players who are simply just better than her. 😂👉🏾🚪
janjr165 You’re an idiot. Maria only took drugs once illegally: 2016 Australian Open. Every tournament before that, meldonium was legal and she did nothing wrong.
Masha has to work on her movement and getting faster. Any player with a faster pace and quicker movement outplays here because she cant keep up. She has no time to setup for her ground strokes which is what wins her points.
There's no proof for that. She was going to retire anyway and was already on the decline. She came back purely to show She can compete but she was already past her vintage form. So many eastern Europeans probably took that supplement when it was legal. Did it win them the Grand Slam? Nope. Winning a grand slam is 99% mental, not physical
Naomi could always hit the ball hard, and I always thought she had great potential, but now.... I think she's lost weight. She looks faster and is more agile than before.
The comments are ridiculous. Lol. Osaka is no scrub; she won in two tight sets. Sharapova losing to her says nothing about her needing a drug. Osaka beat Radwanska too.
India Life Meldonium is a Heart Medication... you realize that there are published documents that state in fact the Williams sisters are on Illegal Performance Enhancing Drugs, they were confirmed to be true.
She used meconium before it was banned.It does not show up in results for a while,then a little does show up and Its completely gone from the system.Even wada did not know how long it stays in the body.Wada does not know how it helps performance.They just asked people do you think it helps.Some people said it does help.Others said it does not help,so they just decided to ban it.What does it even do ? It does not help endurance.It does not help burn fat.It just protects the heart to stay healthy.Did you know even caffeine is on the watch list.It could be banned and everyone will be using "steroids"
Even before the drug was not banned she didn’t win every match. She is a 30 years old playing a 20 year old. What do you expect? She gave a good fight. When nadal was the same age he beat federer in so many matches. Grow up guys! You all are a bunch of haters. In sports age makes a hell lot of difference.
I read lots of sarcastic comments here about Sharapova, meldonium, etc. probably from people who never played a competitive tennis match and who exhibit very little understanding and appreciation for the competitive tennis at the pro level. This was a very close match that was decided by a just a few points. Sharapova is still a great player and it's not easy to beat her. Being out of the pro circuit for so long takes its toll and it will take time for her to return to the form of pre-ban's Sharapova.
This is a proof that Meldonium is really affecting Sharadopa. Bye bye cheater. And please stop the grunting, it's so embarassing and cringy when the grunting ends up in an unforced error or lost. LOL
I agree that it is no proof, but what you are saying is neither making sense. No matter if it was allowed or not: apparently since she is not using it, her results are meh.
bugwandis She has reasons for doping, she is a poor girl with diabetes and heart disease..... she is such a fighter who overcame so many difficulties, so inspiring and honest!
Why blabber about Sharapova, while Osaka is a potentially better player. We can now remove the makebelieve glamour players, by good young players.Osaka is attacking the top-10 and doing a very good job.
maria didnt play that bad.. then what about likes of radwanska, cibulkova ? haters give it a break... win loss is part of life..shes playing better than QUEEN RADAWNSKA atleast even now
