Maria Sharapova v Serena Williams Full Match | Australian Open 2005 Semifinal 

Thank you. That's why people who say she was would only play Sharapova when she was at her best is a laugh. Serena took a vow that whatever was going on in her life if it Sharapova was on her end of the draw, she was gonna do everything in her power to beat her to a bloody pulp-pulimariy embolism, bad knee, pregnant, flu or whatever else. This was personal. Cheaterdopa made it personal by being an awful big mouth. She let the media hype her up.

@@dosensadif6585 she's a fraud. A Melondium afraid queen. She believed the hype. It wasn't deserved because they said she was gonna dominate. She didn't.

both ladies had deal with heat

Every Serena fan always says "she was nowhere near her best" 😂 neither was Maria. Otherwise she would have taken those match points.

@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 true but serena at her best wins this match in straight sets.

I agree tennis hasn't been quite the same without Sharapova

Serena knew how to handle her emotions and take her time. Sharapova couldn't control her emotions effectively.

Maria will continue to have nightmares about this match.

Serena almost lose in this match. you dimbwit. actually its a close match.

I think the main factor is outlasting her mentally. Both players looked sluggish and trying to end points ASAP by the end of the match - it was a very hot day and a long match they played. But Serena was laser focused and took her chances when she needed to. Sharapova had several match points but you can see with her reactions after some of her misses how tight she was, she wanted it too much and didn't control herself enough. I think in this match Serena's experience and her instincts as a match player got her over the line. She knew how tense Sharapova was getting in the big moments and applied pressure big time.

@@user-gu1un7pb7k - Serena is just a better player than Sharapova is in any type of weather and on any surface. She vowed to never lose to Sharapova again. She cut back on her errors, started moving better and improved her whole game exponentially. Sharapova, on the other hand, refused to improve. Her game never evolved. She played her entire career the same way she played when she was 17 and winning. Stubborn.

bourque801 I agree after 2004 maria couldn't come close to beating Serena.

@@forgetmenot7463 Sharapova didn’t even start taking meldonium until October of 2006, which was more than year and a half after this match.

@@forgetmenot7463 r6

@@forgetmenot7463 r6

@@forgetmenot7463 7778rr74

Мельдониевый игрок!!!

indeed

And being built like a man😂

@@CHRISANDREOU4199 Do you really think that a female pro. athlete who is physically fit is bad, embarrassing, and unacceptable for a woman?

​@@CHRISANDREOU4199ur mum get plug?

@@CHRISANDREOU4199big boobs and big butt equals man? Apposed to what? Flat chested and no meat on the bones? Be serious

​@@CHRISANDREOU4199why would you say that about sharadopa😂😅

Whew…I just bust out laughing!! Never thought about it that way…😂😂😂

Wow, I was stuck there for a moment! You're absolutely right and how utterly devastating for Maria when you look at it like that!! 🤣🤣

Maybe because Sharapova is a doper and can't hang without dope

Maria Sharapova> Serena Williams 😏 Williams is just body stronger

@@sevvalsayg9811 that’s the point of been an athlete

Even drugs couldn't help her! LOLOLOL

those two sets were 6-1 and 6-0 in the 3rd for Serena as well LMAO

Novak D lmao.

Serena is obviously the best player in modern tennis. It doesn't take away from the fact that Maria did manage to beat her to win Wimbledon at the age of 17 which is a feat that not many other female tennis players have.

@@novakd1530 Loser.

You are absolutely right 😂

She could have easily lost this match, though. If she had, their head-to-head might have turned out quite differently.

@@fundhund62 i think serena's battle here was mental. once she shook it off that was it.

That was just my thinking as well can't never give Re Re her due smh

the commentators' slant showed up on many Serena matches, especially when she played Maria.

@@Hammerton32i just came from watching one with Elena dementiva and the way 95% of their comments were on her and not equally on both players was a bit troubling, I thought I was overthinking it til I saw these comments. Was glad I'm not alone on this observation.

Osaka couldn't even handle being number 1 or the mental pressure that goes along with it for even a year or so. Exactly...Osaka plays because of the Williams sisters. We want the new generation to do well but don't forget who Serena Jameka Williams is.

@@Vitaluv well if you gonna take it that far don’t forget to mention VENUS

@@wellsincewerehere773 Never! Venus has an actual physical ailment, and she still didn't complain or make excuses. Her legacy is untarnished and set in stone. The Williams Sisters are legendary GOATs.

@@Vitaluv actually u misinterpreted the whole comment but ok girl! I was referring to whoever was mentioning Serena as the goat I said don’t forget to add Venus. But carryon

@@wellsincewerehere773 I didn't misinterpret! I was agreeing with you!

she never had a game as explosive nor versatile nor agile like serenas Serena was able to learn power players games over time and then never looked back against them just like she did to davenport who would bash some of the balls way harder than she could. that's what she did to Sharapova. Serena has the ability of creating supreme power even on the back foot which most girls have never been able to do . this creates more angles against shapaovas and davenports who are not known to be able to run down balls well enough Maria has not a single shot that was better than Serena .... forehand backhand serve return agility volleys overheads nothing . she could par Serena if Serena didnt go on the backfoot.. once Serena starting going on the Blackfoot and still creating power and angles, Maria never saw the light of day. please give Serena her due .. she has been the most dominating player for over two decades now . only Justine for a few years could beat her with a change of pace and precision. so Justine gets her due for those few years Serena otherwise is the goat clearly in all of history until a new girl can come beat her records.

I had no idea Sharapova had a hard time getting to the semi-finals. She literally started very slow leading up to this match. Maybe she thought she had it in the bag when won the first set easily.

Colonized, scrutinized, pasteurized, synchronized

She never had plan B when she was on court,all she could do hitting harder,harder hardereerrr without tactics,I rarely saw her hitting the ball behind her opponent.

what are you talking about? are you serious?

Maria has accomplished more in her life as a teenager than you ever will.

@@fedvvvv same goes for you🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿

Roof i'll risen would had volke hat's trace.

Precisely! In the form of a steroid Serena😂😂😂

@@Siberian.333 bring the evidence then we can't debate about this 😛😛

@B M-Y True but it was the start of the winning streak

B M-Y what I meant is the start of the decade-long winning streak of Serena.. but no doubt their careers would’ve been different if Maria won this match :)

@B M-Y This was the match that made Sharapova start doping, she got too tall but didn't want to lose her body image so instead of actually training like a proper athlete,learn tactics she just took drugs,screamed louder and hit harder.

You're right, this was the match that made Sharapova start doping...anything to try to beat Serena..and she failed...@@tanmythompson2081

Not sure about that. They didn't play for two years, and in the meantime Sharapova had to change her service motion due to injuries, which made a huge difference.

Yes! They were not a fan of hers for beating Kim in 2003 but were firmly behind her here!

Agree

I agree

Jmnny85- i was in love with Serena in 2004 when she started wearing those breathtaking earrings.

Maybe 2007 haha!

Right? I wasn’t the only one who noticed

I love you serena

No, she isn't. Steffi Graf is the greatest female tennis player of all time.

Dimitry well, Steffi Graf has a good case to be the greatest as well

@@controversialmusic9141 agreed Serena is the ultimate goat tho

@@controversialmusic9141 not really, her 22 grand slams has a huge asterisk next to it. has seles had not been stabbed graf would not have reached 22 grand slams for sure without a doubt.

@@minavamp2811 exactly. She would've had 14-16 at least with Monica with roughly the same.

Mottie innis I admire Serena so much and she looked slim and sexy back than.♥♥😍😍

@@christopheranderson2648 she still looks sexy at 40 years old

@@christopheranderson2648 still sexy

​@christopheranderson2648 enough with your backhanded compliment

Exactly Mary Corolla and Pam Shriver..two players who were NEVER any good where for Sharapova all the way. Insulting Serenas game the entire match. The only reason Pam won ANYTHING was because she teamed up with Navratilova. Corolla just plain stunk up the court when she played

@@troyhaskins6107 yeah,corolla wants shirekpovnum to win,very obvious.

Thaaat's Why,....Nuthin' "EVEA" Mattered When Dopapova Would Play Serena Tha Queen! Dopapova,...Couldn't Nevea Game Another Win Since 2004. Thaaat's "FACTS"! SCREW THOSE IGNORANT COMMENTATORS! Jealousy Gets Ya,...."NO WHERE"!!😆😆😒✊💪

They are outright disgraceful with their so called commentary; they should be sacked

@Charles Jones and she dont like you look in the mirror bull face troll

But she hasn't won any GS since 2017 , as far as I remember.

@@ediccartman7252 No she hasn't but that won't detract from her overall greatness

@@ediccartman7252 When a female player achieve & accomplish what Serena have did & done in tennis then speak. 🙄🙄

@@ediccartman7252 she hasnt....but she got to several finals....plus the fact she approaching 40.....FORTY!! And....the last one she DID win she already PREGNANT!!! As far im concerned as far as women's singles she is already the goat....most gs singles titles in the open era.....that being said the true goat of women's tennis is still martina...because she still has the most overall titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles)....

@@ediccartman7252 what's your point?

No way Serena looked like a princess wearing that gorgeous dress and those sublime earrings ohh baby that got me excited to watch her.❤❤❤❤❤

​@@christopheranderson2648y María parecía una reina con ese cuerpo delgado y esa belleza natural

@ You said it very well

Lol

Lmao

I think Serena always looked back at that year when 17 year old Sharapova stole that Wimbledon title from her after her Serena slam and used that as fuel to never let her win again lol wow

She said you tried it, I denied it!

Keebler Holley I totally agree she owned her but wow Serena looked smoking hot in 2004 that was the year I really fell in love with her this was 2005 and Serena looked so sexy as well.♥😍

🤣🤣🤣

im so confused by this comment

Am not she is so right

My thoughts exactly Zachary. What a win for Serena, a true fighter. This is also one of my most. fav., especially when having an extremely challenging day!

Right, it was so obvious that Dick Enberg and Mary Carillo wanted Sharapova to win. Just crazy how biased they were while commentating on national tv. I guess Serena ruined it for them and she did not lose another match against Maria for the rest of Maria’s career.

Doksh- I absolutely loved it, Serena got her revenge from the 2004 wimbledon final, serena looked so beautiful in this match, i loved her earrings as well.♥♥

I am too proud of Serena !

This match was ugly. 54 winners to 104 unforced errors. Neither of them were playing well. Both were playing poor quality tennis.

​​​@@secrets.295That's a bit harsh. Every closely contested match will have quite a number of unforced errors, particularly if one of the Williams sisters is playing 😂 It's just their thing, blast every ball as hard as possible, and if you hit 100 unforced errors in the process, not a problem if you hit 110 winners. In my mind, this was a classic match with many great rallies, and the tension between the players always adds that extra something. I consider it one of the top 5 women's matches at the Australian Open.

@@fundhund62 Yes and I disagree when people say most Williams sisters were good quality matches. There are a few that was very brilliant. Like Wimbledon, US Open 2008 match, top notch quality. I would say just as good as some of the top men's matches. Most of them were just ok-ish some of them were really bad. As far as this match is concerned. When the unforced errors were almost twice as much as the winners it wasn't a good match to me. A closely contested match vs a great match is 2 different things. That's how I viewed it.

Thrs H - i was so happy Serena won as well and she looked so slim and sexy back than as well.♥♥

@@christopheranderson2648 what's so strange is people tried to body shame her back then and she looked great. I'd trade bodies with SERENA today in 2022 because she's still sexy

Barty wouldn't stand a chance against them. She couldn't even beat Justine Henin.

​@@christopheranderson2648 shut the hell up. Stop reducing her to her looks. She is a wonderful player. Shut up

Seems like she is being tortured by Serena's returns. LOL

@@gloriaa.garcia3985 or the fact that Serena just had Sharapova's measure didn't beat Serena again after 2004.

I forgot how horrible her screams were.

I went to their us open match in 2019 Serena was just phenomenal and sharapova retired at the next slam

@@Rocky-ns2oc Before Williams alleged took the steroids , , Her body shape doubled in the next 3 years

@@harryg3639 you’re ridiculous she never took steroids the only one who got banned for drug use that won majors and had a chance to always win it was Sharapova

@@Rocky-ns2oc READ Kash Tandon AND essentially sport where she admits taking them out of season and tennis is this ,,,,,,, then decide

Agreed, very few players transcend the sport, but Serena is one of them

Would have been much more competitive if Masha didn't have those shoulder injuries.

@@georgemavrides3434 she was on DRUGS during this match and still got her ass kicked! Serena eventually retired this drug cheat with a love and 2 beat down at the US open. Now she’s selling meldonium lollipops.

@@talismon63 true shriekpovmel was on drugs.

@@georgemavrides3434 You're joking right? Serena still would've dominated her.

@@moeluv1277 Of course she would. Like she did in Wimbledon as a teen. And finally people should lay off the drug thing cause she is Russian. We all know Serena is exempt from drug testing

I was about to say. Sharapova would be 12 years old😂

wkwkwkw sharapova even reached her first GS final in 2004

I love serena

Drugapova did her best. But she was playing against the queen of the court, Serena!

@@carolwilliams6715 💯🎯

Just imagine if Sharapova ended up pulling this off. What would happen then? It makes me wonder to this day what the H2H would actually be.

@@c.j.carney8432 Serena’s had some tough opponents beat her a number of times but she still would learn to figure them out. She would have with Maria’s one dimensional play. Osaka on the other hand has had her number due to aging and a less solid mental game

@@black_nebula Against Serena it's one dimensional I guess, but she was the second most feared woman in the women's draw for nearly 16 years. I wouldn't say it's one dimensional but a less effective version of Serena.

NYCzora-so did I and in 2004-05 she wore the loviest earrings especially at the 2004 NASDAQ Open and at Wimbledon that and also the US Open she wore those lovely dangly earrings.

@@christopheranderson2648 2007 AO too

@@matthew8728 yeah the earrings she wore there were nice too.

I was in love with Serena back than that outfit and those earrings were so sublime it made me super excited to watch her in that outfit ❤❤❤

Don’t forget Venus.

tatitunteja- Serena outfits were so eye catching in 2004 especially the US Open that year in round 1 She wore a mid drift top and a short skirt and lovely dangly earrings I was in love with her than she looked so beautiful, and here against Maria gorgeous short pants and a lovely top with those phenomenon dangly earrings I was so happy she won the Aus Open that year.

Venus

How did they make such a large mistake

Diane Padilla- Serena looked beautiful here i loved her outfit and dangly earrings.

She is❤

She looked super sexy here that outfit and those lovely earrings were a massive turn on.😍😍

Ritwik Roy - Serena was so powerful and so sexy back than I loved her outfit and her earrings were so stunning I was so excited for Serena to win this match.

@@christopheranderson2648 First of all,she is an unparalleled Player.For that l respect her.

Она имеет себе равных 😂Венус ей равна как сестра😂и как соперник

She was very lucky to win. You act as if her victory was a foregone conclusion, but it could easily have gone the other way.

@@fundhund62 So?? Fortune favours the BRAVE & that's it

This is when women's tennis had mentally tough players.

Serena was definitely not outstanding. she didn't have as many aces. Her service game wasnt great and she had many unforced errors- things that Serena in her prime didn't/doesnt experience often. It was actually kinda hard to watch her have to dig deep to win.

@@farirn642 yeah this was a difficult match for Serena

I think you have a lil crush

@@isabellaspangenberg6550 just recognizing the GOAT Serena

@@dosensadif6585 Serena's next major win was the AO 2007. She came in the tourney ranked 82 and slaughtered #1 Maria 6-1 6-2.

@@dosensadif6585 What contradiction? Your assessment is correct. I don't think she even won any tournament in 2005 0r 2005, partly for being out due to injury. That is why she was ranked in the low 80s prior to the 2007 AO. Serena really only lost one match to Maria and that was Wimbledon. The 2004 WTA finals she was severely injured and could not serve over 50 mph during the final 2 sets. Serena almost pulled it off though by leading 4-0 in the third set before losing six straight games. She should have retired in the mid second set, but it always causes outrage among her detractors.

@@dosensadif6585 I think it's because her sister was murdered and she was depressed

@@dosensadif6585 serena was depressed you dummy. thats why she didnt do much in those 2 years. so how does that prove the 2005 win only helped with beating sharapova? youre not making sense

@@dosensadif6585 Ones sister being murdered I'm sure would have a great impact on the mentality it takes to play well in tennis. Just me thinking, which it doesn't seem you do very often.

Yes the female commentator was very rude, especially where she says you have to wait for Serena that she takes long...,

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Serena controlled her emotions. Sharapova couldn't.

@@thrshwll1526 To be honest, when compared, it's just the opposite.

aged - Sharapova did not control her emotions and thus did not control her shots. SERENA did that's why she won.

@@thrshwll1526 Maria showed a minimum of emotions and was reserved compared to Williams. watch the video again, you obviously did it inattentively

@@savage8733 Her nerves showed in her game and in all that unnecessary yelling. She got tight and made a lot of unforced errors which is why she didn't win the second set. Her nerves and emotions got the best of her. Even though Serena was tight she was more composed and in control of her shots which is why she won.

S Rogers I totally agree she looked amazingly beautiful I loved her outfit so much and her earrings were incredible.♥♥😍😍

@@christopheranderson2648 Now if Serena can get back to shape with let's say with 10lbs for aging and baby Serena could win another 3-4 grand slams. She has to get her fitness together! That is what is going to make the difference the tennis skills are still there without a doubt.

@@ericbason4964 For sure she definitely needs to lose some weight I'm hopeful that she can break the record next season it would be a perfect way for her to retire.

@@christopheranderson2648 I just hope she is putting the work in. Or just call it a day. I believe Serena can get sidetracked being Serena and forgetting she is 38, married, heavier, and Osaka, Sloan, Brady, Azenka are all younger and looking good . All have beaten her but Brady? I think she beat her in Fed Cup or something. All the mothers on tour are back to their before baby weight but Serena. The Australian will let me know how serious she is win or lose. The body will tell the story.

@@ericbason4964 for sure and she is getting older now I reckon she will play on for another year than her and Venus will retire together regardless of what she achieves next season she will go down as a one of the greatest players ever to play the game.

Да, тогда еще Шарапова не боялась играть против Серены

How is that the Commentators talk into the ear of the online watcher trying to take the feel of the tennis ball getting hit by the players where we are all focus and than right than and there they open there mouth to Spill Nothingness on to the court some of them even don’t know the Techniques of the game my emotion tells me to Stuff there own Tongue down there Throats for tham to shut up and become the The mic so close we hear the Slightest mouth sounds Swishing there Saliva with ever word all they do is take away The Immersion of the game it’s so annoying;(

It made me so happy to see Serena dominated Maria from 2005 until Maria retired. I remember when I first fell in love with Serena was at the 2004 NASDAQ Open she was wearing a short skirt and sexy dangly earrings.

Wimbledon 2010 was their last competitive match, I would say.

Well it depends how you define “competitive”. This match were the last match points sharapova ever had against Williams.

@@doriangray2020 Well, Sharapova has managed to take 2 or 3 sets from Serena over the last 18 matches they played.

And do not forget her screaming