Serena Williams | TOP 5 Matches | Why she is the GOAT - PART 3 | Top 20 Matches (1-5) 

Only haters hate Serena; they are only really hating themselves.

Really enjoyed the tennis. Thank you.All the best Serena 😍🙏💙🖤❤💛

The Greatest?? Who doesn't know how to accept defeat? Who doesn't know the word SPORTMANSHIP? SHE'LL NEVER LEAVE A LEGACY,, IRREGARDLESS IF SHE Reach hundreds od Grand Slam!

@@anjelowundzchannel7785 Serena already has. She is a legend. Serena doesn't have to win another GS, she can play because tennis is her passion. Serena beat no 2 seed in qrater finals. Support and cheer your player ,Serena's fans will cheer and support her. 🤣🤣🤣

@@anjelowundzchannel7785 I like you. Such a sad little man saying things about Serena Williams. She’s the best and it’ll continue to hurt y’all

@@PravoslavniVitez Bruh Serena is the GOAT. The best serve to exist, the most titles (grand slams) and she has undeniably been the most dominant players on the tour in her prime. Has literally won everything. Has won 14 doubles grand slams u name it. Serena is literally an icon and revolutionized tennis alongside her sister Venus. She has been above others for a long time and has been in has had a lot of great h2h (not people beat her in the h2h record). She has an Olympic medal in doubles and singles. She has broken almost every record

East or west Serena is the best! Had she not taken a break in her career for modelling she wud have got more than 30 grand slam titles .

@@PravoslavniVitez I think you don't like Serena and can't appreciate her greatness. Playing d GrandSlam final still at dis age ,don't u think she is great ?

@@PravoslavniVitez spaciba

@@PravoslavniVitez haters at their best. Since Serena give birth to her daughter, she had reached 3 finals. Haters be thankful for life.

Well, you know why.

First false Naomi Osaka have the highest salary in the history of tennis Serena is greatest the Queen by earning every grand slam and got le highest salary in 2021 You cannot compare Serena with average Sharapova guilty to take doping products to the modeste performance anyway Maria 🐈you never have the level of the Queen 👑Serena

@@Alcasaro I’m speaking facts and before Osaka was the highest paid female athlete and also before she was even on the tour. And before Sharapova was found guilty of doping. 🤦🏽‍♂️ I wasn’t comparing Serena with Sharapova as far as her greatness, I’m talking strictly about their past salaries when Sharapova was making more money than Serena and getting more endorsements although Serena was winning more and also beating her in every match.

@@Yezzurski it 's mistake i did not read correctly you comment I agreed what you have written You have nice hair

@@Yezzurski Yea. People don't care if you are a cheat when you a blond and white!

Thannnnk Youuu! Thaaaat Parrrrt!! 😘❤👸💪✊

And had the nerve of people calling her a man and masculine when Sharapova with those line backer shoulders, manly grunting, and doping rage fists against her thigh at 6'1 with no ass at all was called feminine and the new tennis queen. Hah.

Yo none of these women hated Serena so you need to check yourself when. You speak badly about them.

I don’t care how the Devils tried to break her, she played fair and God had her covered. 🙏❤️🙏

The cheat was never ever fit for purpose.

I think it's hilarious how Serena fans constantly go on about the Serena-Sharapova match up LOL

So true. Ridiculous. No rilvary, complete beat down from Serena.

@@user-gu1un7pb7k what's funny about it.... It's good table talk... She was ranked 81

I agree lol it was not so much about the head 2 head it’s more they were 2 top players with media created beef.. and they did have some amazing points and some tight matches but yeah Serena destroyed her many times too

I always assumed that Serena drowned out/ignored the crowd, especially since they're usually cheering her opponent. The fact that she heard it and won every game afterwards is awesome lol, honestly GOAT behaviour. Loved this rivalry though, no surprise serena won 8-6 but kudos to henin for making it pretty close, her backhand was great to watch

@@econcam8977 Same lol. To be fair it's pretty hard to not hear what he said anyway. The crowd was quiet and the dude *yelled* that she wasnt that good

Come one the AO final is really the only one that counted.

@@PravoslavniVitez SERENA IS THE GOAT!! PERIOD !!

@@graceflorencekakou5097 Dimitry is a fan lol. I mean let’s look at the proof, it comes to every single video of Serena to comment. Why else does it come to a video about Serena’s greatness other than to (secretly) fawn over her? For example, I don’t go to a video about sushi because I don’t like it at all so there’s no point in viewing a video on sushi never mind commenting on it.

@@PravoslavniVitez even Graf says Serena is the greatest.

Period! I just need her to try to get as close to this as possible

@@MrCreative242 she is figuring her out she has already beaten her before. If you notice AO she only had 3 break points, she is doing something right. Serena had 7

@@foundgrace82 my point exactly Serena will get her

No couldn't and won't be able to.

true, she deserved it

I think she won Olympic gold though if I am right... Only if she had a better serves...she would have won multiples GS.

@@massimilianofanto8396 Obviously, she didn’t “deserve” it if she didn’t earn it. You don’t get a title for just participating.

oh well!

I agree and I think of those few players in the category she was the best out of Safina or Radwanska

@@GottdieEhre Yes, Steffi was in many respects the GOAT. I was a huge fan of hers. It's simply my view (and that of many) that SW at her absolute best was the best ever. Of course, she wasn't always at her best, whereas Steffi always played at a consistently superb level.

Pretty much agree with everything you said. Her best is the closest I've seen to mens tennis, it's just unbelievable, and she completely changed the way that womens tennis is played now. The GOAT for me for more reasons that just the slam record and olympic record, but steffi is close too and probably doesnt get enough recognition nowadays in my opinion.

@@carrerau7138 I know so, yes. Not to generalise, but from my experience as tennis coaches we emphasise the importance of the 1-2 serve and next shot, as well as returning much more now. It's not necessarily the direction that I wished for tennis to go, but that's what we learned from her. Shes produced the highest level that we've ever seen, so a lot (but not all) is modelled around her. On the men's side, it seems djokovic is replicated the most. They used to not even record data for aces in womens tennis, now it's expected to hit a handful of them per match. There were others like venus and davenport, but Serena's is the best ever, and if we can get anywhere near her serving technique/toss, then we're delighted. There are some parts of her game that we don't replicate, some players arent strong enough to consistently hit open stance backhand winners (and I just dont like the technique personally), we also don't teach her amazing angles as much as we should to be honest. Sorry for rambling but you get the picture Re. recognition I was talking more about the views of professionals and ex-professionals. In the past few years I've heard it from the top of my head Andy Murray, Evert, Rusedski, Coric, Badosa, Tomljanovic, Gauff; djokovic saying "She’s the greatest female athlete of all time, and she keeps on coming back and inspiring everyone," just before serena even reached 23 caught me off guard. I've taught in london, loughborough, and a little bit in antwerp, so my colleagues and students over the years have been around 60% british, 40% international. on the mens side I hear several names but even with students on the womens side it's almost always serena. To be fair Ive had a german student who idolises graf, but still says serena is the goat bias aside, and she doesnt play like graf at all. Kind of like the person who I was responding to, which is why I replied since it reminded me of a conversation I had that day. So im not sure if you're american or european but from my experience in Europe (plus the handful of asian students I've had) its still overwhelmingly serena, and whilst I do reluctantly agree, the nostalgic side of me hurts a bit. The American viewer polls that I've seen are dominated by serena but that's to be expected. And as time passes and the younger generation keeps growing, I fear that graf will be recognised less, especially among the casual general public who only know the big 3+serena since they probably transcend the sport more than any generation has.

@@carrerau7138 Goodness, where to begin. Will try not to make it too long. As you said she was just unplayable for the whole week in London, but it's not the norm to play that well for pretty much the entirety of a week. Usually you have ups and downs and changes of momentum throughout the tournament, ideally peaking towards the end of the week. So it's not so much *entire tournaments* that I highlight to students/colleagues to show her greatness, but rather individual matches. I should also preface by saying that, yes there are many matches where she has been pretty much unplayable, but those aren't usually the matches that I analyse the most - when she plays at the highest level of tennis, she ends points very quickly, and I'd rather show videos that teach them how to construct points meticulously. So for her best performances, a couple examples that I recall recommending are the AO2007 final, RG2013 semifinal, and WB2016 semifinal. I have a brother-sister pair to whom I recommended they re-watch WB2019 Round 2 mixed doubles too, but that was less educational and more for inspiration - I'm not a fan of her two handed volleys anyway, her drive volleys and overheads are of course world class though. However, as I said my philosophy is that I'd rather show videos where she was really tested and forced to construct the points and open up space. Admittedly, I have colleagues who do the complete opposite, because yes you do want to see the goat at her unplayable best, but after a while I don't think you learn too much from watching ace after ace, return winner after return winner. So my style is to recommend some of her tight wins against opponents who have a contrasting playstyle. Those matches force her to rally more patiently, use her phenomenal angles to open up the court, and even come to the net every now and then. I've personally reviewed the USO13 and USO2012 finals and WB2015 QF against Azarenka a nauseating amount of times. Those two players on the same court cover a heap of important aspects of tennis (for slices I'll still take Graf or Barty any day haha) Today during our break we went over some clips (mostly the last few games) of Serena's Miami 2015 semifinal (the final that year is another one-sided match, but as I said it's not really my style to show those). She's the best ever and the best to learn from, and my students want to learn from her so I wouldnt have much choice anyway, but I hope this ramble makes sense.

@@carrerau7138 Hang on, I'm obviously happy to talk about this, but it will have to remain cordial. I'm afraid I'm not as 'young' as I might like to be. Reading between the lines, I'm inferring that you think her opponents in these matches stood very little chance because Serena's toolkit neutralises their games. And that's correct. That's why even though she played unplayable tennis in those matches, I personally prefer showing matches where she has to problem solve more. Demolishing your biggest rival doesn't necessarily equate to your best performance. The men's RG final in 2008 isnt a go-to match of mine, regardless of the fact that one played far better than the other. There are of course matches against better players where she also dominated like the Miami 2008 QF, but I don't think you can learn as much from those matches, that isnt her A-game in my eyes. When I decide whether a match produces some of the best tennis, my decision isn't solely based on the scoreboard or the stature of the opposition. If I did that, I wouldn't be doing my job properly. If you have any more questions then let me know.

Excellent words from educated person,well done!

Steroids.

Thats one my top 3 favorite matches of all time! :) So much at stake for that match and Serena's mental fortitude!

@@jwashington4863 It's def in my top group,an amazing match!!

Thank you! Very much appreciated!

Yes! Her fiesty, fierce, and determination showed the whole game! She was talking that shit and whoop her ass!

Me too.

Well said

Yes, I really love that match too, I have a brief recap of it in my AO 2007 Serena video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1_m50N8Ifd4.html

Highest level of tennis was Graf in 1987-1989. 98% win streak, 13 Slam finals in a row and won 9 of 11 Slams played.

Get that bag too 💰

i’ll never forget that. nothing in tennis history beats that moment for me.

All of these matches are features somewhere along the rest of the series of videos I made (her top 20 matches) Top 20 Matches (16-20): www.youtube.com/watch?v=69PMw... Top 20 Matches (11-15): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CdfSONjmm5k.html Top 20 Matches (6-10): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FV2Gwewuh2k.html