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From the beginning at the time I had a feeling that Serena was going to win the tournament especially when discovered that she already won the title before in 2003 & 2005 I said 2007 is hers. She had that quirky streak going as she won the title again 2 years later in 2009. I remember how disappointed she was when she lost in the quarter finals to a player she said had never heard of at a small tournament a week before the 2007 Australian Open to think that loss gave her that extra motivation to step her level back up.
@@fundhund62 Sharapova lost to Serena 19 times in a row. She lost 17 out of 19 in straight sets. Sharapova was never at her "worst" against Serena. She was simply not at the same level with the American.
this suggests that Serena had a bad opposition, weak. she is not the greatest with such competition and such weak opponents as Sharapova, Azarenka, Kvitova, Li, and other two-time slam champions like Zvonareva and Safina and Wozniacki. Now Serena wouldn't benefit from half of what she has. Osaka, Rybakina, Iga, Sabalenka, Gauf and others, now they would wipe their feet on her. Serena is not the greatest, she is the queen of the weak, slow court era. 
@@user-ot5vq3xf5lSurely you jest. Serena faced more competition than anyone else has faced. The thing you ignorantly ignore is that these ladies couldn’t win because Serena was just that tough to beat. Graf had the weakest era of all time! Serena started off facing Venus, Capriati, Henin, Hingis, Clijsters, Davenport--so many others and she beat most of them into retirement (Henin twice). Then came the new batch of girls who were much younger that couldn’t defeat Serena. You’re obviously a hater but in the end, Serena is the GOAT.
such trash. Chris Evert, Monica Seles and Lindsay Davenport said that Serena played in /by far/ highest quality era of women’s tennis. the Graf era was sterile because the best player in the world was brutally removed from the game. the era since Serena got old witnessed seen player after player come and go, with truncated periods of success. i listen to what PLAYERS have to say about greatest players they knew. Russian 🤖 trolls, working from Saint Petersburg make youtube look increasingly like a playground for misinforming hateful imbeciles.
Zvonareva and Safina won ZERO slams and never came close to winning a slam - despite coming from a despicable terrorist state country that uses every conceivable mechanism to corrode the world in its image. doing its athletes every day for Russia is like drinking water in the rest of the world.
This was the height of Sharapova's game she was mentally tough and could beat anyone. However, Serena Jameka Willams was imperious that day and wasn't going to be deterred by any means. This goes down as one of the greatest beatdowns in women's tennis history.
It didn’t even matter that Serena was unseeded and facing the world number one Sharapova. Serena was so focused and gave Maria absolutely nothing to work with. Serena’s serving was incredible too. Much different match than the Australian Open 2005 Semifinal between them
I remember watching this match. Serena had poor form and was recovering from injuries. A lot of people were writing her off and saying Sharapova was the favorite. Serena wanted to prove them wrong in the most brutal way possible 😂
Never get tired of watching this match. Cannot believe this match was 17 years ago. I remember staying up late watching it live as a 18 year old. The match finished so quick. After this match Sharapova knew she would never defeat Serena again. Most of their matches 2007-2019 Serena won all of them and they were very one sided only in 2008 Charleston on clay it went 3 sets which Serena won 6-1 in the 3rd.
Yeah this the yr the troll commentators were saying she was out of shape, not fit at all. Which is absolutely ridiculous because she was in perfect shape body was AAAAAAAAAMAZING!
I never get tired of watching this masterclass. Serena silenced her critics forever with this performance. She was ranked 81 at the start of the tournament and when she reached the final, people like Pat Cash said 'A great run but it's over now'. She made Pat Cash (and others) eat their words that day!
Though this is a brutal smack down from serena to Sharapova, I still say the intensity of this match is different level. Queen Serena vs princess Sharapova.
@@Maddiix why hilarious, I know politics better than you, she's certainly a princess for sure, okay if you go for the drugs issue I can say Williams sisters does taken tues with the help of wada and that's US based. Thanks for the court of arbitration of sports for serving justice in Sharapova case concluding her as unintentional doper.
@@krishnakumar2390 “Serena Venus loves Sharapova more than any other wta player” that statement alone tells me you most be on drugs, like your ‘princess’. Good day.
I was 16 when I saw this match living in Uk at the time stayed up late so nervous for my girl Serena wasn’t sure if she could do it boy did she shut me up!!! And I was gladly to shut up was at edge of my seat best feeling ever seeing this win 🏆 Serena proved when she is at her best and focus. Nothing will stop her and that’s what I love about her.
This match was due to the commentators trashing Serena the entire tournament and saying she was out of shape and finished. She was looking to prove a point in the final and Maria just happened to be the opponent but she was looking to wipe the floor with whoever it was. Sharapova actually had the advantage in their match ups until this point and let their previous match up slip away after having multiple match points. That coupled with getting crush by Serena here and Miami a couple months later really sealed the deal and Maria no longer believed she could actually beat Serena or close her out. Should Serena have the better h2h yes, was Serena just better absolutely, should Maria still have a few more wins over her yes.
@@magnetmac1 You can look at it from both angles. Sharapova played so badly that Serena looked like a genius, would also be a rather accurate description of this match.
@@fundhund62 Well, Sharapova lost in an even worst scoreline to Serena. Losing consistently to Serena in straight sets pretty much underscores my previous comment you responded to.
@@magnetmac1 It doesn't since I was talking about one specific match. If you want to change the topic that's fine but I'm not interested to go there. Maria played a very bad match at the AO 2007, and Serena played a great match. Those two often go hand in hand. If Sharapova had played better, it wouldn't have been as easy for Serena. She might still have won, but we'll never know. What happened in later matches is a completely different story.
The queen knows how to celebrate! the best serve of all time, and much faster/better movement than Maria. And those horrible serves by Maria right smack in the middle of the box, what was that? It's amazing Maria won what she did considering her movement abilities....and she caught Serena off guard at that first Wimbledon final matchup.....
Serena had just come back from injury and had gained weight. She was ranked 81st. and Mary Carillo and her racist friends said she wasn't going to make it, she was good but Sharapova was better. An Australian former player said she lacked the attention span to succeeed, and would never win another championship. Serena made no noise and didn't respond verbally to the critics, she just let her racket do the talking and man did it talk. She however saved the best for last and it was one of the best finals I had ever seen.
@@krishnakumar2390 you saying that has nothing to do with my statement. Venus is still gave Maria the same treatment the same year. Period we are not talking about head to head stay on track
@@krishnakumar2390 and since you want to say all of that Venus leads that head to head and grand slam meetings wins sharapova beaten vee once in a slam meeting while Venus did it twice 🤷♂️
@@dayzour123 over all stats is what tennis experts considers, not grass wins alone, which is obviously the queen vee's home ground. Not denying it. Even serena can't stop queen vee at grass then how about Sharapova?
@@krishnakumar2390 my opinion, Maria and Venus never really had an opportunity they didn’t really meet that much and when they did it was spread out years apart I’m sure Venus played Maria often they head to head record. Wouldn’t look like that Venus definitely would’ve took a lot more wins especially when her game is on. She is second to her sister Serena.
Serena, as always, dominates the weak. This is competition))) Throughout her career, there has not been a single strong competitor equal to her. What is there to admire here? Nothing at all. 
Awwww poor little Sharadopa fan. You mad? Let’s put some truth for your little heart. Serena had a small margin against Capriati and Henin didn’t she? She also had a lot of struggles with other players too-but you can’t accept that she is the GOAT. It’s a YOU problem. See yourself out.
@@dawnofcairo4627 Serena played with obviously weaker players than her. Clijsters 7:2, Azarenka 18:5, Davenport 10:4, Sharapova 20:2, Henin defeated her mainly on clay, Capriati lost to her 6 matches in a row. This is a weak opposition. Now everyone is in the top 50, they can serve as hard as Serena, only they move faster and hit more powerfully. Now any of their top 10 would simply destroy Serena. Don't cry, look for a new idol. 
@@jobuck879 I love Elena Rybakina and Arina Sabalenko, keep Sharapova for yourself, pretend that this is such a strong rival for Serena that it’s just wow. Serena had very weak competition, especially from 2008 to 2015. Even Mirra Andreeva plays faster than the then Serena. 
Sharapova is sooooo overrated. The great white hope that got caught doping. I think it is disgusting how she is admired for her looks. There was no rivalry....Serena lost to her one time.
