Serena Williams Wins Women's Singles Gold - London 2012 Olympics 

One word when Serena plays like this. SCARY!! If you don't understand how great she is as a tennis player, you are not a tennis fan. Love her or hate her, we know she is simply the best of her generation if not the best of all time

"you aint beating me on this court or any court again" look she gives.....i love her

I hate the fact that the commentator put so much emphasis on Serena's strength while ignoring the fact that her biggest difference from the other big hitters is her shot placement and her tactics.

22:16 When Serena has that look in her eyes, all you can say is, "Uh oh."

I re-watch this match at least once a year!!! Pure, sheer GOAT behavior from Queen Serena! Made us 🇺🇸 proud!

This by far is the best piece of tennis ever played by any women, Serena Williams defiantly best Womens Tennis player of all time and surely one of the best overall !

Serena Williams is Probably the best Tennis player in women's single Tennis she won 18 grand slams and she got an olympic gold medal its hard to top that

Serena’s Crip Walk is legendary.

This was one of the greatest matches ever played in womens tennis history. People actually forget how good Sharapova is, but how BAD Serena makes her look.

that moment at 1:05:52 when maria is trying to hold back the tears is everything.

The William Sister are the evolution of tennis. They completely came in and changed the game. Brilliance at its best!

When I'm depressed or feeling down. I love watching this match also Australian Open 2007. They both cheer me up soooo good 😂

Forever the highest level of tennis we'll ever see from a man or woman.

That fierce look Serena gave at 22:20. Like I'm ready for you, You're gonna have a long day

No mercy from Serena to Maria! 6-0 6-1..Wtf?

22:11 The look Serena sends. Priceless!

What a tennis player, SERENA! She is the Greatest of all time!

It is one thing to play Serena. It is another to play Serena when she is in the zone. That day she was in the zone and unbeatable.

Every tennis player has a tournament where they played their absolute peak game. Serena’s was here, 2012 Olympics, scary amazing form. Unbeatable at her best. Amazing play from Serena.

I take Serena as a huge example of an athlete. Focused, determined, intelligent. If I were to try a carrer in tennis, she would definitely be the one I would look up to.

This tournament from Serena is the most impressive thing Ive ever seen in women's tennis. Especially her last four matches where she won 48 games and lost only 8, and the last 3 matches being against the previous 3 world no. 1s

When Serena is in the zone you just need to put your racket down and beg for mercy.

This is no rivalry. Serena will forever slay Maria in tennis

i do not like how this commentator makes serena sound like she possesses no real skills besides her power, Serena williams placement of every single ball is far better than Sharapova, her ability to play angles and open up the court is unmatched. there is SO much more to her game. yes, she is not as much of a volleyer as Venus and yes power and her iconic serve is her greatest weapon its not all she stands for.

I sweat to god there is nothing i enjoy more than watching serena dragging maria around a tennis court like her own personal rag doll. lol

This is probably the worst defeat suffered by a world number 2 to number 1 in tennis history damn Serena on fire!

well that was a beat down.. Serena at her best..

It's just amazing how Serena dominated the other players during the Olympics 2012! These weren't just 50th ranked players, these were the best players in the world and Serena just annihilated them. Just an amazing and dominating performance during the Olympic run. Go Serena!!

Serena looks GREAT here her hair ,dress, form it was just right

Each side of this tennis court represented something very different. On Serena's side; how to win an Olympic final and on Maria's side; how to embarrass yourself at an Olympic final. This was also a metaphorical experience as well as Maria became everything negative and all the undignified perceptions people have about Serena. Serena used her racquet as her only defense and put all her opposition hastily to rest.

Chelsea Handler had no jokes while sitting in Maria's box hahaha

The silly comment from the commentator commenting on Serena's size and weight as though it has any impact on her game. Talent, hard work and sheer will power is simply how Serena does all the wonderful things on and off the court. So sir please simply acknowledge greatness when you see one.

22 slams!! Omg I cant believe it! And to think she only had 14 when she gave Addictpova this LASHING!!!

Will go down as one of the most dominating runs in tennis medal history. Serena was focused, determined, and not to be denied. Utterly amazing what she did to this field. Was a virtuoso performance for the ages.

Sharapova could never.....Serena's victories have a way of cheering me up. Love her and miss her on the court.

Sheer dominance at the All England Club in 2012 for Serena. She won Wimbledon Singles & Doubles + Olympics Singles & Doubles... Will we ever see anything like it again? I swear some tennis pundits really take Serena's greatness for granted because how often does a women's champion of her caliber come along? Sure Serena has her flaws, but none of us are perfect and it's just unfortunate that her shortcomings happen to be made public for the world to see. Kudos to you Serena for your many accomplishments both on and off the court. I hope the next generation of tennis players to come will be able to meet the standard both you and your sister have set.

Still can't believe the announcer had the audacity to say that Maria would be more agile than Serena. In what universe has Maria been consistently more agile than Serena? 😑

I'm sorry! if I was Maria's friend and she wanted me to sit in her box when she plays serena, I would have to be sick that day! I love you but I gotta support you in spirit because this is so hurtful.

One of the most dominant performances at a tournament I've seen. Serena was dialed in and laser focused from match one and she literally crushed every opponent. And it wasn't even close. She was determined to have that gold medal and nothing was going to stop her. And the conditions in that final were not easy to deal with considering all the wind and it still didn't matter as Serena was in complete control. And finally the best part is it happened at the Olympic games in front of the entire world watching. Priceless!!

Two things. 1. Serena is not retiring until Sharapova retires. 2. Serena only GAVE Sharapova that ONE game so that she could serve out the match with aces. FACT.

You knew Sharapova was in big trouble when Serena won the first 8 points of the match.

I love Gold hair tie in Serena hair...that was her basically saying I come here for one thing and no one least of all Maria is going to stop her

EVERYTHING was intense about Serena at the 2012 London Olympics.... her game, her outfit, her serve, her face, even her HAIR!! lol she dominated these girls! I don't know what it was about 2012 post French Open (maybe the bad breakup) but she needs to get back that same rhythm!

LOL @ the crowd booing Serena before the whipping commenced...She was just giving everyone their last opportunity to see Maria pretty face before she rearranged it.

I remember watching this beat down city to a packed Center Court, it was over in an hour lol the crowd was left speechless & in awe of Serena in demolition mode

Mind you all that this is Serena after a first round loss at the French Open a few months earlier...just wow! Gifted is the word to describe Serena.

Don't for one second think that Serena thinks she is God. What she is - Athletic, Committed,Dedicated, Determined, Experienced, Focused, Fanatical, Hardworking and Hungry. She does'nt wish to win,she plays to win.

Serena made Maria cry in this match, LOL

I KNOW Y'ALL SEE THAT GOLD SCRUNCHIE IN SERENA'S HAIR!!!! DON'T PLAY WITH HER!!

THIS WAS A WORLD WIDE INTERNATIONAL ASS KICKING & BEAT DOWN! Serena reigned as Queen! There will be none after her. I feel like watching this match again. hahaha

The best tennis match I've ever seen played. Seriously, Serena hit winners and aces at will. I have never seen anyone play this well. I will probably never see anyone play this well again.

This is one of my favorite videos on youtube!!!

Man I remember watching this match live back in 2012 and just being in absolute awe of how easy this match was for Serena.

SOOOOO HAPPY to see my black sister win, wow such a beautiful sight to see honestly. I vicariously felt joy in my heart to see her win so flawlessly, and to see her family and close friends and America so proud of her. Her and Venus look more beautiful today than ever. Black don't crack baby. No shade to any other races, I love all honestly!

The dislike for each other is so transparent between the two.. makes it' more interesting.

That was a full scholarship ride to WhoopAss University! I'm not team anybody but at some point you just have to say "No Mas!" Baby, just tap out!

Serve, Return, Backhand, Forehand, Movement, Pace, Accuracy, Will to Win... Unmatched ... Unbeatable

It was during the opening moments of the match, after Serena hit her second serve ace down the pipe for the first game, you had a feeling it was going to be a special day! Go USA!

Maria was up 40-0 in the 6th game of the first set. Thought she would take the game but she couldn't. Shows how dominant Serena was throughout the match

Its literally just No. 1: Serena williams. And No2: the rest of Wta

My point of view serena Williams you are the greatest been a fan from the beginning and i am 72yrs young

Maybe Serena took pity on her and let her win that one game. Serena is so thoughtful sometimes. Very nice of her....

(6-0) (6-1) Serena is amazing!

I love Serena's mood here. You can see it on her face from the get go. It's that "I plan to crush this girl" look. When he mind set is right, Serena is unstoppable.

The spectacular Serena Williams becomes only the second woman EVER to win an Olympic Grand Slam. No doubt Ms. Williams is one of the greatest tennis players (male or female) of all time!

The best match she ever played imo. This is one of those matches that you remember exactly where you were when you watched

This is probably my favourite match to watch. It honestly makes me laugh, objectively you cannot deny that Serena is the best in the world.

When I need to laugh I just watch this. 😂😂😂😂😂

Been re-watching Serena's matches since she hinted at retiring and I love this one so much! Her passion, talent and of course- the C-Walk!!!!! She is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME and its not even close!!!!! 👑👑🏆🏆🏆💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾🎾🎾🎾

That was another tennis clinic for Screamapova from the Gtreat One.

i never get tired of watching serana trashed sharapova, as in reality when everyone seems to be against me i just stream my way to youtube and smile with this games

1:19:59 i came 4 years later just to hear that scream she let out!

I would've been completely embarrassed.

Serena Williams put on a clinic: She kicked Maria Sharapova's ass! ...and she did it at the right time, the Gold Medal match with everyone in the tennis world watching. She finished in style as she served two consecutive aces to close out the weakling, Sharapova!

Today is Monday and I was not feeling too good, so I decided to come here and watch my favorite movie " The Demolition of a Cheating Meldonium Infused Russian tennis Player". I think Maria was just there for the slow-motion replays, Serena threw her a bone and she starts jumping up and down happy puppy. LOL.

All these other players are just waiting the Williams Sisters out. They will just have to wait until the sisters get too old to play. lol

From the director of the Desolation of Smaug comes the Decimation of Maria.

I just canr ever get tired of this match!

I loved the camera shots of Maria's box!! They all look heartbroken with how sucky she was playing hahaha. Especially Chelsea Handler!

i wonder if Sharapova have nightmares of this match lol!

I'm a big fan of both of these talented ladies but wow serena made maria look like a fool in this match lol

I just love how Serena is just taking her time at beginning.... such a QUEEN 👑

The look on Serena's face @ 22:17 said it all.

Absolute mayhem, what a beating, unbelievable!!!!

Even though this amazing performance isn't about looks, I just gotta say, Serena looked as good (and hot, gorgeous, powerful, hypnotically graceful) as she played, and damn, she played RIDICULOUSLY WELL! Serena Williams is pure fire in absolutely smokin female form.

This post is for those who have not a clue about tennis history and for the haters that like to question Serena's dominance. Evert and Nav turned pro in '72 and '75 respectively. Evert and Martina were the two best players during their era and therefore was able to meet each other 80 times with 61 of the those meetings being in tournament finals. There was essentially no depth in the field during the reigns of Evert and Nav since most of the players were a bunch of leftover players from the pre open era. FYI the Evert-Martina rivalry has eras in itself which are lopsided. The the first 20 matches it's Evert 16-4, the next 20 it's again Evert 11-9 (they are pretty much even at this point but overall its Evert 27-13)..then the next 40 matches it's Martina 30-10 which included a 13-match winning streak. Serena and Maria's "rivalry" is now at 18-2 Serena. One could argue that if Serena and Maria were able to play each other as much as they did we may see similar results - but it's doubtful because Serena is head and shoulders above her and the rest of the field. Graf came into GS championship form in '87 (and just in time for her golden slam in '88) more than 10 years past the Evert/Martina era of dominance. From 1987-1990 Graf won 9 slams. 4 of those 9 slams were at the expense of Nav and the other 5 were at the expense of Evert, Mary Joe, Sabatini, Sukova, and Zvereva. When she reigned she was facing Nav (last GS singles title Wimby 90) and Evert (last GS singles title FO 86) in the twilight of their careers granted Nav put up more of a fight than Evert but it was evident that 1987-1990 Nav was not as formidable as 1982-1984 Nav. Sabatini was a one slam wonder that never lived up to her hype. Mary Joe, Sukova, and Zvereva never held a GS singles trophy or was ranked No.1. Graf's only comp (90- early 93) came in form of a teenage Monica Seles who won 8 slams before her 20th birthday and was the undisputed No.1 player in the world to then be attacked in 93 by a crazed Graf fan - essentially ending her career. After losing the 93 AO final to Seles (by then Seles had a 3-1 edge against Graf in GS finals), Graf went on to win the rest of the slams that year unchallenged. Monica returned to the game damn near two years later as a shell of her former self. Even though she was able to win the 96 AO and made it to a couple of USO finals (95 and 96 - losing both to Graf) she was never really a threat to Graf as she once was. From 93-96 when steffi won 10 of 15 slams (damn near half of her overall total), she received little resistance...these are the players she faced during the period and the slams they won a post stabbed Seles (1 slam), Sanchez-Vicario (2 slams), Mary Joe (0 slams), Sabatini (0 slam), Novatna (0 slams), Zvereva (0 slams), Sukova (0 slams), Martinez (1 slam), Pierce (1 slam), Coetzer (0 slams)..it wasn't until when Hingis came along in stopped her reign..she was able to get the best of Hingis at the 99 FO for her last GS title. Serena of the other hand throughout her ENTIRE GS CAREER from 1999-2015 serena has had stiff competion from Graf (1 slams), seles (0 slams), venus (7 slams), henin (7 slams), maria (5 slams), hingis (5 slams), clijsters (4 slams), Capriati (3 slams), Li Na (2 slams),kvitova (2 slams), vika (2 slams), kuznetsova (2 slams), Mauresmo (2 slams), Davenport (2 slams), then you have stosur, ivanovic, myskina, schiavone, bartoli each with 1 slam..let's not forget that 12 of those women mentioned had been ranked No.1 in the world with 10 of those 12 acheiving the No.1 ranking duirng her GS career...basically serena was able to win 21 GS titles while competing with talent that far exceeds anything Graf, Evert, or Nav, had to deal with...Serena is GOAT and they agree too So to recap Serena has won 21 slams and 4 GOLD Medals in 3 Olympics spanning the 90s, 00s, and 10s. Graf's GS final record is 22-9 v. 21-4 for serena which is the best winning percentage male or female. Venus and Serena have a DOUBLE CAREER GOLDEN SLAM in doubles - Martina doesn't have an olympic gold medal. Nav was an active player in 1988 and had her chance to go for gold but she opted not to play in singles or doubles at those games so that's her loss. Serena and Venus are also 13-0 in their first 13 GS doubles finals while Martina is 10-3. Graf does not have a doubles career worth mentioning. Serena continues to win slams in the power tennis era where anyone in the top 20 can be a multiple GS champion in the 70's, 80's, 90's. She has been able to keep up with and dominate the younger more powerful generation this late in her game despite her MULTIPLE injuries one of which was life threatening. She still has a lot of tennis left if her and to me and most she is already GOAT but if she needs three more slams to put a stamp on it despite what she has proven already my guess is she won't keep us waiting for long. One more thing: Serena is 1-0 against Graf in WTA tournament finals.

Wow! I never get bored watching this. Serena completely annihilated Meldonium.

I can't be the only one that thinks the people getting the tennis balls are funny

Apparently Serena said after the match: "She pumped her fist and yelled 'Come on!' and I thought 'Oh, my God! She's coming!'" LMAO.

What the world witnessed is greatness and probably will never be seen again, we will miss you Serena Williams our Queen 👸 😢 💔 💙 ❤️ 😞 👸

God, it must be so frustrating to Maria that she just simply cannot beat Serena. I mean, imagine what getting dominated over and over by the same opponent does do the psyche of a professional athlete. She must want to win SO badly every time, yet she just simply can't.

no scream or shriek or grunt could save sharapova here! lol! serena was a little bit merciful already. she gave her a point so it's not a double bagel. lol!

I enjoy it everytime I see it.

what unholy thing did Sharapova do to deserve such a righteous smackdown?

Serena is so iconic. Whenever I need cheering up I come an watch this match. The best!

Every time I come back and watch this match, I am so astounded by Serena's play. Sure, she's done it before, but she played the top players in the world and just crushed them during the 2012 Olympics. I believe she only lost 17 or 18 games the whole tournament. Just simply amazing!

Serena Williams is magnificent. I fervently hope Serena wins more majors, marries a good man, and has healthy babies. She has GOT to pass on THOSE genes!

I think this is the best I’ve ever seen Serena play, her form was near perfect. Sharapova didn’t have a whiff of a chance.

I cannot sleep so I went back here.........Praying for 18 to Ms. Serena *US Tennis Open 2014*

I watched this match live. It's still incredibly enjoyable. I just noticed that Serena had a gold hair tie. Sweet. (Calling in the Gold Medal)