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The poll is limited to top 10 players, but say if you think some scrub from down low in the rankings can take it to her.
anyone during the french open.
but outside of that no one.......
Oh come on. Sloane and Stosur have beaten her. Azarenka was serving out for the match last year at the USO.
Oh come on. Sloane and Stosur have beaten her. Azarenka was serving out for the match last year at the USO.
Oh come on. Sloane and Stosur have beaten her. Azarenka was serving out for the match last year at the USO.
anyone during the french open.
but outside of that no one.......
Sharapova beat Serena at Wimbledon of all places at her peakiest peak.
Pretty much agree with this.
Though maybe Azarenka if she's having a very good day and Serena is off.
Sloane Stephens, Vika Azarenka, and Sam Stosur (in form Stosur somewhere other than Australia).
Maybe you missed it but the title was "in form Serena". The answer would probably be someone like Na Li who can match her power, apart from the serve, almost always gives Serena a tough match, and tends to let loose and go for broke when she feels like the big underdog. Maybe Kvitova on a fast court if she gets her sh1t back together. Both of those are even a stretch though, the real answer is probably nobody currently on tour. There are a number of players who can beat Serena out of form (not Sharapova mind you).
I think it would be a player like Li Na or Kuztensova, really technically great players who can move well and have a really high A-game.
Incorrect. This is what Sharapova at her peakiest peak looks like vs an ok or pretty good Serena:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flflusBYttk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZfwFwuTiEo
Dude, are you Serena's promoter?
All you ever do is rhapsodize about her.
We all know Sharapova has an awful recent record against Serena but she did demolish her in the W final 2004, and beat her again in the YEC final in 2004, so please don't pretend Serena is some kind of unbeatable goddess. :roll:
I think skill-wise Azarenka, but I think that Sharapova has this persona on court that displays NO fear of Serena
Dude, are you Serena's promoter?
All you ever do is rhapsodize about her.
We all know Sharapova has an awful recent record against Serena but she did demolish her in the W final 2004, and beat her again in the YEC final in 2004, so please don't pretend Serena is some kind of unbeatable goddess. :roll:
LOL when is the last Sharapova-Serena match you watched? 2005 or something. The fact Sharapova gets ANY dicussion on this topic is only proof this is an ATP only (correct that Federer only) forum which doesnt have the faintest clue of womens tennis. Anyone who actually does follow womens tennis knows Sharapova is the least likely person in the top 30 to beat any kind of Serena in a match anytime soon.
the laughable part is maria would disagree with them.
LOL when is the last Sharapova-Serena match you watched? 2005 or something. The fact Sharapova gets ANY dicussion on this topic is only proof this is an ATP only (correct that Federer only) forum which doesnt have the faintest clue of womens tennis. Anyone who actually does follow womens tennis knows Sharapova is the least likely person in the top 30 to beat any kind of Serena in a match anytime soon.
Phoenix1983 as for your laughable post, yes Maria spanked Serena once almost a whole decade ago, and Serena has spanked Maria about 9 more times since then, including about 4 brutal beatdowns last year. So your point is what exactly?
As for impying Serena is an unbeatable goddess, well if that is the implication we would be saying god Maria is obviously her toughest opponent just because she managed to beat her a whole 9 years ago, yet that is what nobody (except a few like yourself who follow no WTA) is saying.
ridiculous fanboyism you spout off on a daily basis
no doubt maris is the best player not named serena but it is clearly a sampras -agassi situation with serena as pete and maria as andre.It is not a diss on Maria either. Maria is definitely one of the best active players, and her power and mental toughness is probably 2nd to only Serena. It is just that everyone who knows squat about womens tennis knows how that matchup has been for the last 8 years. Also when playing Serena is one of the few times Maria seems to lose her usual mental toughness and fight, Serena in addition to being a superior player and a horrible technical matchup has definitely got into her head as well.
Phoenix1983 as for your laughable post, yes Maria spanked Serena once almost a whole decade ago, and Serena has spanked Maria about 9 more times since then, including about 4 brutal beatdowns last year. So your point is what exactly? As for impying Serena is an unbeatable goddess, well if that is the implication we would be saying god Maria is obviously her toughest opponent just because she managed to beat her a whole 9 years ago, yet that is what nobody (except a few like yourself who follow no WTA) is saying.
no doubt maris is the best player not named serena but it is clearly a sampras -agassi situation with serena as pete and maria as andre.
On a perfect day some players can beat serena. serena did not play bad against stosur but she played out of her mind in that USO final.
but doing this consistently is another story. Does anyone have a positive h2h against her (at least 4-5 matches)?
Basically Sharapova and Errani are no hopers in either scenario at this point.
That is a pretty disrespectful to Agassi. I mean Sharapova has not beaten Serena in what? Like 8 years now?
Agassi lost a lot of big matches to Sampras, but he was always a very worthy rival. Agassi went 3-6 against Pete in GS, 5-4 in master series matches, 2-4 in YEC championships, 7-9 in all finals they played, and was able score wins over Sampras regularly for 14 years . Also, Andre was superior to Sampras in 2 majors: AO and FO. Sharapova does not have the edge over Serena in any major
The poll is limited to top 10 players, but say if you think some scrub from down low in the rankings can take it to her.
no doubt maris is the best player not named serena but it is clearly a sampras -agassi situation with serena as pete and maria as andre.
That is a pretty disrespectful to Agassi. I mean Sharapova has not beaten Serena in what? Like 8 years now?
Agassi lost a lot of big matches to Sampras, but he was always a very worthy rival. Agassi went 3-6 against Pete in GS, 5-4 in master series matches, 2-4 in YEC championships, 7-9 in all finals they played, and was able score wins over Sampras regularly for 14 years . Also, Andre was superior to Sampras in 2 majors: AO and FO. Sharapova does not have the edge over Serena in any major
That is a pretty disrespectful to Agassi. I mean Sharapova has not beaten Serena in what? Like 8 years now?
Agassi lost a lot of big matches to Sampras, but he was always a very worthy rival. Agassi went 3-6 against Pete in GS, 5-4 in master series matches, 2-4 in YEC championships, 7-9 in all finals they played, and was able score wins over Sampras regularly for 14 years . Also, Andre was superior to Sampras in 2 majors: AO and FO. Sharapova does not have the edge over Serena in any major
yes, this ... nowhere close ...