CrackedRacket
Rookie
No thread for WTA's biggest superstar matchup? Maria has come out blazing and taken a 4-1 lead. :shock:
Serena-Sharapova WTA Miami Masters SF
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Lukhas
Legend
Well, that didn't last long. You almost made me search for a stream. Almost. We'll see.
She can try lol.
FuriousYellow
Professional
Especially since she's also concerned with just getting the serve in.
Terenigma
G.O.A.T.
This is so true lmao
I see this match has already started. Im suprised the scoreline is so close, when they play its more about how many games Serena feels like giving her than how many Maria can earn.
CrackedRacket
Rookie
Sharapova was great going 4-1 up, but after that she bottled it. Made 3 UEs to give Serena the break back and from then on hasn't played as well. Serena's been the same throughout the whole set, maybe served a bit better towards the end but that's it.
CrackedRacket
Rookie
That's just nonsense, Maria clearly earned the scoreline at 4-1 she was making some truly great shots that Serena, who can't move nearly as well as she did in her prime, could not get to.
LOL
Clearly the match is all in Sharapova's hands.
We will ignore all the UE's that Serena made at the early part of the first set.
CrackedRacket
Rookie
The set was definitely in Sharapova's hands until she blew her service game making three unforced errors.
CrackedRacket
Rookie
Serena hasn't been impressive in the slightest outside of the usual aces here and there, it's just Maria's general lack of form coming into this match combined with Maria's mental block against Serena that's keeping her in it.
Sharapova was ahead because she was playing well and Serena's low level of play and unforced errors
CrackedRacket
Rookie
Serena hasn't been impressive for a while now, and she certainly didn't impress when she came back in that set due to Maria's level dropping off.
now you are contradicting yourself but are accurate that Serena is no where near her best right now...
and that is the primary reason Sharapova has won as many games as she has so far
hence, it is not and never was in Sharapova's hands
that's why she has a 2-15 record against Serena...Serena is just better than Maria
Lukhas
Legend
More like overheated. She started trying much harder than she actually needed on court, racking up the errors.
CrackedRacket
Rookie
3 UEs to give Serena BPs, as expected. Maria just can't hold it all together against Serena, Serena doesn't have to do anything remotely special to beat her. Just be solid enough and she'll implode.
Unfortunately Maria does not have the game to beat Serena.
She just doesn't.
It's competitive, and it might give Serena fits, but at the end of the day..it's not enough.
CrackedRacket
Rookie
She has the game, just doesn't have the mentality. Can't give away cheap games against Williams whether you're in the lead or not, and that's exactly what she's done in both sets.
What game does she have to challenge Serena?
All she does is bash the ball from the baseline. OK, brilliant...is that all?
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
We need one. Bring it on!
When Maria plays the other women not named Serena she is able to blast winners from the back of the court or force them into defensive positions that gives her a short ball to easily put away. She cannot do that easily against Serena. Balls that will be winners or forced errors against lesser players are nothing to Serena and she can get them easily and force Maria on defense. Serena on defense >>>>>>> Maria on defense. When you add in Serena's serve there is really nothing Maria can do.
counterloop
Professional
Can you imagine 20yrs from now, when these two will be playing exhibitions, will Serena let her win one then?
ScentOfDefeat
Legend
This matchup reminds me of a great British band.
Lukhas
Legend
Actually she was nice. She let Sharapova have a break lead in both sets, even letting her lead 4-1.
Vanhool
Legend
Where's the gif where she tries to console her ("you tried.....)?
Sid_Vicious
G.O.A.T.
Sometimes Serena just randomly starts hitting so hard against Sharapova it reminds me of playing Topspin 3 when I maxed out my character's power, forehand, and backhand stat. Ridiculous power with ridiculous ease. I was hoping they showed the speed on some of those forehands Serena hit; I think some were 100 mph or higher.
She's so much stronger than the other girls,it's not really a fair fight. In 100 years,1000 years,I doubt we'll see another women's player so physically superior to the other women
Yes she is stronger than most, if not all of the other women. But if strength was it only she would get far but not as far as she has. She's also so much quicker and athletic than the other big ball strikers. But her coup de grâce, the thing that sets her apart from all the other big ball strikers, is her incredible will to win. Having all 3 makes Serena what she is today.