This tournament showed clearly the current top 3 players in the world. Maria, Vika and Serena.
@pjz96
9 жыл бұрын
Azarenka is the only player that aggravates Maria. Maria doesn't shout at her box or smack her racket against the court against any other player, even Serena. I think it's because Azarenka is a counterpuncher and forces Maria to be more tactical and strategic, yet she knows she can beat her. It's an actual matchup test for her.
@StewNWT
8 жыл бұрын
Phaedra Joyce biggest difference I see in their games is that Azarenka absorbs pace much much better than Maria does, hence why she's able to play Serena a lot closer than Maria can. That and Maria at least used to have the 2nd best serve on tour pre-shoulder surgery, unlike Vika who its still her achilles heel
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
Yes lol!!! 2006 she was deadly, her serve was at it's peak, and she was hitting the ball very crisply, especially after she won the US Open, she dominated the fall indoor season. 2004/2005 she wasn't fully developed yet.
@Favizzy
10 жыл бұрын
I love the intensity of this match, if they could bring this fight into a Serena match, then it'll be more interesting instead of Serena just acing and destroying all their serves.
@laldinthara2399
10 жыл бұрын
Azarenka is simply the best
@egyptian_thoth
11 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this match. I have NEVER seen Sharapova so upset during a match. This was a classic b/c you could tell Maria did not want to lose this one.
@X-AEA-12
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the highlights. This was a great match!
@ZuGa1384
10 жыл бұрын
The Banshees' Battle.
@JayJ4721
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the highlights, this was a really great match :D It's a shame this wasn't the final :( I'd much rather have these two players in the final than a certain someone else :P
@hellojonkuo
11 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
@alijuratli
10 жыл бұрын
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAWWWWWWOOOOOO AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAAWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAAAWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.................... for who was that point?
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis I have been saying this for the longest!
@vuzi808
11 жыл бұрын
I love this rivalry. Maria should've obviously won this match. Too bad she couldn't keep her cool as she REALLY wants to avenge her GS loss against Azarenka in Australia. She'll do it next time, no doubt. Hopefully it'll be as epic as this match. Maria has come a looooong way from those 2 beatdowns at hardcourts in Australia and Indian Wells. Victoria was lucky she scraped by this match as Maria imploded before our very eyes.
@vosharap
11 жыл бұрын
I'm going to love this rivalry!!!
@ty0ungos
11 жыл бұрын
Having survived 2 consecutive tough, close matches against Sharapova at the semi-final and Stosur at the quarter-final respectively, Azarenka is emboldened to capture a victory at the final of the 2012 US Open. Her time has come!☆☆☆☆☆
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
I have never seen Maria so negative during a match ever, you can tell she really doesn't like Azarenka and doesn't want to lose to her, it shows in her actions.
@Fedthebest75
11 жыл бұрын
I found Sharapova really impressive in 2008 Australian Open. There, she was at her best.
@EATeezey
11 жыл бұрын
So happy Vika won this match. The final would not have been half as entertaining if Maria had won. We all know Serena puts that little extra "umph" into playing Maria.
@sidghurdfg
11 жыл бұрын
Also, I respect Vika and have to admit Maria is very error-prone and that has been her struggle ever since her comeback from shoulder surgery. 2012 Stuttgart final and 2012 Istanbul semifinal both show what Maria can do against Vika when she is playing consistently and not rushing to make a winner out of Vika's ball striking.
@parkerwood1772
11 жыл бұрын
This was a GREAT MATCH!!! Good job to both players!
@ayusefb1
11 жыл бұрын
Maria owes a great deal of gratitude to Vika for beating her in the semis and saving her the utter embarrassment of getting whipped again by Serena...
@oOEncantadaOo
11 жыл бұрын
one of them? Maria is a Legend o.o she completed career grand slam , also won Wimbledon at 17 years old (beating a super legend Serena Williams), US Open at 19 years old (Beating Henin). .. she has 25 years old and still doing tennis... many of those super stars like Hingis, Davenport or Henin didnt complete career grand slam. and now since she did it, she is now on history books
@Archihuman
11 жыл бұрын
sharapova is such a beautiful woman, so well constituted
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@bemaxy
11 жыл бұрын
Really great match!
@romanHederer
11 жыл бұрын
A match of power. A match of effort-full grunts. The start of a rivalry.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
Every match!!!!!
@dachocahiyo3819
9 жыл бұрын
Maria hit the ball so hard, ....OMG...Azarenka love it.
@tthsh
11 жыл бұрын
ugh i really wanted sharapova to win this one even tho i know serena would have beaten her in the finals but credit to azarenka, she now has the daunting task of facing someone who's even better than sharapova in serena!
@AFCompany
10 жыл бұрын
As much as I love Sharapova and Serena and hate Azarenka, I must say I have never in my life seen a player who no matter how hard you hit the ball at them they are not pushed back. It is amazing how Azarenka has no problem with Maria's pace. Maria literally has to hit the baseline or a side line to get a weak reply from Vika. Even Serena gets pushed back but you literally cannot hit through Azarenka its kinda annoying hahaha. Maria's learned to hit the ball deeper in their more recent matches.
@SuperIonuts
11 жыл бұрын
the match of the year 2012 !!!!!!!!!!!!
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
And look at Azarenka position herself on that baseline with Sharapova deep behind the baseline defending......she really knows how to boss Sharapova around when Maria doesn't get that first strike.
@ascendantrocket
11 жыл бұрын
What a match
@chapeltibet4551
11 жыл бұрын
The Shrieking Champions. I love 'em both.
@MarioBeart
11 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree, in fact I said I prefer Azarenka. She is the reason why i re-started play tennis. love her :)
@lukhanyisondevu107
10 жыл бұрын
Sharapova has lived to play the likes of Kuznetsova, Kvitova and Clijsters who also had power and aggression, so I don't understand how power from the other end can be new for her.
@chapeltibet4551
11 жыл бұрын
Wonderful soprano tennis!
@charlenepitts1
11 жыл бұрын
Hard-fought match between these 2. This is beginning to become a budding rivalry!
@shezgill1012
11 жыл бұрын
@heartwolf119 can't u tel from the cud description? Stupid question
@siffleanimaux1
11 жыл бұрын
Maria playing well would kill Vika as the first set demonstrated. Her level and most importantly confidence dipped greatly as she began hitting myraids of back to back double faults and the pressure of it as well as beating Vika got to her.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
the only way to beat Vika is if you have Serena's serve. no one has Serena's serve so there for when Serena retires Vika will dominate the tour. and i think thats a good thing! WHY? because Vika is got all the quality of a Champion. she is tough mentally, she has a solid serve, she has one of the best backhands of all time, great top spin forehand, she takes the ball early and her attitude is absolutely fantastic on the court. when she is on the court she means business, she is ruthless!VIKA
@jankovictennis
11 жыл бұрын
I don't see how people think Sharapova is graceful with that noise she makes!
@Beaulicious100
11 жыл бұрын
azarenka won cause of consistency. sharapova had 44 winners-42 unforced errors while azarenka had 19 winners-19 unforced errors. despite it being 36 62 64 it was actually a really close match. total points was 103-96(azarenka-sharapova). sharapovas unforced errors were on important points which she added even more pressure to herself. she self sabotaged herself. if sharapova kept her errors down, she probably would've won this match.
@collinscouch
11 жыл бұрын
If you close your eyes and just listen it sounds like the mating of two pigeons, amazing! How do they do it?
@pasqualeferraro84
9 жыл бұрын
Most competitive match they had so far, shame Sharapova couldn't hold out. Azarenka is really tough on hardcourts
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
Yes I get what you are saying for the second time, but as a single department of power, Sharapova is better than Azarenka. Also, you need to watch more Maria matches because she has awesome control an great placement over her power shots. The reason why she had so many errors here is because Azarenka's consistency forced her to come up with more shots than she could handle.
@lacheyrulez
9 жыл бұрын
I LOVE GRUNTING
@kljMN2
11 жыл бұрын
Vika really had a sensational US Open. I'm sure she'll win this title, maybe next year... I hope Vika and Serena play in the AO final!
@vuzi808
11 жыл бұрын
wtf? their games are nothing alike. azarenka is an aggressive counterpuncher whose whole game is built around taking the ball extremely early, playing to the open court and finishing points once her opponents are completely out of position. sharapova is a shot-maker, looking to take control of the point from the return and finishing it off quickly with a baseline winner. both of them provide the most entertaining match-up as well as the most voracious rivalry currently on tour.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
12:45 i love this point its so entertaining :p. specially that gorgeous inside out backhand from Vika! love it. if only i had that backhand i would have never hit a forehand... ;-)
@jankovictennis
11 жыл бұрын
too true!!
@amb817
11 жыл бұрын
They both had some amazing winners, but their shrieking is ridiculous. I had to turn down the volume because I was getting a headache. But on a positive note, I love Maria's dress lol
@Blakmajik78
11 жыл бұрын
Maria lost on purpose because she was NOT trying to see Serena again after that beat down at the Olympics...lol Good match but I liked the Bartoli match better....vs Maria. Maria was a BEAST beck in 2004-2005 seasons.
@maynedmaynards
11 жыл бұрын
that's good to hear! she said that routine when she had an interview with some kids from wimbledon.. so cuuute!
@whynot0224
11 жыл бұрын
This was a really good match. I've never, ever, seen Maria so emotional before. She, clearly, didn't want to lose to Victoria Azarenka. She's not as consistent as during her 04-06 days.
@kljMN2
11 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved Vika's dancing at the end while Maria just stormed off court.... ;)
@ch5452
11 жыл бұрын
So true, we all saw in Stuttgart that when Maria put the ball in court, Vika can't do much. It was a severe beatdown.
@egyptian_thoth
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, b/c Stuttgart wasn't the last clay court tourney. :) Paris was, so I guess I should have added throughout the "rest" of the claycourt season.
@shucham
11 жыл бұрын
Well said mate :-). She changes her screams to confuse opponents.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
everybody just STOP talking and look at both players court positioning.... look where Maria is standing ....then look where Victoria is standing through out the match. this should explain a lot only if you are interested in knowing why Vika wins against Maria most of the times!
@Blakmajik78
11 жыл бұрын
Its not much going on with the WTA now with Serena kickin everyones ass but I will admit I do love it when these two play. Its always a good match and they are soooooo LOUD! I like both of them but I am a little biased towards Sharapova...I loved how she played back in 2004 and 2005.
@Beaulicious100
11 жыл бұрын
watching the full match live is so much different than these highlights. the highlights obviously dont really show sharapova's many unforced errors that cost her important points. the funny thing is that despite losing this match, the highlights show sharapova winning more of the points. probably because she played better points in this match
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
Maria isn't used to the power, aggression and intensity that Vika and Serena bring to the party! Against other opponents she's always in control of the points, but against Vika and Serena she isn't in control and thats a bitter pill to swallow for her! So therefore they know how to expose Maria's weakness.... her defense!
@MarioBeart
11 жыл бұрын
I know what u mean about Vika, I can't deny that, but as for the tennis she plays, I really like her. As for Sharapova and her contancy i meant that she never "dominated" a whole tennis season, a year. She was no. 1 many times but for very brief occasions. Of course the shoulder injury stopped her for a long time.
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
True, but if you just focus on overall power, and how much a player can generate on their own, Maria has Vika's number, but I understand where you getting at, and yes I love Azarenka's return, she is a very smart returner.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
it was a different era that doesn't mean it was a stronger era! the only reason why people say it was a stronger ear is that those other players from the past are legends now! believe me when i say that vika and maria and wozniacki and petra they all will be legends 10 or 15 years from now! williams sister are legends already. being no.1 means being consistent. you can win a lot of GS but if you are not consistent you wont be no.1 for a long time. just like roger GS + consistency is the best!
@AFCompany
11 жыл бұрын
I look forward to them meeting in the YEC I think Sharapova will get her revenge. But I also look forward to Azarenka and Serena in the YEC as I think Vika will get her revenge also.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
Maria's fans should show more RESPECT to Vika! we know they are not best friends on the tour but that doesn't mean Maria's fans should be rude agains Vika!!!! they are both great Champions they both are doing the best they can to win matches and Slams. so may the best one win on that day! lets leave it that way....
@Mattslayerable
10 жыл бұрын
Maria is baseline powerhouse
@siffleanimaux1
11 жыл бұрын
Maria broke through and peaked in a much stronger era. She was competing with the Belgians, WS, Mauresmo, Hingis, JCap, Davenport etc. at the peak of her game. Maria actually has 21 weeks at no. 1 but weeks at no. 1 means crap anyway as Wozniacki has well over 60. Venus only has 11, Goolagong 1 etc. And who's to say Vika will translate this form onto 2013 and onwards? And who's to say Kvitova won't get out of her slump and start dominating ala Serena post 1999? Bigger game, better touch etc.
@AnimeHunterRX
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That is EXACTLY what im trying to tell 640abdalla. :D Wow you just made my day.
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
you are totally right! this is how Azarenka wins from pretty much everybody except for Serena, because Serena can overpower everyone! she takes the ball so early and most of her opponents can handle her pass. so there for Maria is over a meter behind the baseline and there she cant hurt Azarenka and is dictating the play all the time! specially on the hard-courts.
@774johan
11 жыл бұрын
this was the us open final!
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
Great match, the first set was not great, Maria came out firing, but Vichka was so off and nervous. In the second set, Azarenka picked up her play and took it to Maria, and Maria couldn't handle her here. In the final set, Azarenka should have at least won this 6-2 or 6-3, she had so many opportunities on Sharapova's serve, while Maria was making stupid errors off of the returns. I'm glad Azarenka won, and this match proves that one isn't better than the other, they are truly equal.
@640A
10 жыл бұрын
I didn't said only power... i said power, aggression and intensity that Vika and Serena bring to the party! Specially the intensity that Vika and Serena have on the court is something that Maria isn't used to from other opponents! Serena and Vika are both great returners, also they take the ball really early! Its a combination of couple things, its not just one thing! There is a reason why she has a bad H2H against these two players! Im just saying!
@640A
11 жыл бұрын
if i had to choose two shot in tennis i would choose Federer's Forehand and Vika's Backhand... see 12:55 absolutely sensational!!!
@TS-lv7nd
11 жыл бұрын
Maria will make unforced errors anyways, regardless of who she is playing. But what makes her different is that it is so hard to tell if she is actually playing with a game plan. Serena is different because she actually plans out her game and on top of having lots of power it just makes her unstoppable. Plus she plays the game of accuracy and low unforced errors but sometimes it doesn't work. Like in Doha.
@irock2006
11 жыл бұрын
I resent the fact some people say this wasn't a good match due to the power hitting and the lack of tactics. The tactics were the same by each player which was to try and hit a bigger differential in winners to unforced errors. In my opinion this was the best match of the tournament. I watched it and thought it summed up womens tennis perfectly... and if you don't like it you know where to go.
@naveen4830
11 жыл бұрын
tennis used to be a tactical game .Now it's just power tennis , both players slugging the ball from one side to the other , especially womens tennis.Gone are tha golden days of tennis.
@Mr101Flyboy
11 жыл бұрын
Azarenka is just a better player. More defense, more consistency, better angles, better return, and not much separates the two in shotmaking. Maria has the power but that alone isn't enough.
@foxytroy
11 жыл бұрын
this match was just watching Sharapova trying to avoid making unforced errors and waiting for Azarenka to say 'come on' on those faults.
@abercro800
11 жыл бұрын
vika's power? LOL dude have you seen any of their matches? WHAT MAKES VIKA BETTER IS HER MOVEMENT AND WITH THAT SAID, DEFENSE! MARIA CAN OUTHIT HER ANYTIME AND ANY COURT HENCE THE AMOUNT OF WINNERS SHE PRODUCED! just this match alone, maria produced 42 winners to vika's 19, and most recently their semi final match in roland garros where maria bullied vika with 44 winners to vika's only 15!
@kelvinpyaeko
11 жыл бұрын
some of the rallies are amazing. enjoyable match, overall..but someone needs to remind maria that you don't have to hit outright return winners off every 2nd serves.
@amb817
10 жыл бұрын
This was such a loud match, but they were hitting the hell out of the ball lol
@Caveman25Mr
11 жыл бұрын
oooooh ,i can see that now !i totally understand now ,i thought she was on some other stuff,i like her now:)
@wozniacki15
11 жыл бұрын
They are not completely different players. Both of their games are based on taking charge of the points early in the rallies by using their trademark aggression.
@sofj1000
11 жыл бұрын
"Maria is vulnerable to Vika - to her movement and hand speed - and does not hide the fear head to head with Vika. Vika is very confident and comfortable against her now. Vika is very aggressive and knows how to destroy Masha. Also Vika is prettier, and is with better condition!"
@lukhanyisondevu107
10 жыл бұрын
Only movement and consistent groundstrokes.
@Fedthebest75
11 жыл бұрын
In fact, Azarenka is more consistent than Sharapova. She does less unforced errors, and that's why she won.
@kljMN2
11 жыл бұрын
These two definitely are not the best of friends, to say the least. However, it really is becoming an intreresting rivalry, in spite of the shrieking.
@PaNdeM0niuM
10 жыл бұрын
Did she win the title ?
@Beaulicious100
11 жыл бұрын
for those who said azarenka didn't have much winners cause she mainly forced errors on sharapova, not exactly right. checked the statistics and they actually both have around the same amount of forced errors, the only significant difference was the unforced errors and winners, with sharapova having a lot more in both. the match was more dependent on sharapovas unforced errors in my opinion because she kinda did outplay azarenka this time in a lot of points.
@AFCompany
10 жыл бұрын
Maria gets pissed off losing points to Azarenka the same way Serena gets pissed off losing points to Maria. Haha these girls hate losing to each other. The ATP tour is a much friendlier circuit to play on lol.
@kelvinpyaeko
11 жыл бұрын
didn't vika get to the final of the madrid after stuttgart? extremely injured, right!
@sidghurdfg
11 жыл бұрын
Vika didn't win this match, it was Maria who lost it just like in AO and Indian Wells. If Maria hadn't made those silly unforced errors, she would have advanced to the final. Vika only made 19 winners while Maria made 44. However, Maria made 42 unforced errors while Vika only made 19. If Maria never made errors in all of her matches against Vika, she probably would of won all of them because Maria's game is more powerful than Vika's
@Android18uk
11 жыл бұрын
The bird calls help them hit the ball harder. It's similar to when martial artists yet out a yell when punching something.
@PendenqueJohn
11 жыл бұрын
Ha ha exactly and this was so glaring in the third set especially. It's rare to see Maria play THIS far from the base-line so regularly. Victoria's faculty to really take the ball very early and cut the trajectories is really something Maria can not cope with however hard she hits the ball. Maria has to do 500% more than her normal when she plays Vika this is why she ends up overplaying and overdoing everything because she just doesn't feel comfortable against her.
@dariusbrock2351
10 жыл бұрын
Listening to these two is like hearing owls hooting.
@lukhanyisondevu7738
10 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. Because you mentioned those three things specifically, it came across as though Sharapova has never faced aggressive, intense and powerful players. The reason why Sharapova has such a bad head to head against the two is multi-faceted and cannot be reduced to three words. What is up with all the exclamation marks?
@carlobisda
11 жыл бұрын
i must admit, i prefer a more "stylish" tennis but i did enjoy this power bashing by these 2 competitors. :)
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