SURE

the last cross court forehead was epic

This is her greatest strength along with her serves.. she practically cannot do down the line forehand

Exactly so beautiful so effortless

This was still when Serena was considered one of the favorites to win a major.

same here !

Me too.. very natural .. no drama..

So Serena could really wipe the floor with Rybakina at her best. Or ah ? Delusions.

She's now actually faster and and hitting harder than ever. Has a better net game, too. I think last years COVID at French open was something she never full recovered from until late into the year. She had won two titles (Indian Wells and Rome) and was the finalist in the AO and Miami - all in the first 5 months! It was sickness and shoulder injury.

@@jameslee1062i agree with you on those specs ! she's also already won two 500 titles this season and is in the Qatar semifinal

Rybakina hits like dynamite, the hardest hitter on the tour, bar none.

she made the AO final last year

Can’t help but agree with you on this one! Had posted the same on another matches that she played! That lack of muscle mass will be a great game changer over long matches at the Slams! How her coach doesn’t see it baffles me! Her physique of late is too skinny noticeable first in her thighs that really matter!! Being skinny up top is fine but she has to gain more muscle mass in her legs!! All the long rallies will take its toll plus she could be really exponent her power with more coming from the ground up!! The rest of the top ten are all well built in the legs department!! I would state the same for Emma Radacanu!! She would be a stronger player if she built up muscle mass as well!

Rybakina's first big win. Not everything is about Serena.

Nothing

Rybakina at 24 is easily the No. 1 for a long time at the Serena era. Serena would have 1/3 the GS she has now. Rybakina 30+

@@Mity_Mocrack is wack

@@jwashington4863 did you just call be a black drug dealer ?

@@Mity_Mo You must have been high when you wrote your comment. Maria Sharapova and so many other greats are better than Ry. Come on

Rybakina’s worst surface is on clay.

So ah, which wta ranked players will win all the slams going forward ? Or are you saying Sabalenka wins them all ?

Emotionally, sure. Tennis-wise, no way. She blows her opponents off the court all while making it look like nothing.

People like you amaze me. How can you have so much dislike or hate for someone you don't know personally, and she also doesn't know you exist. It's not healthy at all.

@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Most fans don't like certain players and most fans don't know ANY of these players personally. I think Serena was a great player (OBVIOUSLY), but had a bad attitude when she lost and could be very egotistical. So, the dislike makes sense.

@@jameslee1062so then you don’t like any top professional tennis player…

​@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446she doesn’t even know about your existence

​@user-ot5vq3xf5l Have I ever said she knew of my existence? These top players don't know anyone of us,that's why I get surprised when I see so many hurtful messages.

But honestly who cares about a pavlyuchenkova vs krejcikova? Even you spelled their names in small caps

pavlyuchenkova v Rybakina - tomorrow (16.02.2024, 14:00 GMT ST), Doha, Qatar WTA 1000.

LOOK at the strokes, not the age. Look at SW's reaction to them. Serena can see class and talent.

It is to Rybakina fans.

What is a classic Serena match ? Her era was the worst wta players.

@@Mity_Mo You know that is not true.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

She had no mental block. Serena is just a better player in all areas. Serena is old and severely out of shape here and this other girl had to play her Aplus game to win.

Sharapova was too young to beat peak Serena and by the time Sharapova matured she was way behind and figured out.

YahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaCOmeOnnn

Who casually happens to be the GOAT

are you implying the French are racist? You don't say!

They do have Maria and Serena's final up as well

also, Serena just couldn’t move and /re-set/ for shots, as at 2:00- , so this is kind of ridiculous …. you can’t describe a match of this kind, with two athletes being at completely different and opposing stages in their sporting lives, as being a ‘classic’.

Would you be saying the same had Serena won this match

That's how she tricked her way into Wimbledon that year, smart girl 😂😂😂

Beauty comes from within not from a passport and talent is talent Russia didn't think she was worth investing in and she got little support from them if you know facts Their loss and Kazakhstans gain and all ours I'm Irish with a British passport big deal

She can't play more aggressively, she's too big.

When Serena was visibly chubby... #fixed

Passed on to Sabalenka the distraction cheat queen.

@@Mity_Mo cheat? Your idol serena was often blame umpire and line judge

that includes players like Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles and Chris Evert who have said /since the late 2000s/ that Serena is unequivocally the greatest player ^ever. but let’s not listen to the players and take notice of Russian trolls.

She won 23 Majors & 2 Olympic Gold Medals. How much good do you want her to be?

@@nhonhuynh6984 Who did she play against ? The weakest women players of any era.

@@Mity_Mo she played in a long career with many strong competitors: from Stefi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova to the young era as Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Li Na...they are all Grand Slam winners and the era 2000s is one of the competitive era of tennis. And remind you that there is no one is as weak as you think, everyone has his own values. Do not try to underestimate anyone.

@@nhonhuynh6984 Serena’s tennis is one of the best, but as I said, her level has been hyped by American media and tennis commentators. I understand. Serena’s tennis rely on a lot on her serve and power. Skills wise a lot of women are at least comparable to her if not better on some area. Kudos to her for her long career and many (23 )slams. But in my humble opinions She is only one of the best, not the best, certainly not inflated as the best ever, men or woman. That was a such a joke. But some naive Americans dare to believe!!

Mike Tyson's punch out. Bald Bull's bull charge.

What are you saying Panjeet??