No, the age, it was the age.

Her body betrayed her. If she had waited at least 2 more years to have a child, she would’ve had at least 25 grand slams now. Almost everyday I as fan grieve over this 😂. I have to tell myself, It’s just time to move on.

@@mdgl1968it wasn’t her body or her age. She just choked.

@@mdgl1968 Every top player has interesting “what-if“scenarios to muse over: What if Evert had played more AOs and FOs instead of Team Tennis? What if Navratilova had followed a strict diet from 1973 on? What if Steffi had not had her reconstructive knee surgery at age 27? What if Seles had not been stabbed? What if Venus had not caught Sjogren’s disease? Serena‘s alternate scenario starts only at age 35. No female player since WW2 has won slams from that age on. It is very questionable whether Serena would have added 2 slams or more after the AO 17 without the baby.

She was done mentally. Nothing to do with her age or body. Certainly the nerves and having lots of celebrities and royals come out to see her didn't help. But she had already made the decision to leave tennis and was only playing for her legacy. Her hunger and drive were gone, or channeled elsewhere.

After that baby she was a different opponent in a way her drive wasn't there as much anymore 😣

@@malcolmnorman5694 she didn’t play angry anymore that’s one thing I notice but like her daddy says that’s what makes her Serena

@@MrCreative242 yup he called her Tyson in a ring lol, after 2017 she loss that motivation and drive to win . She didn't even pick up a big title the rest of the time she was playing which is unheard of.

@@malcolmnorman5694 yup I peeped it n she seemed like she wanted at the AO 2021 but she totally gave that match to Osaka

@@MrCreative242 I so agree had Osaka loss in R4 we would have 24.

Simply too many losses against journeywomen in slams. Graf, Court and even Navratilova are greater than her.

@@carrerau7138 Lies. Graf had no competition at all. None. Navratilova had only one competitive opponent. Serena faced more competition than anyone. Even the players she beat would push Graf and Navratilova around the court with ease.

@@jobuck879 Navratilova played and beat peak Evert, Austin, Mandlikova, Graf, Seles, Sanchez - top opposition from start to finish. Same for Steffi with Evert, Mandlikova, Navratilova, Sabatini, Sanchez, Seles, Davenport, Hingis. Serena only had top opposition until 2007. No wonder she won only 8 slams until then. After that the Safina/Wozniacki/Azarenka/Kerber era started, a.k.a. “Clown Era“ when every hack was allowed to win slams. No wonder Serena won 15 more.

@@carrerau7138 From 2007 until her retirement she played Azarenka, Venus, Li Na, Jankovic, Ivanovic, Sharapova, Kerber, Halep and more. And as the years went on she aged, gained weight, was suffering from a respiratory infection and pregnant. Yet she still beat younger more powerful players. Steffi beat Vicario 62 times and only lost 27-that’s isn’t any competition at all. Graf wouldn’t have been able to win 22 GS if Monica was not stabbed. Like I said, Seles was beating Graf in their last 4GS matches, Seles was also becoming a grass court player. She would have stopped Graf around 15 GS. Seles would have surpassed 15 GS. Graf had a very weak era. Serena made great players like Hingis, Henin, Clijsters and Davenport and Capriati retire. She was over30 and beating women 8-10 years younger than her consistently.

@@jobuck879 Li and Sharapova even lost to a 40-year-old Japanese grandma in 2010. Steffi never played Arantxa Sanchez mother, only Arantxa. She didn‘t beat her 62 times and lose 27 times to her. Which were the “last 4 GS matches“ in which the Screamer beat Steffi, you clown? Seles never would have become a grass player. Her record on grass was so much worse than in clay and slow hard court (AO-style) that it seems almost ridiculous. Pre-stabbing and post-stabbing. She is 2-5 win/loss against top 10 players in grass! And which 7 (!) slams would Steffi not have won in your wet dreams without the stabbing, you maroon?

In my opinion 2007 better than 2009 ❤❤❤

2007… Maria had just won the US Open. A proven champion. And a smashing performance.

@@Infelsinave Sharapova? This Siberian beanpole who even managed to lose against a 40-year-old Kimiko Date a bit later?

2009 her game was better in the final. Serena physically was able to move better. Safina was a top player and the owner to beat. Serena went to another level.

@@mem4 One year later Safina lost to an almost 40-year-old Kimiko Date, a pusher from the Graf era.

I hope and prayed she won that second set and got broken at the wrong time especially since coming back in that set smh.

What has Serena to do with the Golden Slam? You are confusing her with the GOAT and 1988.

@carrerau7138 ... Hey there 👋🏾... I must admit Steffi is the only player to have the "Calendar Year Golden Slam" or "Golden Grand Slam," but Serena one-uped her when she became the only player in history to have a "Career Golden Slam" in both Singles and Doubles in 2012... That's what Serena knows about the Golden Slam. Steffi can't relate to that level of success in both Singles and Doubles... Only the greatest of all time could relate to that. Oh 🧏🏾, and I'd be remiss to leave out that little 23rd Singles Grand Slam title... 🤷🏾

@@kdeezee What is a “Career Golden Slam“….?? Doubles? That weird competition in which some Gigi F. won 17 slams? What relevance do it have? Steffi won 8 of her slam trophies again top 10 all-time greats in the finals. Serena not even one. Her opponents were mostly East European ovas. And her sister…. 😄

​@@carrerau7138 Whatever makes you feel better about how Serena has outperformed your fave, just go with that... 🤣🤣🤣 By the way, a simple Google search will give you the answer below as to what a "Career Golden Slam" is, but you already know this... 😉 "A player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal during the player's career has achieved a Career Golden Slam." Being the only player in history to do this in both Singles and Doubles is very relevant, historic, and monumental. It's a record that will stand the test of time, much like Steffi's Calendar Year Golden Slam, only better, but again, you know this. 😉 All of Serena's 23 Grand Slam Final wins were against: Martina Hingis (Former #1), Venus Williams (Former #1), Lindsay Davenport (Former #1), Maria Sharapova (Former #1), Jelena Jankovic (Former #1), Dinara Safina (Former #1), Justin Jenin (Former #1), Vera Zvonereva (Former #2), Agnieszka Radwanska (Former #2), Caroline Wozniacki (Former #1), Lucie Safarova (Former Top 5 player), and Angelique Kerber (Former #1)... We're not even talking about the road to these final matches which are some of the greatest matches in tennis history... Serena is known as the "Queen of Comebacks" because of many thrilling matches in the round of 16, the quarterfinals, and the semi-finals, and in The Finals, but yet again, you know this... 😉 Honorable mention for her first time winning what's known as "The 5th Grand Slam" in '99 at Indian Wells against a very formidable opponent in Steffi Graff or maybe it was just another "East European Ova". 🤣🤣🤣... Maybe you're on to something though, 5 months later in August of 99, it was certainly "ova" for Steffi as she announced her retirement, but you know this... 😉

@@kdeezee It is a record for players who failed to win the Golden Slam. You must be American. I heard you get participation trophies there in school sports. So that losers are not “uncomfortable“. I could come up with Steffi winning 6 “Career Surface Slams“. Or 6 “Channel Slams“. And I would - if Steffi had not won the “Golden Slam“. Thank God she has. And all those Yankee chicks failed to win even the normal “Grand Slam“.

Say that again without crying. If you are not a fan of Serena, why are you here watching the video and comenting?. You have the word hater tatood in your head.

@@robertoramirezbarrera8770 I‘m looking for Serenatards who claim that their fave is GOAT. Younger tennis fans might believe that disinformation.

Graf has nobody to push her until Seles and Hingis came around. She has a winning record than everyone she played until Seles came into the game. Monica demolished her forehand and handle her slice. Before Seles, Graf was easily beating everyone else only losing when she beat herself. Serena lost when she had an opponents that could beat her on that court on that day. Go hate somewhere else. Even with all the competition and injuries and age Serena was able to win 23 GS in a much tougher era.

Don't waste your time on him. He is a Graf fanatic who is always passing negative comments about Serena. The fact that a person can lose a slam final in 32 minutes should tell you the kind of competition Graf faced.

@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Right. I called him a hater but I see him under a lot of Serena videos so he’s not a hater…he’s an undercover FAN.