@@bryanmartin5901 It's a reference to the fight scene from sherlock holmes with Robert Downey Jr. I referenced this because Serena absolutely destroys these returns. Hope this helps.
Just imagine if she was still in her mid Twenties at this stage of her game she probably would not have lost any matches. Naomi who? she would not had stood a chance!
People always comment on Serena's power and of course it takes strength to hit a ball like that but the timing that it also takes to master that is nothing but skill. She does not get enough credit
Ofc it's skill, if she was just strenght without skill ir talento she would just wreck the ball and would go anywhere, this is consistent and technical power shots
Serena, not only had a monster serve. She had a deadly return of serve. Serena's return of serve was my favorite part of her game. She would return your serve faster to you. I miss those moments with the GOAT! 🎾❤💖💛
@@existential09It's not just about the numbers it's about the state of play! Serena along with Venus changed women's tennis from lawn tennis to a power game! I know this because I have been watching tennis since the 60's..😎
It's more than muscles. Sharp eyes, technique, and perfect timing are all things she needs for those muscles to connect with the ball and get it in the best spots.
Yes all of those skills. Precision, timing, technique, sharp eye and more. Which does get sorta sidelined when speaking of her athleticism. But sometimes, I just want to hone on the power!
Now, everybody is hitting the ball like that, so Serena has not only changed the game, but also the way players are hitting the ball! Now EVERYBODY is trying to hit the ball like sending off a missile. We usually get talked about badly, then everybody else comes along and imitate us. Naomi Osaka was the only one that owned that fact!
Who's the boss? The GOAT in top quality form, and there was nothing her opponents could do about it. I love you, Serena! It's comeback time, queen. God bless you!
Without a doubt..the greatest of all time....NO ONE has ever played this level of tennis in the WTA....no one has ever ripped a forehand, backhand or serve as this woman....NO ONE! Truly amazing!
That s why the rest of her game could be absolute trash and she will still be in service and return games if they are up to snuff. Not that she would, but if there was ever a person that could live without rallying ever, it's her.
@@ak-xp4hp Agreed. She dominated slams from 2007-2010 by being overwhelming on the first two shots. She improved her fitness and rallying to win more French Opens later on.
@@mrrogers302 Look I understand that a lot of men like Serena's thick shape; however, she has been overweight since 2007. Serena's proper size was the size she was in 2004.
I used to know tennis as a boring mechanical game until the Williams sisters came to the scene and suddenly i was sitting on the edge, getting goose bumps watching them etch their beautiful flair
Sending speedy recovery energy to Queen Serena. That injury is taking so long to heal, she still unable to run as of last week. Hopefully she gets better soonest & start getting ready for 2022 🎾💚🥎🎾💚🥎🎾💚🥎🎾💚🥎
I never had much interest in tennis thought it was a bore. I love how the Williams sister brought power (do men even hit ball clocked at 155 mph), strength, determination, flair, style and color, lots of color into the game. I kinda hate to see them getting up in age and depart from the sport, but we know they can’t continue in championship mode forever.
She did this year again at the Australian Open. Injury has slowed down the progress. Hopefully, she's healing well so 2022 could be like 2012 Olympic Year! That was 🔥
@@senges6751 I loved each and every time that she beat Shara-poo-butt because Maria hated losing to Serena. If Serena had not had the injury and her sister murdered in 2003, Shara-poo-butt’s ascent in the world of tennis would have been very different. IMHO
NO DISRESPECT TO THE WTA PLAYERS TODAY BUT WHO IS DELIVERING THIS TYPE OF POWER AND PRECISION ON A REGULAR NOW? NONE! THIS IS PROOF THAT IT WASN'T JUST HER ATHLETICISM AND SERVE!!!
This is the Serena that I want to return!!! Serena is still reading the ball well but she is not able to execute like this anymore, because of her physical condition.
1. The return against Ivanovic In Dubai is extremely underrated due to the quality of video…that one might have been the fastest 2. Kim Clijsters and Mauresmo also got one of the worst treatments in their USO semi and FO quarters
I’d like to see a video of all the return winners she hit against men’s serves playing mixed doubles with Andy at W. In one match she hit at least half a dozen.
There isn’t even anyone on the ATP who hits returns like this. I get that the men’s first n second serves are faster on average, but that isn’t always the case. I don’t get why no one commits to truly attacking the weaker second serves on the ATP. It’s a huge opportunity
Azarenka is equal as strong as Serena her fastest serve and forehand are up there with both Sisters that's why their rivalry is the only true one. She could rally with Serena. Azarenka however couldn't chase the balls down her foot work was her only downfall. I love wayching their matches because the first couple of games is all about ball bashing to see who can tire who out first. Azarenka always came up short chasing the balls down. Shes not good on the run.
Serena in her prime would've eaten Iga alive. All Iga would do is see balls fly by. The only woman I can see serving almost like Serena is Alexandrova. Her returns off the forehand side are ridiculous😅
discombobulate.
?
@@bryanmartin5901 It's a reference to the fight scene from sherlock holmes with Robert Downey Jr. I referenced this because Serena absolutely destroys these returns. Hope this helps.
@@ant1ne248 thanks obscure reference I actually saw that movie in theaters but my ass fell asleep LOL that explains it hahaha thanks
@@bryanmartin5901 lol
I love Michael jackson ❤♥💕
That's not only muscles, she has an incredibly fast response, a perfect timing and intuition. What a great athlete...
WOW!!! 😮
Imagine a return faster than a serve. She's the GOAT!!!
Yea she's the GOAT
Absolutely....138 mph. When shes pissed off....😅
Serena's walk away after those powerful return shots are just as 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
The undisputed Queen of tennis, the GOAT!
Obliteration off both wings, yikes! Hopefully, Serena has more of those shots left for at least another major win. Go Serena!
Just imagine if she was still in her mid Twenties at this stage of her game she probably would not have lost any matches. Naomi who? she would not had stood a chance!
@@duvell1 I think it would be competitive 🤔 and some great tennis to watch. No?
Imagine if she didn't have to compete, Venus! But that's another story as think, Venus was partly the reason she was that good.
People always comment on Serena's power and of course it takes strength to hit a ball like that but the timing that it also takes to master that is nothing but skill. She does not get enough credit
Ofc it's skill, if she was just strenght without skill ir talento she would just wreck the ball and would go anywhere, this is consistent and technical power shots
And precision. She knows precisely when and where to place her shots and rarely misses.
Thank you. Agreed. Skill and accuracy!
@@diegosotomiranda4107 - those are Sabalenka's flaws
23 Grand-slams says it all more than any man or woman in the open era. Only Nadal comes close.
Her return is faster than the serve. Just beautiful.
Serena, not only had a monster serve. She had a deadly return of serve. Serena's return of serve was my favorite part of her game. She would return your serve faster to you. I miss those moments with the GOAT! 🎾❤💖💛
Me too, no one will be like Serena. The best.... the William sisters are the best in the WTA
There will never ever be a another female player who can match what this woman, Serena Williams has done!
Period
Exactly 💯she will be missing 👑🤴❤😢 😔 😪 😕
Purrrrr..She IS GOAT!
There will always be someone better. It may takes years, decades, or more. Sampras -> Federer -> Nadal -> Djokovic proves that.
@@existential09It's not just about the numbers it's about the state of play! Serena along with Venus changed women's tennis from lawn tennis to a power game! I know this because I have been watching tennis since the 60's..😎
One of the very few athletes that was the best at offense(serve) and defense(return). Truly incredible!
The force of strength and power in this woman's arms! Returns of Ruthlessness!
She's a powerhouse.
Takes plenty technique and timing too
Was, as in past sense. She’s not the same anymore.
It's more than muscles. Sharp eyes, technique, and perfect timing are all things she needs for those muscles to connect with the ball and get it in the best spots.
Yes all of those skills.
Precision, timing, technique, sharp eye and more. Which does get sorta sidelined when speaking of her athleticism.
But sometimes, I just want to hone on the power!
It doesn't take much strength and power to crush a return, but the timing needed to redirect the power in the serve back to the sever is incredible.
Now, everybody is hitting the ball like that, so Serena has not only changed the game, but also the way players are hitting the ball! Now EVERYBODY is trying to hit the ball like sending off a missile. We usually get talked about badly, then everybody else comes along and imitate us. Naomi Osaka was the only one that owned that fact!
When you literally grow up looking at the Venus Williams serve, you learn so well to return serve that it becomes a weapon.
My favourite part of her game! Those return are 🔥
And the Ace serves
I love watching her do this
Serena is an awesome player. In addition to all her skills and talents, she has the best returns in history ever🌹🌹
Still the greatest women tennis player in the world 🌎…GOAT Serena Williams 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️💭
Do your homework! Serena's resume pales compared to Steffi Graf's!
Of all time.
The best there ever was! Power, precision, timing and athleticism!
I hope she comes to Australian next Jan! I would do anything to see her again!
Queen of TENNIS! Makes me excited for King Richard!
Yup cannot wait!
Who's the boss? The GOAT in top quality form, and there was nothing her opponents could do about it. I love you, Serena! It's comeback time, queen. God bless you!
Without a doubt..the greatest of all time....NO ONE has ever played this level of tennis in the WTA....no one has ever ripped a forehand, backhand or serve as this woman....NO ONE! Truly amazing!
I've never seen a tennis player with a better command of the first two, and most important, shots in the game.
That s why the rest of her game could be absolute trash and she will still be in service and return games if they are up to snuff.
Not that she would, but if there was ever a person that could live without rallying ever, it's her.
@@ak-xp4hp Agreed. She dominated slams from 2007-2010 by being overwhelming on the first two shots. She improved her fitness and rallying to win more French Opens later on.
@@mrrogers302 Even though Serena was a little overweight during those years, she still had incredible fitness to rally with her opponents.
@@yakzivz1104 Serena was never overweight.
@@mrrogers302 Look I understand that a lot of men like Serena's thick shape; however, she has been overweight since 2007. Serena's proper size was the size she was in 2004.
A aspect of her game she never gets credit for. Why she’s the best serve returner ever
We were blessed to have lived in the time of the greats. Serena is phenomenal.
The last part 😂😂😂😂😂😂love serena
I used to know tennis as a boring mechanical game until the Williams sisters came to the scene and suddenly i was sitting on the edge, getting goose bumps watching them etch their beautiful flair
Sending speedy recovery energy to Queen Serena. That injury is taking so long to heal, she still unable to run as of last week. Hopefully she gets better soonest & start getting ready for 2022 🎾💚🥎🎾💚🥎🎾💚🥎🎾💚🥎
Imitated but never duplicated!!!🍃🌷🌻
She is so powerful and playing with all her strength we really miss her so much
Serena’s ace is the equivalent of a mic drop
I never had much interest in tennis thought it was a bore. I love how the Williams sister brought power (do men even hit ball clocked at 155 mph), strength, determination, flair, style and color, lots of color into the game. I kinda hate to see them getting up in age and depart from the sport, but we know they can’t continue in championship mode forever.
This video is the tonic we Rena fans needed. Thank you!
Yes and i love it, die hard fan from taiwan with love.
The one against Jheng Jie… The whip through the ball… That needs to be sculpted into a statue
serena use to really drop bombs on haley😩
And Radwanska. The amount of sheer force Medicham was too much
She did this year again at the Australian Open. Injury has slowed down the progress. Hopefully, she's healing well so 2022 could be like 2012 Olympic Year! That was 🔥
Who is Haley?
Lol Serena’s looks sometimes just makes me laugh. Miss that ferocity she used to have
Right!! Her face used to say, "This is my HOUSE; get off my court" Loved it!!
That look was on another level when she beat Sharopova in the Australian Open in 2007.
@@senges6751 I loved each and every time that she beat Shara-poo-butt because Maria hated losing to Serena. If Serena had not had the injury and her sister murdered in 2003, Shara-poo-butt’s ascent in the world of tennis would have been very different. IMHO
She still fierce boo
Yes...I was thinking the same thing. The look was saying, "don't play with me".😂
The Greatest Ever!
Absolutely 💯
Poor Azarenka... I can even feel her frustration through that low resolution picture
I suppose they don't understand that their ball is reaching Serena too high and in slow motion.
Simply the best!
Best forehand ever!
Well done my dear friend I hope 🙏to see you in Australia next year. Stay healthy.
After every point "WOW"
I loved every single one of the looks that Serena would give after she would hit a blasting winner! She is missed!
Amazingly Talented !
Phenomenal athletic display by Serena,obviously at the top of her game; a really gifted player!
She has NOTHING else to prove. I'm so proud of her and her sister Venus 💓
Nothing is better than at 39 doing it in 2021 ALL THESE YEARS later!
She turned 40 in September..
@@floydallen627 I’m aware thanks
Yes,they can immitated but no one can duplicated.goat.
Something about that Justine return sat very well with me 🤣
Me too 🤣
And the look Serena gave across the net after. 😊 #renasarmy 💪🏾🎾
0:51 my favorite one.
That let out was a “F” U lol
I'm still amazed watching this as if it's my first time seeing it.
Any one can have strength , but to have timing like clockwork is a different Level.
Lmaooooo
Love this Queen
Miss her game soooo much
Hardly watch tennis now
NO DISRESPECT TO THE WTA PLAYERS TODAY BUT WHO IS DELIVERING THIS TYPE OF POWER AND PRECISION ON A REGULAR NOW? NONE! THIS IS PROOF THAT IT WASN'T JUST HER ATHLETICISM AND SERVE!!!
Serena my forever GOAT
Undeniably the GOAT!!!!!!
She’s really saying get that s**t outta here. 😂
What I would pay to hear her say
“Get that weak shit outta here”
@@k.alvarado6237 😂 Me too…
This video makes me miss Queen Serena again 😢
It's not just the power, but the ability to put the ball exactly where she wants it.
when I am down, I just come and watch Serena!
she owned Azarenka, Sharapova and Radwanska lol. literally went 48-7 in matches against those three, who were all great players!
This is just pure love and respect for the queen. Thank you!
This is the Serena that I want to return!!! Serena is still reading the ball well but she is not able to execute like this anymore, because of her physical condition.
1. The return against Ivanovic In Dubai is extremely underrated due to the quality of video…that one might have been the fastest
2. Kim Clijsters and Mauresmo also got one of the worst treatments in their USO semi and FO quarters
Serena is THE best server in tennis history period and one of the best returners. Absolutely insane skill set
She's a superhero!!!
Saw the movie King Richard, Awesome. Yes she is legend her and Venus. Love the outfits too! Those hits were powerful!
I see a trend in this vid. Haley, Sharapova and Azarenka.
Exactly - She is always extra focused and pumped against these opponents, i would add Ivanovic to the list too lol
“I kept thinking myself damn, what did Azarenka do to make her that mad”😂😂😂😂 IYKYK
Johnny Mac couldn't return any of those in his prime out of his prime or even in exhibitions 🐐🐐
Lmaoooo you came for that neck
The returns are truly lethal!!!
What's crazy is even the guys in the crowd are like, "Man, I don't want none of that!!" She was something else man...a true heroine of the sport
Her ponytails amaze me~
This is her at 1 hunnid! Lol
ONE WORD #GOAT
I’d like to see a video of all the return winners she hit against men’s serves playing mixed doubles with Andy at W. In one match she hit at least half a dozen.
Serena Williams never liked playing men; she always knew; she could not beat a man!
And She Respected That Fact!
So much love and respect for what you do queen 👸 none other!
When she switches on beast mode It’s ON!
I love her whole life
She is like the final boss in video games
There isn’t even anyone on the ATP who hits returns like this. I get that the men’s first n second serves are faster on average, but that isn’t always the case. I don’t get why no one commits to truly attacking the weaker second serves on the ATP. It’s a huge opportunity
It's a mindset. one has to totally believe in their abilities to go for such. it takes a clear mind. it takes A Serena
Damn. What a beautiful video.
How tf the return gonna be faster than the serve? Got me shooketh!
LMAO I could watch this forever !!!
Azarenka got a lot of those returns lol
poor thing 😭😭
Azarenka is equal as strong as Serena her fastest serve and forehand are up there with both Sisters that's why their rivalry is the only true one. She could rally with Serena. Azarenka however couldn't chase the balls down her foot work was her only downfall. I love wayching their matches because the first couple of games is all about ball bashing to see who can tire who out first. Azarenka always came up short chasing the balls down. Shes not good on the run.
0:41 Whoy ye ye ye ye ye 😂😂😂
It took me to when she retired to appreciate the level and talent she brought the WTA to.
That last look is like Serena saying really? You want to go there 😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Tennis is pretty boring without her.
sure is
1:08 “Get out of here” 🔥
The many times that I have watched Serena play and said Geez, my Lord!, Woo! because of how fast the return was....is countless.
Nobody does it better.
Imagine after you serve and trying to position yourself for the return and the return ball has already been called as a point😱🥺😖🔥🔥🔥😱
Serena 2012-2015 was the greatest display of tennis.
Once you witness the greatest of all time in your era. No one else comes closefor you to love and emjoy.
Remarkable.
Aussie Open vs Vicki starting at 2:14...Serena destroyed Vicki with her powerful return of serve.... Geez 🔥🔥🔥
Thee goat ..she's so amazing and very much unmatched..
And she got it from her Momma❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Swiatek fans who r getting brave, serena wouldve toyed with igas serve. They need to watch tennis before 2022
Serena in her prime would've eaten Iga alive. All Iga would do is see balls fly by. The only woman I can see serving almost like Serena is Alexandrova. Her returns off the forehand side are ridiculous😅
It’s always Halep and Azarenka 😂
The Sharapova ones as well were darn entertaining. She is an amazing athlete.
Your'e absolutely fabulously amazing Queen Serena !!! All kudos, salutes and admiration to you , thee GREATEST of ALL TIME .!!!!!
Her returns are faster than the opponents’ serves 🫠 GOAT