Maria Sharapova on Friendship in Tennis

[@staunchlyspeaking]

She’s more competitive than most NBA players nowadays

[@kushspatel]

and the new wave of nfl players

[@amb817]

I’m glad that Maria was honest. Anyone who watched her play, would know that she didn’t form friendships on the tour because she wanted to win and wouldn’t let her peers get in the way of that

[@deusexmachina9776]

sharapova comes across like someone who doesnt form friendships in general - people have often called her cold. i suppose that is how she justifies it on tour, but in everyday life her energy isnt something people would like to put up with

[@youtubepremiumenjoyer]

she did not let doping rules get in the way either

[@endogenetic]

@@deusexmachina9776 Are you sure? Are you aware how respected she is in the business? She’s obviously selective who she is close with, doesn’t mean she’s cold. And in fact, you’ll still see many players look up to her and take inspirations.

[@deusexmachina9776]

​@@endogenetic being well likes socially and achievements are two different things. Serena aint winning personality of the year either doesnt mean her 23 slams arent respectable

[@endogenetic]

@@deusexmachina9776 what does that have anything to do with Serena? You were saying Maria doesn’t form friendships in general and that her energy isn’t liked by people. In fact, people like her personality off court a lot . She’s professional and disciplined in her career. Setting boundaries isn’t wrong.

[@byronfunsang9657]

Honest and original

[@WAJIDALI-ty3vs]

MARIA SO CUTE AND BEAUTIFUL BRAVE COURAGE AND I LIKE MARIA

[@Novakdjokovic517]

She's a drug user

[@lilise3965]

Not so original. Djokovic said that he was never close to any players in the tennis world, because friends get to know your weak spots.

[@byronfunsang9657]

@@lilise3965 good point

[@shervintravels2628]

I like her honesty.

[@lucianoiguera4952]

What a beautifull girl is she? Amazing. She was one of the best famale talented tennis players of the world.

[@arekszajner7541]

But too tall cmon 188 cm

[@till5520]

@@arekszajner7541 Only if you're too short...

[@bibaolaitan5189]

​@@arekszajner7541exactly..

[@give619sleep9]

just look at her, you could get old just looking at her and still would never get over her.
god did took his time to make something this beautiful.

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Stuck on surface values, your life sounds a little shallow.

[@JB-mb6lm]

Simping hard bro.

[@RevealedFilms]

You’re starving. Shes slightly above average at best, no lips and crooked teeth. You guys must get no action whatsoever.

[@wishuonmyjourney818]

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[@wishuonmyjourney818]

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[@robertashaffer3950]

Maria is upfront & explains things intelligently when she is being interviewed.
She's not only beautiful, she's an entrepreneur with a great head on her shoulders. I have a lot of respect for her.

[@user-lx4yk1md5e]

Natural beauty

[@serbianboss3294]

Russian!

[@malashen]

@@serbianboss3294 Siberian )

[@brianwhite1189]

She's still a goddess!

[@martin_93]

Definition of MILF

[@mohammedshoaib-tq6hb]

SIMP!!!!!

[@parklaneyid7505]

Tennis is such a great sport keeps the mind strong!

[@15284750]

I hope it does, I play a lot and I want my mind strong.

[@zzzzzz69]

There are individualistic competitive athletes who try to kill each other in the arena but also form friendships outside the game

[@RUPINDER_SINGH]

Name one

[@zzzzzz69]

@@RUPINDER_SINGH Muay Thai fighters for one, they're basically co-workers in the ring but trying to crush each other, then they dance and have drinks after

[@insiddious]

Locker room is part of the game

[@JesusSanchez-ij5de]

Rafa Nadal.

[@acdp61]

​@@RUPINDER_SINGH im pretty sure there is a whole bunch of players in the ATP alone that are friends off the court

[@miguelangelbustosmontecino5138]

Que mujer más hermosa y bella no hay otra igual a la gran María Sharapova ❤❤❤

[@Corey-pd3mi]

Meanwhile look at F1, many of the drivers are great friends and can still compete at the highest level 🤷‍♂️

[@freddie_connor9202]

racing is more impersonal

[@RyanGrijp]

Could it be that it has to do with the difference in mentality between men and women? I mean, most times, when men have a fight, they solve it quickly, whereas with women, they never talk to each other again.

[@perakojot5628]

​@@RyanGrijpThere are both male and female tennis players who are friends off the court. But usually they are not great champions. Hard to imagine Novak and Nadal being friends while trying to break all the records against each other. Or Maria and Serena, now Sabalenka and Iga or Alcaraz and Sinner... Doesn't mean they have bad relationship, just hard to be friends in such circumstances.

[@recklessoldier]

Each of their own. Some tennis players are friends. That's just her personal perspective

[@perakojot5628]

@@shihlin1 I think Nadal - Federer friendship is more media friendship than real. Nadal didn't even invite him for his wedding. Or he did and Federer didn't go. They definitely have a good relationship but to me it feels like it's more commercial/sponsorship than it's real. Djokovic is closer with this new guys. I know he's good off the court with Zverev.

[@antoineharris5338]

She still looks like this 😍

[@kaydavis8587]

That's so old.

[@shihlin1]

​​​Chris Evert did an interview recently saying back in the 70's the first few grand slams she and Martina used to have lunch and practice together on the day of the final.
Evert says she's grateful she played in an era where the women formed great friendships on the tour.
She says today it's all about their agents, coaches, nutritionists, trainers, publicists, etc

[@jimw.4161]

And money... lots and lots of money 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

[@rdg___]

This is true, but only part of the story... That's how the friendship *began* between the two after Martina came to the U.S., and they even played doubles together quite a bit. However, Chrissie has also said that because they did doubles together, she felt Martina got too familiar with her game and started beating her and Chrissie did not like that and put an end into their partnership. They further drifted apart in the early 80s when Martina was being coached by Nancy, who told Martina that she needed to hate Chrissie in order to start beating her. Those years were very tense between them especially during Chrissie's 13-match losing streak against Martina and they didn't start to mend their friendship until the mid-80s, and really, after Chrissie retired.

[@shihlin1]

@@rdg___Lieberman leaving Martina's camp also helped their friendship to get back on track.
Lieberman was a great trainer, but she had negative influence over Martina in other ways that she didn't like. Martina knows she was not gonna "hate" Chris

[@oggyoggy1299]

Yeah and grandpa used to ride a horse to school.

[@jimw.4161]

@@oggyoggy1299
Yeah, but did they have the Slams way back then? 😳
I do know there was a lot more civility - but maybe that's because there was no internet.
Social media consisted of writing letters and waiting for days for a reply.
Why not just phone? ☎️
Well, long distance was too expensive for folks back in them halcyon days of yore.
You know... grandpa was real lucky to ride a horse 🐎 to school. My ass had to walk! ✌

[@mtnpackmule1627]

🇺🇸GODBLESS MARIA SHARAPOVA🙏

[@Alacran319]

Campeona GranDiosa María Sharapova Rusa Preciosísima

[@mce7401]

the most bEaUtiFuL tennis girl in the whole world
maria sharapova

[@inspiration5564]

After Anna Kalinskaya...

[@netaji-thebritishslayer]

Nah gabriela sanatini😅​@@inspiration5564

[@frankv2314]

Shes a goddess ❤

[@Marsi-811]

She was very disliked on the tour due to her aloofness

[@falsettogod5853]

She has a very specific reason for having this position. Other girls hated her during her early years because of how amazing she was. Period.

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

For all the people saying women are terrible harpies who hate each other and men are bros who love each other and want to get married because they’re such good friends, you clearly don’t know tennis. Tennis is full of players on the men’s side and women’s side who just don’t care much for close friendships with other players and it’s been that way since the start. Heck, Jimmy Connors was legendary for that, in fact not only would he not talk to you in the locker room, sometimes he would make a special effort to be nasty if you would approach him. And then there were players like Sampras who, while nice, just weren’t the most talkative and interested in being buddies except with maybe a select few. So it was then and so it is now. For example, Djokovic, while remarking on his friendships with his Serbian compatriots, noted how he is not exactly friends with Roger and Rafael. This is Maria’s perspective but there are plenty of women who are great friends with each other, like Sabalenka and Badosa or, going back further, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. It’s all about your personality and the people you interact with. You’re not going to want to be friends with everyone. Gender stereotypes have nothing to do with it.

[@ABD-od2xh]

my childhood crush❤

[@tomastoth3839]

Strong self-conscious independent women are your thing? You'll be humiliated and cheated on in the near future my friend.

[@jayantasen2406]

​@@tomastoth3839 why so insecure my guy?

[@tomastoth3839]

@@jayantasen2406 it's called common sense my love 😘

[@jayantasen2406]

@@tomastoth3839 I've been with one for over a decade. Speak for yourself

[@Scorpio79]

Pertemanan bisa terjalin di luar pertandingan...bukan berarti tidak bisa menjalin pertemanan antara pemain.
Dalam pertandingan jadi lawan,di luar pertandingn jadi teman

[@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977]

Imagine Serena saying this exact same words😂😂😂 the outrage will be huge

[@dblog]

Agreed ! She would be painted all sorts by the same people justifying her in the comments. Human beings….

[@_TJ_0]

Speculation with no basis

[@Canessa1298]

Thats because Serena is so childish, especially when she looses

[@sv-bd5em]

I think it’s Maria problem. Sabalenka and Badosa are friends and Saba has no issue beating Badosa. Kasatkina is friendly with everyone. Then you have those who don’t wanna be friends like Swiatek. So it’s an individual player thing not a tennis thing.

[@rafarequeni822]

Swiatek is best friends with Kaja Juvan and was quite of a friend of Osaka before her walking away from the courts - I don't know how are things between them now.

[@frantisek6485]

Nádherná DÁMA Maria výborná tenistka vzdelaná ,inteligentná,úprimná osobnosť nech sa jej v živote dari

[@seagull8415]

Had friends working at the grand hotel in Eastbourne while the tennis was at Devonshire place. All the players stayed there. Staff said Sharapova was lovely but com0letely scorned by the other players jealous of her fame and looks.

[@quakethedoombringer]

I think it's kinda obvious that despite being a fairly non-violent sport compared to football, wrestling, or martial arts, most tennis players, including Shaparova, go out of their way to avoid making friends with other tennis players since the competition is so cut throat most of the time

[@shihlin1]

@@quakethedoombringerI don't think Sharapova even made half an attempt to say Hi to the players, that's the impression I got.
Even Serena made a few friends on the tour such as Caroline Wozniacki, who was one of her bridesmaids
With Sharapova, NAH !

[@BTA08]

That may be in women's tennis. Men tennis is different. You have lot of great friendships there, some since childhood.

[@rafarequeni822]

It is not. Holger Rune doesn't have friends; Nadal, Federer and Djokovic respected each other as much as they hate each other - and they respect each other A LOT.

[@marinchhana]

She is so beautyful.....she was very honest. Love her a lot.....

[@radoskovi8627]

❤Pozdrav Marija❤

[@suryanto7027]

That's my girl

[@user-ll8vx5zz4i]

Maria is an only child, left Russia with her dad and never had the opportunity to have friends and a team experience and she never needed it. She is individualistic, not bad with other players but content just with herself, thats enough for her. Her own self just suffice

[@angerisdiscipline3913]

Thats for women you can see it from the handshakes in wta 😂😂 In atp probably guys naturally form clans and banter with each others in the locker room

[@UKRenna]

I understand her mindset. She isn’t being mean, she wouldn’t like to compete with a friend, so keeps her distance.

[@Brigitte-Bardot-ST-1968]

Une Merveille de Femme 💙🤍❤️

[@LaurynasSFM]

My childhood crush. What a woman.

[@user-bp3wd2fw4e]

It's an interesting conversation. The thing about tennis is that the men's players anyway seem to be able to compartmentalise. Everyone understands that you try your best to win and then it's back to reality.

[@stevem4660]

She is so pretty

[@plbeckman]

She's controversial and that is one reason she's my favorite female tennis players.

[@dblog]

If Serena said the same would you feel the same ?

[@shihlin1]

When he asked her if she dislikes any player, she was trying so hard not to say Serena's name

[@VictorDraganovLago]

no she was not

[@finnkdy]

​@@VictorDraganovLagonon non, née, she just suppressed that Litany.

[@alanratay4583]

I disagree with her theory. We’re all competitors while the game is on. I fought my brother many many times. We still were fine after.

[@PHPUSA66]

I remember this interview was still during the middle of career. I feel after she had retired, she changed and started opening up more now - just look at her with Serena now that both are retired.

[@mohamedaouamri5220]

Excellente Tenissmane par ses conditions physiques par sa patience de modestie.

[@josejimenez-jv9ty]

La mujer mas hermosa del y La mas talentosa

[@bouchelghoumyacine1414]

❤❤❤❤

[@goldwolf0606]

Nothing wrong with that. It’s good for the fans when you have a little mamba mentality. Kobe wasn’t trying to make friends either 😂

[@miftahulmuhaimin8790]

In games there's no religion, no race, no communalism only scores, love and friendship.

[@AlfonsoTejeroPlantSite]

And what is e relationship between compete and friendship or being kind?It looks more like a girl thing, like in beauty contests

[@barretryan]

I think this is more of a women’s problem, I don’t think they can compartmentalize competition on and off the court.

[@johnrenehan7406]

She was honest , but had a cold bland character.......at least while playing

[@paulpaulsen3357]

Tell this to Federer and Nadal

[@peterjobovic3406]

men

[@rafarequeni822]

Federer and Nadal aren't friends. They may say how much they respect the other, just like Sharapova could say how great Serena Williams is, but they don't hang out together.

[@paulpaulsen3357]

you are out of your mind.
First do your homework and search the web :
Federer, meanwhile, explained that their relationship encompasses both on- and off-court activities. “On the court we have challenged each other to evolve, improve and reach heights we never would have managed without the rivalry,” Federer said. “Off the court our relationship has grown from fierce intense competitors to a lifelong friendship driven by our genuine personalities and shared values.”
Second it’s not about wether they hang out together (which they do) but the quality and force of the bond, the laughs and tears they share..
Yes so much the Sharapova obviously didn’t experiment once 🙋‍♂️

[@rafarequeni822]

@@paulpaulsen3357 I'm not a fan of Sharapova. She was a cold bitch when she was playing, and she is the same after retirement. But you're looking too much into the PR of Federer. The big three (just like Sharapova) earn more money through sponsorships than playing tennis, so they measure their declarations to the press very carefully. It's not like Federer was invited to Nadal's wedding. They don't hang out together - if you see them together, it's some official act or a PR event, it's not just them going to the cinema.
That doesn't mean there can't be friendship in tennis, it just means that it depends on the player. Sharapova had no friends in the field while Ons Jabeur is friend to anyone in the tour. It depends.

[@paulpaulsen3357]

Hopefully all my friends weren’t at my wedding too…
The dimension they fulfilled together on court was enough to show how friendship (or call it sportsmanship if you prefer) could go beyond PR and her simple reasoning.
So she shouldn’t have taken his case for a general truth we agree.

[@jordanlang8206]

Roy Keane would be proud 😊

[@rendezvouswithsubbu2074]

Well Said

[@seensay2132]

Definitely cultural differences. The women’s tour maintains this cold shoulder/mortal enemies attitude on tour and it’s exactly why so many are isolated and retire early out of loneliness. The guys on tour seem to do a better job separating the on court from off court mentalities and actually forge friendships and camaraderie.

[@MrJeffrey316]

You can still try to beat someone's brains out on the court, and be friends afterwards. A lot of golfers are this way. Jack and Arnie tried to win and beat each other every time they played, yet they would sometimes go out to dinner after a round.

[@tisanbako]

If Serena has said this, y’all hating racists would have come for her head.

[@ludikure479]

Maria and Nole = it could be lifetime romance

[@altruism8637]

thats women for ya. men can be friends and compete

[@dominiquedourneau7425]

That s what make a champion..you not friend with your Boss..you cannot..he sign your check…and you cannot cross the line..well in-sports..you want be the boss…

[@shihlin1]

The women are worse than the men in locker room friendships, esp someone like Sharapova and Serena.
I know those two really detested each other.
I don't think the men players are as cutthroat as the women, men can joke and goof around with each other in the locker room.
The women can't.
Big egos

[@michaelg7904]

Guys tend to bro up while the ladies get all catty.

[@jollyjames30]

If not for Serena, Sharapova would have 10+ majors

[@luvllizzy]

makes no sense thats why she has no girl tennis player friends but sure has male tennis player friends 👀💅🏻

[@nemajabakic4546]

She doesn't compete with men in tennis you can't play against opposite gender on what drug are you or you just don't watch tennis?

[@Tied348]

@@nemajabakic4546you can in doubles though. But I don’t really remember Maria playing mixed doubles

[@AgentJ2007]

Because is not competing against men, duh !

[@quakethedoombringer]

I think she is on good terms with Djokovic but that's as far as I can tell

[@mickeysmiths]

Who is this? What should I be looking out for?

[@medelinejs1173]

Tennis is hard :(

[@maurizioverdinelli9400]

Ok

[@mohameddahrour507]

It's tennis, it's not war. The Williams sisters have competed against each other their entire careers and they are still on good terms. Some players like Ons Jabeur are appreciated by many players.

[@reginaldmelton623]

Not da Doping Queen 👸 titles shud have been taken😊

[@gc3134]

It's a lonnely sport, it's obvious you will make a few little friends... not meaning been rude, it's just the others are the ones that could get out of your job.... it's like that... maybe when retired they can be friends

[@jacobpaint]

Many are wired differently to her and are able to leave their friendships off the court. I guess she might also feel negatively towards a friend who beat her so she doesn't want to introduce that kind of emotion.

[@Mohanarangan-up3br]

Wow

[@ellahjoycabug6008]

actually she hate eugennie bouchard

[@anonymous-vy8lz]

The great white hope ragdolled by Serena

[@deniyahsjourney2748]

Say it again...they were always happy when she beat Serena...that was short lived😂😂😂

[@prnvpthk07]

Just go away.... get some fresh air... and stop hating

[@cisium1184]

Found the bigot.

[@MichaelKing-tp6le]

lol true

[@GoodOldCinema]

How is her English so good?

[@muhammadsiraj5537]

Because she made so much money, she got a private tutor
😂😂

[@marcusaurelius5149]

@@muhammadsiraj5537 Lots of people have money and tutors but still sound terrible.

[@kellykarcher7179]

It's because she's lived in The States since she was 7 years old.

[@quakethedoombringer]

@@muhammadsiraj5537and then you have Messi whose English is probably worse than most players within his leagues despite being a wealthy A lister

[@staciasmith5162]

She's lived in America for years and has really worked on her American speech and accent to banish her Russian accent and sound as American as possible to appeal more to Western & US businesses. It's made her millions in endorsements.

[@brenzikmohaa]

the best women's player of all time. And she's actually feminine, the way they're supposed to.

[@svtinker]

?

[@warp_skip]

Lol

[@roleoahotondji54]

Lmao

[@alejamdroramos2340]

Serena la traía de encargo que iba hacer amistades 😂.

[@thelaurels13]

She’s honest but also a bitter horrible person!

[@AngkarYearZero]

She's nice on the eyes but she would seem extremely boring to socialize with.

[@abhaysrivastava8453]

Have you heard a word "CRICKET"??

[@republikadugave420]

Fed and Nadal be like...huuuh

[@user-hm8ng6rf4o]

🎉

[@somya426]

How could you be friends with someone and beat them next day 💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wtf sis, you're playing tennis not doing MMA/combat sports
Guys out here MAULING each other and yet ""hug it out"" the second fight ends
Incredible sportsmanship is shown, and you can actually see it's not fake
Hard to believe tennis guys are in more of a juxtaposition than those guys

[@Novakdjokovic517]

Sharadopa

[@blahblahlablah]

So competitive, that you took PED's to try and get ahead of the pack. What a disgrace

[@juandixonformvp]

The male players have to be friendly with each other or else they wouldn't have high-level players to practice with. The female players have male hitting partners so they don't need to have friends on tour to be successful.

[@zeeshanmustafa7362]

Pure Russian...

[@bulletsupremo1676]

Take that mushy mushy NBA players. God!!! She's beautiful❤️

[@MichaelKing-tp6le]

what?

[@s.w.d4010]

Isn’t she good friends with Maria Kirilenko?

[@tonym8503]

Dope head

[@MehdiMehdi-i9j]

راهي باطل يمادام بوتين هشام امينم 😊

[@yakuzasugoideskafandude]

My Wife Gonna Be Pretty Like Sharapova ,Make My Words RUclipsr Friends 😅😅😅😂😂😢😢

[@arekszajner7541]

But shorter Ill hope , not like tower
Sharapowa.

[@truetruth6981]

She is a real Putin's mental frame

[@AntonioAlvarez-bq8yd]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@mrtnt2014]

so hotttttttt

[@santai1296]

Women
Men are different

[@theDrzhivargo]

yee..yee...

[@sriharshavinjamury8154]

There's one word for it...evil

[@salimwinchester5762]

Women🍺☕

[@Rogermoore20082008]

Most selfish and arrogant player.