Serena Williams v Aryna Sabalenka Full Match | Australian Open 2021 Fourth Round

[@ernestogarcia7481]

Honestly now knowing how incredible Aryna has become, this match has become ICONIC. It's a shame it didn't have a crowd.

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

Sharapova won her last title against Sabalenka ❤❤❤❤

[@JB-vm1oz]

Why is it iconic?

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

@JB-vm1oz read the comment. Bc Aryna has become #1

[@JayDee615]

She could have won this year. Seriously, her draw was nuts with Sabalenka and Halep. I feel like she couldn’t get pass the Osaka mental block but it looks like if she just stayed around longer Osaka would have eventually went away.

[@Wolfwarrior2024]

Yup . There was definitely something going on mentally when it came to Osaka . Maybe she allowed herself to be mentally already defeated by Osaka .

[@GldnkidDJ]

I agree I think when she faced Osaka in a GS environment it mentally put her back in the USO final.

[@Praise-Him2]

People talking about Sabalenka wasn’t that good when she played during this time. That’s rubbish. She was great and almost 23? Serena had lots of slams by that age. Serena is just on a level that no one will ever understand. 39 almost 40 and beating the next generation! Serena is old enough to be her mother! 😂 oh and by sabalenkas age Serena had Olympic gold in doubles, 6 doubles grand slams, 6 singles grand slams, 2 mixed doubles slams and year end championships plus fed cup win/etc 😂❤

[@joshlum8291]

It was her best physically post prenancy.

[@thecookie0079]

Oh please Sabalenka made such a progress in the last 2 years. Some people evolve / develop in their „later“ ages. 23 isn’t old tho.

[@GldnkidDJ]

@thecookie0079 I love Serena but have to agree. Look at Novak

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

This was a very impressive victory from 39 year old Serena Williams who was way past her prime. Eventhough Sabalenka wasn't as good as she is now, she was still very formidable. Most people felt she really had a chance in this match. She was even ranked higher than Serena. Am really a big fan of power tennis. Serena, Venus and Monica Seles are my favorite female players of all time. Sabalenka and Rybakina are my favorites at the moment.

[@mreclectic700]

So thankful for these time capsules. Tennis is the only sport I don't mind rewatching... 🎾

[@ninjawarriorthesavage381]

My Favorite and Greatest Rivalry of all time 🐐 Top-5 on the list: 🎾1) Federer/Nadal. 👑2) Trump/Reagan. ⚽️3) Germany/Brazil. 🥊4) McGregor/Mayweather. ⛳️5) Tiger/Rory.

[@flowro]

my 2 faves! glad Aryna had this opportunity of playing the GOAT!

[@RobinDubrey]

If roses are red and violets are blue then Serena Williams is the star of motherhood too.

[@ninjawarriorthesavage381]

🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal & 🇨🇭Roger Federer is a national treasure of tennis & hall of fame of tennis!!! Cheers!!! 🐐👑💎🎾🎾

[@CertifiedCruella]

Sabalenka even to these days always self destruct. Now that Gauff is ready for 2025, she will have to be more consistent

[@ninjawarriorthesavage381]

🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal & 🇨🇭Roger Federer is my favorite tennis player of all time 100% indeed!!! Cheers!!! 🐐👑💎🎾🎾

[@shnhkn1]

pandemic times. no audiences, line judges with face masks... hundreds and thousands pcr tests, vaccination passports etc. horrible days!! for those who watch this match 15-20 years later, your keywords, covid-19 pandemic worldwide...

[@ДенисКондратьев-у9ъ]

Zabalenka? Why?

[@joang5678]

Awesome performance by Serena!💕💕

[@ninjawarriorthesavage381]

I Love ❤️ You!!! 🇪🇸🙌🇨🇭

[@CertifiedCruella]

I think 2013 was the best Serena when she won the grand slams and Olympics

[@mreclectic700]

2002 Season was pretty epic too! She dominated during both

[@JB-vm1oz]

Back in the days when it was ok to show the Belarus flag

[@francisdiaz4663]

Pensar que serena ganó su último sgran slams en el 2017 pero todos sabemos que después salió embarazada y el físico ya no le dio si no cuánto más hubiese ganado.

[@davx02p]

Where was this Serena during the match against Osaka?

[@Praise-Him2]

She was gassed in my opinion. There were players that lost to her and did everything they could to win which took a lot of energy out of her. Also Simona (with her performance enhanced drugs and Sabalenkas power of course. I think she just ran out of gas and was sore. She was almost 40. People don’t realize what her job will do to the body at that age.

[@MrCreative242]

I think you meant the semi finals vs Osaka because the next match she dismantled Halep in the Qtr Finals

[@davx02p]

@@MrCreative242 you’re right my bad

[@MrCreative242]

@@davx02p I think she was sore if I’m not mistaken this the first tournament she played since the US Open , no wait she made the semis of Brisbane right before this

[@ΕμμανουήλΠετρουλάκης]

Serena was playing with low energy in the first 3 rounds. if you compare her performance in the warm up tournments and that of the AO they are completely different. She was obviously trying to save energy until she was forced to use it against Sabalenka and maybe potapova. When it comes to halep, she was motivated to beat her bacuse of that WB loss. With Osaka she didn;t have the same motivation given that she had won their previous encounter and she also seemed to lose her confidence after she was broken in the first set. The AO was such a missed opportunity for Serena but she still played great nonetheless

[@たかいと-y7q]

セリーナにしか着れないユニフォーム、セリーナにしか出来ないプレー。 このセリーナに大坂なおみはよく勝ったな～

[@jimmyz.6956]

Osaka Jabeur please 🙏

[@antoniofung]

19:00 it should be a first serve!!!!!

[@JB-vm1oz]

True - first serve was clearly in

[@DonyorAbaquita]

sabalenka matches serenas power.....

[@EarthAngelMozy369]

🎾Hit🎯the👍🏾button🎃🐈‍⬛🧶🐾🐅 Love you Serena 💓 always the champ 🏆

[@Official.tadiwa]

The athlete Serena was prebirth compared to post birth needs to be studied

[@Kai-ts9fw]

The athlete she was before and after Alexis needs to be studied

[@finnickjunior1258]

Not really, pre VS post USO 2018 Everything was psychological afterwards

[@Kai-ts9fw]

@@finnickjunior1258Actually it’s pre vs post USO 2015 Semi final. She never lost back to back finals until 2016 AO & FO, that when the choking started. And she met Alexis 🤡 in Rome 2015

[@JohnDoe-bl8xd]

Why? She had a baby and aged. Both periods in her thirties. She’s 39 here and beat a young fit opponent that was ranked higher than her. This same opponent now is a multiple slam winner three years later. It’s not rocket science. She made it to 23 slams. She wasn’t going to last forever in peak or near peak condition.