Maria Sharapova: Rise of a Star

The story of how 19-year-old Maria Sharapova became a star at the 2006 US Open.
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The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the year and takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. The 2023 US Open saw Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and USA’s Coco Gauff claim the men’s and women’s singles titles. It was Djokovic’s 24th Grand Slam title and Gauff’s first Grand Slam title. The 2024 US Open main draw is scheduled to go ahead between August 26 - September 8. Look out for highlights, extended highlights, full matches, press conferences, on-court interviews, hot shots, compilations and more!
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[@Schizophonic92]

The US Open 2006 dress is so iconic!

[@littlebenningnit5274]

Indeed Iconic🎉❤

[@mr_getman]

Unstoppable 🤍💙❤️

[@stayfocused3175]

2006 was her best year playing-wise. Here and at the AO 2008 she was at her peak.

[@sallytemraz8614]

She was and still is an icon. Always carried herself gracefully, even at times with mean press oversexualizing her and serena bullying her.

[@supriyashivananda]

So so true!

[@bryancarson5908]

Serena bullied her on the court but outside of that Maria was no saint with them books and press conferences 😂

[@Natural10Disaster]

And here it is!! The true test of being an icon is being able to have your own story. I didn't have to scroll far before I found Serenas name lol. I watch so many videos on serena and Maria name never shows up. But I can never see Maria mentioned without serena. She was icon adjacent at best

[@timah9506]

She is iconic! I miss her sooooo much!

[@jannejames7224]

Iconic cheater!!!

[@user-ge4mk7cz9i]

Прекрасная Мария. Сколько часов провёл я,наблюдая за твоими победами и неудачами. Благодарю и всего хорошего желаю

[@TheLego4366]

Thank you, this genuinely made me happy after a long day of work.

[@user-ql2ou7mz4v]

She is trully a legend ❤️❤️

[@davidbermudez2608]

María Sharapova is perfection 💪🏽

[@oscaracosta8012]

Queen of the WTA 🥇🏆

[@jannejames7224]

Cheater of the wta!!!

[@physiomertilhan]

She is the greatest, such an inspiration

[@RC-qf3mp]

She’s low class. Remember the time she insulted Radwanska during a match … during a POINT and shouted “RUN!”? No class. She’s pretty so exercises her pretty white blonde woman privilege. But make no mistake, she panders to Putin and has no respect for the game or her opponents. There should be a documentary on Radwanska. She played with dignity, and was far more petite than genetically advantaged players like Sharapova. She’s just lucky that the sport gives tall women a big advantage.

[@jannejames7224]

A great cheat she only inspired others to cheat!!!

[@johnleecacho931]

If she didn't had the shoulder surgery she could have atleast 10 GS but still she is the best. Stunningly Beautiful too

[@jannejames7224]

She wouldn't have one championship if she had not cheated!!!!

[@liltiib430]

@@jannejames7224 just hush, you don’t know what you’re talking about !

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

​@@jannejames7224 correction, only 1 major , because she started cheating after 2004

[@jannejames7224]

@@razgriz1ne1ne48 she cheated her whole career !!!!! You can't believe what a cheater say when she said she had taken it for 10 years.

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

@jannejames7224 she didn't say it, Drug test results going back to Feb 2005 say it, shortly after her lost to SW in the 2005 Aus semi, lost cause she got tired. Coincidence? I think not. Sharapova won Wimbledon In 04, when she was 17 and more importantly 6'0 tall,she could at least move and change direction better at the time cause she was lighter and smaller, since then she grew to 6'2 and gained a little bit weight, making it harder and more taxing on her stamina, showed fully in 2005 Aus. Meldonium increases oxygen blood platelet production for patients with heart problems, same method can be used as a PED, after that while Sharapova never beat SW again she did .... Never cramped Never acted tired And was fresh as a daisy in final sets no matter how long matches went. After coming back from her ban she started getting tired in 3rd sets and even long 2 setter matches, her final set win ratio before the ban was in the 90% range, after the ban it was only 21% .

[@edgardegas01]

She's an icon. She's a legend.

[@krishnakumar2390]

My role model since a decade, if there was not serena, this princess has gotten double digits slams by now, some girls are enjoying school level tennis matches and victories now, while Sharapova always a super star beside Serena and Venus.

[@bimu8713]

Una donna meravigliosa!

[@maurice9804]

MARIA SHARAPOVA THE LEGEND YOU ARE 👑❤

[@Kolki-eu9qs]

Maria was the biggest star and the most beautiful woman on this planet!🥰🥰🥰

[@namuyimbwaflorence4874]

My champion of all times 💪💪💪💪

[@fredy299]

Lovely ❤

[@TheLego4366]

This will be great

[@akhlstudio]

Ah the glory days, it was truly Maria Mania !

[@jannejames7224]

The cheater days

[@littlebenningnit5274]

I always❤ watching Mariaaaaa 🥳💃

[@user-zw4hd8kt8t]

Maria Sharapova super stars world tennis 🎾❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-ee4gt2qn1f]

Да всегда было интересно смотреть за Марией костюмы очень ей шли самые красивые да и сама она хороша и игра была валидольная таких пока нет в теннисе

[@alexandrafebres3124]

The Queen 👑 Maria Sharapova 🥰

[@mohamadparyono3714]

I love sharapova from Indonesia

[@VKR674]

It’s going to be interesting

[@dimas_s475]

Маша ❤❤

[@SunnySingh-mi8db]

She was both beautiful 😍 and great athlete

[@anylsonalves7549]

Essa muher mais linda do mundo❤❤❤...

[@GlebMamonov]

всё таки она феномен яркая карьера Машуня любовь )))

[@SulaimanAgungSalim30]

❤❤❤

[@matthewvalencic4217]

Matt Tilley’s Gotcha Calls.

[@SakataGintoki01]

❤😊

[@estefania7476]

Pongan subtítulos us Open😭

[@dylanstreibig9234]

The best example of the "it factor" ever was her as a teen.

[@samuelodyuo2566]

💯👍

[@perezsozo1]

❤Te toca a ti

[@perezsozo1]

0:47

[@perezsozo1]

0:56 de tu hors

[@supriyashivananda]

Haters gonna hate, but no one has and can ever mimic the tennis stardom that Maria achieved. Even the so-called GOATS.

[@rohitabhinavboseroy2445]

😂😂 dope positive 🤣🤣

[@Agapkinaa]

Russian queen 🇷🇺

[@brentsams9980]

She's the one! Beauty & Power! Thanks Maria for your contribution in tennis history! ❤❤❤

[@KonDi-uh4nx]

RUSSIA 💪💪💪💪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🙏🙏🙏🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@KO-vv1oz]

This is a strange video. The clips are a lot of errors instead of winners.

[@rajusaha855]

Drugopova or Dopapova 😂😂

[@gayamoorthy1215]

absolutely, doesn't hold a candle to graf and serena

[@chrisiswherenow]

Thanks heavens for that 'heart medication'.

[@krishnakumar2390]

Completely legal drug, u have any issue? With the baby aspirin?

[@HullioGQ]

I'll wait to see if one will be made for other greats like Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, or any of the exceptional tennis players who didn't conform to the male-favored physique, pursue modeling, or display their bodies in a provocative manner for the almighty dollar.

[@janjr165]

Well said.

[@gayamoorthy1215]

absolutely, the fact that the us open haven't even made a video for these legends but for the overrated doper says it all, don't forget Henin as well who beat both william sisters to win the US open title

[@krishnakumar2390]

doper? 😂🤣when the drug was completely legal and fine, and aint a ped thats not a ped 🤣😂henin won by luck as Williams sisters had no mind to beat her that time.

[@tekgid433]

They couldn’t conform because they weren’t born with Maria’s looks.

[@johnanderson1938]

women's tennis has been dull af since her retirement

[@albertmontoya6413]

I was never a Maria fan i never liked her arrogant behavior.

[@fedvvvv]

That's cool. You don't have to like her. Why bother watching a video about her then?

[@KonDi-uh4nx]

Завидуй молча😂😂

[@TheAnimalWolverine]

@@fedvvvvsuch a useless comment eh? 😂

[@fedvvvv]

@@TheAnimalWolverine I'll never in my life understand people leaving comments on videos of players they don't like. What a waste of time.

[@gayamoorthy1215]

​@@fedvvvv who are you to tell us what to watch? get over yourself.

[@janjr165]

CORRECTION. The rise of a doping, cheating, banned from playing, screaming banshee. There, I fixed the tire for you. 😉

[@krishnakumar2390]

No correction since the drug was completely legal and fine and aint a ped.

[@krishnakumar2390]

You can't win here, the tribunal already given a judgement she has not intentionally taken the drug, how's that a cheating then?

[@jannejames7224]

She cheated her whole career and should give those trophies back to the real winners of those championships

[@kusmarchonok]

That medicine have been legal all the time until 2016

[@ivankoshkin1974]

She was allowed to drink meldonium and it was not banned when she won trophies

[@RC-qf3mp]

Rise of a Star…fall of a cheater.

[@eugen2408]

Fall of a cheater? All her Grand Slams were won in a fair fight because at that time Meldonium was not considered a doping drug! And therefore you have no right to call Maria a fraudster!

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@eugen2408 you defend cheating and Putin propagandists. Shameful. That’s the world we live in. I bet you love Trump too. And Lance Armstrong. And the East German Olympic women’s swimmers. Disgusting .

[@janjr165]

@@eugen2408: She was always a fraud and a cheater. Truth hurts.

[@eugen2408]

@@janjr165 How exactly was she a fraud?

[@krishnakumar2390]

​@@janjr165no that drug was a legal one and aint a ped at all scientists all over the world claims that what's ur meritocracy to deny that?

[@sephmanatac8569]

CHEATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ivankoshkin1974]

the drug was legal, She was allowed to drink meldonium

[@michellauzon4640]

Rise of a star on drug. Proven fact.

[@krishnakumar2390]

When the drug was completely legal and aint a ped of course no issues. U have no proof what you are talking.

[@michellauzon4640]

@@krishnakumar2390 Legal one day, illegal the day after, it's still the same drug. Sharapova needed it so much that she took the amazing risk of taking it once illegal. I hope you don't believe her saying "I didn't know"

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@michellauzon4640 it's completely legal drugs, I believe what the cas said about her case, it went illegal just 25 days left behind where she won nothing, as her staunch fan I believe her always.

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@michellauzon4640 scientists world Wide claims it's not a ped too.

[@michellauzon4640]

@@krishnakumar2390 It's illegal for the World Anti-Doping Agency. She KNEW, but because you are "staunch fan", I will leave it like this.

[@user-mh8br3nu9s]

Ещё и орёт как раненый бизон

[@mohamadparyono3714]

I love sharapova from Indonesia