Maria Sharapova on friendship with Serena Williams, dinner with Iga & Naomi | 2024 Wimbledon

Maria Sharapova sits down with Tennis Channel at 2024 Wimbledon and talks Serena Williams, Coco Gauff, potentially dining with Iga Swiatek & Naomi Osaka and motherhood.
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[@antzvoli4577]

She's a lot warmer and way more personable than I remembered in the past

[@BillyBob-xi9ih]

Helps that she’s no longer facing the pressures of the tour

[@user-cp2bo3zm9s]

She is a mother now❤

[@Esty-gk4ju]

What happens when you can be yourself and not controlled by anyone.

[@rrkmodel1]

I think that's normal when athletes retire/move-on with their new path, I did a few commercials with many tennis stars and Maria & Serena were super snobby on set. But when I did a few commercials with The GOAT RF, he was very kind and lovely to speak too!

[@emiliaenggoh6900]

exactly😍..not a fan of her before😄..but after reading her book and now that she's retire, I become a fan.

[@user-sf8jj2ed9g]

Very articulate woman. Miss her on the tour. She was one of the few that could backup the superstardom with results on the Tennis court.

[@BobbyBluejacket]

Results with special help, yeah

[@zed2225]

@@BobbyBluejacket Politics, nice attempt to seek attention though

[@gayamoorthy1215]

@@zed2225 stating facts is not attention seeking fanboy, she won nothing after getting caught and there was no politics stupid excuse, so get a life.

[@gayamoorthy1215]

@@zed2225 getting caught red handed is not politics and stating facts that she doped is not attention seeking. Grow up.

[@itiswhatitis8875]

@@BobbyBluejacket She was unaware of the ban of the meldonium substance when she took it. Plus she paid her due by serving years of suspension as a result. There are other players like Gasquet, Agassi, Justine Henin, etc also who were involved in substance use. Get over it.

[@jasonlee6180]

Wow Maria is so well-spoken. Especially talking about maintaining an even composure through wins and losses and how to deal with hype.

[@user-ic9hk6su6u]

You’re so hot😍

[@androc75]

simp 😄

[@trommelbiel]

One of my all-time favourite tennis players. I miss that era!

[@pierngadikurniawan]

Yeah. Very competitive era, beyond Serena of course. Many good players in that era: Sharapova, Henin, Clijsters, Safina, Myskina, Dementieva, Petrova, Zvonareva, Kuznetsova, Hantuchova, Wozniacki, Azarenka, Kvitova, Kerber, Radwanska, Halep, Muguruza, LiNa, etc.. Not like now, weak era with a boring domination of one player.

[@sasho888prm]

@@pierngadikurniawan And Ivanovic )

[@pierngadikurniawan]

@@sasho888prm yes, Jankovic and Ivanovic.

[@lucypedzinski1403]

What's with her hair???

[@lucypedzinski1403]

This Era of tennis is so varied and so exciting! Some people can't get away from the past!!!

[@waritolfactive]

It’s so lovely to see Maria and Serena now being friendly and warmer towards each other , love both of them 🩵

[@seensay2132]

Didn’t Chris and Martina become friends after their playing days? Not unusual. Some of the fiercest rivals actually have a lot in common.

[@Raider577]

@@seensay2132 Chris an Martina were tennis rivals. Serena and Maria hated each other personally.

[@user-gw6kx4om8y]

​@@Raider577where did they say that? I think it was all media and fans

[@Raider577]

@@user-gw6kx4om8y I read that and Maria said that in an interview . She said it went back to beating Serena when she was teenager at Wimbledon final. She went back to Serena after the game and Serena was crying and said get that effing bitch out of here or words to that effect.

[@azaharbinmohamednoor7530]

The Golden Age of WTA tennis: Serena + Sharapova + Henin + Venus + Li Na + Mauresmo + Kvitova + Ivanovic + Azarenka + Muguruza + Clijsters (Missed the rivalries, tenacity and pure talents. So many legends in that decade and a half)

[@TheRmm1976]

You forgot jelena dokic and kournikova.. Well those were two of my favorites!!

[@tris87don16]

Capriati Davenport Dementieva

[@Billie-gr4jy]

Steffi Graf

[@minguyen2589]

She is SOOOO well spoken! A star that combine beauty, skills and marketability! Cant find anyone now like her

[@bp900]

She is great for big pharma

[@lucypedzinski1403]

What was she going on about Coco?? There are far better players!!!

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@bp900 when the drug is legal and fine why crying 😂🤣

[@bp900]

@@krishnakumar2390 It was legal until it wasn't 🤣

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@bp900 that ain't funny it was illegal just 25 days left behind. Stop with ur emojis when u don't have nothing to backup ur claim.

[@iwantafennec9577]

Best and truest comment ever made about Sharapova came from Martina Hingis when she was making her first singles comeback in 2005 and was asked who she most wanted to play and she said, “I can’t wait to play Maria Sharapova. She’s as mean as a snake. She reminds me of me.”

[@hpfme]

I miss her! Whatever people say about her I still miss her competitiveness in the tennis court. She is such an icon.

[@jameslandrum160]

Serena does not miss standing beside Maria..

[@VanDungTran-qg6ur]

Same with me

[@fedvvvv]

It's still unbelievable to me that there are internet trolls that hate her. She is so sweet and well spoken. Such a classy woman aside from a great player. They are missing out by being complete idiots.

[@user-re5fq5ew9w]

very classy❤ and the most beautiful❤

[@StewNWT]

Except they aren’t trolls. She had a bad attitude and she was a drug cheat

[@raoulhery]

"50 told me go ahead switch your style UP....if they hate then let em hate, and watch the money pile UP !!!! "

[@glorydais8838]

Cite thé official, legally binding authority that labels her a drug cheat. And that Bouchard clip doesn’t count. 🤣

[@jddII]

If you like her, just like her, who cares about anybody else

[@user-mc3js6kn9s]

She is my favorite. Elegance and class.

[@johnstewart9166]

Maria’s shoulder surgery in her prime greatly hurt her career. Her serve was never the same,but no one ever was more competitive and she always gave 100% until the final point.

[@oyamadyosiba2938]

Have you ever watched a video with a smile from start to end, I just did. Beautiful Maria

[@elsagodiva846]

Maria Sharapova is more beautiful now that she has aged a bit and gained a bit of weight. Her face glows with happiness and contentment. God bless her. ❤

[@MM-dm4xj]

Only a woman can say that😂 she was hotter in her 20s no doubt

[@nikolaspassisis1668]

@@MM-dm4xj Seems like your prefer quantity than quality. I prefer the mature "fatter" Maria ❤

[@MM-dm4xj]

@@nikolaspassisis1668 its the other way around. Its you who prefers quantity than quality since you like her when she has more mass. Biologically her fertility was at the peak in her 20s so thats the quality i prefer over your quantity.

[@irontail2462]

Maria looks amazing and glad to see her commontating. Also love that her and Serena are close friends nowadays ❤

[@FaustinaBordoni]

"close" might be an overstatement.

[@rolandoreyes3144]

"You have to give something to take something." I didn't know she speaks Plato.

[@michalhrdy577]

i've always loved rena and maria so i'm happy to hear they're close now... miss both of them on tour.

[@andrewjones7150]

They aren’t. That was Maria and them exaggerating a Met Gala appearances, when they don’t even follow each other on social.

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@andrewjones7150 some of the poor walking curses blk souls are really feeling that they dont want to be friends but sadly, they are now and even through with their phones, they don't even know a blk like u exist🤣😂

[@user-ig2qh1pk8g]

17yr old winning Wimbledon wonderful moment on the phone I saw Maria in US open 2010? what a life story hope your parents are doing well

[@rathy_v]

She looks very beautiful and happy with her new life

[@piyushagrawal5676]

She has given so much to tennis when she was playing in terms of interest nd popularity...nd its a fact no one can deny ....all the interest nd attraction was all around her... that's the reason a lot of people jealous nd hate her....

[@backhand4]

Good job by the interviewers. I miss Maria! And I love seeing the relationship develop between her and Serena.

[@DarrenLucas-up6ki]

@@backhand4 good thing she’s gone that screaming was unacceptable

[@PGChemistry-s2y]

Interviewers!!! One of them is Martina Navratilova ffs. Her career and legacy eclipses Sharapova's by some distance.

[@Dan-od6vs]

in a recent interview Serena also said that there was no beef, they were just competitive that's it and the media decided to pit them against each other but a no point was it ever personal for either

[@allthingsaccordingtowillep7428]

my favorite tennis player of all time, from her era anyways, her confidence, her commitment, her will, her determination, her physical and mental ability were unmatched when she was on top of her game ❤❤

[@rubberducky4074]

Fantastic to see her again and she’s very well spoken

[@Charles-vz5ws]

Idc how anyone feels about Maria i for one appreciate the matches she gave me growing up with Venus and Serena and her brand of tennis. I miss the golden age of tennis. Roger Rafa Nole & Andy. Maria was special and indeed a great player‼️🙌🏽🙏🏽

[@edgardegas01]

We miss you QUEEN!!!!!

[@frazier9315]

NOT!

[@edgardegas01]

@@frazier9315 why are you even watching and reading comments if you don't like her? Get a life.

[@frazier9315]

@@edgardegas01 cuz I pay my own phone bill,that's why....

[@crosscountry8888]

2000s tennis for men and woman were the best. I miss all those players, especially the Chileans and Argentinians players 😢🫡.

[@PRAYERIAS1]

Maria Sharapova would have won at least 20 grandslams if she had not played Serena. Maria was such great player none of the other girls could beat her and that says alot. I miss Sharapova and Serena and Venus playing tennis

[@rajusaha855]

Totally disagree. Sharapova wouldn't have won even 10 major in any era let alone 20. Not in Chris/Martina era in mid 70's & in 80's nor during Steffi/Monica era in mid 80's & in 90's. Yeah Venus could have won may be 10 slams if she wouldn't have diagnosed with sjorgen syndrome. Maria didn't face Serena in every slam😂😂 so stop acting as Serena stop her path every time . By your logic ASV could have won 10 slams without Graf & Seles. Murray could have 20 slams without big 3 lmao.

[@onioni111111]

She would have won 100 slams if she was playing 5 year olds. Wtf r u talking about you ......

[@rajusaha855]

@@onioni111111 🤣🤣

[@denongamco1992]

​@@rajusaha855she reach 10 major finals lost 3 yo serena

[@rajusaha855]

@@denongamco1992 yeah not that much. She easily beaten by Kvitova & Azarenka on their maiden slam final. So I can't see her winning 10 slams even without Serena. As their are lots of other women who could have beaten her in slam finals.

[@Calicokit101]

She is a great media performer.

[@Listenthenspk]

The title is totally clickbait...tennis channel yall aint slick 😊

[@artgat652]

i enjoyed hearing everything that maria has shared. great interview!

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

I love Maria..she's my icon. I love her since 2004. Through thick n thin...wow...the time I've invested I don't regret it..she's worth it and I'm glad to have followed her career from age 14 to age 34 now.

[@CoToZaFilmJest]

She was always so well spoken, well articulated thoughts. Cheers from Poland, Maria! We miss you and will always love you ❤. We miss your fights with Agnieszka Radwańska. Especially at Masters in Istanbul and Singapore. Great battles. War of the worlds actually! Greetings from Poland! ❤

[@mohamadparyono3714]

I love maria from indonesia..i miss her on the tour ❤❤❤❤

[@Aceing87]

She has always been good with words, whether she is the victor or the runner-up

[@rozaliyanasyrova3050]

Maria❤🏆🌹looks amazing, l'm happy for her, she became a mom, the baby is lovely and she glows with happiness, my favorite tennis player talent and taste for life all came together be happy and healthy!!! ❤🌹🧸🤩👏👏👏

[@user-re5fq5ew9w]

❤Maria❤

[@OntarioAndrews415]

I've always been a fan of Maria Sharapova.

[@mirzicd]

So well spoken and intellectually stimulating for a tennis player

[@ernestogarcia7481]

She's very self aware. When she responded "was that recently?" I think she's surprised to hear that players still respect her and look up to her. (regardless of the controversy).

[@hd-xc2lz]

Love the darker hair. Maria's always had such an excellent style sense.

[@AFCompany]

This is her normal hair. They made her continue to dye her hair blonde during her career for marketing purposes. Maria only cared about tennis and the WTA/Sports Entertainment world wanted her to be a blonde bombshell and promote her for her looks to get more people into tennis. Which is what caused the whole Serena vs Maria rivalry to begin with.

[@alastairty8755]

@@AFCompany i doubt she had a contract with wta to keep her hair blonde tbh

[@AFCompany]

@@alastairty8755 she didn’t have a contract but her marketing team wanted her to be blonde for endorsement purposes

[@SJiwani]

When I clicked this video my first thought was Martina Navratilova’s comment on Sharapova last year during US Open on a poll that asked who is the best tennis player of all time, where Sharapova was one of the 4 options and Navratilova commented “What a joke - I mean Maria? Really? Don’t even bother voting” and now she is interviewing her 😂. Maria was always a Queen and she always will be.

[@rogerdean3989]

I know right?

[@gayamoorthy1215]

so what? tennis channel always bum sucks to maria. Martina Navratilova will be forever remembered as a legend and a clean athlete and she is correct maria is not the best player of all time. Martina says it as it is.

[@ctrI4]

Where’s the lie though? Saying this as a Maria fan but she most certainly doesn’t belong to the greatest of all time.

[@endogenetic]

She wasn’t the best but undeniably she was a tennis icon. She wasn’t the highest paid female athlete for no reasons for over a decade. Yes she was involved in doping but her influence in this tennis world is huge still.

[@FamousCroc]

I love her so much ❤❤❤

[@mojinxx]

great interview! hope we see and hear more from her.

[@leonidasse]

“Don’t believe the hype” - this line was about Gauff.

[@user-nq5yw5qj6b]

So insightful, esp that paet about the sweet spot betweennthe highs and the lows. Amazing. Love her😊

[@krishnakumar2390]

My role model since a couple of decades.

[@WonderWhatHappened]

It makes sense that Naomi and Iga both want to spend time with Maria because she such a head strong and focus woman on and off the court. Naomi and Iga both struggled with not letting social media get to them, although they seem better now.

[@gayamoorthy1215]

Iga already has the same number of slams as maria and will likely surpass her number since she is not a social media obsessed person, the only reason maria wasn't affected was because there was no social media when she was playing in her teens and early twenties making it easier to focus on tennis, times were different then. Naomi had mental health issues because she couldn't handle the pressure at that time and unfortunately lost early again in Wimbledon.

[@WonderWhatHappened]

@@gayamoorthy1215 Good points. I do think they both see Sharapova as a positive focused woman that they look up to.

[@lovinglife95]

So classy!!!Missing her on the court!

[@timah9506]

Maria is tennis queen! She is incrediable, beautiful, charismatic, intelligent! Her Interviews are so entertaining! I miss her so much! ❤

[@blackblake3658]

And drug cheat.

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@blackblake3658 definitely not, includes Williams sisters also with USA exemption 😂🤣

[@sakuraxworld4566]

Tennis queen? Lmao

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@sakuraxworld4566 jealousy hater

[@zezezosezadafrak8210]

You can't become #1 and win majors without a brilliant mind that's always making adjustments. Maria proves that.

[@davidmorris6880]

It unbelievable that some people hate this lady ❤she is so intelligent, we all miss the way she use to grunt when she hit the ball 😂😂go mariea

[@azaharbinmohamednoor7530]

I love the Williams but towards the end of her career, I realised that I liked Sharapova a lot. Looking back, it was part fear that she might be too dominant. She is an amazing woman!

[@mohamadparyono3714]

I love maria..from Indonesia❤❤

[@orchiddo1]

Love her always. Just watching her play is a real happy opportunity in life.

[@Backpack16]

On the court, she and Serena, were at work. Good to hear, they have a friendship. While watching matches, a month ago after the interview and signing autographs. Coco, walked off, it was like work is over.

[@glorydais8838]

Tennis Channel, that topic is 30 seconds in the 7 1/2 minute interview, and smack dab in the middle as a one-off question and reply; do any producers have basic journalism credentials? Unlike some who need to talk about other players (to try) to stay in the limelight, Sharapova has real accomplishments that stand on their own merit. This is the 20th anniversary of her winning Wimbledon; maybe the title should reflect that? I enjoyed the “Catching Up with Maria Sharapova on her 20th Anniversary Wimbledon Win” interview, by the way, even if it is mis-titled. 😇

[@edwardkakaire7362]

Amazing to see her back! 😊

[@svn6573]

just the best

[@andrewwilliamson2570]

Fantastic interview with Maria ❤️

[@gerhanarohyana1833]

She is so adorable ❤

[@master-kq3nw]

Good old times 2000-2009 good era 🎾

[@pureb7235]

She looks amazing.

[@annafoley5061]

Great to see Maria. She looks great as a brunette ❤

[@aleksandrmelikov308]

Best spoken and very classy Maria. Very best in your life

[@liamonconlocha4898]

A really intelligent woman, which she always was on the court, she knows what real life is about! Cool

[@thoukisth]

Serena and Sharapova are friends now? Isnt this written in the bible somewhere as one of the 4 signs of the Apocalypse?

[@LarryEmmert]

I always loved Maria.

[@kookajoy]

Maria ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ashwinvenkatesan7307]

Classy as always

[@jwwelder07]

❤❤❤❤ Maria❤❤❤

[@andystreet1479]

what an inspirational women

[@ppgedez]

Great seeing Martina

[@braveheart123-vg8cc]

She's so intelligent and well spoken. No wonder she's a great entrepreneur. Dumb trolls attacking her are just green eyed monsters with absolutely nothing good going on in their miserable lives .

[@namuyimbwaflorence4874]

My queen of the court after then another one she's Rybakina, i love these two quiet queens addition on another on Ann kalinskaya my queens of court in WTA always 💪💪💪💪

[@Oliver-rs4zo]

Icon and Legend!

[@endogenetic]

The main difference with her is the variety of vocabulary she uses in her interviews. She is so well spoken and different from all these players like Osaka and Ostapenko, keep using the words “I’m like, he’s like, she’s like” without actually being able to express in a proper word.

[@johnstewart9166]

About 99.9% of all athletes when asked a question, answer with the words, “ I mean, you know,“ but Maria shows real intelligence.

[@mikechan231]

Love Marie always

[@allatishkova8236]

Мария такая красивая и счастливая. ❤Светится. И такой прекрасный английский. Рада за нее. С Днем рождения Тео )

[@anapaula-vp4ys]

Mi tenista favorita de todos los tiempos! ❤🎉 gracias Masha y te extraño horrores en las canchas

[@Bailey2006a]

Just think how many more championships she woukd have won if Serena Williams had never been born!

[@PQV-8898]

When the playing days are over, the hair colour goes back to being brunette.

[@ghg27689fg]

One of the greatest women tennis players. Also a nice person.

[@user-ll8vx5zz4i]

Cant believe the big lie about Serena and her being good friends reflecting about the past! After what she wrote about her in her book...she should be a politician 😅

[@porpor4669]

Believe it or not. She is a five-time grandslam champion. Achieving all of those grandslams : AUS FRENCH WIM US

[@bulbasaur-dx5wy]

Maria made like 2 million in tennis earnings and 150 million in advertisement deals . That’s how u really play the game . Chris evert said Maria would give up all that money for one more Wimbledon . NOT BLOODY LIKELY !!

[@terezianeagu6730]

Maria!!!!!

[@HighValueMan24]

I never had a real problem with her but I always found her sort of cold as a person in her pro days. Ofcourse that vibe came through the tv, having not known her personally. But these days she seems to be a lot more warmer and quite a nice woman and more willing to connect ❤ its nice to see!

[@tbwatch88]

the most beautiful player in all of tennis history.

[@stonew1927]

Never.

[@stanleyvalle]

No, she is not!

[@blackblake3658]

No. Not even in her era. Ana Ivanovic and others were better looking.

[@seaneckhart9914]

​​@@blackblake3658 which ones? Name a few

[@legend9335]

@@stonew1927 He has his opinion. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@JoshuaAche-je6px]

I thought I didn’t read the title right

[@BicMichuM]

The cutest kid gives high 5s and fist bumps lol...wtf man u just described most toddlers 😂😂😂

[@bme4285]

Maturity looks good on her. Lovely attitude as she’s older and wiser.

[@michelleao7994]

Maria is beautiful ❤️

[@ynot7787]

I wish Sabalenka was not injured and Sharapova was amongst the spectators. Imagine prime Sharapova playing against prime Sabalenka ? I am inclined to believe both female gladiators would make all the men's matches lame in comparison. 😉

[@axelltullup2638]

Spectators wouldn't survive it, everyone's eardrums would be busted....

[@orbitalwarrior]

Maria was a great player, and a true star that could manage all additional activities. However, I always feel in her interviews she holds up a facade and you never get to see the real Maria. She wants to keep that perfect, polished image, and that's what helped her in the first place to become a star, but you never get to see true vulnerability or any outgoing Quality, everything is very measured. It's a shame that even after her tennis career she doesn't seem to have let that go.

[@karina.kagramanova]

Yes, or may be she has that unattainable composure ?!) 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kerbicz]

_Maria Sharapova on [...] dinner with Iga & Naomi,_ we read in the title. But Maria actually said nothing about these players in person. That's interesting that Iga and Naomi are used as a clickbait to drag people to a Sharapova interview.

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@kerbicz no it was actually at their seperate interviews and only Martina and that guy used to mention it to Maria stating that they had a wish to go for a dinner with her, that's all.

[@AFCompany]

If you for one second think Iga or Naomi are needed for clickbait for Sharapova who is one of the most famous female athletes of all time then you have lost your mind. Look at the last 50 videos posted on this channel and tell me if any of them are even close to the number of views this Sharapova video has.

[@krishnakumar2390]

@@AFCompany true that.

[@kerbicz]

@@AFCompany So why did they put Iga & Naomi in the title of the video, if Maria did not mention them? _One of the most famous female athletes of all time_ sounds very pompous to me. The sports fame is noisy but short-lived. Maureen Connolly was by far greater than Roaring Masha - how many folks do remember her now?

[@AFCompany]

@@kerbicz it was mentioned to Maria by the interviewer and then she gave her thoughts on it. It is not like it wasn’t brought up at all. It is also not being pompous it is just truthful. Sharapova was everywhere and had a Canon and Nike commercial every year. She was a household name even if you didn’t watch tennis. No one outside of the tennis world would know who Iga Swiatek is.

[@awangsafrisafri476]

Her voice louder the Boeing engine. My favourite player before ❤

[@55555gino]

She’s so well spoken. Probably the only successful player who was considered a CELEBRITY. What a star

[@wormw0ood]

miss her

[@hans-petermuller9457]

I never bothered watching her play, she always was so tense, and her grunting was terrible. But what an attractive, open minded and well spoken lady she is off the court.

[@anapaula-vp4ys]

Masha forever. Te amo lo sensata que es, lo sabía y las ganas que te dan de luchar después de escucharla. Su sinceridad ella es eso si te va genial! Y si no te va tamb genial.