The fact that in the thumbnail Yetunde is wearing a green top and Serena won the slam dedicated it to Yetunde while wearing a green Nike Kit ❤❤❤ Serena is iconic
@AC-ss5oy27 күн бұрын
I remember all of this. Serena also changed her racket ahead of the 2007 AO. In 2006, Some interviewer of Tennis magazine actually asked her about why she and Venus played with oversized rackets meant for beginners and she said she was practicing with someone who played with a 95 sq inch head racket, she tried it and she didn't miss a shot during that practice. That practice led to talks with Wilson's manufatcturing team to give her a heavier racket with a smaller head size (from 113 sq to 103-104 sq inches. it definitely helped her win the AO that year.
@pacifiquembaraga556027 күн бұрын
Chris Evert has love has a heart. She is beautiful inside out God will always remember that for her
@DamianTran27 күн бұрын
Yes glad she got rid of those ncode bazooka cannon
@ChristiansCourt27 күн бұрын
yep! i mentioned this around the 20:00 mark
@AC-ss5oy24 күн бұрын
@@DamianTran yeah i think oversized rackets were marketed to women in the mid to late 90's as being able to give them more power but racket technology showed that this wasn't exactly true (Davenport/Capriati had no shortage of power with 95 sq inch, heavier rackets) , so by the mid-2000's, they started to go out of vogue. Justine changed from 106 to 95 sq inch head. Vaidisova from 110 to 102 and the williamses as well. other women went towards standard tweener frames (mostly Babolats). the only woman i can think of that increased her racket head was Mary pierce who played a very high risk game and could use the control of an 88 sq in racket to a standard 98 sq inch yonex that was 11.5 oz which was considered heavy in those days.
@adamlarsson382822 күн бұрын
it was a prototype, from memory, of the first Wilson Blade racquet, formally introduced a few months later.
@bettyschoval321427 күн бұрын
she really showed her humanity...thats why we love her...greatest player ever....her dad was right when he said ....shes like a pitbull when she bites she never lets go....
@GaryTornado-zy2mz27 күн бұрын
I’m Aussie and a Serena Stan it was so satisfying when she won this title it would have to be my favorite Serena major run. The amount of people who had written her off after a loss to Bammer in Hobart then to ultimately smack down Sharapova in the final of AO was Epic ❤ Ps Loved this video bro actually can’t wait for your US Open content 🙌🏾
@AC-ss5oy27 күн бұрын
omg...the stuff that they said about her figure was soo ridiculous. I remember even in 2001!!! at the US Open, John McEnroe and Tracy Austin were commentating (maybe the match against Anca Barna?) and he said " it looks like she could shed a couple of pounds" . Tracy was like "what? there's not an ounce of fat on her...someone get him (John) out of here". they were calling Serena fat even when she had a freaking six pack!!! Like you could see her arms and through the yellow Puma dress that she was fit like a track star.
@ChristiansCourt24 күн бұрын
i wish i was fully conscious enough to be a fan back then cause it’d probably be my favorite Serena major run too lol. thank you for watching! 🙏🏾
@GaryTornado-zy2mz24 күн бұрын
@@ChristiansCourt helps being 41 and from Serena’s generation but nothing got me up at 2am as effortlessly than Serena playing anywhere she was in the world haha keep up the great vids mate.
@AC-ss5oy22 күн бұрын
@@ChristiansCourt you would have loved it. I loved seeing commentators dog pile onto Serena and write her off only to then watch them have to eat their words over and over again. of course most of them were white (Carillo, Bud Collins, Patrick McEnroe, Pat Cash etc) and profited from 'chastizing' a black player but Serena made them all look like fools. I'm pretty sure the optics of it all (and social media) is what led to more the diverse commentating in tennis that we have today. they love to say race has nothing to do with it but it does. They never chastised Hingis or Capriati the way that they tried to do it with the Williamses. Richard and Oracene did an amazing job and prepared them very very well for this stage.
@reneobamenguemaondo14826 күн бұрын
I remember this time very well. Nobody gave her a chance. Noboby thought that she could do it despite achieving the « Serena Slam » just a few years earlier. When I watched her winning against Petrova, I knew that she would be unstoppable and she raised to the occasion by claiming the title. Serena is the best tennis player ever, period. Christian, you did a great job breaking down the whole backstory behind this title👏👏👏
@bettyschoval321427 күн бұрын
i still go back and watch these match....once every few years
@vollspectacular5525 күн бұрын
Great video. My favourite of all her slams.
@kofipokuantwi-boateng544627 күн бұрын
Amazing video. With all these blatant facts, i am shocked people still act surprised that Serena struggled between 2004-2007. Anyone would struggle under this circumstances especially in such a tough era. The fact that she made it to 3 slam finals and won 2 within that period is incredible. Peak Serena would dominate in any era. Her issues within this period benefited most players. I also believe Chris Evert's letter and Navratilova's comment came out of a place of concern and love. Serena's career is a miracle.
@ChristiansCourt24 күн бұрын
I think Evert’s was more out of love but I found Navratilova’s to be more rooted in bitterness
@yolandasmith344725 күн бұрын
You're the best! Thank you! This brought back so many painful memories for me. I remember so much of this. I appreciate your summary of these documentaries since I don't have a subscription. I went back and watched the Olympics between Maria and Serena the other day after watching this the 1st time. That is my all-time favorite match between them because there was a look in Serena's eye that day, and you knew she was on a mission. It meant more than just winning a gold medal. She beat Maria in a little over an hour, 6-0 6-0. It was outstanding!! The Williams sisters went through a lot, but especially Serena 😢😢😢 It was not right, but I was so proud of how she came through it all. She was so strong, and I am so glad she had her family and sisters, especially Venus, to lean on. Keep them coming. Thanks again!
@daman997127 күн бұрын
My favourite GS run of Serena's career! I've learned so many thing new things from your video and makes me appreciate the run even more
@ivanhall648227 күн бұрын
Omg Cousin this video was so ____ GOOD!!!! All the hard work really came together here. Great script, great cuts, great narrative creation!!!
@jddII24 күн бұрын
This single tournament changed my whole life!!
@bettyschoval321427 күн бұрын
serena vs petrova....her comeback match gave me goosebumps..she really showed her grit in this slam..
@seensay213226 күн бұрын
And Petrova had the nerve to say Serena wouldn’t win her next match vs Jankovic. Then proceeds to wax her 3 and 2 😂
@bettyschoval321426 күн бұрын
@@seensay2132 yes jelena was a top 10 player also....serena powered thru that match...
@LM-bt7sg20 күн бұрын
Wonderful work you did an excellent job on this project I loved it
@takodanobaba27 күн бұрын
This is one of the best stories in Tennis!
@StewNWT26 күн бұрын
The 2007 AO final was up there with some of the greatest match performances in tennis history, paralleled only by a few examples that come to mind - Serena herself 2012 Olympic final, Kvitova 2014 Wimbledon final, Djokovic 2019 AO final and 2016 AO SF, Nadal 2008 FO, Fed 2005 USO final
@JWNS0825 күн бұрын
That whole 2012 Olympics in the most memorable for me. I think she only lost 18 games the whole tournament (6 matches I believe, I could be wrong) against the best players in the world at the time. She just dominated that tournament.
@samird775427 күн бұрын
This was a great summary, thanks for this!
@ChristiansCourt24 күн бұрын
thanks for watching!
@StewNWT26 күн бұрын
Serena was still in pretty damn good shape in 2007. And one only need to look at Taylor Townsend to see body criticism is still alive and well
@ajollypanda417520 күн бұрын
The first thing that comes to my mind about 2007 is that stare and walk, whew
@pacifiquembaraga556027 күн бұрын
What a journey, what a struggle behind the success!! She definitely deserves an evolvement and have a happy live now
@bettyschoval321427 күн бұрын
maria was being extra ...serena humbled her on every level...
@mscubana26 күн бұрын
Ahhh, my favorite Dopapova final beatdown
@mitsyatkinson93926 күн бұрын
Tear jerking …. Gr8 vid. Serena fan for life.
@TheFever7726 күн бұрын
22:59 Serena walked out onto court with her handbag like she was going to work chiile 😂
@ljett184927 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video. It and the docuseries confirmed something for me. Watching she and Venus play following the loss. one could see them look up in the stands to their box and get visibly sad on court and then lose the match. Their sister Yetunde was almost always in their box. I wondered why none of the commentators could see it,
@idrisshepherd776427 күн бұрын
the comments on Navrat and Everts comments has me scream
@BhayekaTshazi27 күн бұрын
Navratilova always threw rocks an hides her hands chile no surprised 😂😂 Hingis was just mad she was getting her ass handed to her by th Williams sisters 😂😂
@dariusbrock235126 күн бұрын
@@BhayekaTshaziTrue.
@faithchambers569826 күн бұрын
They all hated the Williams sister's especially serena the beast 😂🎉❤
@theire4834 күн бұрын
The letter Chris Evert penned was actually a really good letter.
@ChristiansCourt4 күн бұрын
it was decent but considering the circumstances with Serena’s late sister it reads as tone deaf
@MrBjorn627 күн бұрын
This was very well done 👍. I lived through this part of her journey but forgot the details
@idrisshepherd776427 күн бұрын
Love your vids
@cjasewell19 күн бұрын
Former players and sports writers criticizing the body, fitness, desire, focus, belief of a player was not normal. John McEnroe once suggested Lindsey Davenport should be more fit, and all the same former players who said the same about Serena defended Davenport, also defended Maria Sharapova when it was revealed she'd been doping (for 10 years).
@gaetangranturco509927 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video it was so cool ! I really appreciate your point of view. Serena showed that time who she was, and her reign restarted for ever
@TheFever7726 күн бұрын
This was really good Christian, well done.
@andrewmcdonald698727 күн бұрын
Thanks so much and best wishes Andrew McDonald Scotland
@ikeboy1825 күн бұрын
Nice video! btw its Fernando Gonzales.
@ChristiansCourt24 күн бұрын
thanks for that correction!
@DelightfulSpaceExplorati-xj8eo27 күн бұрын
The matches between Sharapova and Serena was the most intense..can you do a top 5 matches between them....that would be great
@richardibanga340127 күн бұрын
thank you
@MashuCashew16 күн бұрын
Please do a documentary on Tennis's steroid problem. It isn't widely known because the sport is so dependent on its star players.
@goliathsparrow108226 күн бұрын
I good video bro
@goliathsparrow108226 күн бұрын
This is hardly untold bro serena hadn't won one in a while comes in at 81 in the world and wins it all dedicated her win to her slain sister no way she wasn't winning it
@MAURGASM27 күн бұрын
untold? mama get into it.
@marilyncintron386413 күн бұрын
I liked your commentary until you had the nerve to say Serena was outclassed by Sharapova at Wimbledon when she lost to her the first time. What? Outclassed is what happened to Sharapova at the olympics. Also the 20-2 match wins that Serena had over Sharapova in her career is an indication that Serena was head and shoulders abover her. I can't believe that crap came out of your mouth. Anyone can lose a match, but what you said was dead wrong.
@goliathsparrow108226 күн бұрын
Any time Pat Cash is made to look a fool is price less cause he's an arsehole primary reason being he refused to dance with navratilova at 87 wimbledon champions dinner
@Solis22527 күн бұрын
Off topic! Sinner found using steroids! It reeks of Sharapova🧐
@MashuCashew16 күн бұрын
It's so sad because Serena Williams flew to Spain for steroid injections.
@afrikakashe855227 күн бұрын
Point of no return
@time2shinex70726 күн бұрын
Please stop posting videos about Serena Williams ,she is the best Tennis player of all time yes,move on.
@Rune811924 күн бұрын
The same could be said about steffi Graf but here we are.
@emjay204524 күн бұрын
Nope, all hail the GOAT
@The_Bashar22 күн бұрын
I have never liked Pat Cash since then. Evert & Navratilova have since been completely eclipsed by the 🐐. People really picked at the sisters. 😳