Maria Sharapova's maturity at 20 puts Serena Williams to shame

Serena is wy more legendary than Sharapova. Even Sharapova cries in her matches '05 Wimbledon and'05 Aussie SF. So don't you go shouting your big mouth off

We fans of tennis cannot expect any different reaction or words from Serena Williams. When you cannot say good things about people or to recognize that at some moments you're not so good player than your opponent and excuses arise is the perfect demonstration of a very poor spirit and a person with a very low character and category to accept that others are as good as her in this case. I really thinjk that the real overrated player is her, she didn't deserve my respect or my admiration is a very poor spiritual person and without it you can have all the money of the world but anyway you'll be the poorest person of the entire universe. She's jealousy because masha has demonstrate that she's immensily better than at everything.

It's rather amusing that the same that would call Serena "classless", are themselves the same by using the same things and more to respond back to her preceived "classlessness". Hypocrties much?

Did this author condemn cheatina when she cheated Serena at the FO '03? She still believes she did not do anything wrong. Let's wait and see what will happen to her when she starts getting off those steroid. this is a woman that would do anything to win a trophy.

for sure serena has to learn from maria...she's got a big ass and just speaks out of her big ass and never tries to improve! she's a dirty cow!

I thought Henin's behaviour at the 03' FO was terrible, not getting into who's a better player etc cause no matter what anyone says its not going to change others opinon...Gingers illusion insinuating that Henin is on steroids is just laughable!

Instead of simply praising Maria; Tear Serena down to build Maria up? Looks like Serena isn't the only one that could learn something from Maria.

http://juju.arhana.com/index.php?itemid=3 That link should throw some light on what exactly the controversies Henin has been embroiled in, are, and how laughable they are. But you decide for yourselves. And Ginger, if you follow the sport closely enough, you'll know that Henin has taken at least a dozen official tests for banned substances already this year, and unfortunately for your cause, no steroids found.

very much agree that Maria is mature beyond her years and I think her reputation for being selfish and diva-like is often blown out of proportion. While she has done questionable things on the court, she always speaks eloquently of her opponents (anyone remember her praise of Kim Clijsters when she retired at Aussie Open?)If you read her blog on her web site, you will that she is a very 'real' 20-year old who loves to compete and very much appreciates her fans.

What is clear to me is that Serena Williams is no less sporting than any of the other players. They all have their moments when facing a tough loss, why pick on Serena. Also, In reference to Justine Henin, one thing that has been clear to me from the start is her willingness to win at all cost, and so it wouldn't suprise me to find out that she is cleverly operating under the influence of steroids. Nevertheless, none of this will do her any good once Serena gets her confidence back. As for Sharapova, its wonderful to hear about her grace, but she too has had her moments, so I cannot grasp the point of this article except as a thinly disguised desire to praise Sharapova. She didn't have to counterpoise her to Serena in order to do that. Now I know why I rarely go on the internet. Americans are so shallow; they think that----and for most its true, the only way to appreciate someone or something is to place it in competition with someone/thing else. What a pathetically narrow and petty way of seeing the world.

Ofcourse she has taken dozens of test so did Marion jones and others until they were caught. Act as though you don't know that they are steroids that cannot be detected. Mark my word you will eventually find out.

I'm a Serena & Venus fan, and true there have been times when I didn't agree with their behavior, and thought they could have been more tactful. But how can anyone forget about Justine's behavior at the French Opening 2003? I mean, she flat out lied about saying she never asked for time and then, when she played Amelie Mauresmo at the 2006 Australian Open, she QUIT during the match, then said afterwords that she couldn't win anyway, so why NOT quit? Now, for as much as so many folks put Serena down for HER classinesses, Just ask Amelie Mauresmo what SHE though about Justine quitting during THEIR '06 AO Open finals match? She said herself that Justine only quit because she couldn't beat her that day and as a result, they no longer speak. Guess Serena isn't the ONLY one with faults, and I didn't even get into camp Sharapova's Yuri who is a cheater or that Justine gets on court coaching from HER coach Carlos Rodriguez which IS cheating the last time I checked. Like I say, NO ONE is perfect!

It is so interesting how Henin gets away with Cheating Serena openingly at the French Open and her coach agreeing with this by saying that Henin would have told the umpire she raised her hand if it was anyone else but Serena Williams. Faking a "mysterious illness" in order to practice and get better without being scrutinized as Venus and Serena often does...even when they are legitimately hurt. I find it hard to believe that with such advancements in medicine Henin could catch something that no doctor could diagnose, but come back with 20lbs of muscle the same season. Denying Mauresmo the honor of winning her grandslam with dignity by RETIRING in the championship match. Always! Always! Getting pointers from her coach during matches. Being able to have an injury and no one says anything about her withdrawals, but Venus or Serena withdraw, there is something wrong with women's tennis. How soon do people forget all the underhanded things that Henin has done. Watch my word, if Henin is on

I have no idea about tennis but i wouldnt mind sharapova talking about it in bed with me,naked that is....YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

Ginger, you're bang out of order accusing somebody of doping. You might like Venus and Serena but that doesn't mean you go around slagging their competitors. About the article, all the players on the tour have different personalities, that's what makes it interesting. If it were all polite and safe, it would be boring.

i m a williams sisters fan, and i do think that they are the best in the circuit by far. dont blame serena for how she acted after her defeat at this us open, she was too disappointed, and it's her third straight defeat against her so... and why don't they talk about the great reaction of serena after her "faked" defeat a the us '04 against capriati? after all these chairing mistakes... and serena laughing and smiling and how she forgave to the portuguese umpire and said that she understood her... no, never compare williams sisters to henin, never

that is completely inappropriate, rossi. Take me to bed instead. After that you'll never walk straight again. Seriously now, all these insinuations that henin is on steroids are simply wishful thinking. she found a way to handle the williams sisters' power and now she's in their heads. props. high time skill upended brainless power. if anyone should be under suspicion of using steroids it's serena with her brutus arms and yoked shoulders. it all stands to reason - she grew up in the ghetto and pop had access. yep, even with steroids all she could manage was snatch a set off the last seven that they have played - and that was on justine's worst surface at wimbledon. so ginger just sit back and watch how justine carries out the ultimate in-your-face slam dunk next year when she takes over what is arguably the last stronghold of the williams camp at wimbledon next year, but not before she steals serena's aussie crown in january. curtains!

I don't know what kind of steroid or pot you have been smoking before you've made your accusations, sounds like another sore loser to me. On Maria : fantastic speech; has matured wisely and seems to want to be very active in tennis again. On the sisters : Great champions, hope they give it 2 more years fully concentrated on tennis, and then start a new life. On justine : drugsfree, don't believe the clijsters fanbase and stuff : i live 5 miles from Kimmy : they tend to exagerrate a lot and aren't nearly as friendly and honest as the media says;-)

Mia I am Irish by the way...Why I chose Serena? Simply to use as a comparison, I don't have anything against Serena, true she is not my favorite player on the tour, but I have the up most respect for her as a player...Just her attitude to the journalists after the match was terrible! They are just trying to do their job. When the WTA Tour was started Billie Jean said the players had no choice other than to go out an premote the sport in anyway possible, through means of press confrences interviews etc..I could have picked a number of bad sportmansships to compare for the article, Serena's one just stuck out in my mind cause it was most recent...Sharapova isn't my favorite player either, I just was really impressed by her speech after the match so yes I was praising her - no thinly disguise needed!

I guess if I had Maria's win record in 2007, I would also master the act of being gracious after defeat. At 20, I think she's already washed up. One thing is for sure, both Venus and Serena, and from the results of Madrid, Justine as well, all have her number. I would say the stunning defeats she has has had by the Williams sisters is even more telling. I don't think Serena is disrespectful to the press. I think the press is disrespectful to her and has been in the past, since the beginning. So sue her if she does them zero favors now. Again...you seem to forget that she is Serena Williams. She does it her way. She always has. She always will and for that alone...she commands respect.

Trust me... I'm pretty sure Justine will be pretty worse than Serena after losing a lot. Remember when Henin discreetly shows off her anger when she starts to lose? You'll see something like 10x more of that when she loses several times in a row. Pl0x. Someone tell Ivanovic, Sharapova, Kuznetsova or whoever is there to fire up their game and destroy her. And yeah, if anyone ACTUALLY knows Maria's story (read her biography), you'll know why she's like that. I mean... really. People who go through many hardships earn wisdom.

Lots of praise and accusations to these tennis players. But in real life, are we sometimes behaving in the same way we accused of others ? Make sure you don't do the same thing; it's easy to pick on fault of others and to defend oneself. By all means, see mistakes in others; but the key is to learn not to be like them rather just talking out aloud about their mistakes. I have to learn this myself too.

MH, instead of posting stupid comments, why don't you read the article all the way true justine is in it but it is mostly about maria and serena instead using this article to bash justine because she keeps beating serena, why don't you talk about the article instead?

It does appear that Maria is much more mature than Serena. And Serena is like 6 years older. Should we blame Papa Williams for her?