Justine Henin vs Maria Sharapova Full Match | US Open 2006 Final
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- No. 2 seed Justine Henin takes on No. 3 seed Maria Sharapova in the final of the US Open 2006.
Henin booked her place in the final with a tense three-set semifinal win over Jelena Jankovic and in doing so, became only the second woman to reach all four Grand Slam finals in the same year. Martina Hingis accomplished the feat in 1997.
Sharapova secured her final spot with a stunning semifinal victory over World No. 1 and top seed Amelie Mauresmo, which put an end to her five consecutive Slam semifinal defeats since winning Wimbledon in 2004 at age 17.
But will it be Henin's flashy repertory and superior movement or Sharapova's big serve and piercing ground strokes that secure the US Open 2006 title?
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iconic moment and outfit, iconic confidence, iconic Sharapova
5 slam titles, 5 finals, 10 semis, 36 titles overall. Definitely one of the best players of the last two decades.
Thank you for all the memories Maria!
Sharapova showed up. Nike commercials all around, the dress, and she showed up and won the slam. Perfect.
Henin and Stan The Man: best backhands ever!
I love you, Maria! forever and ever🏆♥️
💉💉💉
Maria was unstoppable here and at the Australian open 2008👌🔥❤️
A battle of two legends, two contrasting styles of play! I love both Sharapova and Henin and their matches were always impressive - never a dull moment!
Ones a cheater
Henin was a freak. She doesn't even look like a tennis player.
@@Mean.Devil77787 No, no William sister played this match.
Both were overrated players
@@Mean.Devil77787 that drug was legal u hater.
Oh how I miss Masha's serve 2004-2006...Such a lethal weapon and it's really a shame that her shoulder injury caused so many setbacks in her serve in the following years. Huge respect for winning 3 more Grandslams while dealing with chronic injuries for sure!!
Well said! Maria's comeback from shoulder surgery was a huge deal. She is a champion and a major figure in the ladies game.
I agree. All those double faults in later years cost her dearly in matches. Plus, she did not get as many "free" points off her serve which was huge when she was young.
Serve means too much in tennis. I don’t even know how Maria Sharapova was able to actually play without serving and win Gran Slams.
to be honest, her serve was never technically very sound. Given her physical attributes, she could've had A LOT better of a serve.
@@hehehehehahahaha2025 Maria had a very sound serve initially. However she kept grow and having shoulder pain, thus she kept tinkering with her motion. 04-05 it was great 06 it was still amazing but slightly different. Starting 07 you could see she was serving very different than previous years.
It's a pitty that henin had to retire so early. She was one of the female players who played very clever, moreover she had a wonderful technique, I am not only talking about her awesome backhand....also her volley....an idol for all young female players because she brought the evidence that you can succeed by mixing up the game with topspin and slice. She showed us that it is ok to play a slice on the backhand side if you stand not proper to the ball...other players play in such situations the same 120 percent backhand as usual with both hands and producing a horrible error...
This tournament was the best Sharapova has played, ever.
Na it was definitely 2008 Australian Open. She was almost untouchable.
She was playing decent tennis but I believe she played best against Petra kvitova at the Australian open.semi finals I wanna say it was
I agree but I do believe 2008 Australian Open too was one of her best as well...maybe even more than this 😁
@@AFCompany I definitely agree!!!
RG 2014 🔝🔝🔝
People trash talk Sharapova because of the Meldonium scandal, but this substance was illegal until late 2015 (The last Grand slam Final she played was AO 2015). Prior to the shoulder injury (this happened a few months later after this match), she was a very impressive tennis player. I'm surprised by the fact that she won 3 more majors after all the injuries so kudos to her. I'm not going to say that the shoulder injury is the reason she didn't win 20 or slams or justified anything but she probably could have a better career that's for sure.
That's right! Sharapova is probably the most underrated tennis players from all times.
She won 3 before her surgery and the 2 French after. She is the only player to ever win a major after shoulder surgery though. I think she could have had 8-10 majors if her serve had been the same but she still had a great career.
She beat Serena BEFORE she ever was prescribed it. She won Wimbledon and the US Open before and many would say from 2004-2006 was her best tennis.
People who troll Sharapova on CZcams are not tennis fans. They're just losers who hate her because she's one of the most recognizable tennis players of the last 2 decades. People who know tennis know that she was a force to be recon with. One of the very few players to have won all of the Grand Slams as well as an Olympic medal, she finished her career with an near 80% win ratio.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 I wonder how many internet trolls beat Serena in a Gran Slam final as a teenager....
Maria - Awesome - Yeeeeeeea! Great to actually see her win a Grand Slam - Stellar 🥰🤩😍
This time miss Sharapova very young and beautiful,also best player in tennis👍👍😊
Que Dios te bendiga Maria Sharapova❤ felicidades hermosa y tremenda tenista tan joven cita🌹 te extrañamos❤❤😘
Thank you! The US Open won‘t let us down in these crazy times!
I wish Sharapova could have won more titles and grand slams.
46 titles is not bad and I think she is the 11th all time player with most Grand Slams. But yeah, there were a few more Slams she could've have won had she not been injured so often.
True. I also wish she won more titles and grand slams than Serena Williams. People are always saying Serena is better than her
@@fedvvvv I think she maxed out on her talent. She was never very athletic and her technique was very limited and flawed. Frankly it’s a miracle she was able to win so much (and on every surface at that), but that’s a testament to her incredible fighting spirit.
That being said, the only Slam she realistically let slip through her fingers was the 2011 French Open. She was up a break in both sets in the SF against Li Na but kept gifting away the match with double faults and even ended the match with two double faults in a row. Had she won that she would have played Schiavone in the final and most likely won. I can’t think of a single other instance in which she was the clear favorite to win, but didn’t.
@@lijivarghese4209 Because it's true
@@regulusarcturus I would say Maria had her limitations but that is true of almost any player on tour. In addition to her tremendous mental strength, she played to her strengths which was predicated on power, precise baseline hitting and an excellent BH. She had a powerful first and second service early in her career. When she had her shoulder injury, her serve became a bit of a liability and she was never able to produce the type of tennis that allowed her to win the first 3 slams of her career ever again. But she adapted and became a clay court master. She learned how to slide on clay, and she adapted to the surface very well, learning to play defense and adding more variety into her game with a lob, drop shot, and slice. She also conditioned herself to play long rallies and outlast her opponents. So I agree with most of what you are saying, but I think her winning had a lot more to do with hard work and talent rather than a miracle. I think she could have won FO11 and AO12 (especially if she faced Clijsters in the F instead of Az).
Maria‘s my Goddess!❤️❤️❤️
Henin just couldn’t stand Sharapova’s tough hits in this match. She just run and run and run and make forced erros... It was impossible attack being agressive. Also, Sharapova’s serve in 2006 looks like way better then following years in her game.
You’re right Sharapova serve was a real weapon before her shoulder surgery. Henin had some troubles with Maria even at her peak (as in the Masters final in 2007), and the best example is their match at the AO in 2008
Amazing match! Thanks for sharing classic matches!
2 légendes, mais Maria est une princesse
Felicidades tu triunfos lo disfrutamos con alegrías ERE una niña linda bendiciones😘❤💜💕🌹👏🇩🇴
This was such a frustrating match; JH was not at her best all tournament (barely survived JJ in the SF); losing 3 GS finals that year, winning 1. It was a sign of things to come tho because JH's 2007 was incredible.
Maria. I loooooooooooove u❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Here, Sharapova serve was far better and was able to control her firepower very well too
On verra plus jamais la technique et le talent de Justine Henin dans le circuit féminin. ❤️
Maria bella 💕que bien jugaba a esa edad no hay estrés juega nada mas y todos sale bien👏💕 ERE.muy buena te estrañamo en las canchas igual a tu padre siempre acompañándote y nerviosos bendiciones❤❤🇩🇴
Конечно, когда милдронатам накачалась и усталости не знала,а мы то думали, хорошо играет.потом анализы показали.
Thank you us open!
Sempre vou torcer para quem bate back hand com uma mão. Pena que se tornou raridade.
Princess sharapova.
Wow, so great stars!!!!
My favourite ever female player winning my personal favourite Slam. 👍
Two of the warmest personalities in women’s tennis.
Henin warm personality?😅
doperova warm?
Justine Henin was for me the last woman in WTA I truly respected.
This is too much talk rethink it
Why isn't anyone bothered by those 2 commentators talking all the time during points?
The best backhand in women’s tennis history vs one of the best serves in women’s tennis history
Maria's backhand is one of my favourites too in the women's game - especially her back hand cross court
There's another one: Gabriela Sabatini.
@@jpman2173 i would add Li Na on this list
Serena has the best serve everyone else can fall in line after
@@viz1 No, Henin's serve was far and away the best, then Serena and everyone else. She just had a grace about her.
Ilove you baby my Maria 💘 sharapova
Eu amo!🎾🥰
Maria♥️🙏
Love her ❤️
This is actually posted by the US Open and they make a mistake in their own description. Henin became only the 2nd woman ever to make all four grand slam finals in the same year and Hingis in 1997 was the only other? That is the way it is worded. You could say no woman has done it since Henin in 2006, or Henin was the first to do it since 9 years earlier when Hingis did it in 97 and either one of those would be true. But even just going back a little ways in the open era, Seles did it once, Steffi Graf did it at least 3 times, Chris Evert did it a couple of times, Navratilova did it a couple of times, obviously Margaret Court. Actually surprised that Serena never did it looking back.
1:15:50 Sharapova not bothering to wait for the idiot crowd to shut up and just serving out that point in her match game (or should i say championship game haha) …too clutch👌🏿
and to have such nerves of steel at just 19 as well, respect
Noticed that as well. She had the mindset of a lioness. Focused and unbothered.
Also, this match reminds me of the fact that the serve makes the difference between 2 Great players! It's always a matter of who is serving the best when the big 3 meet for instance
Mariaaa 🥳🥳🥳😍😍
Magnifique !
"The lanky Russian". That male commentator was so disrespectful. He also said that NY was the glamorous capital of the universe. It was never the most glamorous in any universe.
Everytime I saw J.H. losing was pure pleasure for me.
Like it or not goddess Maria is the greatest and biggest female athlete of all time
I'm a huge Sharapova fan but not even close. She is by far the most popular in the last 2 decades but you are forgetting several legends before her.
She is propably in the top 20 for sure.
What a joke !
Whats a girl! She is real amazing ! I love the both players. But in the evening Maria was unbeatable!
These were the years where Grand Slam finals were like war, both players giving their best. Nowadays there is someone who always chokes due to pressure and Grand Slam finals are the most boring matches from all the tournament.
I like Maria ❤
Please, Elena DEMENTIEVA VS Jennifer CAPRIATI Semi 2004
add to!
@@andyell8485 where ? I m looking for the whole match
@@mejdi8292 I'm add to your request for this match!)
Maria ❤️
Жюстина молодец❤ играла честно.
🤡
Maria could play tennis without shrieking
Go, Maria! Go!!!:)
Who is the female commentator? Really insightful
Нашу Машу сложно выйграть
A la 13hs veo
16:49 this was not OUT too bad they did not challenge this for Sharapova
l think swiatek is the new henin her game style. is pretty. much the same
Let's see if Iga can really both cope with pressure and improving her game.
Iga would not win this maria and henin
US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP If you'are looking for a tennis commentator, I am here!
And The Serve Makes the player more relaxed, if there's 2 great players, the one that is more relaxed because of his serve has better chances to win. Zverev Is the Best or the Worst Depending in his serve
I really miss her shriek. Honestly I feel that tennis matches are more exciting with the players shrieking :))
🏆❤️🙏💪👍waaaaaaw
HENIN WAS DEMOLISHED TOTALLY
Don't watch their other matches...the head-to-head shows Henin winning 7 of their matches, Maria only 3.🥴 This match was one of the 3 Maria won.
@@joshuamcpherson007well Sharapova won a grandslam final against Henin😂.
@@AoDk673 Henin had the winning record and dominated their rivalry, even though Henin is half Maria's size.
@@AoDk673 and then doperova get knocked out in third round and couldn't defend her title you can't be a great if you can't defend a major, facts are facts
Bay
Why are these commentators speaking in play. it is so irritating! I had to mute to watch the game.
Again the commentators. Please shut up!!!!!
Where is now the female commentator?
She ever won something? Looks like she know everything.
Callate loca!!!!
55:00
Маша наша -Космос для нас!!😅🎉🎉🎉
what overgrip was maria using?
Tourney?
Sharapova is dressed for a party rather than a tennis match! Those earrings seem so impractical to have shaking around during a point.
Didnt even see the earrings! Wow, drop earrings in a us open final?
jealous...you dont have to tell the truth,we all know the reason why you said so is because you can never afford such Tiffany earrings, hater. They made those earrings for her to wear on tennis court, it's not illegal just as for you to say it's impractical. lol
@@brenchengbrencheng4794 no no, it's called envy my dear
Hard-hitter vs Strategically placing player.
I saw 2 hard hitters here.
Sharapova best ... Uso 2006 and year end finals where she lost
Maria's dress was exquisite. Today's women apparel are relatively bland.
Agree, esthetism is also a part of the power of human beings
Why does it look so bad? It's from 06 not 86
480i era. Television even for huger series like Friends, X Files etc was shot on SDTV, it is only the reboots that are 1080P. WWE only started filming in HD in 2008. It only really looks bad if your eyes aren't used to the old stuff. I was watching it from the late 1970's so really the picture quality improvement is really only the last decade or so.
Жюстин наошибалась на несколько матчей вперёд. Как грунтовичка, обычно так много не ошибается. Ну а ШатАп-ова в своём репертуаре.
Sharapova was just another Russian athlete who got caught doping during their career.
9:09 SHUT UP!!!! 😂
🇷🇺Sharapova!👋🔥🔥🔥
Henin at least should wear something nice outfit .. it’s a day n night difference
I am biased with the doping story unfortunately, it may have played a role in her performance even though the Meldonium was not on the doping list at that time
Finale volée à Amelie.
Энен Жюстин честно играла,а шарапова милдроната накушается, только поздно узнали,И почему не отобрали все призы.
🤡
Для идиотов: Милдронат никогда не было запрещён. Его запретили после начала событий на Украине. Запретили втихаря, поэтому многие наши спортсмены даже об этом не знали, в том числе Шарапова.
Going to bed baby all right
Lausy Justine...
_doping intensifies_
Sharapova 0 technique, Henin 100 technique.
blabla. she took a medicine she did not really need to improve her results. all her results should have been cancelled. she s a cheater. as many russian athletes unfortunatly
While Henin gets illegal on-court coaching from Carlos, Sharapova started taking Meldonium. What is their common denominator? Both cheaters!
Justin the best.