“Serena eventually felt that Sharapova had a psychological barrier when she played with her” – Petrova

Former third racket of the world Nadezhda Petrova believes that the weak results of Russian Maria Sharapova in matches with American Serena Williams are explained by the psychological factor.

The score of the face-to-face confrontation between Sharapova and Williams is 20:2 in favor of the American tennis player.

– It’s not even fear, but some kind of complex. It was a very important match for them. And Serena, I think, over time, felt that Masha had some kind of psychological barrier when she played with her. And Williams was seriously tuned in to these matches. She did not even want to give Masha the opportunity to beat her at least once. She had to keep the crown on her head, even if she wasn’t the first.

If you remember, when she defeated Sharapova, she always went out to wave her finger, reminded everyone that she was No. 1.

How did the tour react? When they went against each other, there was an additional interest: many watched these matches in the locker room, on the screen. This intensity of passions was interesting, it was felt. But in tennis, everyone is more busy with themselves, with their schedule, Petrova told the Championship.