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Maria Sharapova roasts herself after looking distraught in viral US Open video

Maria Sharapova had jokes after ESPN cameras captured her looking somber while at the US Open on Thursday.

The Russian tennis great — who retired after 36 titles, including five Grand Slams, in 2020 — become an internet meme while in a suite during the women’s semifinals match between American Emma Navarro and Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“I look like I just missed a second serve return on break point and saw my coach’s reaction,” Sharapova wrote, including two laughing emojis.

Maria Sharapova trolled herself after ESPN cameras captured her looking somber while at the US Open on Thursday, September 5, 2024. X/Us Open

Sharapova, 37, looked concerned when the broadcast focused on her.

Sabalenka would take out Navarro in straight sets and will take on another American, Jessica Pegula, in the final on Saturday.

She was seen looking up at the video board while talking with someone out of camera frame.

Many online had fun with the moment.

“Maria Sharapova is still worried of her coach reaction,” one person wrote on X.

“This is going to be a phenomenal meme/gif,” another added.

Maria Sharapova (C) watches Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka play against USA’s Emma Navarro during their women’s semifinals match at the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on Sept. 5, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
Maria Sharapova trolled herself after ESPN cameras captured her looking somber while at the US Open on Thursday, September 5, 2024. X/Us Open

“Haha you look gorgeous, as always,” someone said.

Others gushed over Sharapova’s power suit in her return to the US Open.

The 6-foot-2 beauty — who won the tournament in 2006 — donned a cream-colored blazer and pant set by Burberry, which featured an open back and delicate string detail.

Maria Sharapova attends day eleven of the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center on September 5, 2024 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. GC Images

Earlier that day, Sharapova was a part of a panel with Robin Roberts, Billie Jean King and Shonda Rhimes at the US Open for its Champions of Equality event.

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