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Andrea Petkovic wrote quite an interesting piece on her Substack as the former German tennis star explained how after some time she realized that the reason she felt “uneasy” watching Maria Sharapova win the 2004 Wimbledon title as a 17-year-old teenager wasn’t because she was a big Serena Williams fan.
After making the Wimbledon round-of-16 as a 16-year-old girl in 2003, Sharapova went even further in 2004 as she became a Grand Slam champion after ousting Williams 6-1 6-4 in the 2004 final at The Championships. Following her 2004 Wimbledon success and first Grand Slam win, Sharapova was tipped to win at least a couple of more Grand Slams and reach the world No. 1 ranking one day.
On the other side, Petkovic – who was also 17 at the time – wasn’t even ranked well enough to make the Wimbledon qualifying. When watching the 2004 Wimbledon final on her TV, Petkovic rooted for Williams. At the time, Petkovic wasn’t happy about Sharapova’s win and she thought it was just because he was a big Williams fan.
“I should have known a lot sooner that I wasn’t going to be great. Really, I should have known in 2004. Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004. She beat Serena in the final and instantly became the new star in an…
