Serena Williams cheekily suggested that there was “a reason” behind her dominance versus Maria Sharapova and everything will be revealed when her documentary gets released. Williams, a former 23-time Grand Slam champion, famously absolutely dominated her head-to-head versus Sharapova, winning 20 of their 22 matches.
But Sharapova winning just two matches against Williams wasn’t even the worst thing in their head-to-head as the American tennis icon pretty much humiliated the Russian by winning each of their last 19 meetings. When Sharapova famously upset Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final to become a Grand Slam champion at the most prestigious tournament as a 17-year-old girl, the tennis community was certain that would be one of the biggest and most entertaining rivalries for many years.
But after Sharapova defeated Williams at the 2004 WTA Finals to improve to 2-1 in their head-to-head, it completely became a one-sided rivalry as the American won each of their 19 meetings played between 2005 and 2019. Ahead of the release of Williams’ documentary – titled In the Arena – Williams was asked about her dominance against Sharapova.
“Oh, man, you didn’t see [what I said about beating Maria Sharapova]? I think that’s Episode 3. God, I’m so sad. You have to see…
