“There was a reason,” Serena Williams spills beans about why she never lost to Maria Sharapova after losing back-to-back at the start of their rivalry

Serena Williams opens up about how she was able to dominate Sharapova for nearly two decades.

“There was a reason,” Serena Williams spills beans about why she never lost to Maria Sharapova after losing back-to-back at the start of their rivalry

Serena Williams of the United States (right) and Maria Sharapova of Russia react after a first round match on day one of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Via Imago)

Serena Williams’ eight-part documentary ‘In The Arena: Serena Williams’ with ESPN+ is set to be released on July 10th. The American superstar hinted at what her fans can expect from this in an interview with the New York Times.

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have faced off 22 times, and the former has emerged victorious in 20 encounters. Serena had won their first ever match in 2004, but Sharapova won the next two that year. Following this, Serena did not lose to her Russian rival even once in over fifteen years, stacking up 19 victories in a row.

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Throwing light on this, the younger of Williams’ sisters reveals that the third episode of the upcoming documentary will provide more insights on this feat and what it took to achieve such consistent performances against her biggest rival. As the docuseries is unreleased, the interviewer was only shown glimpses of the first couple of episodes and had not watched the third one. 

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Oh, man, you didn’t see it? I think that’s Episode 3. --God, I’m so sad. You have to see the rest. You gotta wait for it. There was a reason why I didn’t lose to her, and I explain that.
Serena Williams to New York Times

Serena insists that she has already answered the question of how she beat Sharapova 19 times in a row in the series. She did not reveal more information, creating interest in her latest venture.

Serena Williams admits she quit tennis to start a family as sister Venus continues playing at the age of 43

Venus Williams turns 44 this month but has shown no signs of slowing down as she continues to play professional tennis. In her interview with the New York Times, Serena was asked if she knew how Venus is still able to compete and she said it’s her sister’s love for the sport that keeps her going. 

Serena and Venus Williams.
Serena and Venus Williams (Via Imago)

Serena admits that she would have continued to play too, had she not wanted to slow down and start a family. 

Venus loves tennis. I think the question would be best answered by her. I do not want to speak for her. But we both love tennis. Honestly, I feel like I would still be playing if I didn’t have to stop and have a family.
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Serena is married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and they have two daughters together – Olympia, who is six and Adira, who is just ten months old.

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