Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were rivals during their tennis careers, but they are now friends in retirement.

Maria Sharapova has entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame, with Serena Williams introducing her at the ceremony on ...

Maria Sharapova was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., on Saturday, Aug. 23. Sharapova amassed a 645-171 ...

Hint: it’s not the tennis dress. But as she is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the former star athlete ...

The new-look former tennis star Williams gives an amazing speech for her former rival Sharapova’s Hall of Fame induction.

Williams and Sharapova were not always on great terms, each admitted in their speeches, but came to share a mutual respect ...

Sharapova was inducted by surprise guest – longtime rival turned close friend Serena Williams in Newport ceremony.

Sharapova says of Williams "We both hated to lose more than anything on this earth" and both had fathers with extremely lofty ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Serena Williams Gave Former Rival Maria Sharapova a Touching Speech at HOF Ceremony.

When Maria Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, it was her greatest rival—and now close friend— ...