Tennis icon Serena Williams was a surprise speaker when Maria Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of ...

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are friends now? The shocking Hall of Fame induction has fans reeling over forgiveness ...

Williams' surprise appearance to induct Sharapova was "months in the making" and required the code name of another female ...

Maria Sharapova, recently inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, received her US Open ring at Arthur Ashe ...

Fans were in for a treat as former American tennis player Serena Williams has inducted former rival Maria Sharapova into ...

Maria Sharapova and the crowd are left stunned as her fiercest rival Serena Williams makes an appearance at her induction ...

The 5ft9in athlete wore a pale blue minidress with electric blue-and-pink high heels. This comes after she shocked her fans ...

Their bond has endured—all the way to Sharapova’s induction in Newport, Rhode Island. On Saturday evening, Williams unexpectedly introduced Sharapova before the five-time Grand Slam champion’s ...

Sharapova was honored with an official U.S. Open ring Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, following her induction into the ...

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

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were epic rivals during their respective playing careers. They met 22 times between 2004 and 2019.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Why were Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova in RI? Stars were at the Tennis Hall of Fame.