In Maria Sharapova’s memoir Unstoppable: My Life So Far she mentioned her first Grand Slam victory in her career. That was a win over Serena Williams in the finals of Wimbledon 2004. In her book, Sharapova talked about Williams ‘bawling’ in the locker room after her defeat.

“To me, the real answer was there, in this locker room, where I was changing and she was bawling. I think Serena hated me for being the skinny kid who beat her, against all odds, at Wimbledon,” Sharapova wrote.

After coming across these lines, Serena was disappointed. But she agreed to break down in the locker room after losing the Grand Slam final. 

“I think the book was 100% hearsay, at least all the stuff I read and the quotes that I read, which was a little bit disappointing. You know, I have cried in the locker room many times after a loss, and that’s what I have seen a lot of people do,” said Serena Williams during French Open 2018.

“I think it’s normal. And I think if anything, it shows the passion and the desire and, you know, the will that you have to want to go out there and do the best.”

“I wear them on my sleeve” – Serena Williams on her emotion

Wimbledon is super special to Serena, and probably slipping the grass-court major title against then-17-year-old Sharapova, Williams just couldn’t take it. 

“It’s a Wimbledon final, you know. So it’s just, like, I think it would be more shocking if I wasn’t in tears. And I am emotional and I do have emotions and I wear them on my sleeve.”

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“You know, I’m human. So for me, I think it’s totally normal. I think what happens there should definitely maybe stay there and not necessarily talk about it in a not-so-positive way in a book.”

WATCH – When Serena Williams Called Maria Sharapova B*TCH

Some kind of friction has always been existing between the two legends. According to Maria Sharapova’s autobiography, Unstoppable the American was super-annoyed after losing the final match to the lanky Russian at Wimbledon 2004. The battle could be termed as Williams, the physical Goliath vs Sharapova, like David.