A few days ago, at the 2021 Met Gala fashion celebration, the big and small Wei sisters met Sharapova, and the three of them staged a funny and fictional dialogue (see the previous article "Step by Step: Sharapova and Xiao Wei Douyan"). If there is a real thing, it is that Serena hopes that Sharapova will return to the tennis world. These words came from the mouth of my sister Dawei.
According to Serena's H2H battle record with Sharapova, Serena is 20-2 suppressively ahead of Sharapova. In addition to the 2004 Wimbledon final and the year-end finals, Serena lost two games, other venues can be said to sweep Serena once. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to sweep while crying and breaking legs.
Therefore, Sharapova is Serena's first-class paver (maid).
The paver retired, and Serena's dream of the 24th GS faded away. She definitely wants Sharapova to come back and continue to pave the way for her. But according to Sharapova's state, her paving effect is becoming less and less obvious, and it is difficult to enter the deep round.
Let's take a look at what Sharapova's classic paving works are.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > the 2007 Australian Open women's singles final, achieving Serena Williams' 8th Grand Slam and breaking the 2-year-old Grand Slam drought</h1>
Due to injury in 2006, Serena Williams, who returned from the 2007 Australian Open, could only compete as a non-seeded player. At this time, the No. 1 seed was Sharapova.
Sharapova defeated Gabin and Zvonareva all the way, and in the semi-finals she swept Kema 2-0. Serena Serena reversed the famous Petrova 2-1 in the third round; swept Jankovic 2-0 in the fourth round; the quarter-final staged a terrifying scene, reversing the 16th seed Peel 2-1 in the long-term decider; and defeating Vajdisova 2-0 in the semifinals to enter the final.
In the final, Serena Serena easily defeated Sharapova 6-1, 6-2, and the score was the most relaxed in the entire Australian Open process, just as easy as Serena Serena's score in the first round.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" > the women's singles final of the 2012 London Olympic Games, achieving the Slam Slam (London Massacre).</h1>
At the 2012 London Olympics, No. 4 seed Serena Serena and No. 3 seed Sharapova were in the upper and lower halves.
In the second round, Sharapova defeated Robson 2-0; in the third round, after a three-set battle, she laid out Liski 2-1; in the fourth round, she laid out Christers 2-0; and in the semifinals, she defeated Kvitova 2-0 to reach the final.
Unexpectedly, Serena played chicken blood in the first half, beating Jankovic 2-0 in the first round; defeating Zvonareva 2-0 in the third round; continuing to send eggs Hantu Chuva in the fourth round, which also made Hantu Chuva bluntly say that The Great Wei ruined her career; and defeated no. 1 seed Azarenka 2-0 in the semifinals.
In the end, Serena lost two straight sets, defeating Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 to win the Olympic women's singles gold medal. This is the famous "London Massacre", and this time it also made Serena win the Golden Slam.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="41" > the 2013 French Open women's singles final, sending Serena "double circle Grand Slam"</h1>
Serena has a strong ability to rule both hard and grass, and relatively speaking, the French Open is her weak Grand Slam.
Her first French Open title dates back to 2002, when she defeated her sister Dawei in the final. Since then, she has won at least 4 Grand Slam women's singles titles at the Australian Open wimbledon and the US Open, but the French Open has been unable to add to the icing on the cake.
So thanks to Sharapova.
In 2013, no. 1 seed Serena Serena and No. 2 seed Sharapova were divided into the upper and lower halves. Serena played a thrilling moment against Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals before the final, and Kuznetsova once led 2-0 in the decider, and was finally defused by Serena and won.
In the second half, Sharapova eliminated Xie Shuwei, Bouchard, Zheng Jie, Stephens, Jankovic and Azarenka, of which the match against Jankovic was a 2-1 reversal after swallowing eggs in the first set, and the three sets against Azarenka were also torn.
In the final, Serena Williams won 6-4 with two wins. She won her second French Open women's singles title of her career and achieved a double grand slam.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" > the 2015 Australian Open women's singles final, allowing Serena williams to reach the top in Melbourne again in five years</h1>
Serena Williams' last Australian Open title was five years ago, when she defeated Haining in the 2010 final.
At the 2015 Australian Open, Serena Serena and Sharapova were the top two seeds to guard the upper and lower halves respectively.
In the second half of the zone, Sharapova faced qualifier Panova in the second round, winning 2-1, then winning 6-1/ 6-1 against Dias, 6-3/6-0 against Peng Shuai, 6-3/6-2 against Bouchard, 6-3/6-2 against compatriot Makarova, all effortlessly, all the way to the final.
On the other hand, Serena's path to advancement was relatively tough: a 2-1 comeback victory over Svitolina in the third round and a warm duck egg in the decider; another 2-1 reversal win against rival Muguruza in the fourth round; and a 2-0 victory over compatriot Keys in the semifinals to win seven in the first set.
The final was not as easy as before, with Serena winning 6-3, 7-6 (5) against Sharapova. After five years, she dreamed of the Australian Open again, and it was also her sixth Australian Open women's singles title.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="43" > the 2015 Wimbledon women's singles semifinals, helping Serena win her sixth Wimbledon women's singles title</h1>
Serena and Sharapova fell in love and killed each other at Wimbledon.
In the 2004 Sharapova final, she defeated Serena 6-1, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title, which can be described as a famous match.
But in the next 15 years, Sharapova paid the price of "fifteen years of slavery", and never defeated Serena Williams on the tour, basically losing 0-2.
At Wimbledon in 2015, No. 4 seed Sharapova was in the top half with No. 1 seed Serena Williams. Serena williams was challenged by Watson in the third round and won 2-1; in the quarterfinals, he also played three sets against his old rival Azarenka, and finally reversed the victory.
Sharapova also lived up to her master's expectations, eliminating Conta, Begu, Díaz and Van der Wieg all the way. Relieved to complete her mission, Sava lost to the Grand Master in minutes, eventually sending Serena to the final and defeating Muguruza. Serena won her sixth Wimbledon women's singles title.