Maria Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Aug. 23 — with a little help, and a touching ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Saturday evening, Williams unexpectedly introduced Sharapova before the five-time Grand Slam champion’s acceptance speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Tennis legend Maria Sharapova joins TODAY to talk about her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, calling it ...

What started as one of tennis’ fiercest rivalries found its resolution in Newport, as Serena Williams stepped forward to ...

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

One of Sharapova's long-time rivals dropped in at her International Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday.