Is there beef between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova? “Not anymore”

The 23-time Grand Slam winner cleared the air about the once frosty relationship with her longtime rival.

It may be diss track season in the rap world, but for Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova it’s been all about burying the hatchet and putting their epic tennis beef to rest once and for all.

In a new clip featuring Serena that’s been doing the rounds on social media, the 23-time Grand Slam winner declared that there was never any bad blood between her and her longtime rival—at least, “not anymore.”

 

 

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That’s what she told Chris Jackson from ALT, as they joined Alexis Ohanian in a series profiling the Reddit co-founder’s extensive collection of Serena Williams trading cards. As the trio sifted through packs of Goodwin Champion looking for Serena “Exquisites”, the conversation inevitably turned to the other tennis player featured in the collection: Maria Sharapova.

“Is there any beef there?” Jackson asked, to which Serena firmly responded, “Not anymore.”

“I mean, was there ever beef? I guess. It was just competitive though,” Serena continued. “She was winning, I was winning, you know?

“We both wanted to win, and I don’t think it was personal. It was just, ‘Do you want to win?'”

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