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

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But the weekend stars shined a little brighter than expected when Serena Williams made a surprise appearance at the historic venue off Bellevue Avenue on Aug. 23. After years of battling each other on the court, Sharapova and Williams found the essence of one another.