After beating Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2004 Sharapova would go on to become the world No. 1 for the first time on 22 August 2005 at the age of 18. Though they had met once before this victory marked the beginning of what the Media and Sponsors probably hoped would be a great rivalry but instead Serena Williams dominated Sharipova over the rest of their careers with their overall head-to-head meet ups going 20 - 2 in favor of Williams, #onthisday #history #nostalgia #throwback #wimbledon #

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