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Maria Sharapova supports special Grand Slam seeding for rival Serena Williams
Updated On: 19 May, 2018 08:09 AM IST | Rome | AFP
Wimbledon officials are currently debating whether or not to award a wild card to the former world number one American who has won the grasscourt major seven times
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova says she supports a Grand Slam seeding for longtime rival Serena Williams as the American tries to rebuild her career after giving birth nine months ago. The Russian, who reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday with a 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 7-5 defeat of reigning Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko, showed a noticeably softer attitude towards the 36-year-old Williams with whom she has often endured a bitter, public rivalry.
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