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.

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NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic thinks he came up with a way to get Serena Williams back on the tennis tour: Dare her to do it. A night after Williams stunned the tennis world by showing up to help induct rival Maria Sharapova into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Djokovic said he thought that was “a beautiful moment.”

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Novak Djokovic delivered a shocking revelation about tennis legend Serena Williams following his progression to the second round of the US Open. It's been three years since Williams concluded her illustrious career at her home Grand Slam event,