On today's episode, powered by DraftKings, NYT writer and NCR podcast host Ben Rothenberg joins CR's Alex Gruskin to look back at the 2005 Australian Open semifinal between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova and talk about the match's importance to WTA history.
In a match that set the tone for the generation of WTA results that followed, Serena Williams came from behind to defeat Maria Sharapova 2-6 7-5 8-6 to advance to the Australian Open Final. The guys describe the perceptions of both Serena's and Sharapova's respective careers in 2005, explore the history of the Serena-Sharapova rivalry, analyze the biggest moments of the match, and explain the importance of the match's result.
This podcast was originally posted as a video series on our YouTube channel. check out the full show here.
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