Maria Sharapova Blasts Serena Williams Over Recent Comments

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Published: June 22, 2013

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Maria Sharapova has apparently heard about Serena Williams' thinly veiled shots about her relationship in Rolling Stone, and the world's third-ranked player is not a happy camper.

According to tennis journalist Christopher Clarey, Sharapova spoke to the media on Saturday in preparation for Wimbledon and threw barbs right back at her fiercest rival:



Williams is currently dating her tennis coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. The Frenchman began coaching the world's top-ranked player midway through last year, helping lead Williams' resurgence to the top of the WTA rankings. It's unknown for how long Williams and Mouratoglou have been seeing each other romantically. 



While Sharapova's shots at Williams' relationship are surprising, they're not exactly out of left field. Williams has been in the throes of controversy since a Rolling Stone interview captured the 16-time Grand Slam winner in her most outspoken state. 

Most of the controversy came from the defending Wimbledon champion's comments on the Steubenville, Ohio, sexual assault case.

The Steubenville case, in which minors Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were found guilty of raping and filming an inebriated girl, was a lightning-rod topic throughout the country for its duration. In her interview with Rolling Stone, Williams said while she was not "blaming the girl" for what happened, the girl shouldn't "have put herself in that position."

Williams has since apologized for her comments on the Steubenville case in a post on her official website. 

Also causing controversy was Williams' comments about a fellow tennis player in a phone conversation with her sister, Venus. It was painfully obvious that Williams wasn't a big fan of this player, who went unnamed in the conversation. 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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