The red carpet rolled out at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Smoke blew from the cannons. Then Maria Sharapova emerged in a mid-length ...

But the weekend stars shined a little brighter than expected when Serena Williams made a surprise appearance at the historic ...

Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame alongside former doubles players and 16-time Grand Slam ...

Maria Sharapova, recently inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, received her US Open ring at Arthur Ashe ...

Tennis icon Serena Williams was a surprise speaker when Maria Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of ...

Maria Sharapova has entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame, with Serena Williams introducing her at the ceremony on ...

Williams' surprise appearance to induct Sharapova was "months in the making" and required the code name of another female ...

Maria Sharapova steps into tennis immortality; inducted into Hall of Fame with 'forever friend' Serena Williams by her side ...

The 5ft9in athlete wore a pale blue minidress with electric blue-and-pink high heels. This comes after she shocked her fans ...

Maria Sharapova was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday, Aug. 23. During her career, ...