After suffering her 14th straight loss to Serena Williams in the Brisbane semifinals, Maria Sharapova says she’d rather have the opportunity to face her rival than never getting chance to play her.
“I just found 14 ways how not to win," said Sharapova, who is 2-15 lifetime against Williams and has not defeated her since the 2004 WTA Championships. "That's the only way you can look at it. I could be in a worse position and never face her, which means I would be losing much earlier in tournaments than I want to be.
"So if I'm giving myself opportunities to go into tournaments and fight through matches to get to a position to play against her, I consider myself very lucky to be able to play against her and give myself another chance to try and beat her.”