Jsem asi poslední, koho byste tu čekali. Šarapovovou uvedla do síně slávy odvěká rivalka

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„Překvapení,“ zahájila Williamsová svůj projev po příchodu. „Vím, že jsem asi ten poslední člověk, kterého byste tady čekala, a upřímně, před pár lety bych to vnímala stejně,“ pokračovala třiadvacetinásobná grandslamová šampionka.

Williamsová pak ve svém projevu prozradila, jak došlo k jejímu angažování do uvedení Šarapovové. „Před pár měsíci mi Maria napsala, že by se mnou potřebovala mluvit. Trochu jsem se lekla, ale zavolala jsem jí,“ směje se třiačtyřicetiletá Američanka. „Ptala se mě, jestli ji uvedu do síně slávy, a ještě než dokončila otázku, tak jsem souhlasila.“

Viditelně nadšená a dojatá Šarapovová se u projevu své letité rivalky dobře bavila a odpustila jí i lehké rýpnutí. „Všichni víte, že naše zápasy byly napjaté, bylo to cítit a mimochodem, mohli jste to i slyšet, díky Marii,“ rozesmála Williamsová publikum připomenutím, že Šarapovová byla výrazná svým hlasitým projevem při odehrání míče.

Ruská tenistka ale začala z publika ukazovat zpátky na svou rivalku, která promptně reagovala. „Nene, já ne. Já jsem to po tobě jen kopírovala,“ dodala Williamsová, která ve svém projevu připomněla, že Šarapovová je ikonou tenisu.

Šarapovová pověsila raketu na hřebík před pěti lety. Do té doby ale stihla vyhrát všechny grandslamy ve dvouhře (French Open dokonce dvakrát), ovládnout Turnaj mistryň a vybojovat stříbro na olympijských hrách v Londýně.

Osmatřicetiletou rodačku z ruské Ňaganě provázely souboje se Serenou celou kariéru. Ve finále grandslamu se potkaly čtyřikrát, Šarapovová ale uspěla pouze na první pokus, kdy jako sedmnáctiletá ovládla Wimbledon. Ve stejném roce (2004) Ruska zdolala Williamsovou i ve finále Turnaje mistryň.

V roce 2012 už ruská tenistka na Williamsovou nestačila, v zápase o titul ji podlehla na Turnaji mistryň i olympijských hrách. Šarapovová má ve své grandslamové kariéře i českou stopu. Ve svém druhém wimbledonském finále v roce 2011 narazila na Petru Kvitovou. Tehdy se ale radovala česká tenistka, která na nadcházejícím US Open ukončí kariéru.

Foto: Reba Saldanha, Reuters

Pětinásobná grandslamová šampionka Maria Šarapovová nyla uvedena do Mezinárodní tenisové síně slávy.

Mezinárodní tenisová síň slávy byla založena v roce 1954 a v současnosti má 270 členů. Letos se pocty dočkali kromě Šarapovové i dvojčata Bob a Mike Bryanovi, kteří společně vládli deblovému žebříčku a společně získali šestnáct grandslamových titulů ve čtyřhře, zlato a bronz na olympijských hrách a čtyřikrát ovládli Turnaj mistrů.

Česká republika má v síni slávy osminásobné zastoupení, byť Ivan Lendl a Martina Navrátilová reprezentovali Spojené státy americké, Jaroslav Drobný Egypt a Hana Mandlíková Austrálii. Dalšími českými členy jsou Jan Kodeš, Karel Koželuh, Jan Novotná a Helena Suková.

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