Serena Williams kicked off her illustrious career with a loss.

In her professional debut, she lost to Annie Miller in straight sets, but after that, the pair went on to have wildly different careers.

Back in October 1995, in a qualifying round of a late-season tournament in Quebec City, a 14-year-old Williams took on Miller, 18, in a game that went exactly as expected.

That was a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win for Miller as, with Williams four years her junior and relatively unknown, there not much to worry about from the young American.

The game was the worst possible pro start for Williams, who was making her professional debut, something she reflected on in 2015.

“Basically she crushed me,” Williams said. “Not only did I look like a novice but I looked like I did not belong anywhere on the

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