French Open: Maria Sharapova announces pregnancy- Former world number one Maria Sharapova on Tuesday used the occasion of her 35th birthday to announce that she was pregnant with her first child. The Russian five-time Grand Slam champion, who retired from the sport in 2020, shared the news on Instagram to her 4.2 million followers. Follow Insidesport.IN for more Tennis NEWS and Updates.
French Open: Maria Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam champion, announces pregnancy, expecting the child with fiancee Alexander Gilkes- See Pics
“Precious beginnings!!!,” she wrote alongside a photo of her standing on a beach and smiling.
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“Eating birthday cake for two has always been my specialty.”
In December, Sharapova and British businessman Alexander Gilkes revealed that they were engaged. Although she competed under the Russian flag during her career – and is the only Russian woman to have won a career Grand Slam – Sharapova has lived in the United States since she came to the country as a young tennis prodigy.
French Open: Maria Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam champion, announces pregnancy, expecting the child with fiancee Alexander Gilkes- See Pics
French Open: Maria Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam champion, announces pregnancy, expecting the child with fiance Alexander Gilkes- See Pics; Follow Insidesport.IN for more Tennis NEWS and Updates.
Sharapova began dating British businessman Gilkes in 2018 before the couple got engaged last December. She was previously engaged to Slovenian basketballer Sasha Vujacic and dated fellow tennis star Grigor Dimitrov between 2012 and 2015.
Maria Sharapova enjoyed a storied career after breaking through with a Gand Slam win at the age of 17 when she won at Wimbledon in 2004. The Russian ace won the US Open in 2006, the Australian Open in 2008 and completed the career Grand Slam at the French Open in 2012. She won another Roland Garros title in 2014, but her career was cut short by a spate of injuries which eventually forced her to call time on her 19-year-old career.
French Open: Maria Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam champion, announces pregnancy, expecting the child with fiancee Alexander Gilkes- See Pics
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