Former International Number 1 Maria Sharapova, at the side of fiancé Alexander Gilkes, on Friday introduced the beginning in their son.
Sharapova took to social media to proportion a photograph of her son, Theodore.
“Essentially the most gorgeous, difficult, and rewarding present our little circle of relatives may ask for,” Sharapova posted, at the side of a photograph with Theodore and her fiancé, Alexander Gilkes.
The five-time Grand Slam champion additionally posted the Roman numerals “VII•I•MMXXII,” marking Theodore’s date of beginning as July 1st.
3 years in the past, the five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova introduced her retirement from tennis at 32.
Sharapova gained Wimbledon in 2004 when she used to be simply 17 years outdated, she then adopted shooting the 2006 US Open, 2008 Australian Open and the 2012 and 2014 French Open crowns. She additionally captured a silver medal on the 2012 London Olympics, shedding to American Serena Williams within the last.
Alternatively, in 2019 she used to be suffering with ongoing issues together with her shoulder and has slumped to 373 within the ratings.
She had gained most effective 3 suits since achieving the fourth spherical of the 2019 Australian Open and used to be knocked out within the first spherical at this 12 months’s match in Melbourne via Donna Vekic.
In 2016, Sharapova examined certain for the drug meldonium and used to be banned for 2 years – later diminished to fifteen months on enchantment – and returned to motion in April 2017.
She used to be most effective ready to succeed in one Grand Slam quarter-final and a top of global No 21 after her ban expired.