(Sports News – Tennis News) “Russian Doll” Maria Sharapova is preparing to return when she agrees to attend Pickleball Slam 2 taking place early next year.

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According to some sources, beauty Maria Sharapova is preparing to reappear, but not in tennis. The beautiful Russian tennis player will compete in the Pickleball Slam 2 tournament taking place in February 2024 in Florida, USA. Pickleball Slam 2 is a tournament for players who have won the Grand Slam in tennis with a prize of up to 1 million USD.

Sharapova attended Pickleball Slam 2 with Agassi and his wife and the legendary McEnroe

This tournament is organized with the purpose of promoting a new sport called pickleball. This is a sport that combines tennis and table tennis. The court and rules are similar to tennis but a bit smaller, and the rackets and balls are like table tennis but larger in size.

Although it is a new sport, pickleball quickly created a trend because of its highly competitive nature. “Equipment” that is easy to buy and a court that is easy to find when you can take advantage of the previous tennis court are the advantages of pickleball. At Pickleball Slam 1, the pair of Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi won the championship against the pair of Michael Chang and John McEnroe.

Sources say Maria Sharapova has been practicing pickleball for the past few months. Even so, she still aims to win the championship at Pickleball Slam 2. The Russian beauty will pair with John McEnroe, who has a lot of experience in this sport, to compete with husband and wife Andre Agassi and Stefi Graf.

Fans are looking forward to the return of the Russian beauty. Fans really want to know if the shoulder injury that forced Sharapova to retire in 2020 has completely recovered or not? And will the signature scream of “Russian Doll” still be the same as before?