The return to the Centre Court of the former champion with her family in tow and the meeting with the young Mirra Andreeva
A little over four years after announcing her retirement, Maria Sharapova has returned to where it all or almost all began, Wimbledon, which she won in 2004, at just 17 years old, beating number 1 Serena Williams. And to do so, she wanted to be accompanied by her family, her long-time partner Alexander Gilkes and little Theodore , her firstborn born on July 1st two years ago.
Sharapova’s return to Wimbledon
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Twenty years after the first of five slams won during a glittering career, the Siberian Tiger took Alexander and Theodore to Centre Court, the main court of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club where the tournament is taking place these days, and showed little Theo his name on the famous Wimbledon champions’ wall before they all watched the training of Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz , the reigning Wimbledon champion.
Meeting with Vesnina and Andreeva
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During her trip to London, the former Russian tennis player also had the opportunity to meet her compatriots Elena Vesnina , who returned to the court a few months ago after her second pregnancy, and the very young Mirra Andreeva, already number 23 in the world at just 17 years old.
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A birthday in London
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The former Russian tennis player, now 37, chose to stay in London for a few days and celebrate Theodore’s second birthday in the English capital, celebrating outdoors with a crepe cake with the words “Theo likes cake”.
Sharapova’s New Life After Tennis
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After retiring from tennis, made official when she was just 32, Sharapova did not sit idly by and continued to manage the candy company she founded in 2012, Sugarpova , and to seek new entrepreneurial opportunities. In 2020, she took part in the American program Shark Tank and, together with Mark Cuban, invested 900 thousand dollars in the wearable device startup Bala Bangles . Then came investments in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and in companies such as Moonpay and Clio Snacks. Since 2022, the former tennis player has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Moncler .
