Marrakech has cast its charm on the Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova.
Rabat – Famous tennis player Maria Sharapova is enjoying her stay in Morocco’s ochre city, Marrakech, sharing pictures with fans on social media.
Sharapova arrived in Marrakech on vacation a few days ago and began posting pictures on her Instagram. In one black and white picture she shared two days ago, the 31-year-old posed with a big smile next to a camel.
In the second picture, Sharapova posed next to vintage radios and antiques, wearing a traditional Moroccan hat.
Renowned Moroccan photographer and designer Hassan Hajjaj, 58, known as the “Andy Warhol of Marrakech,” posted another picture of Sharapova on his Instagram account from a photoshoot with the tennis star.
In the picture, Sharapova pulled off a Bohemian look. She wore a scarf, a colorful caftan, baggy yellow and black polka dot pants, long colored socks, and charbil (slippers).
Sharapova is a fan of Moroccan culture and cuisine. She told the American magazine Coveteur in a 2016 interview that she knows how to cook Moroccan tajine and souscous.
“When my friends get together, we like to experiment from a cookbook. We just made a big Moroccan Tajine with couscous and caramelized onions, finished off with fresh mint tea with pine nuts,” she said.
In 2015, Sharapova shared another picture of her home-made tajine.
As a professional tennis player, Sharapova currently ranks 29th in the world. She became the world’s number 1 for the first time in 2005, at the age of 18.
