You never forget love: Maria Sharapova knows it well, and through an Instagram story she shared a video in which she is practicing on a tennis court. A hard-court to be precise.
The legendary Russian, winner of 5 Majors in her career, has shown an enviable physical shape once again. In the video we also see how she has kept her extraordinary tennis skills intact.
At the beginning of 2020, Sharapova found herself at position 377 in the WTA rankings due to numerous injuries and the few matches played in 2019. She was offered a wild-card to play the tournaments in Brisbane and the Australian Open, where she exited in the first round in both cases, respectively at the hands of Jennifer Brady and Donna Vekic.
After the match lost against the Croatian, she was asked, at a press conference, if this would be her last Australian Open and her answer was: “I don’t know. I’ve been lucky this year and I thank Craig for allowing me to be part of this event but now it’s difficult for me to think about what will happen in the next twelve months.”
On 26 February 2020, through two interviews given to Vanity Fair and Vogue magazines, Maria announced her retirement from…
