The Tsarina hangs up. At only 32, Maria Sharapova decided to end her career on Wednesday. The former world No. 1, who won five Grand Slams (two Roland-Garros, an Australian Open, a Wimbledon and a US Open) made the announcement at Vanity Fair. "After 28 years and five Grand Slam titles, I am ready to climb another mountain on a different terrain," she tells the fashion magazine.
Maria Sharapova is leaving tennis. In an exclusive essay for Vanity Fair and Vogue, the tennis legend reflects on her career, looks to her future, and asks: How do you leave behind the only life you've ever known? https://t.co/q2UO5INjFI
- VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 26, 2020Current 373rd player in the world, the Russian saw her career broken by a two-year suspension, finally reduced to 15 months, after being tested positive for meldonium (a product considered as doping) in January 2016.
Despite returning to the courts in April 2017, Maria Sharapova had never regained her level of play.
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