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María Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam winner, retires from tennis

2020-02-26T15:30:47.061Z


The five-time Grand Slam winner announced through a column in Vanity Fair and Vogue that she is retiring from the courts. The 32-year-old Russian tennis player won for the last time a Grand Slam in 2014 and tra…


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(CNN) - The five-time Grand Slam winner, Maria Sharapova, announced her retirement from tennis in a column titled 'Tennis, I'm saying goodbye', which she wrote for Vogue and Vanity Fair.

The Russian is removed from the fields at 32, having won a Grand Slam for the last time in 2014 when she won the French Open for the second time.

His last appearance was at the Australian Open 2020, where he was eliminated in the first round by Donna Vekić.

In his article, Sharapova said he was "saying goodbye" to tennis.

"By giving my life to tennis, tennis gave me a life," Sharapova wrote.

“I will miss him every day. I will miss training and my daily routine: waking up at dawn, tying my left shoe before the right one, and closing the court gate before hitting my first ball of the day. I will miss my team, my coaches. I will miss the moments when I was sitting with my father on the practice bench. Handshakes, win or lose, and athletes, whether they knew it or not, pushed me to be the best. ”

María Sharapova (left) greets Croatian Donna Vekic.

Sharapova moved to Florida, United States, when he was only seven years old in 1994 to receive professional training.

The Russian broke into the tennis scene when she was 17 in 2004 by beating Serena Williams, number one in the Wimbledon final, and winning her first Grand Slam.

He climbed to the top of the world rankings for the first time in 2005 and, along with his Wimbledon title, won two French Open titles, an Australian Open and a United States Open title.

The Russian also lost to rival Williams in three other Grand Slam finals.

In 2016, it tested positive for banned substance meldonium at the Australian Open. It was initially sanctioned for two years, before it was reduced to 15 months after an appeal. Upon returning to action in April of the following year, since then he has not been able to reach the heights he achieved in the beginning of his career.

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Sharapova has also raised more than $ 38 million in awards in his career, according to Business Insider.

"Looking back now, I realize that tennis has been my mountain," he said. “My path was filled with valleys and detours, but the views from the top were incredible.

"After 28 years and five Grand Slam titles, I'm ready to climb another mountain, to compete in a different kind of terrain," he said.

María Sharapova throws a kiss to the public at the Roland Garros 2018 in France.

The player spent five different periods at the top of the world rankings, in addition to receiving a series of well-paid endorsements from brands such as Nike.

After returning to the top in 2012, Sharapova made his debut at the London Olympics, where he finished with the silver medal, losing in the final to Williams.

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Tennis showed me the world — and it showed me what I was made of. It's how I tested myself and how I measured my growth. And so in whatever I might choose for my next chapter, my next mountain, I'll still be pushing. I'll still be climbing. I'll still be growing. Tennis — I'm saying goodbye.

A post shared by Maria Sharapova (@mariasharapova) on Feb 26, 2020 at 5:19 am PST

Your injuries

However, the injuries finally affected the Russian tennis player. He suffered a series of shoulder injuries and before the US Open last year he recognized that the end of his career could be close.

"Behind closed doors, thirty minutes before going to the court, I had a procedure to numb my shoulder to enter the game," Sharapova explained.

“Shoulder injuries are nothing new to me: over time my tendons have frayed like a rope.

“I have had multiple surgeries, once in 2008; Another procedure last year, and I spent countless months in physiotherapy. Simply stepping on the court that day felt like a final victory, when of course it should have been simply the first step towards victory. I share this not to obtain compassion, but to paint my new reality: my body had become a distraction.

“Throughout my career, 'was it worth it?' It was never a question, in the end, it was always worth it. My mental strength has always been my strongest weapon. Even if my opponent were physically stronger, safer, even better, I could persevere and I did it. ”

Maria Sharapova

Source: cnnespanol

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