Tennis Player Maria Sharapova is pregnant with her first child.
The former world number one, Maria Sharapova, announced that she was expecting her first child on her 35th birthday.
The five-time Grand Slam champion from Russia, who will retire from tennis in 2020, announced the news to her 4.2 million Instagram followers.
“Precious beginnings!!!” she commented next to a photo of herself smiling on a beach.
“I’ve always been known for eating birthday cake for two.”
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Sharapova and British businessman Alexander Gilkes announced their engagement in December.
Sharapova has resided in the United States since she came to the nation as a teenage tennis prodigy, despite competing under the Russian flag and being the only Russian woman to win a Grand Slam career.
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