At 10:00 p.m. local time on February 26, five-time Grand Slam winner maria Sharapova, a Russian star who coexisted with strength and appearance on the tennis court, announced her retirement.
Sharapova was just over 32 years old and was last seen in public view at this year's Australian Open, but she was eliminated in the first round by 23-year-old Croatian donna Vekic.
In a column for fashion magazines, Sharapova wrote that she dedicated her life to tennis, and tennis opened up a life for her, but now, she will "say goodbye" to tennis.
As a child, in order to receive more professional training, 7-year-old Sharapova moved to Florida, usa, and in just ten years, the tall blonde girl made her debut, defeating Serena Williams, the world's number one seed at the time, and winning her first Grand Slam at Wimbledon.
This beautiful girl with amazing beauty and tenacity and long legs and electric eyes has since become famous. Over the next 20 years of her career, she won the 2006 US Open, the 2007 Australian Open, and the 2012 and 2014 French Open titles.
According to the statistics of business insider, a well-known financial technology news website in the United States, Sharapova has won $38 million in prize money in her tennis career, about 260 million yuan.
But with honor comes not only joy, but also sports pain. Sharapova has always had an old shoulder injury, and just last year, she realized for the first time that the end of her career had come quietly.
After retiring, Sharapova said, "I miss every day, I miss the days of training, I miss my daily routine: getting up early every day, fastening my shoelaces, closing the court door, and hitting my first ball of the day."
I miss my team, my coaches, I miss those days when my dad sat on the bench at the training ground, I miss those handshakes that won or lost, whether my opponents' athletes were conscious or not, they made me better. ”
Sharapova, who insisted on playing last month, is now suddenly retired, and fans around the world are very reluctant. Let us bless her with her racket down, and the future life will be equally exciting.
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