Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Becomes a Mother for the First Time
Russia’s former world number one tennis champion Maria Sharapova has given birth to a baby boy.
The former world number one in the WTA rankings shared the good news on Instagram where she revealed that she gave birth to a son with Alexander Gilkes earlier this month and named him Theodore.
Throughout her pregnancy, she had posted images of herself pregnant with Theodore.
The Russian has described the birth of her offspring as the “most beautiful and challenging gift” she could wish for her family.
She took to Instagram to express how happy she is with her baby’s father and the newborn.
She is one of 10 women, and the only Russian, to achieve the career Grand Slam. She is also an Olympic medalist, having won silver in women’s singles at the 2012 London Olympics.
She won 36 titles in total, including the year-end championships in her debut in 2004. She also won three doubles titles.
Source: Marca
