, the five-time Grand Slam winner reflected on the sport that has shaped her life thus far, recalling memories involving the sport from the time she was 4 years old.
"When I first started playing, the girls on the other side of the net were always older, taller, and stronger; the tennis greats I watched on TV seemed untouchable and out of reach. But little by little, with every day of practice on the court, this almost mythical world became more and more real," the athlete described. Revisiting many of her career feats, Sharapova wrote,"These courts revealed my true essence.
However, the star acknowledged the sport had begun to take its toll on her physically, noting one example from the U.S. Open in August 2019. "Behind closed doors, thirty minutes before taking the court, I had a procedure to numb my shoulder to get through the match. Shoulder injuries are nothing new for me—over time my tendons have frayed like a string.
Hopefully that will be the end of grunting forever. 😬🥴
Bye bitch 👋🏻
28 years and she's only 32? Bruh.... who is doing the math in y'all department because it's not adding up. This girl has not been playing PROFESSIONALLY for that long. You tried it, just like she's been trying to keep up with Serena
28 years? How long have she been playing?
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