Warning: include(/home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/af-companion/inc/notice-upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/af-companion/inc/class-aftc-main.php on line 999

Warning: include(): Failed opening '/home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/af-companion/inc/notice-upgrade.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php72/usr/share/pear') in /home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/af-companion/inc/class-aftc-main.php on line 999

Warning: include(/home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/blockspare//admin/notice-upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/blockspare/inc/init.php on line 60

Warning: include(): Failed opening '/home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/blockspare//admin/notice-upgrade.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php72/usr/share/pear') in /home/magidzxo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/blockspare/inc/init.php on line 60
Tennis champion Maria Sharapova retires at 32

Sports

Tennis champion Maria Sharapova retires at 32

By magic

February 27, 2020

Five-time Grand Slam Tennis champion Maria Sharapova has retired at the age of 32.

Sharapova said her body had become a distraction after a struggle with shoulder injuries.

The Russian won her first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2004 aged 17 and completed the career slam all four major titles – by winning the French Open in 2012.

In 2016, she served a 15-month ban after testing positive for meldonium.

After returning from her ban in 2017, Sharapova struggled to recapture her best form and suffered from a number of injuries. She has dropped to 373 in the world, her lowest ranking since August 2002, and has lost in the first round of her past three Grand Slam tournaments.