Former world number one Maria Sharapova announced the birth of her first child Theodore on Friday, sharing a snap of the newborn alongside her fiancé.
« The most beautiful, stimulating and rewarding gift our little family could ask for “wrote the former Russian star in a post on Instagram.
Engaged to British businessman Alexander Gilkes, the Russian, five-time Grand Slam champion, retired in 2020.
Although she has competed under the Russian flag during her career – and is the only Russian woman to have won all four Grand Slam titles in her career – Sharapova has lived in the United States since her teenage years.
