Maria Sharapova has admitted that she is still undecided on making a return to tennis having retired from the sport in 2020. The tennis icon is one of the most successful players the sport has seen but remained coy when asked if she would ever make a comeback.
Sharapova retired in 2020 after the Russian had won almost every individual accolade possible in a 19-year-long career. The tennis great first rose to prominence after winning Wimbledon in 2004 when she defeated Serena Williams in a dominant straight-sets performance.
The following years would see her lift the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008 before claiming two French Open titles in 2012 and 2014. However, a spate of serious injuries severely hampered her progress.
Her final game would come in a defeat to Donna Vekic in straight sets after entering the 2020 Australian Open as a wild card pick. In an essay in Vanity Fair and Vogue she announced her retirement, writing: “Tennis—I’m saying goodbye.”
