A pregnancy announcement and a birthday article — a (tennis) match made in heaven.
Maria Sharapova took to Instagram on April 19 to announce that she is expecting her first child with fiance Alexander Gilkes also rang the bell for her 35th birthday. The retired tennis star posted a photo on the beach and nursed her baby’s injury. She captioned the moment, “Precious start!!! Eating birthday cakes for two has always been my favorite.”
Users ran into the comments section to send love and praise for the two’s celebration.
One user exclaimed: “TWO YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST KIDS! Congratulations on the best year ever!!” Another user chatted, writing, “Wow, Maria! I’m so happy for you! This is great news. Congratulations to you and Alex! And all the best to the three of you!”
In December 2020, Maria took to Instagram to honor another special milestone: her engagement to Alexander. At that time, Maria posted a black and white selfie with the businessman.
“I said yes from the first day we met,” Maria wrote alongside the post. “This is our little secret, isn’t it
