Is {that a} new regular?

Maria Sharapova lately voiced her disbelief on the excessive price of restringing her racket as she returned to the tennis court docket after greater than two years. The previous Russian tennis participant made her final look as knowledgeable on the 2020 Australian Open.

The five-time ladies’s singles Grand Slam title winner concluded her outstanding tennis journey after shedding to Donna Vekić within the first spherical. All through her illustrious profession, Sharapova clinched 36 WTA and 5 Grand Slam titles, together with Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006, the Australian Open in 2008, and the French Open twice in 2012 and 2014. She additionally secured a silver medal on the 2012 London Olympics.

The 38-year-old lately stepped again on the court docket for the primary time in two years, solely to be shocked by surprising modifications. She was startled by the $78 charge charged for restringing her racket. Sharing a glimpse of her long-awaited session, she wrote:

“First observe in 2+ years. Could not discover my tennis footwear. Price $78 to string the racket. Is {that a} new regular?”

Nevertheless, the previous participant expressed her satisfaction after having an undisturbed session.

“The tennis store informed me I need to actually good if my string stress is 61-59. I will take the praise. Greatest 30 minutes of my day. No telephone. No distractions. Simply you and the ball,” Sharapova added.

Maria Sharapova was inducted into the Tennis Corridor of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 23, 2025.

Maria Sharapova as soon as opened up about not retiring from the game even after struggling a grueling damage

Maria Sharapova as soon as revealed why she didn’t retire even after struggling a extreme rotator cuff tear in 2008, which pressured her to finish her season early. The damage saved her away from the Beijing Olympics, the US Open, and the WTA Finals. In an interview with theguardian.com, she acknowledged that she may have simply walked off from the game whereas she was navigating the injury-ridden interval.

“I had so some ways I may have gotten out,” she mentioned. “I had so many excuses I may have made that it could have been straightforward to stroll away. I may have mentioned that nobody else in tennis has ever come again from a critical rotator-cuff damage to their shoulder. I may have mentioned I’ve made sufficient cash to final me the remainder of my life. I may have mentioned I’ve carried out this and carried out that.”

“However I like the game an excessive amount of to get up and say I not wish to do it,” she added.

Maria Sharapova’s fierce rival Serena Williams was current as a shock inductee when she was inducted into the Tennis Corridor of Fame.