Sharapova states how retirement is tough

After her retirement letter in 2020, she is finding it hard to cope without her loved sport.

Maria Sharapova announced her retirement after the Australian Open in 2020, in a letter she wrote for Vogue.

In the letter, the five-time Grad Slam winner spoke about the months before her retirement:

"It's a question I have addressed several times over the past few months before announcing my retirement. I realised that I was showing off but now not as a tennis player and I had lost sight of the competition. It became a hard and difficult process to manage but together with my team I realised that I needed to move on and I could use a many other better and perhaps more meaningful ways.

For many years I have concentrated only on this sport and I have given everything by applying and working hard to obtain results. Regardless of everyone's advice, everyone must be aware of their choices and must be certain to 100%: the decision was made in full autonomy and independence."