Maria Sharapova is one of the world’s most famous athletes. During the heyday of her career, Sharapova had been a widely successful player and one of the most highly paid ones as well. She retired from professional tennis in 2020 but has hardly been idle.

How did Maria Sharapova celebrate her birthday?

Sharapova generally does not disappoint her fans and posts pictures or snippets of how she celebrates her birthday. This time as well she posted a picture of herself posing in front of what looks like an idyllic beach house.

She also received a lot of wishes from her friends, fans, and supporters throughout the day. In this list was also the tennis legend Billie Jean King. King posted a picture of herself with her wife Ilana Kloss posing with the Russian 5-time Grand Slam-winning champion. She called Sharapova their friend and tweeted about the same.

Maria Sharapova replied to the wish, appreciating the American legend for her wishes. She reposted the post on her Instagram and had a suggestion for the next time they meet. She asked King about when they can meet next and play “Cards against Humanity” next.

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For the uninitiated, Cards against Humanity is a fun interactive card game, which often yields hilarious results. This indicates that the two former World No. 1s are quite good friends!

Sharapova has an exciting gift this birthday

Sharapova announced an extremely exciting piece of news on her Instagram. She posted a picture of herself looking pretty against the rolling waves cradling her baby bump! “Precious beginnings!!! Eating birthday cake for two has always been my specialty,” she cutely captioned the post.

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The Russian seems to be having a great time post-retirement in 2020.

It was in December of the same year that she confirmed her engagement to Alexander Gilkes, a British businessman and co-founder of an online auction house Paddle8. They have been public about their relationship since 2018. And now the news of their pregnancy must be coming as wonderful news and a gift to the duo, who as it turns out not just celebrating Sharapova’s birthday, but also this happy news, at their beach getaway.