Maria Sharapova marked her third anniversary since her
retirement and tennis fans commemorated her career achievements.
The former tennis player attained the No. 1 ranking in
the world in 2005, won 5 Grand Slam titles, and is widely regarded as an icon
of world tennis. At the age of just 17, she achieved worldwide recognition by
defeating tennis legend Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final and went on to
become one of the most prominent figures in the WTA throughout the rest of her
career.
Maria Sharapova is one of the few players who won all
four Grand Slam tournaments during her career in the Open Era, alongside Chris
Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Serena Williams. A Twitter user
recalled the date on which the Russian announced her retirement.
Several fans took the opportunity to share their
memories of the tennis legend:
