Maria Sharapova is currently dating British businessman, Alexander Gilkes. He is the owner and co-founder of Paddle8, an online auction platform that specializes in fine art and collectables. Sharapova and Gikes started dating in The couple were first seen together in March , as they went on a date to an art gallery in Beverley hills. Gilkes was known as the most well-connected Briton in New York. In fact, he went to college with Prince Harry! Apparently, the Bulgarian saw Maria playing in , and decided to email her right away. Maria revealed in her autobiography that she was confused whether Dimitrov had attained the legal age for dating!

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She has been dealing with problems in her right shoulder for years and lost the last four matches she played at major tournaments. This season, Sharapova played only two matches and lost both. For a while, Sharapova was as big a star as her sport had, with many more millions of dollars in sponsorship deals than whatever prize money she earned on a court. The Russian, who moved to Florida as a child, burst onto the tennis scene at 17 when she won Wimbledon in by upsetting Serena Williams in the final. Known as much for her grit with a racket in hand as for her groundstrokes, Sharapova reached No. She added an Australian Open title in , and then won the French Open in and Her last Grand Slam final came in at the Australian Open, where she was the runner-up to Williams. In all, Williams led their head-to-head series , including victories in their last 19 matchups in a row. At the Australian Open, where Williams beat her in the quarterfinals, Sharapova tested positive for the newly banned drug meldonium.
Serena's 19 Grand Slam titles, dating back to 1999
Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova, who pulled out of this year's French Open because of a shoulder problem earlier this month, seems to be enjoying her time away from competing. Yesterday, she posted this picture of her having a Tarte Tatin, a French pastry in which the fruit is caramelised in butter and sugar before the tart is baked and is named after the hotel serving it as its signature dish, and wrote: "I guess a Tarte Tatin is as far as my French Open will go this year. The two-time French Open champion has not played since January and had surgery on her shoulder in February. Sharapova had earlier announced on social media her withdrawal from the tournament and wrote: "Withdrawing from the French Open. Sometimes the right decisions aren't always the easiest ones. In better news, I have returned to the practice court, and slowly building the strength back in my shoulder. I really miss you Paris, until next year.
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