Sharapova was just 17 (viaESPN).
In an essay forVogueandVanity Fairin February 2020, she wrote about why she was leaving.
Sharapova started by saying, “How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known?
It sounds like part of the reason was injury.
Shoulder injuries are nothing new for meover time my tendons have frayed like a string.
… My body had become a distraction” (viaMore Sports).
Lingering over a morning cup of coffee.
Workouts ofmychoice (hello, dance class!)."
