Maria Sharapova Has traded the tennis shoes in for baby shoes.

Tennis star with her partner Alexander GilkesThey welcomed their first child together. A bundle of joy they named Theodore.

Maria announced the baby’s birth on Instagram, sharing a glimpse at Theodore in a photo of herself and Alexander looking down at their little one. Maria captioned this adorable photo with the date of Theodore’s birth on July 1, 2022. She said, “The best, most challenging, rewarding, gift our little family can ask for.”

Maria shared the news of her pregnancy on her 35th birthday in April with a photo of herself and her baby bump on the beach.

“Precious beginnings!!!” “Precious beginnings!!!” she wrote April 19. She wrote on April 19.

Maria has won five Grand Slam titles during her tennis career. In February 2020 she declared that her tennis career of 28 years was over.