THREE YEARS after hanging up her tennis shoes to enjoy some time away from the court, Maria Sharapova has revealed a shock move for a new career.
The former world No1 isn’t straying too far from her strengths though as she ventures into the world of pickleball.
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Maria Sharapova has announced she’s going to be playing pickleball[/caption]
The hugely popular sport is very similar to Tennis, but takes place on a smaller court with plastic paddles and a perforated, hollowed out plastic ball.
Sharapova has announced she will be taking part in the second ever Pickleball Slam early next year.
She will play alongside fellow legend John McEnroe as they take on Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf in a doubles match next February.
The former tennis heroes aren’t the only ones making a switch to pickleball either with a whole host of other tennis players making the jump to play the fast growing sport.
Sharapova, who was previously dubbed as the world’s sexiest tennis player, announced her participation in a video online.