Maria Sharapova and Fiancé Alexander Gilkes Are ‘Not in a Rush’ to Get a Married

The previous tennis champ is drilling down into zeroing in on new undertakings, mother life and why she and her life partner can’t contemplate arranging a wedding yet

quite a while back, at only 17, Maria Sharapova stunned the world when she upset double cross defending champion Serena Williams in July 2004 to win Wimbledon and become the main Russian lady to take the title.

Presently, four years into her retirement, Sharapova, 37, is thinking back. Obviously, she’s seen a lot of proceeded with victories off the court, particularly around her undertakings. But at the same time she’s casual somewhat, inclining toward being a mother to 2-year-old child Theodore, whom she imparts to her life partner, English finance manager Alexander Gilkes, 44.

“I couldn’t say whether any lady at any point knows when now is the right time to step into another stage or parenthood, yet I feel like I pursued the decision brilliantly,” Sharapova tells Individuals in the current week’s issue. “I feel like I have a solid separation from tennis. I was prepared for another part throughout everyday life.”

“We planned to have a major wedding and afterward I got pregnant, thus we haven’t really booked another wedding yet,” she says. “Maybe in the following two or three years.”

She says they’re both essentially excessively occupied to try and contemplate wedding arranging.

“Definitely. We have all the time in the world,” she says with a giggle. “We’re simply so amped up for Theo, and Alexander likewise sent off his organization as of late. In the middle among work and nurturing, there’s simply such a lot of continuing at present.”