33-year-old Russian tennis star and model Maria Shira Pova, who announced her retirement from tennis in February this year, got engaged for the second time.
Maria Shera Pova first got engaged to the American basketball player a decade ago at the age of 22 in 2010 and the two lived together for almost 2 years.
However, in 2012, the bitterness between the two increased, so they both ended the relationship and later the tennis star developed relationships with other men.
Maria Shirapura, 33, who is more famous for her beauty and modeling than for tennis, though confirmed in 2018 that she is now in a relationship with a British businessman.
However, now he also confirmed the engagement with the said person.
The leading American magazine People reported in its report that Maria Shera Pova got engaged to 41-year-old Alexander Gilkis, the owner of a British auction house.
Alexander Gilkes is a close friend of Britain’s Prince William and has also been in a relationship for the second time.
Alexander Gilkes was first married to famous British fashion designer Masha Nono in 2003, but he separated from his first wife after 13 years in 2016.
After getting engaged, Maria Shera Pova and Alexander Galax also confirmed the relationship by sharing pictures together on their Instagram.
Sharing the photos, Maria Shera Pova wrote that she accepted Alexander’s proposal and the two became one.
Similarly, Alexander Galax also thanked Maria Sherapova for saying yes and promised to support her throughout her life.
It should be noted that Maria Shera Pova moved to America for tennis training in 1994 at the age of 7 years.
In 2004, at the age of 17, Maria Sherapova won her first Grand Slam by defeating number one seed Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final.
Maria Sharapova first rose to prominence in the world rankings in 2005 when she won 2 French Open titles, an Australian Open and a US Open title along with the Wimbledon title.
In 2016, Maria Sharapova admitted to failing a ‘drug test’ during the Australian Open due to the use of a banned substance, after which she was provisionally suspended for 2 years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
After the ban was lifted, she returned to tennis in 2018 but did not achieve much success, after which she announced her retirement in February 2020.
Maria Shera Pova was more famous for her beauty and modeling than her sport and is still famous for modeling.
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2024-08-07 19:32:22
