Former Wimbledon champion looks completely unrecognisable – three years after world’s sexiest tennis player retired
A FORMER WIMBLEDON champion continues to stun fans with her new look – three years after she retired from tennis.
The former world No1 was crowned the world’s hottest athlete for four consecutive years during her career.
She was regularly included in lists of top beautiful celebrities.
And the 6ft 2ins tennis superstar has proven she has not lost any of her glamour since hanging up her racket in 2020.
They hit the headlines back in May by posting a photo of themselves in a tiny bra along with a new hair colour.
And now the 36-year-old has shown once again how different she looks now compared to her playing days with her latest Instagram snaps.
The Russian beauty is currently 725 miles away from the Wimbledon extravaganza at SW19.
But Maria Sharapova is looking totally ace as she enjoys a holiday at Lake Como in Italy.
The icon posted a number of snaps of her trip, but the comments came flooding in as her 4.5 million followers continued to hail her beauty.
One called her “sublime”, while another even asked: “Marry me please?”
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Another fan called her “beautiful” as a fellow admirer labelled her “gorgeous”.
Sharapova hit the headlines last month as she showed off her new darker shade of brown hair after years of being a blonde bombshell.
She became a mum when baby son Theodore was born in July 2022.
The Florida-based former athlete has developed into a successful businesswoman since ending her playing career three years ago.
Sharapova is one of only ten women ever to lift all four Grand Slams – completing her set at the 2012 French Open which she won again in 2014.
Sharapova’s on-court performances saw her earn £31million in prize money but it was off the court she raked in the money with a further £231m in sponsorship and modelling deals with the likes of Nike, Evian, Porsche and TAG Heuer.
That made Sharapova the highest-paid female athlete in the world across all sports between 2006 and 2016.
However, despite being one of the greatest female players of her generation, her legacy was tainted in 2016 as she received a 15-month ban for failing a drugs test with meldonium in her system.