Russian tennis star Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam winner, retires

[February 26, 2020]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner, is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32, she wrote in Vanity Fair on Wednesday.

Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany in their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 30, 2011. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh/File Photo

"In giving my life to tennis, tennis gave me a life. I'll miss it everyday," she wrote.

Russia's Tennis Federation had no immediate comment.

(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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