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Tennis star Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant with first child

Tennis star Maria Sharapova [Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports]

Former world number one Maria Sharapova on Tuesday used the occasion of her 35th birthday to announce that she was pregnant with her first child.

The Russian five-time Grand Slam champion, who retired from the sport in 2020, shared the news on Instagram to her 4.2 million followers.

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