Maria Sharapova\u2019s recent sweat session has fans clamoring for her return to the court.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the five-time Grand Slam champion gave her Instagram followers a peek at a rigorous exercise regimen that included arm, core and lower-body moves while working with kettlebells and other equipment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter missing couple of weeks of strength training, I can confirm, it\u2019s not like riding a bicycle,\u201d Sharapova captioned the video.<\/p>\n
Maria Sharapova fans are pleading for a tennis return after she posted a new workout video. Anthony J. Causi<\/p>\n
The post sparked the attention of her 4.7 million followers, with some pleading for the 38-year-old to consider coming out of retirement.<\/p>\n
\u201cMasha please come back we miss you so much,\u201d one user commented.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease come back to the courts,\u201d another remarked.<\/p>\n
One fan even asked if a Grand Slam was on her mind, writing, \u201cReady for the US Open 2026?!?\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria Sharapova won her first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2004. Getty Images<\/p>\n
A former world No. 1, Sharapova shot to international notoriety in 2004 after winning her first championship at Wimbledon. The Russian athlete would go on to conquer all the Grand Slams, winning the U.S. Open in 2006, the Australian Open in 2008 and the French Open in 2012 and 2014.<\/p>\n
She dealt with injuries in the back half of her career and was hit with a 15-month doping ban in 2016.<\/p>\n
Sharapova announced her retirement<\/a> in early 2020 following what would be her final Australian Open appearance.<\/p>\n Maria Sharapova retired from tennis in 2020. She attended this year\u2019s U.S. Open as a spectator. ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n \u201cLooking back now, I realize that tennis has been my mountain. My path has been filled with valleys and detours, but the views from its peak were incredible. After 28 years and five Grand Slam titles, though, I\u2019m ready to scale another mountain\u2014to compete on a different type of terrain,\u201d Sharapova said<\/a> in an essay for Vanity Fair.<\/p>\n \u201cThat relentless chase for victories, though? That won\u2019t ever diminish. No matter what lies ahead, I will apply the same focus, the same work ethic, and all of the lessons I\u2019ve learned along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n In the months following her retirement, Sharapova got engaged to British businessman Alexander Gilkes in December 2020. The couple welcomed son Theodore in 2022.<\/p>\n