“My mother saw me win like 30,000 feet above the ground,” Maria Sharapova recalls the heart-warming moment when she won her first Grandslam title

“My mother saw me win like 30,000 feet above the ground,” Maria Sharapova recalls the heart-warming moment when she won her first Grandslam title

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova, five time Grandslam champion recently hung up her racquets and announced her retirement from tennis in February, this year. It is often said that ‘Nothing tastes sweeter than victory,’ and it is certainly the truth, especially when you have won your first Grandslam title at the age of just 17 years. Sharapova recently narrated a heart-warming story about her mother when she won her first Grandslam title.

In an interview with Second Life Podcast, Sharapova spoke about the moment when she won her first Grandslam title at Wimbledon. During the final, her mother was on a flight and was watching her daughter chase her dreams from 30,000 feet above the ground.

“What does come to mind was actually my mother she was, she was flying. During the final, and it was at the time when the small televisions were becoming to be like a big thing on airplanes and she was flying with, with the TV on. And she saw me win like 30,000 feet above the ground,” the Russian said.

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Maria Sharapova further stated that she almost forgot that her mother was flying. She defeated her former rival, Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2004 final and after hugging her father, rushed to call her mother.

“And then on the court, as I run, I went to my bag, and I hugged my father and then I reached in my bag and I wanted to get my phone out and call her, forgetting that she’s on the plane,” she added.

Even her mother was trying to get in touch with Sharapova after she had claimed her first Grandslam title. “Meanwhile, she’s watching me, trying to call her. She’s asking the flight attendant like, Is there anything I can do that’s my daughter. It was a really special moment,” said Sharapova.

Sharapova has previously spoken about her family struggles when they moved from Russia to US. They had problems such as not speaking the language. Her mother was not allowed to enter the US during the first two or three years due to visa issues. However, the Russian managed to clear all the obstacles in her way and achieve tremendous success.

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