Maria Sharapova To Make Announcement

Maria Sharapova a five-time Grand Slam winner has called a press conference to make an announcement today (Monday). The 28years old Russian will speak to the media in Los Angeles at midday (8pm GMT).

The unspecified nature of the announcement has sparked speculation about Sharapova's future in tennis, and whether she might choose to retire or take a break to recover full fitness. Sharapova's manager, Max Eisenbud, told Eurosport Russia in February this was unlikely to be Sharapova's final season. Announcing that decision on Thursday, Sharapova said “I have been focused on healing my left forearm injury and tried to get my body to be 100 per cent ready to play this event. I will be anxious to return next year”.

Sharapova won her first grand slam as a 17-year-old at Wimbledon in 2004 and has since landed the 2006 US Open title, the 2008 Australian Open and the French Open twice, in 2012 and 2014.