Maria Sharapova says she started preparing for retirement years before leaving tennis

Maria Sharapova says she started preparing for retirement years before leaving tennis

Maria Sharapova says she used breaks from tennis to prepare for her second act.Kate Green/Getty Images for Cannes LionsMaria Sharapova says she started preparing for her second act years before leaving tennis."I recognized from an early age that as a woman, my career would end much sooner than in other professions," she said.Sharapova said she used time off from tennis to take business courses and do internships.Maria Sharapova, 39, says she use…

Maria Sharapova capitalised on injury setbacks to prepare for life after tennis: "When I was injured, or I had a break, I'd go to a business school"

After an exceptional career in tennis, Maria Sharapova has since moved on from her prior profession and is now focusing on projects away from the sport. This is not something new that has just started, planning for this a long time ago and using setbacks in her career like injures to better prepare...