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There are certain moments in life that you simply cannot forget. While taking a chronological look at the journey of a player of any form, you realize that ups and downs are part of life. And for a person like Maria Sharapova, the ups are quite impressive.
Sharapova is referred to as a dangerous combination of beauty with brains. The sensibility with which she plays any match is always remarkable.
Sharapova has a strong presence on the social media platforms too; she is one of the most popular stars among the tennis players. With millions of followers, she is ruling the hearts as well as the minds of people across the world.
She was the one to set the record of being the youngest player who went to the finals of Australian Open Junior Tournament. The girl stepped on the Tennis court at the young age of 17. The Wimbledon win then made her the most recognizable face. The journey from then till now has been unstoppable.
The best thing about her is that she always tries to gather the best positive learning she could gather from her daily experiences. Carrying a bold attitude along with the seriousness for her profession has been a real source of inspiration for most of the people.
She has even been offered a number of endorsements of the recognized brands which includes Nike, Porsche, Evian, Head, Tag Heuer, etc. She is also regarded as one of the best box office draws for all her sponsors. This Russian professional tennis player is simply referred to as unstoppable.
Here, we take a list of top fie achievements in Sharapova's Tennis career.
#5 The Wimbledon Win in the year 2004
Everyone had their jaws dropped during the game hour. Nobody would believe that a young girl who's just 17 would step and overrule the champion player Serena Williams. Even she admits the fact that she still could not believe how she won her first title of the Grand Slam. It was really a sensational tournament played.
The game ended up in the two sets of 6-1, 6-4. She earned the tag of being the fourth youngest women to earn a Grand Slam title. She sank to her knees after her first win which was obviously special and simply buried her face.
Well greeted by the opponent Serena Williams, in a professional manner, she was overwhelmed. It was even an unbelievable moment for her personally. She proved that age does not matter and you simply need to be cautious enough with your every move.
#4 The win in the year 2005, helped her to earn World No. 1 position
It was on 22nd of August in the year 2005, when Maria went over Davenport to occupy the top position of number one ranking. She was the first ever Russian woman and the fifth youngest player then to reach the Number 1 position. It took her just 12 months to reach that position.
The crowing moments for her after that went on taking heights. To be on the top position is always a dream for all the people. Merely, at the age of 18, she shared the list with some of the most respectable and eminent tennis players.
Starting from the young age, she understood that she had the world to explore with the upcoming opportunities. And then her successful journey began. This girl then continued her career with the uptrend in the growing popularity along with the success.
#3 Getting to Number 1 from the 126th position after the win in the year 2012
It is said that the win helped Maria Sharapova to reach the top ranking is regarded to be one of the special moments of her life. Due to the injury in the shoulder, she was unable to continue with her ranking. The shoulder injury lay off did the damage and she slipped to number 126. However, winning the French open in the year 2012 changed the things once again.
It can be regarded as the sweetest victory for her which helped her to regain the top ranking once again. To reach the top position is never easy but to sustain that position is always regarded to be a tough job. However, with the hard work and true determination, she was able to enjoy the top ranking position again in her lifetime.
#2 Winning the fifth Grand Slam title in the year 2014
It was the sensational effort of the lady which helped her to survive the finals marathon. She fought against Simona Halep in a quite remarkable manner which helped her to gather the crown of French Open for the second time. Returning to the court after the injury was even challenging for her as she was often questioned.
It was fifth time for her when she gathered her Grand Slam title in the year 2014. Her achievement was the answer to every doubt. The match went for 3 hours and 2 minutes which is recorded as the second longest final played at the venue till date. Even she came up with the lines that it was the one among the hardest tournament played by her. The quantum of respect she showed to her opponent in the match was really regarded to be appraisable.
#1 Maria’s first win after the doping ban in China
It was a very sad moment for all her fans when she was banned for 2 years which was further reduced to 15 months. She was charged for the consumption of drug which she further clarified was unintentional and was consumed by her for a long period. The 30-year-old lady gave her cent per cent in every required moment to gather the WTA title in the year 2017.
Returning back to the court after those crucial months when she was tested positive for the Meldonium drug and then earning a title, made her happy. She was again boosted up with the same confidence with which she began her career on the court. She then happily waved to the entire crowd present there and blew kisses all around after acquiring the title.
