Maria Sharapova "back in time" for fun autumn date with son Theodore; mother-son duo collect pine cones after her day on the set

Maria Sharapova recently gave fans an inside look into her life, sharing how she managed to make it home in time from work to collect pine cones with her son Theodore. The former tennis World No.1 is fairly protective of her son's privacy, and fans were delighted by this update.

Sharapova led a legendary career in her nearly two decades on the WTA Tour. One of only ten women to achieve a career Grand Slam, she was ranked number one in the world for 21 weeks. The Russian won her first singles Major title in 2004, and went on to repeat the feat four more times.

In 2022, two years after calling time on her tennis career, Maria Sharapova have birth to her son Theodore in July. While the Russian shares semi-regular updates of her son with fans, she is careful to protect his privacy, never showing his face on social media.

Recently, the tennis star shared an adorable clipping of her son on her Instagram story, sharing how she made it back in time from work to pick some pine cones with Theodore. She caption the video,

“And back in time to collect some🪵.”

Via Maria Sharapova's Instagram

Maria Sharapova on how tennis has helped her as a parent

Maria Sharapova at the US Open in 2024 (Source: Getty)

While Maria Sharapova left tennis behind four years ago, the 37-year-old states that the lessons the sport taught her have helped her navigate motherhood better.

In an interview with People Magazine, Sharapova explained that the skills of scheduling and discipline required to be a successful player often helped her as a parent.

"I think in some ways there were so many elements of my sport that I could apply into motherhood. Just the discipline of the schedules and routines and seeing the benefit of that through their behavior and through their eyes has also been really helpful. When I was playing, knowing where I was going to be and when I was going to nap and when I was going to eat helped me so much with my energy," the Russian said.

She went on to add that despite her best efforts, raising a child often meant that settling into a fixed routine was impossible.

“He's constantly evolving into new phases, so I feel like just when you've settled into a certain routine, it can go out the window. So you're constantly adjusting to new circumstances, new developmental stages. You just have to acknowledge it changes all the time.”

While Sharapova has retired from tennis, she hasn't distanced herself from the sport. Recently, she even took her son to Wimbledon, showing him the courts where she won her first Grand Slam.