<p>Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced Friday she has given birth to a baby boy named Theodore.</p>.<p>He is the first child for the 35-year-old Russian tennis star and British businessman Alexander Gilkes, 42, who announced their engagement in December 2020.</p>.<p>"The most beautiful, challenging, and rewarding gift our little family could ask for," Sharapova posted Friday on Instagram, indicating in Roman numerals that Theodore was born on July 1.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-champ-elena-rybakina-dismisses-claims-that-she-is-a-russian-product-1125972.html">Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina dismisses claims that she is a Russian 'product'</a></strong><br /><br />Sharapova, who had revealed in April that she was pregnant, is among only 10 women to complete the career Grand Slam by capturing all four major singles crowns at least once.</p>.<p>In 2004, Sharapova won her first major title at Wimbledon at age 17 and followed by capturing the 2006 US Open, 2008 Australian Open and the 2012 and 2014 French Open crowns.</p>.<p>She also captured a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, losing to American Serena Williams in the final.</p>
<p>Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced Friday she has given birth to a baby boy named Theodore.</p>.<p>He is the first child for the 35-year-old Russian tennis star and British businessman Alexander Gilkes, 42, who announced their engagement in December 2020.</p>.<p>"The most beautiful, challenging, and rewarding gift our little family could ask for," Sharapova posted Friday on Instagram, indicating in Roman numerals that Theodore was born on July 1.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-champ-elena-rybakina-dismisses-claims-that-she-is-a-russian-product-1125972.html">Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina dismisses claims that she is a Russian 'product'</a></strong><br /><br />Sharapova, who had revealed in April that she was pregnant, is among only 10 women to complete the career Grand Slam by capturing all four major singles crowns at least once.</p>.<p>In 2004, Sharapova won her first major title at Wimbledon at age 17 and followed by capturing the 2006 US Open, 2008 Australian Open and the 2012 and 2014 French Open crowns.</p>.<p>She also captured a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, losing to American Serena Williams in the final.</p>