Maria Sharapova International Tennis star and partner Alexander Gilkes have officially announced the birth of their new born son.
The couple welcomed their 1st child together a baby boy Theodore, on Thursday, July 1.
In April the pro athlete and her fiance revealed her growing baby bump via Instagram and officially announced they were expecting their patter of tiny feet. She captioned the photo;
“Precious beginnings!!! Eating birthday cake for two has always been my specialty,” she wrote. Gilkes, for his part, commented on the post with a heart-eye emoji.
The Russian tennis star and businessman fiance began dating in 2018, before getting engaged 2 years later. The English businessman and ” Squared circles” co-founder also confirmed their proposal on his own social media.
When they formally get married, It will mark Gilkes’ second time walking down the aisle. Alexander Gilkes was previously married to designer Misha Nonoo from 2012 to 2016.
Maria Sharapova, on her part, was previously engaged to Sasha” Vujačić in 2011 and after 2years of dating, both called it quits less than one year later. She then moved on, and began dating Gregory Dimitrov, but they went their separate ways in 2017.
The 5-time Grand Slam winner is most widely recognized for her illustrious tennis career, but announced she was retiring from the game in February 2020.