38-year-old Maria Sharapova has traded tennis for a winter sport. The legendary athlete shared fresh photos on her blog. "It turns out I still ski well," she captioned the pictures, in which she poses in a stylish ski suit. Fans appreciated Sharapova's winter outfit, although many still cherish the hope of seeing the tennis player in her signature white mini-skirt, polo shirt, and sneakers with a racket in hand. "Please come back to tennis, Maria," "So cute," "Perfection," "The tennis world is not the same without you," "She is still hot at 38," followers commented.  _Photo: social media._ Sharapova announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2020. She shared her decision not at a loud press conference but through a personal letter published in Vogue and Vanity Fair. In it, Maria talked about how difficult it was to part with tennis, which had been a part of her life since childhood. She cited serious health issues, specifically chronic shoulder pain, as the main reason for her departure. "Shoulder pain became my constant companion. Over time, the tendons weakened so much that every hit of the ball was met with unbearable pain," the athlete confessed. Now Maria is enjoying a well-deserved rest and fulfilling one of the most important roles for a woman — that of a mother and wife. She lives in Los Angeles with businessman Alexander Gilkes, to whom she gave birth to a wonderful son, Theodore, three years ago. The engagement of Sharapova to the billionaire in 2020 was reported by all major publications, but the wedding has yet to take place.