Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is one of only 10 women to complete a Career Grand Slam in tennis, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2025. After retiring in 2020, she has also become a mother, an investor, and podcast host. In this episode, Adam talks with Maria about resilience, motivation, and the evolution of her rivalry with Serena Williams. Maria reflects on the moments in her career that forced her to take a step back and rethink her mindset, from hard losses and wisdom from coaches to relationships with her peers and opponents. Adam offers insight on two different kinds of winning in psychology, and why sports aren’t really as zero-sum as they seem. Featured guest Follow Maria Sharapova on Instagram , YouTube , and X Subscribe to Maria's Substack Pretty Tough Buy her book Unstoppable: My Life So Far Connect with the team Follow Adam on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at adamgrant.net/ Subscribe to Adam’s Substack Granted Watch ReThinking videos on YouTube at TEDPods Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard . Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Memorial Day from all of us at On with Kara Swisher! Today, we’re bringing you a special episode of " ⁠Pretty Tough⁠ ," a new podcast from the Vox Media Podcast Network hosted by tennis star and entrepreneur Maria Sharapova. Each week, Maria sits down with high-achieving women across industries for candid, wide-ranging conversations about their pursuit of excellence without apology. In this episode, Maria speaks with comedian and best-selling author Chelsea Handler, who's built a career on saying exactly what she thinks, regardless of the consequences. Maria explores what drives Chelsea’s independence across every chapter of her life and how she continues to evolve through therapy, travel, and psychedelics. Pretty Tough is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maria Sharapova joins Andy Roddick on the Served Podcast to talk her career, her business ventures post-retirement, and motherhood. Andy and Maria talk about her induction into the Hall of Fame coming up next week and take a look back at some of the iconic moments from her career/life: moving across the world at 7 years old for tennis, winning the French Open twice, battling injuries, and so much more. COMMENT BELOW What is your favorite Sharapova Grand Slam win? What is the most iconic Sharapova moment? Tickets to the Served Hall of Fame Live Show: https://www.tixr.com/groups/tennisfame/events/induction-grounds-pass-august-23-144208 Watch the Full "Winners & Errors" Segment Here: https://youtu.be/dquGZLl6EhM 🎾 Chucker's Club Exclusive Q&A: https://youtu.be/FH_jJ75vSHI 🧢 Check out the Served Merch! https://store.servedpodcast.com/ 📩 Sign up for the Served Newsletter here: https://servedmedia.substack.com/ 📱If you're new to the Served with Andy Roddick, we're happy you're here! Follow us for more:https://www.instagram.com/servedpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/servedpodcast.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@served_podcast TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Welcome to Served 0:42 Winners & Errors Segment 1:50 Victoria Mboko wins 2025 Canadian Open 2:30 Cincinnati Open renovations 4:30 Frances Tiafoe helps out next generation 6:32 Tennis’ summer schedule struggles 9:47 Daniil Medvedev loses to Adam Walton at Cincinnati 12:35 Maria Sharapova joins the show 12:50 Life as a mother 18:00 Maria’s story about Andy’s restaurant recommendation 21:30 Moving to the USA from Russia at 7 years old to train 24:25 Maria talks about her dad Yuri 27:30 Sharapova talks about her expectations for her team 29:45 The power of “No” when it comes to brands 33:08 Winning Wimbledon at 17 years old 39:55 Battling expectations 42:40 2008 AO Open was peak Maria Sharapova 43:35 Preparing to play Lindsay Davenport 49:45 Sharapova shoulder injury was mis-diagnosed & coming back from injury 54:00 Winning Roland Garros twice after injury 1:02:20 Maria’s transition into business 1:09:30 Young athletes who take any deal that comes there way 1:14:00 What makes Maria Sharapova a great investor 1:20:20 Did tennis help shape Maria’s business mindset? 1:22:30 Maria talking about being inducted into the Hall of Fame 1:30:40 Maria wants to finish the interview… 1:34:32 Closing thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for the US Open finals, evian, the official water of the US Open and Maria Sharapova took over a Circle Line Cruise boat to host New York City's first floating tennis court—and Racquet was there for all the action. Our cultural attaché (and former WTA Top 10 player) Andrea Petkovic hosted a "waterside chat" with the five-time Grand Slam champion and evian hydration ambassador, who discussed some memorable moments from her tennis career, including her transition to retirement and parenthood, how important it is to build a good team and the role hydration plays in winning on one of the world's most renowned tennis courts, as well as what she sees in the newest Slam winner, Coco Gauff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.