World number three Maria Sharapova and boyfriend, Bulgarian tennis pro Grigor Dimitrov, were spotted in Sweden recently according to reports shared by a number of tennis sites. Sharapova has a lot of time in her hands in terms of travelling since she already ended her 2013 season due to ongoing rehabilitation of her injured right shoulder. Sharapova has already pulled out of the WTA Championships where she was a runner-up a year ago to titlist Serena Williams.
“I am not a fan of cold weather but training in the middle of the forest with yellow and orange leaves all around, its breathtaking,” she tweeted during her visit in Sweden.
It seemed like Sharapova is supporting Dimitrov in his training with new coach Roger Rasheed.
“Roger Rasheed and I have both decided to spend some time in the short term to provide help in my journey onward in preparation for 2014 and we are both looking ahead to this collaboration,” Dimitrov posted on his Facebook page on Oct 7, 2013.
Sharapova is slated to make a return to competition via a couple of exhibition matches in Bogoto, Mexico City and Thailand sometime in December. The Russian superstar said via Twitter that she’s slated to start her 2014 season via the Brisbane International which starts on December 29, 2013.
