Sharapova kept her pre-match routine guarded like a secret code — something she never talked about in interviews, something even her closest staff didn’t dare mention. But during a casual media session after practice, one of her teammates slipped.
It happened in seconds.
A reporter asked a harmless question: “What’s Sharapova like right before a big match?”
The teammate laughed, shrugged… and then said it:
“Well, you know how she always disappears for exactly seven minutes before stepping on court? Yeah, that thing she does—”
Sharapova’s head whipped around instantly.
The room went silent.
The teammate froze, realizing they had just revealed something she never wanted public. Reporters leaned forward. Cameras clicked. Sharapova’s expression shifted — not angry, but as if someone had just opened a door she’d kept locked for years.
“What thing?” another journalist pushed.
Sharapova cut in before her teammate could dig deeper.
“That’s enough for today,” she said, standing up. Her voice was calm, but her eyes said something else: that habit mattered… maybe more than anyone knew.
The interview ended abruptly. Her teammate apologized. But the curiosity hasn’t died since.
What exactly does she do during those seven minutes?
Some say meditation. Some say visualization. Others claim it’s something far more personal — tied to a moment from her past she never speaks about.
