Besides being a tennis player, Maria Sharapova is an entrepreneur, designer, mentor, and an avid traveller. In a recent interview to travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller, she said that she finds travelling solo liberating. But when asked who would be her most interesting seat mate, she replied, "My boyfriend [Alexander Gilkes] and my friends. There is never a dull moment in their company. I also don't mind travelling on my own. There's a very liberating feeling that comes with going to a destination all by yourself.

Holidays are the perfect time to relax and Sharapova says she prefers books over electronic gadgets. "I love holding a book in my hands and flipping through the pages than carry an Ipad or Kindle. I'm currently reading Originals, by Adam Grant," she explained.