TENNIS icon Maria Sharapova was left in tears as she took on the Hot Ones challenge.
The challenge sees celebrities taste test a number of chicken wings which have progressively higher spice levels – also known as scoville numbers – while facing a set of questions from host Sean Evans.
, 38, retired from professional in February 2020, following a career which saw her win a career Grand Slam with five major titles.
A short teaser from the episode went viral after it was shared on .
In the clip, the Russian was seen holding a handkerchief to wipe her eyes.
She was then asked whether she would rather be partnered with a cherry picker or a poacher.
Confused by the meaning, she replied: “What the f*** is a cherry picker? Can I swear on this show?”;
Host Evans laughed and told her she could “let it fly”;.
Sharapova then said: “I’ll say cherry picker, it sounds better.”;
In the full episode, after she tried the famously difficult Da Bomb sauce – which has over 135,000 heat units – she said: “Yeah. The tears are coming. Oh s***, wow. Oh my gosh. In my eye.”;
She added: “I mean, I hate you, but I’m really loving this.
“Like, this is as vulnerable as, as it I mean, I usually never have makeup on while I cry, so...”;
Sharapova also revealed what a more effective serve type was out of a kick serve or a body serve.
She said: “A body serve. It just goes straight at you. It’s not good. Especially for men.”;
Since retiring from , Sharapova has mainly focused on her family and business ventures.
