MARIA SHARAPOVA TO MISS GRASS COURT SEASON DUE TO MUSCLE INJURY, SEE HER STATEMENT HERE
epa05968295 Russian Maria Sharapova serves the ball to Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni during their second round match for the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 16 May 2017. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI |
Russian Maria Sharapova serves the ball to Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni during their second round match for the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 16 May 2017. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI
Maria Sharapova’s statement via Facebook:
After an additional scan, the muscle tear that I sustained in Rome will unfortunately not allow me to compete in the grass court tournaments I was scheduled to play. I want to thank the LTA for their amazing support on my return and providing me with a Birmingham wild card, a tournament which I hope many of you will be able to attend. I look forward to meeting you there next year. I will continue to work on my recovery and my next scheduled tournament is in Stanford.
Maria Sharapova of Russia serves the ball to Christina McHale of the US during their first round match for the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 15 May 2017. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Christina McHale of the US during their first round match for the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 15 May 2017. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Christina McHale of the US during their first round match for the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 15 May 2017. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI
Russian Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni during their second round match for the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 16 May 2017. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning against Christina McHale of the US in the first round match of the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 15 May 2017. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI