Maria Sharapova shockingly pulls out of upcoming US Open
ASTANA. August 22. KAZINFORM The third seed has withdrawn from the final slam of the year due to shoulder injury, Kazinform refers to Vesti.kz. web portal.
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will not participate in the final slam of the year - the US Open, the organizers of the tournament have confirmed.
The pain in the right should forced the world No 3 to pull out. "We wish Maria a speedy recovery and look forward to her return to New York next year," said David Brewer, the tournament director.
The US Open is set to be held in New York on August 26 - September 9. Sharapova won the US Open title back in 2006. Last season she reached the semifinal, but was defeated by Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Sharapova's withdrawal means that Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska will be the third seed of this year's tournament.