Injured Maria Sharapova pulls out of Miami Open
Tennis | March 17, 2018 15:05 ISTSharapova's withdrawal comes after her disappointing campaign at the Indian Wells Masters this week, where she slumped to a straight-sets defeat.
Sharapova's withdrawal comes after her disappointing campaign at the Indian Wells Masters this week, where she slumped to a straight-sets defeat.
Sharapova announced the mutual parting with Sven Groeneveld on Friday, two days after she was beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka of Japan in her return to Indian Wells.
Sharapova's ranking of No. 41 in the world forced her to play a first-round match in the tournament she has won twice. A failed doping test led to a 15-month ban for the five-time major winner.
The 30-year-old had earlier accepted a wildcard entry to make her first appearance at the tournament since 2006.
Five-time major winner Sharapova was back at the Australian Open for the first time since 2016, when a failed test for Meldonium led to a 15-month doping ban.
Maria Sharapova hurried through the first set on Rod Laver Arena in 23 minutes before beating No. 14-seeded Anastasija Sevastova 6-1, 7-6 (4).
Maria Sharapova said it was her choice to return, though, and she relished every moment of it in Tuesday's 6-1, 6-4 victory over Tatjana Maria.
Djokovic tweaked his service motion while recovering from an injured right elbow, and used it to good effect in a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Donald Young.
The five-time major winner dictated play against Zarina Diyas, hitting 24 winners and five aces to clinch victory in just under 90 minutes on Thursday.
Ostapenko, who beat Serena Williams in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, was overwhelmed by Kristyna Pliskova's powerful serves during the match.
The five-time major winner will next play 2017 Shenzhen finalist Alison Riske, who opened beat fifth-seeded Wang Qiang on Sunday.
A lawyer representing one of the home buyers, said Sharapova's celebrity status was the reason most people put their money into the project.
The FIR has been lodged against the builder company, its office bearers and Sharapova for offence of cheating and collecting Rs 53 lakh from investors.
Sharapova, who won the Tianjin Open two days ago, brought her usual power to the court but lacked accuracy with some wild swings on key points against Rybarikova.
The Russian tennis ace defeated Belarusian teenager Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 7-6 (8) on Sunday to move from 86th to 57th in the latest WTA rankings.
Sabalenka put up a great fight against the Russian as the match lasted over two hours. Sharapova claimed her 36th WTA title of her career without even dropping a set.
As the same as in the first set, the Romanian star won the set in the eighth game when she served, snatching her first ever career victory over Sharapova.
Nadal is 57-9 this season and leads the tour with five ATP singles titles, including the French Open and US Open.
In her memoirs, Maria Sharapova wrote 100 times about Serena Williams commenting about her 'thicks arms and legs'
Maria Sharapova lost in the fourth round of the U.S. Open to 16th-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
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