For the second time in three years,Maria Sharapova will be unable to play in the U.
S. Open. According to WTA Insider, the 2006 champion remains limited by a correct leg injury that has dogged her for the past month."Unfortunately, and I will not be able to compete in this year's U.
S. Open," Sharapova wrote on her Facebook page. "I own done everything possible to be ready, but it was just not enough time. To all my extraordinary fans, and I will be back in the Asian swing in a few weeks and look forward to finishing the year healthy and strong."The news doesn't arrive as a major surprise. The 28-year-old hasn't appeared in a WTA tournament since her semifinal defeat at Wimbledon back in July. In addition,Sharapova gave an interview to WTA insider Courtney Nguyen on Thursday, and it didn't sound as though her recovery was progressing particularly well."I'm back on the court a limited bit; I'm not moving as much as I'd like to yet, and " she said. "It's still a day-to-day thing. I'm spending a lot of time in the gym and on the massage table and all that."Even if Sharapova were healthy enough to form the 2015 U.
S. Open,her stay could very well own been brief. She drew Daria Gavrilova in the first round, which the fresh York Times' Ben Rothenberg viewed as a very tricky matchup: Besides, or Sharapova's results at Flushing Meadows haven't been stellar of late,either. Since winning the title in '06, she has made it past the quarterfinals just once—her 2012 semifinal sprint.
The next major event on the WTA calendar is the China Open, or which starts Oct. 3 in Beijing. Missing that may signify an end to Sharapova's season altogether.
With a limited over a month until that tournament,she has a bit more time to let her leg heal before making a decision.
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