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Maria Sharapova pulled out of the U.S. Open for the second time in
three years Sunday, withdrawing on the eve of the tournament because of a
lingering right leg injury.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced the withdrawal via a press
release at about the same time that Sharapova, who won the title in New
York in 2006, posted the news on her Facebook page.
“Unfortunately I will not be able to compete in this (year’s U.S.)
Open. I have done everything possible to be ready but it was just not
enough time,” Sharapova’s message said. “To all my amazing fans, I will
be back in the Asian swing in a few weeks and look forward to finishing
the year healthy and strong.”
In 2013, Sharapova skipped the U.S. Open because of a right shoulder
injury. She also missed the Grand Slam tournament played on hard courts
in Flushing Meadows in 2008, when she was off the tour for about 10
months because of surgery
on her right shoulder.
Sharapova has not played a match on tour since losing to No. 1-ranked
Serena Williams in the Wimbledon semifinals in July. The 28-year-old
Russian withdrew from hard-court tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati
in August, citing a right leg strain.
“From a player’s perspective you always have to believe in the
ability to go through the little things that you might have. Physically,
that’s part of sports, unfortunately,” Sharapova said in an interview
this month. “There’s no athlete who’s ever 100 percent healthy.”
Sharapova is a five-time major champion who was going to be seeded
No. 3 for the U.S. Open, where play begins Monday. She was drawn to
possibly face Williams — who is bidding for tennis’ first calendar-year
Grand Slam since 1988 — in the semifinals.
The USTA said that Daria Kasatkina, an 18-year-old Russian who is
ranked 133rd, is the lucky loser who will replace Sharapova in the main
draw.
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