Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the WTA Bank of the West Classic just before her scheduled second-round match Wednesday with a left arm injury, tournament officials announced.
‘We’re sad to announce that @mariasharapova has withdrawn after doctor’s advice regarding her left arm,’ a post on the tournament’s Twitter feed said.
Sharapova played her first US match in more than two years on Monday, defeating American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 in an opening-round match at the hardcourt event in Stanford, California.
‘Toward the end of the Monday night’s match, I felt pain in my left forearm,’ Sharapova said Wednesday. ‘After …read more
Source: Gulf times
