Maria Sharapova to miss the 2008 US Open

 

For the first time in her career Maria Sharapova will skip a Grand Slam — right shoulder injury forces the Russian to miss the 2008 US Open. Previously, she had withdrawn from the Beijing Olympics . World No.3 Sharapova met with Dr. David Altchek, the premier shoulder doctor in the world, who examined all her tests from April and discovered a moderate tear in her rotator cuff tendon. The doctor couldn’t believe she was playing that long with her injury . "You can imagine that I was not very thrilled to hear that my medical team did not see this tear in my shoulder back in April," said the 21-year-old on her website . It's a shame, even when you have as much money as Sharapova you receive false diagnosis. Luckily, Sharapova’s injury didn’t get much worse since April and she probably doesn't need surgery. She will go to Arizona next week to do extensive rehab, and is expected to recover in 2-3 months . Share This

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Unfortunate Maria Sharapova to miss Beijing Olympics

 

Russia’s Maria Sharapova withdrew from this week’s Rogers Cup because of her persistent shoulder injury and stated that her participation in both the Beijing Olympics and the US Open was under question. Well, the 21-year-old Russian has just announced that as far as the Olympics are concerned, she'll have to overcome the disappointment of not playing at that great event. After yesterdays match I knew there was something seriously wrong with my shoulder. After taking a few different exams and MRI's this morning, the doctors found two small tears in the tendons of my shoulder . There are so many mixed feelings because last night they were almost positive there was something wrong with my nerve which could have ultimately been much more serious but after the tests this morning, for the first time in a while, they were able to give me a different answer and a different problem. But on the other hand this is something that needs a lot of time to heal , which really hurts me to say that I have to miss the Olympics. I'm currently packing up really quick to hop on the plane and head to NY for a second opinion but I wanted to let all of you know first that there's no chance of me competing in Beijing . The timing is so unfortunate and this makes me more sad than anything. Too bad. I just hope that this injury will leave Sharapova alone in reasonable time and not affect her overall career. (via Down the Line ) Share This

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Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova Wimbledon 2006
Against Anna Smashnova who lost
6-2,6-0

Maria Sharapova during one of her matches

Maria Sharapova during one of her matches

Maria Sharapova on the bicycle!

Maria Sharapova on the bicycle! I have the permission from the owner below to post this photo > Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) info@bta4bikes.org

Maria Sharapova signed on the billboard

Maria Sharapova attended the Opening Ceremony of TAG Heuer Flagship in Hong Kong.

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