Maria Sharapova retired for the first time in her grand slam career at Wimbledon, but suggested she isn't about to quit the game for good after a series of demoralizing injuries
Maria Sharapova retired for the first time in her grand slam career at Wimbledon but suggested she isn't about to quit the game for good after a series of demoralizing injuries.
Sharapova stopped with a left forearm issue while trailing France's Pauline Parmentier 6-4 6-7 0-5 in the first round after initially leading by a set and 5-2. "I think the easy way would be just for me to maybe do other things because I've set up the opportunities for myself," said Sharapova, who made her breakthrough by winning Wimbledon in 2004. "This is far from easy. I've never taken the easy route. I've always worked, committed, focused.
Maria Sharapova on her return from a drugs ban 03:52Upon her return last month, she lost to last year's Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber in the second round in Mallorca. One injury setback after anotherWimbledon was the second occasion in her mere five events this year that the 32-year-old was forced to quit, a thigh injury preventing her from finishing a quarterfinal against Aryna Sabalenka in Shenzhen at the start of the campaign. The limited activity has seen her ranking slide to 80th.
Coco Gauff's mom: It felt as if her dreams were coming true 01:38Sharapova found it difficult to strike backhands in the latter stages against the 88th-ranked Parmentier, a Frenchwoman who had lost six straight Wimbledon encounters, and said she had already had a scan on the injury. "I've had a history of a tendon in my left forearm flaring up," said Sharapova."It happened today in the second set.
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