Sharapova is out of Beijing Games
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It’s official. Maria Sharapova, the world’s No. 3 women’s tennis player, will skip the Beijing Games after an MRI found small tears in the tendons of her right shoulder.
Here’s how Sharapova explained it on her website:
After yesterday’s 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.
The next question is whether Sharapova will be able to compete in the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 25 in New York City.
-- Greg Johnson