Maria Sharapova calls pre-mature end to her 2018 campaign

The former World Number 1 Maria Sharapova has ended her 2018 season early as she wants to make sure she starts the 2019 campaign fully fit. “I was looking forward to coming back to Tianjin to defend my title but unfortunately I need to give myself time to recover from injury,” Sharapova said in a statement. “I am disappointed that I won’t be able to play in front of all of the fans in Tianjin again and I hope to be able to play there in the future. “I wish everyone at the tournament a successful five-year anniversary.” The Russian was due to future in the China Open from October 1, the Tianjin Open the following week and the Moscow open, which starts on October 15. However, her team have confirmed that she has withdrawn from all three events and next for Sharapova will be the Shenzhen Open, which is due to start in the first week of January 2019.

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