Muscle tear forces Maria Sharapova out of Wimbledon, grass-court tournaments

June 10, 2017

Allyssa Lee

A muscle tear has forced Maria Sharapova out of a Wimbledon qualifier — and grass-court tournaments altogether — for the season, the Russian tennis player announced on her Facebook page Saturday.

The 30-year-old Sharapova made her return to competitive tennis this year after a positive test for meldonium had resulted in a 15-month ban from the sport.

The five-time Grand Slam singles champion retired in the second round of the Italian Open with a thigh injury on May 16. Earlier that day, Sharapova had learned that she would not be given a wild card to the French Open at Roland Garros due to her doping ban.

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She had been given a wild card for the Aegon Classic — a Wimbledon tuneup — in Birmingham later this month.