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World number three Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Beijing Olympics on Thursday
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World number three Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Beijing Olympics on Thursday after an MRI scan on her right shoulder revealed two small tears.
"I'm currently packing up really quick to hop on the plane and head to New York for a second opinion but I wanted to let all of you know first that there's no chance of me competing in Beijing," Sharapova said on her website.
"The timing is so unfortunate and this makes me much sadder than anything," she added on www.mariasharapova.com.
The Russian was examined by doctors after withdrawing from the Montreal Cup late on Wednesday evening with a sore shoulder following a 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Poland's Marta Domachowska.
They advised Sharapova she would need a lot of time away from the game to let the injury to heal, which puts the 2006 US Open champion's chances of playing in this year's final grand slam, starting on August 25 in New York, in doubt.
"After yesterday's match I knew there was something seriously wrong with my shoulder," said Sharapova.
"After taking a few different exams and MRIs 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."
Playing her first match since a shock second-round defeat by compatriot Alla Kudryavtseva at Wimbledon in June, Sharapova twice received treatment on her shoulder during her three-hour battle with Domachowska in Montreal on Wednesday.
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(Agencies)
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世界排名第三的網壇名將瑪麗亞?莎拉波娃在上周四接受核磁共振檢查后發現右肩有兩條肌腱輕微撕裂，因此宣布退出北京奧運會。
莎拉波娃在其個人網站上說：“我正準備馬上飛往紐約接受復診，不過我想第一時間讓大家知道我不可能參加北京奧運會了。”
她在個人網站 www.mariasharapova.com.上說：“這次受傷真不是時候，沒有什么能比這件事讓我更傷心。”
在周三晚的蒙特利爾杯賽場上，莎娃忍著肩痛以7-5、5-7、6-2的比分艱難戰勝波蘭選手瑪塔?多瑪喬斯卡，之后便退出其余比賽并接受了醫生檢查。
醫生建議莎娃在一段時間內不要參加比賽以使傷口完全愈合。這使人們懷疑這位2006年的美網賽冠軍是否還有可能參加8月25日在紐約舉行的本賽季最后一項大滿貫比賽。
莎娃說：“在昨天比賽結束后，我意識到肩膀的傷勢肯定很嚴重。”
“今天上午在接受了幾項不同的檢查和核磁共振掃描后，醫生在我的肩部發現兩處輕微的肌腱撕裂。”
“我現在的感覺真的很復雜，因為昨晚醫生近乎肯定地表示是我的神經有問題，如果是那樣的話，情況會比現在更糟。”
“可是，經過今早的一番檢查，這么長時間來第一次，他們給了我一個完全不同的答案。”
“而另一方面，我的傷需要很長時間才能痊愈，退出奧運會這樣的決定讓我很痛心。”
自六月份在溫網被同胞庫德里亞夫采娃在第二輪比賽中擊敗之后，周三的蒙特利爾杯比賽是莎娃參加的第一場比賽。在與杜馬喬夫斯卡激戰的三個小時中，她兩度接受肩部治療。
（實習生屈上 英語點津Helen編輯） |
