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Sharapova forced to withdraw from Olympics due to shoulder injury

Associated Press

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Maria Sharapova will miss the Beijing Olympics because of a right shoulder injury. The three-time Grand Slam singles champion said on her Web site Thursday that an MRI exam and other medical tests showed she has two small tears in tendons in her shoulder. The right-handed Sharapova pulled out of the WTA tournament in Montreal because of the shoulder on Wednesday night -- after winning a nearly three-hour match in which she double-faulted a whopping 17 times. She was examined by a trainer midw ...

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