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Sharapova withdraws from Hong Kong exhibition

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

HONG KONG -- Defending Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from a Hong Kong exhibition tournament because she is still recovering from a shoulder injury just weeks ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year. The three-time Grand Slam winner started playing tennis again just over two weeks ago and isn't in proper condition, organizers of the Jan. 7-10 Hong Kong event said in a statement on their Web site Wednesday. "I'm just not ready to play against the top-class competition ...

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