Maria Sharapova to play Australian Open with Dislocated Rib!
Maria Sharapova ended the speculations about her participation in Australian Open, by announcing her preparedness despite her Dislocated Rib. It was not the shoulder problem as she was thinking.
Maria Sharapova who arrived in Melbourne on Sunday said, “It’s not 100 per cent, but the good thing is a month back I found out the cause of the problem”
About her fitness to play Australian Open Maria Sharapova asserted, “Doctors tell me it can’t get any worse and I can keep playing. I’ll have to suck it up and just try to do the best I can. It can bother me, it can get tight, but I’m going to go through the pain and do everything I can to win.”
Maria Sharapova who reached world number 1 position last year was slipped to 4th slot and missed Australian Open lead tennis tournament Australian Hardcourt titles on the Gold Coast mainly due to her shoulder problem.
Maria Sharapova is seeded fourth this year, who made it to semi-finals last year Australian Open and lost to eventual champion Serena Williams.
Also last year Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals in all 15 tennis tournaments she played. She was in the semifinals of Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open and French Open saw her until Quarter Finals. Interestingly, in all those Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments in 2005, Maria Sharapova lost to the eventual champions.