“Sunt fericită să revin la Stanford și doresc să le mulțumesc organizatorilor pentru invitația lor”, a precizat fosta nr.1 mondial într-un comunicat postat pe site-ul oficial al turneului californian, la care rusoaica a evoluat ultima oară în 2011, după ce în anul anterior disputase finala.
Aflată în prezent pe locul 175 mondial, Maria Șarapova a revenit în circuitul WTA în luna aprilie, după o suspendare de 15 luni pentru dopaj cu meldonium.
Sharapova ratează turneul de la Wimbledon
Ea a disputat de atunci trei turnee (Stuttgart, Madrid și Roma), grație unor invitații, sau wild-card-uri, primite din partea organizatorilor, deoarece poziția sa în clasament nu îi permitea accesul pe tablourile principale ale competițiilor respective.
Organizatorii de la Roland Garros, al doilea turneu de Mare Șlem al anului, i-au refuzat însă un wild-card, precizând că invitațiile există pentru „revenirile după accidentări” nu pentru cele „după o sancțiune pentru dopaj”.
Șarapova a fost invitată, în schimb, la turneul pe iarbă de la Birmingham (17-25 iunie) și plănuise să se înscrie în calificări la Wimbledon (3-16 iulie), înainte de a anunța că renunță la participare din cauza unei rupturi musculare la un picior, suferită în timpul turneului de la Roma.
La turneul de la Birmingham nu va participa nici Simona Halep.
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