World number three Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open because of injury.
According to BBC Sports, the 28-year-old Russian has not played since Wimbledon following a knee injury and posted on Facebook: “I have done everything possible to be ready but it was just not enough time.”
The five-time Grand Slam winner was due to play Australian world number 37 Daria Gavrilova today in New York.
In her statement, Sharapova said she is targeting a return in “a few weeks”.
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