Bad news from Sharapova.
The Russian Beauty was expected to play the tournament in Stanford to pull out because of a hip injury.
Apparently Maria got this injury during her stunning defeat at the hands of Michelle Larcher de Brito in Wimbledon.
From the organization
The tournament organizer said in a statement that they ”are disappointed for our fans.” … but ”unfortunately injuries are a part of the sport.”
Agnieszka Radwanska will be the seed no.1 for this tournament.
Maria is still scheduled to play the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
