Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the U.S. Open because of a right shoulder injury.
“Maria has informed us that she will be unable to compete at the U.S. Open this year due to a right shoulder bursitis and has withdrawn from the tournament,” according to a statement from U.S. Open tournament director David Brewer. “We wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to her return to New York next year.”
Sharapova won the Open in 2006 and was the No. 3 seed at this year’s event behind Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland will move up to the No. 3 seed, and Sara Errani of Italy will be No. 4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia becomes the No. 32 seed.
Sharapova briefly hired Jimmy Connors as her coach, but fired him after losing her only tour match since her second-round loss at Wimbledon in June. That was at the recent Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
The draw for the Open will be conducted Thursday, with the tournament set to begin Monday.
