Maria Sharapova out of French Open, citing right shoulder
PARIS (AP) Two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the year's second Grand Slam tournament because of her injured right shoulder.
Sharapova announced her withdrawal on Instagram on Tuesday.
She wrote: ''Sometimes the right decisions aren't always the easiest ones.''
Sharapova said she has returned to practice and is ''slowly building the strength back'' in her shoulder.
The former No. 1 and owner of five major titles hasn't competed anywhere since late January, when she withdrew from a tournament in Russia after winning her opening match there. In February, she said she had a ''small procedure'' on her shoulder, which was painful since last year because of a fraying tendon and small labrum tear.
The French Open begins May 26 in Paris.
---
More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports
HEADLINES
- Madrid Open roundup: Alcaraz rolls into last 16, Sabalenka passes test
- Nadal beats De Minaur in Madrid as top-seeded Sinner, Swiatek advance
- Madrid Open roundup: Sabalenka ekes out 3-setter, Rublev ends skid
- French Open to inaugurate 2nd retractable roof ahead of Paris Olympics
- Brian Tobin, former ITF president, dies at 93