The Russian tennis star, who was a late withdrawal from the Rogers Cup in 2006 and 2007, defeated Marta Domachowska of Poland, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 in a second-round match at the Jarry Tennis Centre Wednesday night.
But when Sharapova showed up for her post-match news conference, she began by saying she had withdrawn from the tournament because of a right shoulder injury that dates back to the Indian Wells tournament in March.
“I just spoke to a couple of doctors that are here (and) they advised me to really try to find the cause of the problem, sort of what’s causing my bursitis, because they think there’s something else behind it rather than just that,” said Sharapova, who received on-court treatment midway through the second set.
She said she planned to get an MRI today and then assess her future plans. She’s scheduled to play in the Olympics in 11 days.
Sharapova and Domachowska both struggled with their serves. Sharapova double-faulted 17 times, Domachowska had 13 and there were 12 service breaks in the two-hour, 55-minute ordeal.
Sharapova’s withdrawal gives unseeded Ai Sugiyama of Japan a free pass to Friday’s quarter-finals.
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