Bleacher Report | by J.A. Allen | Thu, Dec 11
Thu, Dec 11
Seeded No. 1 at the French Open after Henin’s retirement, Sharapova lost to Dinara Safina in the fourth round. After her loss in the second round at Wimbledon in 2008 and a subsequent loss at the Rogers Cup, Sharapova has been absent from the tour.
—Old tennis proverb!
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