Highlights 1 Sharapova has failed to recover from a left-thigh injury she suffered during last month's Italian Open. 2 Sharapova opted not to apply for a wildcard into the main Wimbledon draw after her request for an invite into Roland Garros. 3 Her low ranking meant she was only guaranteed a place in the Wimbledon qualifying event if she wanted to secure a place in the July 3-16 grasscourt major. Former world number one Maria Sharapova will miss the grasscourt season, including this month's Wimbledon qualifying tournament, after failing to recover from a left-thigh injury she suffered during last month's Italian Open. However, the 2004 Wimbledon champion was granted a wildcard for the grasscourt warm-up tournament in Birmingham, England, which she will also miss.

Source: India Today June 11, 2017 07:52 UTC