Former World No 1 Sharapova is just happy to be playing after her return from a nine-month injury lay-off
Former World No 1 Sharapova is just happy to be playing after her return from a nine-month injury lay-off
Maria Sharapova played down her hopes of a deep run into the French Open and admitted she's just happy to be playing again after almost 10 months on the sidelines.
The former World No 1 played her first competitive singles match this week since recovering from the shoulder injury which kept her out of the US Open, Olympics and this year's Australian Open.
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Maria Sharapova in action during the Warsaw Open. |
"I don't have any expectations. I don't think this is the time in my career to have expectations," said the Russian who made the quarter-finals of the Warsaw Open before losing to Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko.
"But I am glad I played. It's a lot better than being at home and watching other people play and compete.
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I couldn't be happier. Obviously it's always disappointing to lose. You always want to win and come out on top, but it's been great."
Great preparationSharapova, whose best performance at Roland Garros remains a semi-final spot in 2007, now awaits the start of Sunday's French Open, having finally made it back on court.
"This is the greatest preparation I could have had. I played three matches. I spent about three or four hours on the court in good match situations, and I couldn't be happier about it."
