Sharapova ready to return from break at Cincinnati

Sharapova has been dogged with leg injuries this year, with the one affecting her clay court season seeing her lose out on an attempt to capture a fourth Porsche in Stuttgart, and being edged out of defending her Madrid title in the semi-final.

Speaking about her withdrawal, the Russian said: “It’s a tough decision to make but I think it’s the right decision to be ready for the US Open. I definitely would have liked to have more matches going in, but I have to use my experience now”.

Williams turned the one participant to succeed in the third spherical on the US Open hardcourt tuneup occasion because of rain that washed out all however two matches on Monday. I had a great amount of time.

Her problems, however, were not over as Pennetta would break Williams on her next opportunity to lead 2-1.

The top eight seeds in both fields get first-round byes. “I’ve been practicing here the last few days and I’m looking at the US Open in 11, 12 days”, Sharapova said in her press conference.

While two stars withdrew, many did play.

“Last week was very mental – I’m so happy I was so mentally tough there”, Bencic said.

As part of a fan experience station on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, American Express commissioned the services of its newest spokesperson, who spent nine hours in a virtual reality studio in California to pull off the promotion. Having missed Toronto I’m quite excited to be back in Cincinnati, an event that I have done quite well at over the years.

“It is all the time robust after an extended rain delay, you do not know in case you are ever going to get onto the courtroom and with a troublesome match towards Venus”, stated Lisicki. Sloane Stephens advanced over Carla Suarez Navarro and even Eugenie Bouchard was victorious, picking up her first win of the summer over qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko 7-6, 7-6. In the evening, Caroline Wozniacki battles Azarenka.

“It was a troublesome holding and serving day for me”, Williams stated in an on-court interview after the match.