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Sharapova will not play for Russia · 2007-04-03 15:37
World No 2 Maria Sharapova has pulled out of Russia's Fed Cup tie against Spain with shoulder and hamstring injuries.
She won’t be able to perform her long-awaited debut in the competition, Mosnews reported.
“My doctors have a positive outlook, despite telling me I cannot play for a while,” she said on her web site Monday.
“They are confident that, with five or six weeks of rest, I will be ready for the next events.”
Maria Sharapova had been planning to make her first Fed Cup appearance in the World Group first round tie on April 21-22 in Moscow, dispelling years of doubt in the Russian media over whether she would ever play for her country.
The Florida-based 19-year-old made herself available shortly after winning last year's U.S. Open title.
Playing Fed Cup for Russia would make Sharapova eligible to play in next year's Beijing Olympics.
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