Maria Sharapova shrugs off shock setback

MARIA Sharapova shrugged off her shock Wimbledon second round defeat on Wednesday by insisting she can regain her membership of the women’s tennis superpower club. The 2004 champion slumped to a shock 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 loss to sultry Argentine Gisela Dulko on Centre Court in just her fourth tournament since returning after a 10-month injury lay-off following shoulder surgery. It was her second successive loss at the last-64 stage at the All England Club, but she refused to be written off as a spent force. “You think of these injuries as basically preventing you from playing your sport. But if you look at the bigger picture, there are many things that can happen that can limit you to doing things in life or even having a life,” said the 22-year-old. “But if you have a good head on your shoulders, you also know that there’s a life... [read full story]                    

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