Maria Sharapova retires from comeback match with arm injury

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Maria Sharapova retires from comeback match with arm injury - Playing her  1st  match  with  nearly three months, Maria Sharapova retired  with   an  arm injury Monday  for the  third set  regarding  her opening match  in the  Wuhan Open.

The third-ranked Sharapova called  with regard to   a great  trainer  to be able to   examine  her left forearm  following   your current   initial  game  of an  final set. She played  2   further  games  sooner  telling  your  chair umpire she  incase  not continue.

Sharapova  was  leading Barbora Strycova 7-6 (1), 6-7 (4), 2-1  When  she decided  to help  stop.

Sharapova missed  your   total  hard-court season,  including   ones  U.S. Open,  with a  leg injury.

"I've had  MY OWN  share  involving  serious injuries,  IN ADDITION TO   my partner and i   learn   This can be  far  by  it, something  i   just   have to   acquire  care of," she said.

Sharapova said she hopes  in order to   always be  fit  to  play  at the  Oct. 25-Nov. 1 season-ending WTA Finals  in  Singapore  AS WELL AS  Russia's Fed Cup final against  the  Czech Republic  from  Nov. 14-15.

Earlier,  in  her  primary  match  because the  losing  in the  U.S. Open final, Roberta Vinci rallied  to be able to  beat qualifier Danka Kovinic  connected with  Montenegro 5-7, 6-1, 6-3  at the   initial  round.  ones  15th-seeded Italian  am  broken three times  on the  opening set, but  picked  up her game  to help  advance  towards  second round.

At  your own  U.S. Open, Vinci stopped Serena Williams' bid  for   the  calendar-year Grand Slam  by  upsetting  ones  American  on the  semifinals.

Eugenie Bouchard withdrew  by the  tournament  in  Monday  by the  concussion she sustained  in the course of   ones  U.S. Open.  ones  Canadian said she's "frustrated  AND  disappointed"  That  she won't  end up being   able to  compete.

Also  on the   very first  round, ninth-seeded Ana Ivanovic  of  Serbia defeated Alexandra Dulgheru  involving  Romania 6-1, 6-3; Sloane Stephens  of your   UNITED STATES  beat Alison Riske 7-6 (4), 6-3;  ALONG WITH  14th-seeded Madison Keys beat Magdalena Rybarikova  connected with  Slovakia 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Eighth-seeded Karolina Pliskova  of an  Czech Republic,  which  had  a great  bye  on the   first  round, defeated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni  of  Croatia 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (5)  at the  second round.