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Sharapova will play at Roland Garros.

by on Apr.22, 2009, under Maria Sharapova

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Former world number one Maria Sharapova,who had surgery on her injured right shoulder in October, is set to play in the French Open starting in late May, Russian Tennis Federation chief Shamil Tarpishchev said.

“I talked to Sharapova’s father recently,” Tarpishchev said. “He told me Maria (Sharapova) was preparing to play at Roland Garros. He also told me she was set to play one or two preparational tournaments on red clay before the French Open but had yet to decide which ones.”

The Russian pin-up, who remains the highest earner in women’s sport, had hoped to return to action after a seven-month layoff in the WTA Miami tournament last month having played a doubles match at Indian Wells, but she finally decided that the shoulder needed more rest.

Sharapova, who turned 22 last Sunday, missed the US Open and Beijing Olympics in 2008 as well as this year’s Australian Open.

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