What happened to maria Sharapova that she needs to be replaced by Zvonareva in the Olympics?
The injury also caused her to miss the US Open. BBC article: “Sharapova to miss US Open & Games Women’s world number three Maria Sharapova will miss both the US Open and the Olympic Games after tearing two small tendons in her right shoulder. The injury forced the 21-year-old Russian to withdraw from this week’s WTA Rogers Open in Montreal. “The doctor does not believe that I need surgery and feels that I should be ready to play in two to three months,” said Sharapova. “It hurts me so much to miss the Olympics and the US Open.” Sharapova was in pain in her second-round 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Poland’s Marta Domachowska and an MRI scan revealed a torn rotator cuff in her shoulder. The Australian Open champion has only played three matches since losing to Dinara Safina in the fourth round of the French Open. Sharapova first re-injured her shoulder at Indian Wells in March when stretching for a backhand against Alona Bondarenko. “(Dr David) Altchek looked at all my tests from April and today
