June 11,2007
Sharapova plans to play Wimbledon
By: Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, England ---- Maria Sharapova will try to ignore her injured right shoulder and regain the Wimbledon title.
The second-ranked Sharapova required cortisone injections before her six clay-court matches at the French Open, but she is determined to play on the grass courts of Wimbledon. She'll compete in the DFS Classic that starts Monday.
"I can't even begin to say how happy I am when this time of the year, the grass season, comes around," Sharapova said. "It has a special place in my career and my heart."
Sharapova won the DFS Classic before winning Wimbledon in 2004. This season, shoulder problems sidelined Sharapova for seven weeks.
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