Sad news for Sharapova fans .. A serious injury to the thigh!

Former world number one Maria Sharapova, who competed at the Australian Open for the Australian Open, received a serious blow after her thigh injury and her withdrawal from the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open against Sabalinka Arena on Friday.

Sharapova suffered the move on the pitch and lost the first set 6-1 while her coach Tomas Huggsted urged her to improve her performance or request a leave for treatment.

"If you feel more pain than at the first moment, stop or take a treatment leave now," said the trainer to Sharapova.

After receiving treatment off the pitch between the teams, Sharapova regained her level and had three chances to break Sabalinka.

However, the Belarussian flipped over her opponent and progressed 4-2 before discovering that her own Russian opponent was unable to continue playing and withdrew from the match.

Sharapova, champion of the Australian Open 2008, was crowned the Tianjin Open 2017 after 15 months of doping, but experienced difficulties at the Grand Prix.

The qualifiers for the last eight games of the French Open last year gave the Russian player some optimism, but their premature exit from the Wimbledon and US Open showed that their performance was lacking in strength. participate in major tournaments.

Sabalinka, 13th seeded, will meet Romanian Monica Niculescu and Chinese Wang Yavan for a place in the final.

The Australian Open opens in Melbourne on January 14th.