Sharapova could not overcome the barrier of the second circle at the tennis tournament in Cincinnati

Russian woman Maria Sharapova failed to break through to the third round of the tournament of the women's tennis association in the American Cincinnati, whose prize fund exceeds $ 2.5 million.

In the second circle, Maria, who received a special invitation to the tournament (Wild Card) from the organizers, lost to the second racket of the world and the first seedlings in Cincinnati Australi Barty with a score of 4: 6, 1: 6. Opponents spent an hour and a half on the cortion.

The 32-year-old Russian woman, slowly recovering after her shoulder injury, completed the performance in the seventh tournament this season, leaving the competition for the third time in the second circle. She showed her best result at the beginning of the year, when she went to the quarterfinals of the tournament in Chinese Shenzhen.

After the defeat from the Australian, Maria said that she had a long way in terms of restoring former condition.

“I sat several times on a chair on the court and could not finish the match, I have a long way in terms of restoration of the body, but getting game practice is a positive thing. It’s just a feeling that you are in the game. This is a completely different feeling,” AR quotes Sharapova.

Maria Sharapova missed most of the season and did not perform from February to mid -June. The Russian woman currently takes 97th place in the WTA ranking.

She is the winner of 36 WTA tournaments, including this in Cincinnati.