Maria Sharapova likely to miss Aegon Classic in Birmingham
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Published 10/06/2017 at 13:51 GMT
Maria Sharapova is likely to miss the Aegon Classic in Birmingham as she is still recovering from a thigh injury.
Maria Sharapova of Russia in action
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The injury came during Sharapova's second-round match against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at the Italian Open.
The former world number one has not played since then which has stalled her comeback from a doping suspension which has seen her work her way back up to 178 in the world.
The BBC report that an official announcement on Sharapova missing the event is expected in the coming days.
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Maria Sharapova of Russia during the match between Maria Sharapova of Russia and Christina Mchale of USA during The Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2017 - Day Two at Foro Italico on May 15, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)
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Although she was given a wildcard to the event in Birmingham, which you can watch live on Eurosport, she will have to go through the Roehampton qualifying stages to make it to Wimbledon.
The Wimbledon organisers took the same stance of the French Open, who also denied the Russian a wildcard entry.
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