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World number two Sharapova, 24, twisted her ankle against Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the Pan-Pacific Open quarter-finals on Thursday and was forced to quit the Tokyo tournament.
Updated : Sep 29, 2017, 04:57 AM IST
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have withdrawn from the China Open that starts on Saturday.
World number two Sharapova, 24, twisted her ankle against Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the Pan-Pacific Open quarter-finals on Thursday and was forced to quit the Tokyo tournament.
"The good news is the MRI scan showed no big damage to my ankle. I will do my best to recover in time for Istanbul [the WTA season-ending championship]," the Russian said on her website.
Former world number one Williams has pulled out of the Beijing event for the second year in a row, according to the China Open website.