Poor Maria. Again she's slated to miss yet another event due to a nagging shoulder injury. Not just any event though, the AUSSIE OPEN where she's the defending champion. That means she'll lose all the points she's gotten from that Grand Slam and slip farther down the rankings.
Well you can't really blame her, arthroscopic shoulder surgery is nothing to take lightly and I wouldn't want to look across the net and see Serena or Venus with a bum shoulder not to mention trying to return their serves/groundstrokes.
Unfortunately, this comes at a time where the women's game seems to spiraling. There has never been a time where the #1 ranking has changed hands so frequently and it doesn't look like it's going to end any time soon. With the retirement of Justine Henin (like what the hell?), people are searching for a legitimate force in the women's game but every gal who has taken the number one spot since has risen and fallen to the wayside. Thank god for the William sisters adding some drama to the pot. Their wimbledon final and US open clash has added a dash of spice to a otherwise tasteless year in the WTA pot. On the flip side, the men's game has just gotten interesting with the dethroning of Roger Federer by Nadal and new upcoming stars like Tsonga, Simon, Cilic, Gulbist and what about that Andy Murry guy? Do the brits (or scots) actually have the making of a #1?
So hurry back Maria. The women's game needs you now more then ever. We need your fire and moreover we need the rivalries. You might be an old girl at 21 and all but I think you got a few more good years left.
(BTW - That's the biggest cucumber ever!)
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