俄网球名将莎拉波娃自信能战胜伤痛
MELBOURNE, Australia - Now that Maria Sharapova knows what is wrong with her sore right shoulder, she's confident she can play through the pain at next week's Australian Open%26#46;
Sharapova, who won her first Grand Slam title at age 17 in 2004 and rose to No%26#46; 1 in the rankings for two short periods last year, traveled to Melbourne unsure if she'd be fit enough to play in the season's first major%26#46;
After months of pain, the Russian star said doctors had identified that her problem stemmed from a dislocated rib, not a pectoral muscle problem%26#46;
"It's not 100 percent%26#46; I wouldn't say it's at the top level%26#46; But at least I know the cause of the problem," Sharapova said Thursday%26#46; "The good thing is, the doctors have told me it can't get any worse%26#46;
俄网球名将莎拉波娃自信能战胜伤痛
Sharapova, who won her first Grand Slam title at age 17 in 2004 and rose to No%26#46; 1 in the rankings for two short periods last year, traveled to Melbourne unsure if she'd be fit enough to play in the season's first major%26#46;
After months of pain, the Russian star said doctors had identified that her problem stemmed from a dislocated rib, not a pectoral muscle problem%26#46;
"It's not 100 percent%26#46; I wouldn't say it's at the top level%26#46; But at least I know the cause of the problem," Sharapova said Thursday%26#46; "The good thing is, the doctors have told me it can't get any worse%26#46;
