Maria Sharapova to Skip Grass Court Wimbledon Warm-Ups

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Rover Rover found this 6/7/2008 on www.onthebaseline.com [flag]
Maria Sharapova will be trying a different game plan this year before heading to Wimbledon. Instead of competing at one of the traditional warm-up events at Birmingham or Eastbourne, Sharapova will head to Wimbledon fresh—and without any matches on grass. Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion, has previously competed for the past five seasons at the Tier III tournament in ... [link]

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