Maria Sharapova announced that she is putting an end to her 2018 WTA season, withdrawing from Beijing, Tianjin and Moscow due to injury.

TIANJIN, China
Maria Sharapova announced on Monday that she is putting an end to her 2018 WTA season, withdrawing from the China Open in Beijing, the Tianjin Open, and the Kremlin Cup in Moscow due to injury.

Sharapova, ranked World No.24, was the defending champion at Tianjin.

“I was looking forward to coming back to Tianjin to defend my title but unfortunately I need to give myself time to recover from injury,” Sharapova told Tianjin organizers in a statement. “I am disappointed that I won’t be able to play in front of all of the fans in Tianjin again and I hope to be able to play there in the future.