Maria Sharapova said on Tuesday feels she can make a comeback at Luxembourg after she had to withdraw from the WTA Indoor event due to a bad shoulder.?
She is confident of making a comeback on October 14, though she is looking to get fit for 2020.
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"I'm back on track now," said Sharapova, who last played in the US Open.
"I'm doing all the right things, but I might need a little more time. I might play next week. I'll test the shoulder with a couple of practice sets," she added.
"I'm not in a rush. The main goal is to get healthy, put in the work and play a good schedule in 2020. I want to work my way into 2020 and be healthy," she went on to say.
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Her last Grand Slam win was the 2014 French Open before she served a one-year ban having failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open.
"The shoulder has been weak link in body for many years. This year it got pretty bad. I didn't play for most of the season," she said.
"But those are the ups and downs an athlete goes through. I have the motivation to get better. I know there are no limits to what you can achieve."
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Sharapova is not sure when she will call time on her career. She is 32 right now.
"I've never had a certain goal of how long to play. When I was a young woman of 19, I'm sure I didn't think I'd be playing past 30," she said.
"I'm closer to the finish than the beginning or middle of my career -- but who knows," she added.
We hope she's in action soon as we love to watch her play. She has always drawn large crowds both for her looks and game. Sharapova is the crowd-puller on the court.?