Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sharapova relishing return to the court

Despite missing the past 10 months rehabilitating shoulder surgery, Maria Sharapova says she hasn't ruled out winning Wimbledon again _ but probably not this year.

"I wouldn't be back playing here if I thought winning Wimbledon again was impossible," Sharapova said Saturday at a news conference for the Aegon Classic, a grass court warm-up for Wimbledon.

Five years ago, Sharapova reached the semifinals in Birmingham as a 17-year-old qualifier. The following year she won the title and followed it three weeks later by beating Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final.

The former top-ranked player and three-time Grand Slam tournament title …

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