NEW YORK -- Four-time major champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday because of a right shoulder injury. "Maria Sharapova is one of the great warriors of the tennis world," U.S. Tennis Association Executive Director and COO Gordon Smith said. "If she withdrew, theres a serious issue." Sharapova, the 2006 champion at Flushing Meadows, has played only one match on tour since her second-round loss at Wimbledon in June. "I just wanted to let you know that withdrawing from the U.S. Open has been a really tough decision to make. I have done everything I could since Wimbledon to get myself ready but it just wasnt enough time," read a message posted on Sharapovas Facebook page Wednesday night. "I have done many tests, received several opinions and it all comes down to taking the proper amount of time to heal my shoulder injury properly." The posting added that Sharapova plans "on taking the next few weeks off, receiving proper treatment and rehabilitation." She originally was seeded third at the U.S. Open. The USTA said 2012 Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanksa would shift from No. 4 to No. 3, and all other seeded players below her would move up a spot, too. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will become the tournaments new 32nd seed. The draw for the years last Grand Slam tournament is Thursday. Play begins Monday. Sharapovas surprising exit caps a tumultuous couple of weeks for the former No. 1 player. The Russian was sidelined by a hip injury after Wimbledon. Then she hired Jimmy Connors as her coach, an arrangement that lasted all of one match, a loss, at the Mason, Ohio, hard-court tournament. Sharapova last missed the U.S. Open in 2008, when she was off the tour for about 10 months because of surgery on her right shoulder. She won her first major title since that operation at last years French Open, completing a career Grand Slam. 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Yet, as past world title challengers settle into retirement, the Brit was still one step short from the pinnacle of his journey.Had he never beaten Rockhold, Bisping would have been heralded for his almost unrivalled longevity. In such a demanding sport, it is almost unheard of to find one athlete whose performance has remained so resolute throughout a decade. His next outing will equal Frank Mir and Tito Ortizs record of the most UFC fights (27) while winning the belt drew him level with Georges St-Pierres record of 19 wins inside the Octagon. Bispings place in cage history was already guaranteed but it would have always come with lingering disappointment that he never jumped the final hurdle. Lesnars opponent confirmed Brock Lesnar v Mark Hunt at UFC 200 For seven of Bispings 10 years in the middleweight division, Anderson Silva held the belt and his reign will go down as the greatest to date. There would have been no shame, for that reason, if the Brit never managed it. 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His only career defeat was to Faber nine years ago and he has since avenged that twice. His unique stick-and-move style should be the threshold for aspiring fighters and, aged 30, it appears his own brittle knees are his biggest opposition.Will Henderson call it a day? Dan Henderson might still have life left in his career Aged 45, Dan Henderson has been the UFCs oldest active fighter for longer than most athletes even compete on the top stage. He beat Hector Lombard with a spectacular elbow knockout but, regardless of result, his career may have drawn to a close.His UFC contract has expired and he has been non-committal about penning an extension, not helped by six losses in his previous eight fights. Arguably his best win in five years might be enough to coax him into extending his 46-fight career. Also See: Bisping wins UFC title UFC ' ' '
