How could you look at the world’s top women tennis players and not consider Maria Sharapova for a contender at the 2012 US Open? Well of course you couldn’t and we’re not. Sharapova falls third on our list of contenders because she’s currently ranked as the #3 women’s tennis player in the world. But 1,2, or 3, Maria Sharapova is capable of winning any tennis tournament in the world and she’s proven it time and again.
If not hampered by an ankle injury we’d be inclined to put Sharapova at the top of our list. But caution dictates that we take that into consideration. But she’s not having a bad 2012 by any means. The injury forced her to withdraw from the Brisbane International but came back later in the season to finish as a runner-up in the Australian Open, and now seems stuck as a perpetual runner up of late. How much of this is due to injury remains to be seen.
While Sharapova could remain hindered by her ankle injury it’s entirely possible that she could regain her form over the summer and hit the 2012 US Open with a vengeance. She’s done it before, as titles at Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and of course a title at the 2006 US open have proven. heading into the 2012 US open though, Sharapova is a question mark and right now she’s sitting behind Azarenka on the rankings list. But that could change.
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