Sharapova retires injured in Rome after failing in French Open wild card bid

Maria Sharapova was forced out of her second-round match at the Italian Open through injury, having earlier been told she would not be handed a wild card for the French Open.

The 30-year-old former world number one had competed at three events since returning to competitive tennis following her 15-month doping suspension, reaching the semi-final of the Stuttgart Open, but had not been able to accrue enough ranking points to secure another return to Roland Garros.