MOSCOW — Maria Sharapova has pulled out of Russia's Fed Cup semi-final against Germany in Sochi this weekend with a leg injury, the Russian Tennis Federation said on Tuesday.
"I was really looking forward to playing in Sochi and taking part in the Fed Cup," the world number two told the Russian Tennis Federation press service.
"For me, it would have been the first time I would have had the opportunity to play in the city where I grew up.
"My team and I specially changed my timetable so that I could represent my country in the semi-final.