ABC Radio Australia - Russia's Vera Zvonareva will take the place of Maria Sharapova, who is out with a shoulder injury, in the Women's Singles Tennis competition in Beijing.
A medical examination found two small tears in the right shoulder tendon of world number three Sharapova after she won at the Montreal Cup on July 30.
Zvonareva is currently ranked world number 11 in singles play.
The 23-year-old was already set to play in the women's doubles competition in Beijing.
A medical examination found two small tears in the right shoulder tendon of world number three Sharapova after she won at the Montreal Cup on July 30.
Zvonareva is currently ranked world number 11 in singles play.
The 23-year-old was already set to play in the women's doubles competition in Beijing.
Photo: Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press
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