SHARAPOVA RETIRES FROM ITALIAN OPEN WITH INJURY

Maria Sharapova retired from her Italian Open tennis match Tuesday, citing a left thigh injury hours after learning she would not be granted a wild card into the French Open. Sharapova was leading against Marjana Lucic

Baroni 4-6, 6-3, 2-1 when she called it quits in the second round. The retirement came 21⁄ 2 hours after French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudi

celli said he would not invite Sharapova to Roland Garros because of her past doping ban.