Miami  - Russians Maria Sharapova and Nikolay Davydenko both withdrew on Friday from next week's Miami Masters with injuries as the American hard court season moves to its second major event of the month.

Sharapova, who underwent shoulder surgery last October, tried and failed to test her shoulder with doubles last week at Indian Wells, California, losing in the first round with partner Elena Vesnina.

Her return to the WTA now looks to be put back to Rome on clay in May.

Indian Wells, California  - After being out of tennis for more than half a year with a shoulder problem which required October surgery, Maria Sharapova is not ready to rush her tennis comeback.

The Russian, who last major title came at the Australian Open last year, gave her repaired and rehabilitated joint a workout on Thursday as she and Elena Vesnina went down in doubles at the Indian Wells Masters 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 (match tiebreak) to a Russian-Belarus pair.

London, Feb 11 : Rumours are making rounds that Maria Sharapova's mind is not set on tennis these days, because she's concentrating too much on love.

Sharapova no longer obeys her father Yuri and is devoting all her attention to a mystery man, according to Dzhamal Chakvetadze, father of tennis player Russian Anna Chakvetadze.

"Maria''s mind is just not set on tennis these days, it''s all set on love. I talked to her father Yuri several days ago," the Daily Express quoted Chakvetadze, as telling a Moscow newspaper.

Paris - The hoped-for return of Maria Sharapova has now likely been pushed back to the Indian Wells event in early March in California after the injured former number 1 Russian withdrew from next week's indoor tournament in Paris.

Sharapova missed her Australian Open title defence and has played only one match since Wimbledon in July as she defeated Poland's Marta Domachowska in Montreal before being forced to quit that event.

Moscow  - Former world nu

Melbourne, Jan 11 : Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova will not be defending her title this year as she has not fully recovered from her right shoulder injury.

Next week's Australian Open has been rocked by the withdrawal of defending champion Maria Sharapova.

Sharapova's management contacted Melbourne Park officials today with news her right shoulder injury had not fully recovered, the Herald Sun reported.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed Sharapova's battle for fitness had been lost.