In the afternoon, the Russian five-time Grand Slam winner learned that the French Tennis Federation had declined to give her any type of wild card into the 2017 French Open, ending her clay season after Rome.
Shortly after, Sharapova got to play her second-round match against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni where things got even worse as the Russian was forced to retire from the match early into the third set due to a thigh injury, putting a full-stop to her much-discussed comeback.
The shortened Rome campaign means Sharapova was not able to gather enough points to make the Wimbledon main draw, unless she’s granted a wild card there she will be forced to play qualifying in Roehampton now if she wishes to enter the prestigous event.