Maria Sharapova will be missing the rest of the season, healing her shoulder injury in Arizona, and the latest news is the Russian tennis star is supposed to play again in the second week of January, at an exhibition event in Hong Kong.

Sharapova’s long-undiagnosed injury, which dates back to 2006, is finally being treated well, but the world number six has already missed two major events this season, the Beijing Olympics and the US Open, rehabilitating the shoulder. She hasn't been on court since she retired from the Rogers Cup after her second-round victory over Marta Domachowska.

After the Hong Kong exhibition, Sharapova plans to go to Melbourne and defend her Australian Open title. (source: Tennis Australia)

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While we’re awaiting the US Open women’s final between Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic, let’s give some time to the player missed most at this tournament – Maria Sharapova. You know Maria had to withdraw because of a persistent shoulder injury, and she might even be missing the rest of the season, but that doesn’t mean the Russian fashionista hadn’t prepared some cool outfits for the final Grand Slam of the year. Here are the Nike dresses Sharapova would have been wearing hadn’t she skipped the event. The blue dress was supposed to be worn by day, while the black one was made for the night. (via Great Tennis Photos)

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We can all feel the absence of Maria Sharapova at the US Open, it’s a huge loss for the tournament, and now I'm reading she’s likely to miss the rest of the season because of her shoulder injury.

The Russian has two tears in her right shoulder and doctor ordered her not to hit a tennis ball for four weeks.

The world number five is expected to spend most of the fall rehabilitating in Arizona.

It's disappointing news but I’m not worried about Masha, she’ll always get the best out of a bad situation. Plus, her accommodation in Arizona is more than comfortable – let the pictures do the talking. (source: On the Baseline)

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