Wuhan (China): Women's tennis star Maria Sharapova's return to action from injury suffered a setback as the No.2 seed lost her first match since Wimbledon at the Wuhan Open second round here on Monday.


Maria Sharapova. Pic/AFP 

It's the first match for the Russian, who had a bye in the first round, in nearly three months as she has been recovering from her leg injury inflicted at Wimbledon. But she had to withdrew for a left forearm injury this time halfway as she was leading 7-6 (1), 6-7 (4), 2-1 against Barbora Strycova from the Czech Republic, reports Xinhua.