ISTANBUL: Maria Sharapova looks set to take part in the French Open after Sunday declaring herself fit for next week's Istanbul Open.
The world number two had been suffering from a shoulder injury and her participation at the second Grand Slam of the year had been in doubt.
"After a long break I'm delighted to take part in Istanbul and in competition," Sharapova said.
"If I didn't think I could play well here in Istanbul, I wouldn't have come."
Sharapova last played in March when she was thrashed 6-1, 6-1 in the Miami quarter-finals by Serena Williams.
The Russian is the top seed in the 200,000-dollar Istanbul tournament where a 250,000-dollar gold and diamond racket will be on offer to the first woman to win it three times.
Seeds (world ranking):
1. Maria Sharapova (RUS) - 2
2. Elena Dementieva (RUS) - 13
3. Patty Schnyder (SUI) - 16
4. Venus Williams (USA) - 29
5. Anna-Lena Groenfeld (GER) - 31
6. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - 36
7. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - 43
8. Sania Mirza (IND) - 48
