Asked when she was planning to take time off, the Russian world number five replied with a smile: "I don't know, maybe next week.

"I'm going to play it by ear. My body is kind of hurting a little bit. I just want to be smart about the decisions I make and that's going to be made after a good night's rest.

"At this point of the year, I can't really be putting any pressure on myself by saying: "You got to go out there and play next week. "If I'm not going to be ready, I'm not going to be ready. No one's forcing me to go out there and play.

"This year is so young and I still have so many big tournaments ahead of me and so many goals that I want to achieve," added Sharapova, a winner of three grand slam titles.

"As a 20-year-old, I've got to kind of stand up and make some mature decisions that will help me throughout my career, you know."

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