Maria Sharapova has signed up to play in the Wimbledon grass-court warm-up in Birmingham in June.

Maria Sharapova lost at the Australian Open for the first time since winning the 2008 title in a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 opening-round exit on Monday to Maria Kirilenko.

Whatever Maria Sharapova does at the Australian Open, she figures it'll be better than what she was doing last January when she should have been defending her title here.

Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova will warm-up for the Australian Open with a exhibition match in Thailand to mark the 100th anniversary of the Hua Hin seaside resort, according to organisers.

Maria Sharapova says she is getting back to her best and enjoying herself after a long injury lay-off that forced her out of top 10 for the first time since July 2004.