Sharapova odds-on in return
Maria Sharapova is just 4/11 to return with victory when she meets Roberta Vinci in Stuttgart on Wednesday.
Controversially handed a string of wild-card entries to significant tournaments over the coming weeks, Sharapova is just 12/1 to get her career back underway with outright victory in Stuttgart.
15 months on the sidelines will be tough to come back from quickly though, and she is 11/1 to win the French Open and 10/1 to win Wimbledon.