Maria Sharapova - even when she is not there, she is there

You cannot keep a star down, especially when Flushing Meradows has rolled out the red carpet as if this year’s US Open was a Hollywood Premiere. What to do when you lose your leading lady…you just invite her along anyway and she can grab the headlines by snatching a quick word with legendary Martina Navratilova.  The shoulder injury that kept Maria Sharapova out of the Olympics and the last big slam of the season was not going to keep her out of another photo shoot opportunity to sport her convalescent line of garments and notice the big fat Condoleeza Rice style girl power pearl earrings.