Two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the year’s second grand slam because of her surgically repaired right shoulder.

Sharapova announced her withdrawal on Instagram on Tuesday.

“Sometimes the right decisions aren’t always the easiest ones,” she wrote.

The Russian has returned to practice and is “slowly building the strength back” in her shoulder.

The former world No.1, who has won five major titles, hasn’t competed since late January, when she withdrew from a Russian tournament after winning her opening match.

In February, she had a “small procedure” on her shoulder to relieve pain from a fraying tendon and small labrum tear.

During a recent interview at the Italian Open, International Tennis Hall of Fame member Nick Bollettieri said Sharapova was at his academy “right now, training.”

Asked whether Sharapova was contemplating retirement, the coach responded: “Not yet. I think she’s going to give it one more shot.”

Play begins at the French Open on May 26. The 32-year-old Sharapova won the title at Roland Garros in 2012 to complete a career grand slam and won the clay-court major again in 2014.

It was the last time she won a grand slam.

Since then, the Russian has been only an occasional participant in the sport’s four most prestigious events: This French Open will mark the eighth time in a span of 20 majors that she has been absent.

Sharapova was sidelined for 15 months after being suspended for failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January 2016. She returned in April 2017 but her ranking was too low to get into grand slam events.

The French Open denied her a wild-card entry, then she planned to try to qualify for Wimbledon before pulling out because of an injured left leg.

Her right shoulder has been an issue over the years; she cut her 2018 season short in September because of problems with it.

Sharapova originally had surgery on the shoulder in 2008 and was off the tour for about 10 months. She skipped the 2013 US Open because of the same shoulder.