<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Defending champion Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie are hoping that recent injuries will not hamper their challenge for the 62nd U.S. Women's Open, which begins Thursday. Sorenstam, who staged a successful defense when the championship was first played at Pine Needles in 1996, will join Mickey Wright and Betsy Rawls as a record four-time winner if she claims the trophy on Sunday. </p> But after a serious back injury, the 36-year-old Swede, who has dropped to No. 3 in the world, is just getting back in the swing of things. </p> "At the moment, I am just concentrating on getting back to 100 percent fitness and being able to play again full-time," Sorenstam said. </p> .....</p> Since then, the 17-year-old's career has been on a downward spiral, and the final blow came when she broke her wrist in a fall in January. </p> She has only played two tournaments in her comeback - pulling out of the first after just 16 holes and then finishing last of the 84 qualifiers at the McDonald's LPGA Championship three weeks ago. </p> "My wrist is getting stronger, but I still have good days and bad days," Wie said.</div></p> </p> http://www.sportstwo.com/Golf/ViewText/242768</p>
