Sharapova targets April return
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MARIA Sharapova hailed the reduction of her two-year doping ban as one of the “happiest days” of her life, immediately targeting a return to action in April 2017.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport cut Sharapova’s ban to 15 months saying she was not an “intentional doper,” after the 29-year-old tested positive for the banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open — throwing her glittering, money-spinning career into serious jeopardy.
“I’ve gone from one of the toughest days of my career last March, when I learned about my suspension, to now, one of my happiest days, as I found out I can return to tennis in April,” said Sharapova, who has racked up 35 WTA singles titles and more than US$36 million in career earnings. An April return — the ban is backdated to the positive test in January this year — means she would in theory be able to compete at the French Open in May-June next year.
“I have taken responsibility from the very beginning for not knowing that the over-the-counter supplement I had been taking for the last 10 years was no longer allowed,” Sharapova said in her Facebook post on Tuesday.
“I’m coming back soon and I can’t wait!” she said.
“In so many ways, I feel like something I love was taken away from me and it will feel really good to have it back. Tennis is my passion and I have missed it. I am counting the days until I can return to the court.”
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