When Maria Sharapova put out a statement on her website in early March that she was going to hold a press conference, a lot of people speculated that she was retiring. When she did hold the press conference on March 7th however, she shook the world as she announced she had failed a drug test.
During her conference, five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova revealed she had tested positive for, meldonium, a substance she had been taking since 2006 for health issues.
The 28-year-old initially received a two-year-ban but after a successful appeal, the ban was reduced to fifteen months. Sharapova’s suspension ends on April 26, 2017.
Will she be able to find the form that has one her the five career Grand Slams?
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