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A third edition of Tie Break Tens, the quick-fire tie-break tennis format, will take place in Madrid in May, with men’s and women’s events running side-by-side, a new knock-out format, and five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova part of a world-class field of 16 players.
“I have learned from this and I hope the ITF has as well.” That statement from Maria Sharapova should draw a line under the two year ban for use of Meldonium after the January 1st 2016 deadline handed to her by the International Tennis Federation in conjunction with WADA and eventually reduced to 15 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
My colleague Chris Bowers, a British politician as well as a TRN broadcaster and author, has been writing a blog about L’Affaire Sharapova, as the French would call it, and thinks Maria would be well advised to play a gentler game in her reaction to the decision of CAS to reduce her doping sentence to 15 months from two years.
Maria Sharapova retweeted a video of her practice match in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She’s set to play an exhibition match that Tennis Channel Plus will program live on Thursday, December 15, 2016.
Sven sends us this postcard from the Las Vegas strip. Where Maria Sharapova will be playing the Las Vegas Tennis Fundraiser with Sir. Elton John , Billie Jean King and And Roddick amongst others.
An unforgettable night of tennis that serves a cause begins at 6:30 p.m. on a specially-constructed multi-colored court outside of Caesars Palace on the famous Las Vegas Strip. This one-night charity tennis event benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Tuesday morning that Maria Sharapova's suspension has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.
Today, Charlie Rose sat down with Maria Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam tennis champion and one of the world’s highest profile athletes.
An appeal panel appointed under the Code of Sports-related Arbitration of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) has reduced the sanction imposed on Maria Sharapova by an Independent Tribunal on 8 June 2016 from 24 months to 15 months.
Ever since Maria Sharapova admitted that she had tested positive at the Australian Open, I thought I could hear the sound of back slapping amongst members of the WADA committee.
Ever since Maria Sharapova admitted that she had tested positive at the Australian Open, I thought I could hear the sound of back slapping amongst members of the WADA committee.
Today with their decision of a two year suspension, the ITF tribunal unanimously concluded that what I did was not intentional. The tribunal found that I did not seek treatment from my doctor for the purpose of obtaining a performance enhancing substance.
“It is important at all times for players to be aware of the rules and to follow them. In this case, Maria has taken responsibility for her mistake from the outset. The WTA supports the process that the ITF and Maria have followed...
An Independent Tribunal appointed under Article 8.1 of the 2016 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, has found that Maria Sharapova committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Programme and as a consequence has disqualified the affected results and imposed a period of ineligibility of two years...
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