Tennis World Stands With Sharapova And Her ‘Innocent Mistake’
Tennis greats and other athletes react to Maia Sharapova’s failed drug test.
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Grand slam champion Maria Sharapova (Photo: AP)
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Five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova’s failed drug
test at this year’s Australian Open provoked a flurry of reaction on social
media and beyond on Monday.
While most expressed shock and a degree of sympathy for the Russian former world number one, others were less charitable, including three-times grand slam champion Jennifer Capriati.
Ex-Tennis Great Martina Navratilova
Former Player James Blake
Tennis Player Ryan Harrison
Tennis Coach Brad Gilbert
Australian Player Matt Ebden
Olympic Heptathlon Bronze Medallist Kelly Sotherton
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