Sharapova, 29, was suspended in March after she admitted she had tested positive for meldonium, which is a metabolic modulator included in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Prohibited List, at the Australian Open in January
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In March, Sharapova announced that she had failed a drugs test at the Australian Open for the substance which was added to WADA’s banned list at the start of the year
Sharapova stressed that she had been taking a drug called meldonium on medical grounds for 10 years and that she did not realise it had been added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of prohibited substances at the turn of the year
Sharapova, 28, said yesterday that she had tested positive for meldonium, a drug which she had been taking for 10 years but one that was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned substance list from the start of 2016
“I hurt my forearm in practice a couple days ago and need to precautionary withdraw with the Australian Open starting,” the Russian was quoted as saying by Brisbane tournament organisers