Maria Sharapova receives US Open wildcard for first post-ban Slam

The move by the US Tennis Association (USTA) comes after Sharapova, ranked 148th this week, was rejected for a wildcard spot into the French Open and missed Wimbledon with a thigh injury.

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Published:16th Aug, 2017 at 10:21 PM

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Five-time major champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will play her first Grand Slam event since serving a 15-month doping suspension after receiving a wildcard into the US Open.

Sharapova tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 AustralianOpen and was suspended by the International Tennis Federation, a ban that ended in April. Since then, Sharapova has needed wildcards to get into tournaments, drawing criticism from some fellow professionals.

“Her suspension under the terms of the tennis anti-doping program was completed and therefore was not one of the factors weighed in our wildcard selection process,” the USTA said in a statement.

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Maria Sharapova receives US Open wildcard for first post-ban Slam

The move by the US Tennis Association (USTA) comes after Sharapova, ranked 148th this week, was rejected for a wildcard spot into the French Open and missed Wimbledon with a thigh injury.

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