Maria Sharapova has vowed to fight a career-ending two-year ban after she was found guilty of an “unintentional” breach of anti-doping laws.
The Russian was given a two-year ban, backdated to January’s Australian Open, but she immediately signalled she would contest the decision.
“I cannot accept an unfairly harsh two-year suspension,” Sharapova said in a statement after being found guilty of using banned Meldonium.
Under the judgement, the 29-year-old would not be able play tennis again until the 2018 Australian Open.