After an appeal, Maria Sharapova’s ban was reduced and she can play as soon as April 2017.
After an appeal, Maria Sharapova’s ban was reduced and she can play as soon as April 2017.
Serena Williams has dominated her sport for a decade and a half and finally passed Maria Sharapova as the highest paid female athlete; Sharapova held the title for the past 11 years.
Maria Sharapova was suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, a result of her testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, a blood-flow boosting drug.
Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title, continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals and extended her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory despite a hacking cough on Saturday night.
An interview with Rolling Stone came out of Serena Williams saying some disparaging remarks about rival Maria Sharapova. Sharapova fired back with some remarks of her own but Williams says she already apologized. Read more after the jump.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have been rivals on the court for many years. Williams recently defeated Sharapova for the French Open title and now things between the two are heating up more than ever. Read more after the jump.