January 10th, 2017
Maria Sharapova Set For April 26th Return From Ban In Stuttgart
On her first day of eligibility, Maria Sharapova will be back on the WTA.
Posted by Staff @ 9:52 am in Stuttgart | 133 Comments »
December 30th, 2016
Tennis-X 2016 Awards: Tennis’ Best Dopers, Tankers, Nutballs All Lauded
Who were the best and brightest from 2016?
Posted by Staff @ 4:07 pm in 2016 Season | 21 Comments »
October 15th, 2016
Defending Champ Kuznetsova, Djokovic-Killer Bautista Agut Lead Next Week at Kremlin Cup
No Maria Sharapova in Russia as the former No. 1 remains sidelined for doping until April 2017, but Russian fans still get defending champion and former world No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova, and on the men’s side Roberto Bautusta-Agut who upset world No. 1 Novak Djokovic today in the semifinals at Shanghai.
Posted by Staff @ 5:34 pm in Moscow, Tennis | 4 Comments »
October 5th, 2016
4 Thoughts On Maria Sharapova’s Appeal “Victory”
What’s the future hold for Maria Sharapova?
Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:07 pm in Drug Testing | 6 Comments »
October 4th, 2016
Maria Sharapova Wins Appeal, Doping Ban Reduced To 15 Months, She’ll Return In April
Maria Sharapova’s sentence was reduced by nine months, she’ll be back at the end of April.
Posted by Staff @ 10:05 am in Drug Testing | 18 Comments »
October 3rd, 2016
Verdict In Maria Sharapova’s Appeal Of Her 2-Year Ban To Be Announced 9am ET Tuesday
Tuesday morning will be decision day for Maria Sharapova.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 4:22 pm in Drug Testing | 5 Comments »
September 21st, 2016
Varvara Lepchenko Cleared In Meldonium Doping Case
While Maria Sharapova waits, Varvara Lepchenko has been cleared of her meldonium doping violation.
Posted by Staff @ 10:30 am in Drug Testing | 5 Comments »
July 12th, 2016
Appeal Delayed! Maria Sharapova Won’t Be At The Olympics Or The US Open
The decision on Maria Sharapova’s appeal has been pushed back to September.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:54 am in Wimbledon | 18 Comments »
June 14th, 2016
Maria Sharapova Files Appeal With CAS, Seeks Full Elimination Of 2-Year Doping Ban
Maria Sharapova hopes to have her 2-year ban thrown out by July 18.
Posted by Staff @ 7:36 pm in Drug Testing | 20 Comments »
June 8th, 2016
7 Thoughts On Maria Sharapova’s 2-Year Ban From Tennis
Breaking down the Maria Sharapova decision.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:47 pm in Drug Testing | 36 Comments »
June 8th, 2016
Maria Sharapova Ruled Guilty, Receives 2-Year Tennis Ban For Doping
Maria Sharapova has been banned from playing tennis until midnight January 25, 2018. The Russian will appeal.
Posted by Staff @ 11:30 am in Drug Testing | 49 Comments »
May 17th, 2016
Wozniacki Joins Sharapova, Growing List to Miss French Open
Now former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has pulled out of the French citing her ongoing ankle injury.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 4:13 pm in French Open | 1 Comment »
April 13th, 2016
World Anti-Doping Agency Lays Groundwork for Reinstating Maria Sharapova
Sharapova claimed she was taking the drug, which its manufacturer says has performance-enhancing abilities (then said it didn’t) for various reasons, including magnesium deficiency and to ward off diabetes. Maybe from eating too much of her own “Sugarpova”-marketed candy and chocolates.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 2:12 pm in Drug Testing | 7 Comments »
April 6th, 2016
These two are not friends!
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:49 am in 2016 Season | 69 Comments »
March 12th, 2016
Top Tennis Players Weigh In On Maria Sharapova’s Doping Admission
Some of the top players in the game gave their take on the Maria Sharapova doping scandal.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 2:30 pm in Drug Testing | 13 Comments »