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Maria Sharapova announces she failed drugs test

Former tennis world number 1 Maria Sharapova has announced that she failed a drugs test at the recent Austalian Open.

Roland Garros 2014 - Maria Sharapova #rg14
cattias.photos via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND
cattias.photos via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND

 

Sharapova was  knocked out by finalist Serena Williams.

The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues.

She says she did not know that it had become a banned substance as of 1 January 2016.

Sharapova is currently ranked number 7 in the world.

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