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While there were initial rumors that she would be retiring from tennis with a press conference Monday afternoon, No. 7 singles-ranked Maria Sharapova announced she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The tennis star said in the press conference that she tested positive for meldonium — an anti-ischemic drug.
According to Yahoo Sports, Sharapova was informed that she had failed the test by the International Tennis Federation a few days prior. “I don’t want to end my career this way,” Sharapova told reporters in the press conference, according to Yahoo Sports. “I really hope I will be given another chance to play this game.”
The drug was recently added to the banned substances list by the World Anti-Doping Agency effective in January. Sharapova, 28, has been the highest paid female athlete for 11 consecutive years.
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