2016 Australian Open

Stanford Classic: Maria Sharapova gets wildcard entry,to play in the event for first time in six years

Sharapova, ranked 173rd in the world, made her tour return in April at Stuttgart, reaching the semi-finals.

Maria Sharapova feels vindicated by reduction of doping ban, empowered by her time away

Sharapova was initially barred for two years after testing positive for meldonium, a medication she had been taking for 10 years, but that was reclassified as a banned drug.

Cheating or naivety? Maria Sharapova, the latest victim of the suffocating pressure of elite sports

You can believe Sharapova was totally naïve not to have known that the drug was now banned, and it was simply an oversight. Or you can disregard her admission and believe that she purposely wanted to gain an unfair edge