Doping In Tennis

Ex-WADA boss slams Maria Sharapova, calls her actions 'reckless beyond description'

Maria Sharapova said she received an e-mail with a link to the revised list of banned substances but never clicked on it to learn the drug she had taken since 2006 had been put on the banned list, WADA having seen it used as an improper energy and stamina helper.

Surprised and shocked, but Serena Williams backs Maria Sharapova for her honesty and courage

"I think most people were surprised and shocked by Maria but at the same time most people were happy that she was just upfront and very honest and showed a lot of courage to admit to what she had done and what she had neglected to look at," Serena told reporters