Banned Sharapova could return in January:
tennis chief
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[August 15, 2016]
MOSCOW
(Reuters) - Five-times grand slam winner Maria Sharapova, banned in June
for two years for doping offences, may be allowed to return in January,
according to Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil
Tarpishchev. |
Maria Sharapova of Russia speaks during a news conference at the
Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia on
January 1, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo |
"Everything will be decided in September. It is impossible to
say for certain but I think she will start playing again by
January," Tarpishchev was quoted as saying by the TASS news
agency on Monday.
Former world number one Sharapova, 29, was suspended following a
positive test for the banned drug meldonium during January's
Australian Open.
In July, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said a ruling
on her case would be held on Sept. 19.
(Reporting by Dmitriy Rogovitskiy; Editing by Tony Jimenez)
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