The
tennis world is weighing in on Maria Sharapova. The Russian held a press
conference Monday at which she admitted she tested positive for Meldonium,
a drug recently banned by WADA, at the Australian Open and expects to face a
significant ban from the WTA.
Serena
Williams somewhat surprisingly showed support for Sharapova, despite the pair
having a rocky relationship.
“Most
people were happy that she was 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 in
terms of the list at the end of the year … It’s just taking the responsibility,
which she was willing to do and ready to. I hope for the best for everyone in
that situation,” she
said.