* News from : http://tinyurl.com/j9k8jvd (TENNIS.COM) FFT CHIEF: FRENCH OPEN MIGHT NOT GIVE MARIA SHARAPOVA A WILD CARD by KAMAKSHI TANDON March 02, 2017 The newly elected president of the French Tennis Federation (FFT), Bernard Giudicelli, has indicated that Maria Sharapova may not receive a wild card to play the French Open. Sharapova has received wild cards for clay-court events in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome as she returns from an anti-doping suspension for testing positive for meldonium. With tournament entries based on ranking six weeks prior to the tournament, she would also likely requre a wild card for the French Open. But Giudicelli, in a conversation with a French journalist on Facebook Live, said the organization has not determined whether to give a wild card to the Russian. "It's going to be complicated," he said, referring to controversy about whether doping violators should be helped by tournaments upon their return. "Roland Garros - It's Roland Garros. One does not invest a million-and-a-half in anti-doping and..." Sharapova, a former champion at the French Open, said she had taken the substance for many years and did not know it had been banned at the beginning of 2016. "Today, [the decision] has not been taken," said Giudicelli. Andy Murray has said he does not want players with anti-doping suspensions to receive wild cards as they return to tour. ============================================================================= 加油了莎娃！！看看斯圖加特、馬德里和羅馬這三站賽事的表現如何了～～ --

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