推 seha87: 好想念她啊 期待四月 01/12 09:23
→ larrytaurus: 保時捷的誘惑 01/12 15:39
推 uxkji: 原本以為只趕得上馬德里，真是個好消息^^ 01/18 01:34
推 leetaka: 馬德里也直接拿外卡了XD 02/08 22:08
雖然有人在推文貼了連結，但還是覺得這麼值得慶賀的新聞可以貼出來。
三屆斯圖加特冠軍莎娃將持外卡在這裡復出，
她的首輪比賽將安排在禮拜三，剛好是她禁賽結束那天，
這樣莎娃如要奪冠則需連打五天(顯示為有點想太多XD)
STUTTGART, Germany - Former World No.1 Maria Sharapova will make her return
to competitive tennis at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on April 26.
The tournament announced on Tuesday that Sharapova has accepted a wildcard
and will play her opening match on Wednesday, April 26. It will be
Sharapova's first WTA event since testing positive for a banned substance at
the 2016 Australian Open.
"Maria is eligible to return to professional tennis beginning on April 26th.
This will be the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart's 40th anniversary
and I'm sure the fans there will be excited to see her play," WTA CEO Steve
Simon said.
Sharapova has a fine record at the event, winning the title on three
consecutive occasions between 2012 and 2014.
"I could not be happier to have my first match back on tour at one of my
favorite tournaments," Sharapova said. "I can't wait to see all my great fans
and to be back doing what I love."
As outlined in the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) ruling issued on June
8, 2016, Sharapova is eligible to return to compete in Stuttgart. This is in
compliance with the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme Rule 10.11.4, which states:
'Where an Event that will take place after the period of ineligibility has an
entry deadline that falls during the period of Ineligibility, the Player may
submit an application for entry in the Event in accordance with that
deadline, notwithstanding that at the time of such application he/she is
Ineligible.'
The schedule for all WTA events is a joint decision, made by both the WTA and
tournament organizers, and it is not uncommon for first-round matches to be
staggered over multiple days - at Stuttgart in 2016, five first-round matches
were played on Wednesday.
Last March's CAS ruling also resulted in Sharapova forfeiting the ranking
points she earned at that year's Australian Open. As she has not competed
since, the Russian currently does not have an official ranking.
However, as a past Grand Slam singles champion and WTA Finals singles
champion, Sharapova may receive an unlimited number of wildcard nominations.
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