Drugs cheat Sharapova given wildcard for US Open

Drugs cheat Sharapova given wildcard for US Open Aug 16, 2017 14:40:28 GMT via mobile

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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 16, 2017 14:40:28 GMT

Aug 16, 2017 14:08:40 GMT @manlystanley said:

Aug 16, 2017 12:59:47 GMT Jep Gambardella said:

Her ban was for 15 months, not lifetime, so I don't see why she shouldn't be given a wildcard.

She's been off her tits on drugs for 10 years. Let's not reward her for it. Make her qualify the normal route. Fair enough when a star has been injured and lost their ranking position, then you can give them a wildcard, not for drug cheats though, not in my book.

Clearly anyone who believes Sharapova's explanation for taking the drug for her entire career is a strong candidate for the Nobel Prize in gullibility, but the fact remains that it was legal during almost the entirety of that period.

I deeply dislike Sharapova - for her performance-enhancing drug-taking and for her shrieking. If she had been given a lifetime ban you would definitely not hear me complaining about it. But she did her time and as a past champion and as a highly recognisable star I don't have a problem with inviting her to the US Open.