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    Sharapova Denied Wild Card to the French Open

    The tennis star’s past doping violation poses a major obstacle to her comeback.
    by Aria Bendix May 16, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Isaac Brekken / AP

    Tennis pro Maria Sharapova will not be allowed to compete in this year’s French Open on May 28, the president of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), Bernard Giudicelli, announced Tuesday. Last year, Sharapova was banned from the sport for 15 months after testing positive for meldonium, a heart disease drug. April marked the end of the ban and the start of her official return to professional tennis. News that she was denied from the competition due to a left thigh injury.

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