Maria Sharapova’s first adversary taking after her 15-month doping boycott has scrutinized the choice to give the Russian special cases on the WTA Tour. Sharapova plays Italy’s Roberta Vinci in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Wednesday. The 30-year-old’s trump card passage has as of now been called “impolite” by ex-world number one Caroline Wozniacki.
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who could meet Sharapova in the second round in Stuttgart, has additionally been among those to scrutinize the treatment of the previous world number one, saying she ought not be welcome to Grand Slams.
Those perspectives were met with a blistering reaction by Sharapova’s specialist Max Eisenbud, who marked Radwanska, 28, and 26-year-old Wozniacki of Denmark “understudy” rivals who needed to keep the Russian playing at one month from now’s French Open since it is their “last opportunity to win a Slam”.
“I don’t agree about the wildcard here and about the wildcard in Rome and the other tournaments,” said Vinci, 34.
Sharapova was given a two-year boycott a year ago, antedated to 26 January 2016, subsequent to testing positive for coronary illness sedate meldonium at the Australian Open.
Her suspension was diminished to 15 months in October, taking after her interest to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Sharapova will likewise get trump cards for up and coming competitions in Madrid and Rome. Vinci added: “She made her mistakes for sure, but she paid and I think she can return to play – but without any wildcards.” Sharapova, twice a champ at the French Open, is unranked and will require a trump card to contend at Roland Garros when the competition begins one month from now, with France’s tennis organization yet to declare its choice
