Maria Sharapova issues a press conference to admit on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open.
Sharapova said that she got a letter from the International Tennis Foundation several days ago saying that she failed the test for a substance that had been legal until January 1, 2016.
She was taking the substance Meldonium since 2006 to aid in a variety of health problems. However, the drug was added to a banned list starting at the beginning of 2016. Sharapova conceded that she did not look at the list of newly banned substances for 2016 from the World Anti-Doping Association, and thus indicated that she failed the drug test because of ignorance.
"I don't want to end my career this way," Sharapova said. "I really hope I will be given another chance to play this game."
Sharapova, 28, is currently ranked 7th in the world. Tennis is boring without her.
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