Maria Sharapova Bombshell; Murray & Djokovic on Davis Cup Collision Course; Bud Collins - A Tribute
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
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šļø 8 March 2016
ā±ļø 48 minutes
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Summary
She was expected to announce her retirement, but instead Maria Sharapova revealed even more shocking news in a Los Angeles press conference - she had tested positive for the banned substanceĀ meldonium, which she said she had been taking for ten years for a health condition, but which hadĀ been added to the banned list at the start ofĀ 2016.
In the latest Tennis Podcast, you can hear Sharapova's statement in full, and presenters David Law and Catherine Whitaker discuss the implications for Sharapova and the sport.Ā
Also, with Andy Murray finally subduing Kei Nishikori after 4 hours and 54 minutes, and Novak Djokovic coming back from two sets to one down in Belgrade, the pair could be on a collision course in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in July.
Is Murray's decision to prioritise the Davis Cup a sign that the media has beenĀ under-appreciating the completion all along? And will Djokovic put his hand up for the quarterfinals in this jam-packed Olympic year?
Finally,Ā the Tennis...
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, this is Martina Navaritlova and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:15.6 | I wanted to let you know that a few days ago I received a letter from the ITF that I had failed |
| 0:23.2 | the drug test at the Australian Open. I did fail the test and I take full responsibility for it. |
| 0:32.3 | For the past 10 years I have been given a medicine called Meldernaut by my doctor, |
| 0:40.8 | my family doctor and a few days ago after I received the ITF letter I found out that it also has |
| 0:48.3 | another name of Meldonium which I did not know. It's very important for you to understand that |
| 0:55.4 | for 10 years this medicine was not on WADA's ban list and I had been legally taking the medicine |
| 1:04.6 | for the past 10 years. But on January 1st the rules had changed and Meldonium became a prohibited |
| 1:14.8 | substance which I had not known. I was given this medicine by my doctor for several health |
| 1:27.5 | issues that I was having back in 2006. I was getting sick a lot, I was getting the flu. |
| 1:34.8 | Every couple of months I had a regular EKG results as well as indications of diabetes with a family |
| 1:44.4 | history of diabetes. I thought it was very important for me to come out and speak about this in |
| 1:53.0 | front of all of you because throughout my long career I have been very open and honest about |
| 2:00.8 | many things and I take great responsibility and professionalism in my job every single day and |
| 2:10.0 | I made a huge mistake and I let my fans down, I let the sport down that I've been playing since |
| 2:20.0 | the age of four that I love so deeply. I know that with this I face consequences and I |
| 2:32.2 | have to go back to my life. I don't want to end my career this way and I really hope that I will be |
| 2:38.8 | given another chance to play this game. |
| 2:42.5 | Or Catherine, what an extraordinary story, a huge surprise on many levels not least because I think |
| 2:50.0 | of all the tennis players that we have dealt with that we've seen over the years. Shao Pover has always |
| 2:55.1 | struck me as a player that shows immense attention to detail. |
| 3:00.5 | Yes, absolutely and it's a very uncharacteristic oversight. |
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