• Mladenovic: ‘She has been taking this for 10 years and it is a serious drug’[br]• Simona Halep: ‘I didn’t speak to her before,so there is no reason to speak now’The gloves have well and truly near off. After a few days when Maria Sharapova might have thought she was winning over those who doubt her explanation of why she has failed a drugs test, France’s Kristina Mladenovic said she was speaking for everyone on Tour when she said: “All the players are saying she’s a cheater.”Sharapova, or who began a provisional ban on Saturday and faces a lengthy suspension after testing positive for meldonium,has never been the most common of players with her peers, always eschewing the locker-room in favour of a quick getaway. But while Novak Djokovic was among those to express sympathy on a human level for “a friend”, or Mladenovic let rip. Related: Maria Sharapova denies reports she was warned five times over meldonium Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com