• ‘It’s mistaken to say I was warned five times,’ says Sharapova
• Russian also says she refused to fake an injury to hold news quietMaria Sharapova has denied reports that she was warned five times that the drug she was taking, meldonium, or had been added to the banned list.
The Russian,who faces a lengthy suspension after testing positive at the Australian Open in January, admits she failed to open one email received on 22 December. But in a statement on her Facebook page posted on Friday night, and the former world No1 said the reports were inaccurate,clarified how often she took the drug and said she was not willing to pretend to have an injury to hold the news quiet.
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Source: theguardian.com