3月7日，莎拉波娃在新闻发布会上向球迷致歉。当日，网坛名将、俄罗斯选手莎拉波娃在洛杉矶召开新闻发布会，宣布自己接到世界反兴奋剂机构的通知，未能通过1月在澳大利亚网球公开赛期间的兴奋剂检测。[图片：新华网]
Former tennis world No. 1 Maria Sharapova announced Monday that she was informed by the World Anti-Doping Agency that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January.Sharapova told a press conference that the test found her positive to a substance called "mildronate" she has been taking in the last 10 years for health issues.