The wild card tournament invitations awaiting Maria Sharapova when she returns from a 15-month doping ban next month divided opinion among players at Indian Wells.
“This is, all over, a strange situation,” Germany’s Angelique Kerber said of the Stuttgart WTA tournament’s decision to issue a wild card to Sharapova, who will play her first match since the 2016 Australian Open on April 26 — just hours after her ban for using meldonium ends.
“I don’t know what to say about this because it’s a little bit strange for the other players that somebody can just walk on site Wednesday and play Wednesday,” added Kerber.
“This is, all over, a strange situation,” Germany’s Angelique Kerber said of the Stuttgart WTA tournament’s decision to issue a wild card to Sharapova, who will play her first match since the 2016 Australian Open on April 26 — just hours after her ban for using meldonium ends.
“I don’t know what to say about this because it’s a little bit strange for the other players that somebody can just walk on site Wednesday and play Wednesday,” added Kerber.
