Do you really think that a player with such a huge team of aides around her could have forgotten to open such a crucial mail – or mails – for months? I don’t think so. And after Vanity Fair contacted the pharmaceutical company responsible for the production of Meldonium, Maria’s case got even worse:
“In response to Sharapova’s disclosure, the Latvian pharmaceutical company said patients usually require a four-to-six-week course of treatment that may be repeated twice a year – not a decade of continuous use.”
Even the other stars of tennis don’t want to stick to their own. Everyone’s turned their backs on Sharapova, with some renowned players commenting her situation like this:
“What’s Meldonium?
Hold on. This is weird. Wada issue their list of banned substances and you don’t look? Nor do management?
After the betting revelations, this Sharapova news is a hammer blow to the sport.”
– former British no. 1 Andrew Castle
Via: smoothradio.com
“I’m extremely angry and disappointed. I had to lose my career and never opted to cheat no matter what.i had to throw in the towel and suffer. I didn’t have the high priced team of drs that found a way for me to cheat and get around the system and wait for science to catch up. The responses are exactly what i am talking about. everything based on illusion and lie driven by the media for over 20 yrs. beyond unfair.”
– former US player Jennifer Capriati
Via: abcnews.go.com
So what do we have left now? Probably all we can do is to wait for more information to be released. Until then, let’s hope Sharapova doesn’t end up getting away with long years of cheating.
