Question

Which five-times Grand Slam tennis champion tested positive for a banned substance at the 2016 Australian Open?

Answer 1

Maria Sharapova, the five-times Grand Slam tennis champion, tested positive for meldonium, a banned substance, at the 2016 Australian Open. She was subsequently suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation. Sharapova claimed that she had been taking meldonium for medical purposes for several years and was unaware that it had been added to the list of banned substances.

Answer 2

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open. She was subsequently suspended from tennis for 15 months and returned to competition in 2017.