She could hit the tennis ball with relative ease and didn't have to
wait for her opponents to settle into a game.
But today is a whole new day for Maria Sharapova as the world's top
sports court rules on her appeal against her two-year tennis ban over
doping.
In a statement, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne,
Switzerland said the verdict will be issued today at 3pm.
The 29-year-old Russian tested positive for the banned medication
meldonium during January's Australian Open. The product had just been
added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) list on January 1.
Both Sharapova's camp and the International Tennis Federation, which
imposed the ban, needed further time in preparing their case.
The five-time grand slam winner said she had been taking the substance
for 10 years to help treat illnesses, a heart issue and a magnesium
deficiency.
Fingers crossed for Maria, fingers crossed!