Sharapova vows to ‘rise up again’ after French Open snub

“Maria won twice here, but we have a huge (moral) responsibility”, Giudicelli added.

“The fact that there isn’t a rule on people who failed doping tests, and whether or not they can get a wild card, whether or not they should, it’s a very unusual thing”, Lucic-Baroni said, “because we are professional, and that should be in place”.

“It’s not as if she was the Lance Armstrong of her time and she’s somebody who has a resume and a record and she makes the turnstiles click” he said. But while there can be a wildcard for return from injury, there can’t be a wildcard for return from doping, ‘ he said.

“If this is what it takes to rise up again, then I am in it all the way, everyday”, Sharapova wrote on Twitter.

Sharapova, who has titles at all four majors, won at Roland Garros in 2012 and 2014.

The French Open begins on 28 May.

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And assuming she is fit, she is likely to want to play at least two warm-up events.

And she will not feature at Roland Garros this year.

On Tuesday the two-time Roland Garros champion was forced to retire injured from her second-round clash at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, having took to the court just 30 minutes after Giudicelli’s announcement.

“She has to go through a tougher way back”, Djokovic said.

The federation chief had hinted Sharapova would not be welcome after agreeing with comments made by Andy Murray inMarch, in which the Briton claimed that she should have to work her way back to the top.

Sharapova, banned after testing positive for heart drug meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open, has had mixed results since re-joining the WTA Tour.

However, after an appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found she was not an “intentional doper” and reduced the suspension to 15 months.

“I know that a lot of people might be disappointed by this decision”. Sharapova recently returned from a 15-month doping ban, and did not have ranking points to qualify directly.

Paris: The 18-time Grand Slam victor Roger Federer has announced his absence from the French Open later this month, and has turned his attention to the grass and hard court tennis seasons.

Also, WTA CEO Steve Simon took issue with the language French officials used to deny Sharapova a spot.

“The start to the year has been magical for me but I need to recognise that scheduling will be the key to my longevity moving forward”, the Swiss star said in a statement.

“Wildcards are offered at tournaments’ sole discretion”.