It's hard to drop the drug thing, when she has been less than mediocre since then. I can only think back on the 2014 French Open final against Halep! The drug helped her for years and sorry to say it, but she hasn't been the same without it! Maybe a coincidence, maybe that drug which is banned all over Europe and United States is something that really worked for her stamina and endurance!

Good luck Maria ??✌

I opt for Maria

Can we drop the drug thing already? ? Did her time...

Without drug Maria is trash lol

Sharapova just dropped to No 97 in the world???

Just imagine if she was still taking that drug or one like it, she'd be making runs to semi, quaters or even worse finals.

& her naive fans would be thinking she's doing it unaided, but now, everytime she get knocked out round 1 or 2 you realise a little more everytime, what you believed was a lie.

Until she loses some of her titles [like a track athlete would & has] we will never just let it go coz she served a small ban.

How does that prevent a youngster thinking I can do the same, serve a ban then buy a sweet shop & smile in your face.
Can you imagine how pissed those clean athletes who had a medal taken back years later coz they ran a 4x100 or 4x400 with a cheat

7+ doubles incoming but Maria still got this

Europe, except the countries from former Soviet Union where she got it from. I think it was Latvia? Pretty shady stuff!

Yup go maria! Im a fan still

Ill be a bigger fan if she wins today lol

I'm from Latvia and my grandma was from Siberia, so I am a fan for life. ???

Dang, I turned this on Youtube just now because my houseboy woke me up too late from one of my multiple naps of the day. I would like to see Maria win just because people hate her so much. That Anett is from Bulgaria and she is much younger so Maria has to step it up. I will give my expert prediction after Hansook serves me my bowl of hot top ramen soup. Hansook has been with me since we opened the tennis academy in Mesopotamia a few years back.

Imagine if she was caught like 15 years ago

3 more spots Maria, you can do it!!!Cross the 100 line...???I hope they stop giving her Wild Cards...she should have played in the qualies...

By the beginning of the US open she's going to be out of the top 100

Get this cheater out of here kontaveit

May the best player [not having served a drug ban] win ?

To be honest would prefer Venus to take her out next round

But does not mean I don't think Anett will win

Cmon maria ur a fighter

@uncipunci???

Just strictly looking at her game, Masha has got to do something about that serve. It's terrible! Maybe she needs to approach it like Sorana Cirstea did, that girl had surgery on her shoulder and did an upper arm angle change without having to lift as much and keep the arm further away from the body. It's an adaptation for shoulder impingements. And Sharapova has dealt with R shoulder problems for quite some time, too!

Anetts got it now

After a long fight at 40....Anett will win this now

My expert prediction is Maria wins match.

I win again!

Says the one with that stupid name

David Carr number 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10?

Wow Anett well done

Is she fit to play

Kontaveit is a great player this won’t be easy but its a 50/50 one this

Wow this pt is the decider