Maria SharapovaMelbourne: Former champion Maria Sharapova will not be bothered by what reception she receives when she plays her first Australian Open match since completing a doping ban on Tuesday, according to three-time Melbourne winner Mats Wilander. Australian Open organisers were criticised for their choice of 2008 champion Sharapova for Thursday's draw ceremony and it would be no surprise if the world No. "She's a former champion at the Australian Open, 10 years ago - like it's the 30-year anniversary of this great Melbourne Park, and Billie Jean King arrived this morning. "Maria will have earbuds in," Wilander, host of the "Game, Set and Mats" show for Eurosport at the Australian Open, told Reuters on Monday as he looked ahead to Tuesday's schedule. "I really think she doesn't care what the crowd will do or say because criticism does not bother Maria.

Source: The Telegraph January 15, 2018 21:22 UTC