2 Maria Sharapova was initially barred for two years after testing positive at the 2016 Australian Open for meldonium. 3 Maria Sharapova, who turns 30 on April 19, kept herself busy during her tennis absence. Tennis star Maria Sharapova said on Tuesday she is excited about her return to competition next month, feeling vindicated by the reduction of her doping suspension and empowered by her time away. Sharapova's ban will end two days after the Stuttgart grand prix starts on April 24. "I learned that life can be OK without tennis," said Sharapova, who also just finished an autobiography scheduled to be published in September.

Source: India Today March 29, 2017 05:48 UTC