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Maria Sharapova's Doping Ban Cut From Two Years To 15 Months

Sport’s highest court has cut tennis player Maria Sharapova’s two-year doping ban to 15 months.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down the decision Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.

The Russian tennis star will be able to return to competition in April, just before the start of the French Open.

Sharapova posted on a statement on her Facebook page, where she said winning the appeal was “one of my happiest days.”

Via Facebook: sharapova

Sharapova was banned in May for testing positive for meldonium, a World Anti-Doping Agency-banned substance, following a Jan.