In a special bonus episode of the SI Tennis Beyond the Baseline Podcast, Sports Illustrated executive editor and host Jon Wertheim talks with tennis producer Jamie Lisanti on Maria Sharapova's appeal ruling.
Just hours after Court of Arbitration for Sportu200b's decision to reduce Sharapova's two-year ban for doping to 15 months, Wertheim and Lisanti discuss the impact of the ruling, which Sharapova's lawyer, John Haggerty, called a "stunning repudiation." In its statement, the CAS said they did not agree with "many of the conclusions of the [ITF] Tribunal" and the decision means she will be eligible to compete again in April 2017.