CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) Maria Sharapova is realistic as she tries to regain her form after a 15-month drug suspension.
”I think no road is easy,” Sharapova said Sunday before a World Team Tennis match.
Sharapova played for the Orange County Breakers in their season-opening match against the defending champion San Diego Aviators at the La Costa Resort and Spa. It was Sharapova’s first appearance in the U.S. since testing positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.
She returned to the court in April and played three tournaments in Europe. In her first event, the Russian star reached the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinals.