Kerber save championship organizers Stuttgart after excluding Sharapova

Lucky organizers of the tournament in Stuttgart tennis tournament awarded the top rating of the German star Angelique Kerber, after the exclusion of Russian Maria Sharapova through suspension, but the tournament director Markus Jonthardt wondered about the feasibility of the plan.

 

 

Sharapova is the most prominent 170 athletes tested positive for the drug "

Meldonium

," which was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), starting from the first second December / January.

And he said, "Wada" Earlier this month, it will allow athletes oligo-drug "Meldonium" catalyst performance, despite its inclusion in the list of banned substances in January / January last.

She explained, "Wada" she  with no less than microgram / ml in samples collected before the first of March / March, a small percentage can be present in the sample, even in the case of sports, stop taking the drug before the ban.

Jonthardt He described the situation as unacceptable and said in a press statement: "They are not doing a great job for their reputation, this may spoil the march of the athletes even if they are innocent."

Sharapova has won three titles in a row in the championship Stuttgart between 2012 and 2014, but with the absence from the copy in 2016 was awarded the top spot to Kerber.

Excelled Kerber Sharapova on her way to harvest her first title at the championships Stuttgart last year, culminating in the first title in the big Grand Slam four over the last edition of the Australian Open, also qualified for the final of the Stuttgart this year where he will meet compatriot Laura Sigmund later today .

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