Twitter reacts to Maria Sharapova’s failed drugs test

Maria Sharapova is to be provisionally suspended from tennis after she failed a drugs test for meldonium at the Australian Open.

The 28-year-old tested positive for the substance, which she has been taking since 2006 for health issues.

Here, we round up some of the best Twitter reaction to Monday night’s big news.

Sharapova Announces That She Failed Doping Test, -hope this gets cleared up as it seems 2 me to be an honest mistake https://t.co/nsfGkxDzGp

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 7, 2016

Hold your horses everyone- about Maria- I don't have all the facts, I hope it's an honest mistake,stuff was legal as far as I know till 2015

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 7, 2016

Still stunned that nobody on Shazza team checked new list from wada, players are responsible but this is big time oversight on team as well

— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) March 7, 2016

Nike announces it has suspended its relationship with Maria Sharapova.

— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) March 8, 2016

That might explain all the grunting.#sharapova

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 7, 2016

Wow. Classy of @MariaSharapova to hold a press conference for this and admit making a mistake. Definitely agree that have to be aware though

— James Blake (@JRBlake) March 7, 2016

“If I was going 2 announce my retirement, it wouldn’t b in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with a fairly ugly carpet." Sharapova. Standards 💜

— judy murray (@judmoo) March 7, 2016

Maria handled that so well. In my opinion, honest mistake from a great champion.

— Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92) March 7, 2016