The International Tennis Federation dropped the hammer on Maria Sharapova on Wednesday.
The ITF suspended Sharapova for two years after she tested positive for meldonium, a banned substance, at this year’s Australian Open. She already was provisionally suspended by the ITF after she announced her positive test at a shocking March press conference.
Sharapova could have been suspended for as many as four years, but it was determined that she didn’t use the substance as a performance enhancing drug. The two-year ban retroactively dates back to Jan. 26, when she tested positive for the banned substance.
She can appeal the decision, which she s…