"Mr. Reedie owes an apology to Maria and to all successful tennis players unless he wants fans to think WADA has different standards for players depending on their ranking and earnings." WADA said last week it would not file an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after reviewing the ruling on Sharapova's two-year ban by the International Tennis Federation. Sharapova's lawyer, John Haggerty, took exception to Reedie's comments, which he called unprofessional. "His comments have absolutely no bearing on any particular anti-doping case," said WADA spokesman Ben Nichols. "Justice, whether in the eyes of WADA or a court, must be blind, including being blind to a player's earnings," Haggerty said in a statement.

Source: India Today June 21, 2016 06:22 UTC