BEIJING: One fellow player labeled her “a cheater” and she is said to be unpopular in the locker room, but Maria Sharapova remains a crowd favorite in China despite her doping ban.
“Welcome back goddess,” said one banner at the China Open in Beijing this week, while a Russian flag had the words: “I got your back Maria.”
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