In a Movistar+ documentary, named ‘The Point’, the 33-year-old Maria Sharapova , gave a detailed account of the period of her suspension is presented with previously unpublished material from Sharapova’s career.
“That morning [of March 7, 2016] I woke up and felt like I was preparing for a game. It is very hard to think that you have to face the world and say that you have screwed up everything,” said the five-time Grand Slam champion.
“After the press conference, I deleted all social networks from my phone, to protect myself, keep sanity and protect myself from opinions and judgments. I think I have never been concerned with what people think of me, but suddenly this happens and you see that you care what they know.”
“And that disgusted me, it was a very unpleasant feeling,” she added.
Sharapova credited her parents for helping her through the suspension period.
“My mother told me that nothing would happen if I could never play tennis again. She spent weeks sleeping with me so that I was accompanied. My father also accompanied me a lot to make sure nothing went wrong, that he didn’t start blaming others,” she said.
“You had to take control and know that you screwed up.”