"It's a mistake but Maria Sharapova must now pay for it" - When Rafael Nadal shared his unfiltered verdict on Russian's doping ban

"It's a mistake but Maria Sharapova must now pay for it" - When Rafael Nadal shared his unfiltered verdict on Russian's doping ban

"It's a mistake but Maria Sharapova must now pay for it" - When Rafael Nadal shared his unfiltered verdict on Russian's doping ban

It's a mistake but Maria Sharapova must now pay for it

Rafael Nadal usually steers clear of controversy, but he didn’t hold back when asked about Maria Sharapova’s doping scandal. The Spaniard made it clear that rules are rules, and if the Russian had made a mistake, she had to face the consequences like any other player. Sharapova found herself at the center of a doping controversy in 2016 after testing positive for meldonium — a substance added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) banned list …