You’re not missed, Maria

WIMBLEDON 2017 is providing superb entertainment and is all the better for the absence of drugs cheat Maria Sharapova. The Russian, who served a doping ban last year after testing positive for meldonium, pulled out of the London tournament due to injury but may have been denied a wildcard entry in any case because of the justified storm her inclusion would have created. Either way, it is a blessed relief not to have her there. Not only is there no need to listen to her arrogant media offerings (she has expressed no proper remorse), we are also spared the incredibly irritating audio of her highpitched shrieking with every shot. Good riddance.