Tennis - WTA - Rome Open - Maria Sharapova of Russia v Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia - Rome, Italy - 16/5/17- Sharapova reacts during the match. REUTERS/Max Rossi
(Reuters) - French Open director Guy Forget has said he was under no pressure to award a wildcard entry to two-times champion Maria Sharapova who returned to action last month following a 15-month doping ban.
The 30-year-old Russian was widely expected to be fast-tracked into the year's second grand slam but tournament organisers took the unexpected decision to deny her entry.
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