Maria Sharapova to appeal two-year doping ban Maria Sharapova will appeal a two-year ban for doping imposed by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, she said on her Facebook page. “The ITF spent tremendous amounts of time and resources trying to prove I intentionally violated the anti-doping rules and the tribunal concluded I did not,” she wrote. “I will immediately appeal the suspension portion of this ruling to CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport.” SOURCE: euronews