Maria Sharapova makes drug test admission at press conference

Bombshell.

Maria Sharapova has admitted to failing a drug test at the Australian Open, testing positive for Meldonium, a substance she's used since 2006. The Russian tennis star confirmed the news at a press conference in Los Angeles on Monday "I know that with this I face consequences," the 28-year-old said. "And I don't want to end my career this way and I hope that will have a chance to play again.""I failed the test and take full responsibility for that," the five-time Grand Slam champion said. "I had been taking this medicine for the past 10 years, but on 1 January this became a prohibited substance which I did not know." "I failed the test and take full responsibility for that."