An Analysis: Maria Sharapova’s Appeal to the Court for Arbitration for Sport

By Paul J. Greene[1]   Maria Sharapova[2] is hoping to reduce the two-year (2) ban handed down by the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Tribunal in her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the “Supreme Court” for sports law based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Sharapova and the ITF have agreed to an expedited procedure whereby CAS will issue its decision by July 18th. Her “degree of fault” will be the primary issue on appeal. The ITF suspended Sharapova for two (2)