Tennis star, Maria Sharapova is sadly joining the long list of athletes who have seen their careers quickly evaporate after being associated with the ultimate sin of doping.
Tennis can only be a fascinating sport if the players allow for that level of reverie. All time champion Serena Williams, 33, who has enjoyed a consistently brilliant career has managed to amass a roster of successes that continue to form the collage of what will undoubtedly be a formidable legacy.
It has been two weeks since London 2012 took flight and so far there has been a balanced mix of tears of joy, tears of defeat and unexpected mishaps that proved to be epically costly.