Following the 2016 Australian Open, Sharapova failed a drug test when banned substance Meldonium was detected in one of her samples. The ITF did not twiddle their thumbs and took the bold step of suspending one of their star players for a period of two years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), however, later reduced the sentence by nine months making the Russian available for the upcoming 2017 French Open. However, the Russian will begin her comeback at the upcoming Stuttgart Grand Prix in July. But, Wozniacki is against giving wild cards when a player comes back from serving a ban.

She said, “I think everyone deserves a second chance and I think she's going to come back and fight her way back. I'm sure she's going to play well. But at the same time, I feel when a player is banned for drugs, I think someone should start from the bottom and fight their way back because it’s different from an injury where someone is out because they had hurt themselves.”