Wimbledon bans Nastase - but what about Maria Sharapova?

Romanian not welcome after insulting British Fed Cup team, while ex-champion could return after drugs ban

Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova returns to action in Stuttgart
(Image credit: Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty)

Perhaps predictably, Ilie Nastase has not reacted well to being banned from the Royal Box at Wimbledon this summer following his meltdown at the Fed Cup clash between Romania and Great Britain last month.

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