Sharapova will play in Stuttgart

Maria Sharapova will make her return to competitive tennis from a 15-month suspension at an April WTA clay-court tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, it was announced on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old five-time Grand Slam winner was suspended after testing positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.

Her two-year ban by the International Tennis Federation was reduced to 15 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and she will play her first match on April 26 - the day the suspension expires.