Urgent:Maria Sharapova Rushed to the Hospital in a Critical Condition When her ban for taking a banned substance ends in April of next year, tennis player Maria Sharapova will be allowed to rejoin the UN as a goodwill ambassador, according to a UN statement. She will be able to address her job "at a suitable date" with the UN, according to the statement. However, after she appealed last month, her suspension was lowered to 15 months. Maria Sharapova: The tale of her demise After being banned from tennis for two years, Sharapova's sponsors split. The tennis player was suspended by the UNDP in March after admitting to doping, despite having been named a goodwill ambassador by the UNDP in February 2007. "Once the reduced restriction ends in April 2017, we will lift the suspension of Maria Sharapova's role as our goodwill ambassador. The UNDP is happy to hear that she can return to her favorite sport sooner than anticipated," the UN statement reads. Paraphrase "We look forward to discussing Ms. Sharapova's role and participation with the UNDP at a suitable time, as we recognize that she will be concentrating on resuming her tennis career." Sharapova stated that she had been taking meldonium since 2006 for medical reasons, but she was unaware that it had been placed on the restricted list on January 1, 2016, as she was aware that it was also known as mildronate.