New York, March 12: Ace player Maria Sharapova, who sent the tennis fraternity into a spin by announcing that she failed a dope test at the Australian Open and was provisionally suspended, has blamed media for distorting the facts and failing to accurately report about what actually happened.

In a lengthy Facebook post addressed to her fans on Saturday, Sharapova said she is grateful to them for showing her a tremendous outpouring of support.

"But I have also been aware that some - not all, but some - in the media distort, exaggerate and fail to accurately report the facts about what happened," she posted.

IANS