World number one Jannik Sinner has received and accepted an immediate three-month ban from tennis after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over two positive drugs test last year, Afrosport reports. Sinner had previously been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent panel after testing positive for clostebol in March 2024, accepting that he had been unknowingly contaminated by his physiotherapist, who was...
Two-time Grand Slam winning doubles player Max Purcell has voluntarily suspended himself from competition after breaking tennis anti-doping rules, Afrosport reports. The International Tennis Integrity Agency revealed it in a statement on Monday after Purcell was proved guilty of committing the offence. The 26-year-old revealed via his Instagram page saying he "unknowingly" consumed an overdose of the IV infusion of vitamins which was not supposed to...
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension imposed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after testing positive for a banned substance, Afrosport reports. The world number two tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), a heart medication, following an out-of-competition test back in August, while she was atop the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Swiatek was, however, given a soft landing after the...
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