While world No 2 Swiatek will be free to play in a matter of days, with a majority of her one-month ban having been covered in provisional suspension, Halep had been slapped with a four-year ban by the ITIA that was later reduced to nine months following the CAS’ intervention. Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep had been …
Former World No.1 tennis player Simona Halep slammed the International Tennis Integrity Agency over their double standards while dishing out doping bans. Halep’s comments came after the ITIA handed a one-month ban to Iga Swiatek after she tested positive for a banned substance. SWIATEK’S DOPING BAN World number two and five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension …
Denis Shapovalov was among players who called out what they said were double standards in the sport, after world No 1 Jannik Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing despite failing two drug tests this year. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Tuesday that an independent tribunal had cleared Sinner to continue competing, and former top-10 player Shapovalov was among those …
Denis Shapovalov was among a string of tennis players who called out what they said are double standards in the game after world number one Jannik Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing despite failing two drug tests this year. “He would never, ever intentionally do anything and he’s in a situation which is incredibly unfortunate.” The Italian tested positive for clostebol …
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