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Iga Swiatek felt 'awkward' making excuses for absence during doping ban

Iga ÅwiÄ tek, World no. 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion, has described the emotional turmoil and uncertainty she faced during her recent doping ban, calling it "the worst time in my life." Speaking ahead of the Australian Open, Swiatek revealed her struggles in dealing with the situation and the reasoning behind her decision to remain silent about the positive …

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Doping clouds tennis talk at the Australian Open with Sinner and Swiatek facing scrutiny

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — It is a topic that shadowed tennis in 2024 and is still a talking point as the 2025 Grand Slam season opens at the Australian Open on Sunday : doping and the cases involving Jannik Sinner — which is still not resolved — and Iga Swiatek. “I sit and wonder, ‘Why such a big difference in treatment …

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Djokovic hints at corruption in Sinner, Swiatek doping cases; attacks ITIA in public call-out: ‘More financial backing’

Hindustan Times

The tennis world was hit by two huge doping controversies in 2024. Novak Djokovic took a swipe at ITIA's handling of Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek's doping cases. Then it was Iga Swiatek in late November, as the ITIA announced that the Polish ace’s sample from August came back positive, due to unintentional contamination from melatonin pills, which was manufactured …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Djokovic calls for more transparency after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases

The Hindu

Novak Djokovic, on Sunday, called for more transparency around doping suspensions in tennis, saying high-ranked players appeared to be treated differently from others. The 37-year-old Djokovic, who will play doubles with Kyrgios at the Brisbane International this week, said there needed to be far greater transparency from the sport’s governing bodies around doping violations. “We have some players who have …

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2 weeks ago

Iga Swiatek surprised by reaction to doping ban: ‘I was scared’

The Independent

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

US Open doubles champion Max Purcell suspended for anti-doping breach

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — U.S. Open doubles champion Max Purcell has entered a voluntary provisional suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the sanction in a statement on Monday after the 26-year-old Australian admitted to violating Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program “relating to the use of a Prohibited Method.” Purcell, a two-time Grand Slam champion …

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4 weeks ago

Jannik Sinner doping case decision not to come before 2025, says WADA

Firstpost

Jannik Sinner twice tested positive for traces of the banned substance clostebol in March but was exonerated and allowed to carry on playing. AP Tennis star Jannik Sinner’s doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed. The Italian world number one twice tested …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How Iga Swiatek explained away doping case and contaminated melatonin product

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Simona Halep cries double standards after ITIA slaps Iga Swiatek with one-month ban for failing dope test

Firstpost

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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Angry Simona Halep slates ‘big difference’ in handling of tennis doping cases amid Iga Swiatek ban

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

5-Time Tennis Grand Slam Champion Accepts Suspension In Doping Case

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. I didn’t know what was going to happen with my career, how things would end or if I would be allowed to play tennis at all.” …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Explained: What is the substance at the heart of Iga Swiatek doping controversy and how serious is the offence?

Firstpost

World No 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek became the second high-profile player after men’s world No 1 Jannik Sinner to be caught in the doping net, with the latter having been cleared to compete despite failing two dope tests in March. World No 2 Iga Swiatek had tested positive for banned substance TMZ in an out-of-competition sample submitted …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Simona Halep calls out double standards after Swiatek escapes lengthy doping ban

India Today

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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why Iga Swiatek’s doping case being kept secret is bad for tennis

New York Times

Iga Swiatek’s one-month suspension for unintentionally taking the banned substance trimetazidine comes down to picograms. 2 Swiatek’s positive test, recorded August 12 and communicated to her alongside a provisional suspension September 12, detected 50 picograms of TMZ per milliliter of urine, which doping experts call a trace amount. “Due to personal matters, I’m forced to withdraw from the China Open …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Iga Świątek cops one-month tennis ban over doping violation, will be back in time for Australian Open

ABC

Five-time grand slam champion Iga Świątek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, but she will be able to play the Australian Open in January. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Świątek tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, in an out-of-competition drug test in August. Email us [email protected] "Iga has consistently …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?

Associated Press

Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. “So I don’t think this is a cause for concern for tennis fans and the like.” Here is a look at the details of the two cases: Who is Iga Swiatek? Swiatek’s urine showed low amounts of trimetazidine, a banned …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Iga Swiatek describes one-month doping ban as ‘worst experience of my life’

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

World No 2 Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension for failed doping test

Firstpost

The International Tennis Integrity Agency, however, accepted Swiatek’s appeal that the susbtance had been ingested unintentionally due to a contaminated non-prescription medicine. World number two Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension for failing a doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced on Thursday. “This case is an important reminder for tennis players of the strict liability nature of the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

World No 2 Iga Swiatek handed one-month ban after testing positive for prohibited substance

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension in doping case

The Hindu

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. I didn’t know what was going to happen with my career, how things would end or if I would be allowed to play tennis at all.” This is the …

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Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance

India TV News

The star tennis player Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance on Thursday. The world No.2 Polish star tested positive for a heart medication, trimetazidine, when she was the world No.1 but she and her team successfully explained their case to The International Tennis Integrity Agency and were handed a one-month suspension. "I’m …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iga Swiatek doping ban explained: Why it was kept secret and what it means for tennis

New York Times

Iga Swiatek is serving a one-month doping ban after testing positive for trimetazidine in August. GO DEEPER Iga Swiatek receives one-month doping ban after positive test in summer What’s happened with Iga Swiatek? Dr Andrzej Pokrywka of the Medical University of Warsaw, an expert in anti-doping at the Center for Sports Medicine, and someone who originally recommended TMZ be added …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nikola Bartunkova accepts ITIA doping ban but can return to tennis

New York Times

Nikola Bartunkova, a promising 18-year-old tennis player from the Czech Republic, has accepted a six-month suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Agency. That provisional suspension covers the length of her ban, awarded after she successfully proved that she bore “no significant fault or negligence” for her positive test. To reach a verdict of “no significant fault or negligence”, the player …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jannik Sinner doping saga takes new turn as Wada appeals no-fault ruling

The Independent

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Iga Swiatek felt 'awkward' making excuses for absence during doping ban

Doping clouds tennis talk at the Australian Open with Sinner and Swiatek facing scrutiny

Djokovic hints at corruption in Sinner, Swiatek doping cases; attacks ITIA in public call-out: ‘More financial backing’

Djokovic calls for more transparency after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases

Iga Swiatek surprised by reaction to doping ban: ‘I was scared’

US Open doubles champion Max Purcell suspended for anti-doping breach

Jannik Sinner doping case decision not to come before 2025, says WADA

How Iga Swiatek explained away doping case and contaminated melatonin product

Simona Halep cries double standards after ITIA slaps Iga Swiatek with one-month ban for failing dope test

Angry Simona Halep slates ‘big difference’ in handling of tennis doping cases amid Iga Swiatek ban

5-Time Tennis Grand Slam Champion Accepts Suspension In Doping Case

Explained: What is the substance at the heart of Iga Swiatek doping controversy and how serious is the offence?

Simona Halep calls out double standards after Swiatek escapes lengthy doping ban

Why Iga Swiatek’s doping case being kept secret is bad for tennis

Iga Świątek cops one-month tennis ban over doping violation, will be back in time for Australian Open

Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?

Iga Swiatek describes one-month doping ban as ‘worst experience of my life’

World No 2 Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension for failed doping test

World No 2 Iga Swiatek handed one-month ban after testing positive for prohibited substance

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension in doping case

Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance

Iga Swiatek doping ban explained: Why it was kept secret and what it means for tennis

Nikola Bartunkova accepts ITIA doping ban but can return to tennis

Jannik Sinner doping saga takes new turn as Wada appeals no-fault ruling