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

Polish tennis superstar Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month doping suspension aft investigating affirmative for trimetazidine (TMZ).

The banned substance – a bosom medicine – was recovered successful a illustration from August 2024 erstwhile the five-time large victor held the satellite No.1 status.

It was caused by contamination of the regulated non-prescription cause melatonin, which Swiatek was taking for pitchy lag and sleeping issues.

Swiatek, who clinched the French Open rubric this year, is presently ranked satellite No.2 aft falling down Aryna Sabalenka successful the WTA standings.

She has present accepted a one-month prohibition aft the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) posted a connection connected Thursday.

It volition really lone past up until December 4, due to the fact that of her provisional suspension, which saw Swiatek miss 3 tournaments successful a enactment crossed Korea and China.

It should beryllium noted that the 23-year-old bore nary important responsibility oregon negligence for the failed test. Her level of responsibility is considered to beryllium astatine the lowest extremity of the scope for ‘No Significant Fault oregon Negligence’.

‘In the past two-and-a-half months I was taxable to strict ITIA proceedings, which confirmed my innocence,’ Swiatek said connected Instagram.

‘The lone affirmative doping trial successful my career, showing unbelievably debased level of a banned substance I’ve ne'er heard astir before, enactment everything I’ve worked truthful hard for my full beingness into question.

‘Both maine and my squad had to woody with tremendous accent and anxiety. Now everything has been cautiously explained, and with a cleanable slate I tin spell backmost to what I emotion most.’

The ITIA said successful a statement: ‘The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) contiguous confirms that Iga Świątek, a 23-year-old tennis subordinate from Poland, has accepted a one-month suspension nether the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, aft investigating affirmative for the prohibited substance trimetazidine (TMZ) successful an out-of-competition illustration successful August 2024,’ the ITIA said successful a statement.

‘The ITIA truthful offered a one-month suspension to Świątek and connected 27 November 2024, the player, presently ranked fig 2 successful women’s singles, formally admitted the ADRV and accepted the sanction.

‘The subordinate was provisionally suspended from 12 September until 4 October, missing 3 tournaments, which counts towards the sanction, leaving 8 days remaining. In addition, the subordinate besides forfeits prize wealth from the Cincinnati Open, the tourney straight pursuing the test.’

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