Iga Swiatek BANNED from tennis after accepting result of positive doping text

The five-time Grand Slam victor has been handed a one-month doping suspension - she was ranked satellite No.1 astatine the clip she provided the illustration containing the angina medicine trimetazidine

Iga Swiatek has been fixed a one-month doping suspension aft investigating affirmative for a prohibited substance.

The Pole was ranked world fig 1 erstwhile she provided a illustration containing the angina medicine trimetazidine successful an out-of-competition illustration connected August 12.

A connection from the International Tennis Integrity Agency read: “The ITIA accepted that the affirmative trial was caused by the contamination of a regulated non-prescription medicine (melatonin), manufactured and sold successful Poland that the subordinate had been taking for pitchy lag and slumber issues, and that the usurpation was truthful not intentional.”

Swiatek, present ranked second, was provisionally suspended from September 22 until October 4, missing 3 tournaments, and indispensable service a further 8 days.

A WTA connection read: "The WTA acknowledges the determination by the International Tennis Integrity Association (ITIA) – which administers the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP) – successful issuing a one-month suspension to Iga Swiatek, pursuing the recognition of a contaminated regulated medicine (melatonin) arsenic the root for her affirmative trial for the prohibited substance Trimetazidine.

"The WTA afloat supports Iga during this hard time. Iga has consistently demonstrated a beardown committedness to just play and upholding the principles of cleanable sport, and this unfortunate incidental highlights the challenges athletes look successful navigating the usage of medications and supplements.

"The WTA remains steadfast successful our enactment for a cleanable athletics and the rigorous processes that support the integrity of competition. We besides stress that athletes indispensable instrumentality each precaution to verify the information and compliance of each products they use, arsenic adjacent unintentional vulnerability to prohibited substances tin person important consequences.

"We volition proceed to enactment intimately with our athletes to supply acquisition and resources that empower athletes to marque informed decisions and support the highest standards of integrity successful our sport."