“Following that investigation, the ITIA accepted the player’s explanation as to the source of the clostebol and that the presence of the substance was not intentional. This was also accepted by the tribunal.”
World number one Jannik Sinner has been absolved of fault or negligence for two anti-doping failures in March.
Karen Moorhouse, ITIA CEO, said: “We take any positive test extremely seriously and will always apply the rigorous processes set out by WADA . He was red-flagged again in an out-of-competition test eight days later, with both samples yielding trace amounts of clostebol, but he was able to continue playing on the ATP Tour after successfully challenging a provisional suspension.
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