Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year. Her case follows that of Jannik Sinner, currently the No. 1 ranked man. He was fully cleared. Swiatek, who slid from No. 1 to No. 2 last month, accepted a one-month suspension that was announced Thursday.
FILE - Iga Swiatek of Poland eyes on the ball as she plays against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia during their women’s bronze medal match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. FILE - Poland’s Iga Swiatek kisses the trophy after winning the women’s final of the French Open tennis tournament against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Saturday, June 8, 2024.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency said it determined that Swiatek’s tainted urine sample was because of a contaminated medicine she took and so she bore a low level of responsibility. “These are not cases of intentional doping. These are cases — in Sinner’s case ... no fault or negligence. In case, very low end, no significant fault or negligence,” ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said in a video call with reporters. “So I don’t think this is a cause for concern for tennis fans and the like.”Swiatek is a 23-year-old from Poland with five Grand Slam titles who has been the best player in women’s tennis over the past 2 1/2 seasons, particularly on clay courts.
Swiatek’s urine showed low amounts of trimetazidine, a banned heart medication commonly referred to as TMZ, in an out-of-competition test on Aug. 12, 10 days after her last match at the Summer Games and shortly before the start of the Cincinnati Open. She was told she was being provisionally suspended on Sept. 12, eight days. It was found that the TMZ had contaminated a sleep aid, melatonin, that Swiatek’s psychologist bought for her at a pharmacy in Poland, where it is sold as a medicine.
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