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Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis | Tennis News

Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis | Tennis News

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Serena Williams threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, writing on social media Tuesday that she is “NOT coming back,” after a spokesman for the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said the 23-time Grand Slam champion had registered with the sport’s drug-testing body. That is the first step that would be required by a player seeking to come out of retirement. The 44-year-old Williams, one of the greats of the game, has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, Williams said she didn’t want to use the word “retiring” and instead declared that she was “evolving” away from tennis. It was not clear when or where — or even if — Williams actually will play again, and she later posted: “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy.” Her agent did not immediately return a request for comment. In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Brendan McIntyre said: “We are aware that Serena has …

Jannik Sinner doping ban: WADA defends settlement, says it has entered ‘70-odd such agreements’ in last four years | Tennis News

Jannik Sinner doping ban: WADA defends settlement, says it has entered ‘70-odd such agreements’ in last four years | Tennis News

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After Jannik Sinner accepted an immediate three-month ban in a settlement agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), suspicions of favourable treatment about the timing of the suspension, making sure Sinner does not miss any Grand Slam tournaments, have been raised throughout the tennis world. Leaping to its defence, WADA said on Wednesday that the kind of settlement is not unique to Sinner’s case. “We struck a case resolution agreement, which WADA has entered into 70-odd of these in the last four years,” Ross Wenzel, the chief counsel of WADA Tennis, told Reuters. “This is not something that is unique to the case of Mr Sinner. We’ve done it with athletes at all levels. The facts of this case are there for everyone to see and to read. We feel that we’ve been transparent in the way that we’ve handled it.” Sinner failed two dope tests, testing positive for banned anabolic steroid clostebol, in March last year but was found “to bear no fault or negligence” by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and escaped …

Blindspots in Jannik Sinner doping case: How did he and his team miss the Clostebol drug problem in Italian sport? | Tennis News

Blindspots in Jannik Sinner doping case: How did he and his team miss the Clostebol drug problem in Italian sport? | Tennis News

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A spray purchased for a cut followed by a positive test for Clostebol. The sequence of events is applicable to World No.1 tennis player Jannick Sinner, in the news after being banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for three months because he tested for Clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. Sinner’s trainer bought a spray. His physiotherapist used it on a cut on his hand and then gave Sinner a back massage. But the chronology also fits into Italian basketball player Riccardo Moraschini’s story. Story continues below this ad Three years ago Moraschini’s fiancé used a spray that contained Clostebol after cutting her finger when cooking. Moraschini and his fiancé came in contact and he subsequently tested positive and was banned for a year. A similar ring to the positive test justification that is becoming as old as the hills in Italy. Sinner and Moraschini are not isolated cases because Italian sport has a Clostebol problem, from football to tennis to basketball. A scientific research paper titled ‘Detection of Clostebol in sports: Accidental doping? on the …

Novak Djokovic says there’s lack of trust for WADA after Jannik Sinner case

Novak Djokovic says there’s lack of trust for WADA after Jannik Sinner case

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Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has said that many players in his sport have “lost faith” in anti-doping authorities after the Jannik Sinner incident where the World No 1 was given just a three-month ban for trace amounts of Clostebol in his doping sample. Djokovic said that there was a feeling in tennis that “favoritism” was being shown to the sport’s biggest stars. The 24-time major winner aimed his criticism at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) to overhaul their processes for dealing with doping cases “because the system and the structure obviously doesn’t work.” “Right now there is a lack of trust generally from the tennis players, both male and female, toward WADA and ITIA and the whole process,” Djokovic said at the Qatar Open. “It’s not a good image for our sport, that’s for sure. There’s a majority of the players that I’ve talked to in the locker room, not just in the last few days, but also last few months, that are not happy with the …

‘Two World No.1s getting done for doping is disgusting’: Nick Kyrgios slams Sinner, Swiatek before tennis return | Tennis News

‘Two World No.1s getting done for doping is disgusting’: Nick Kyrgios slams Sinner, Swiatek before tennis return | Tennis News

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Soon to make his return to tennis at the Brisbane International, Nick Kyrgios has not held back with his words in referring to doping-related charges against both Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, labelling breaches of the sport’s anti-doping program as “disgusting for our sport.” The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) levelled charges against world No.1 Sinner and former world No.1 Iga Swiatek. Sinner tested positive on two occasions for an anabolic steroid in March, but was able to avoid a ban because the ITIA concluded he was not to blame. Swiatek also accepted a one-month suspension in November after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine. “Two world No.1s both getting done for doping is disgusting for our sport. It’s a horrible look,” Kyrgios said at his Brisbane International press conference on Saturday. “Tennis integrity right now, and everyone knows it but no one wants to speak about it, it’s awful.” Kyrgios, 29, has not played tournament tennis since June 2023 due to wrist and knee injuries. He was asked about his motivations for speaking …

Tennis: Another Grand Slam champion in doping net as Max Purcell takes voluntary suspension | Tennis News

Tennis: Another Grand Slam champion in doping net as Max Purcell takes voluntary suspension | Tennis News

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With the tennis world already rocked in 2024 by failed doping tests of two of its biggest stars, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, another Grand Slam champion has been implicated with doping charges. Australia’s Max Purcell, the world no. 12 doubles player who won men’s doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2022 and the US Open last year, has taken a voluntary provisional suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme after admitting to a breach of rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) revealed on Monday. The charge against Purcell does not relate to the use of a prohibited substance but instead to the use of a “prohibited method”. He has requested to come into provisional suspension on December 10, which came into effect on December 12. “Time served under provisional suspension will be credited against any future sanction,” the ITIA said in a statement on their website, without divulging further details. The ITIA is an independent organisation that has been founded by the governing bodies of tennis to oversee doping violations. It has come under fire …

‘Why such a big difference in treatment and judgment?’: Simona Halep slams ITIA for handling her doping case ‘differently’ from Iga Swiatek | Tennis News

‘Why such a big difference in treatment and judgment?’: Simona Halep slams ITIA for handling her doping case ‘differently’ from Iga Swiatek | Tennis News

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Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep slammed the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for the way her own doping case was handled compared to Iga Swiatek. “I sit and try to understand but it is really impossible for me to understand something like this. I sit and wonder, Why such a big difference in treatment and judgment?’ “I can’t find, and I don’t think there can be a logical answer. It can only be bad will on the part of ITIA, the organisation that did absolutely everything to destroy me despite the evidence,” Halep said on Instagram on Friday as per AP. On Thursday, world number 2 Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension by ITIA after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ. The Polish player failed an out-of-competition drug test in August and the ITIA accepted her explanation that the result was unintentional and was caused by the contamination of a nonprescription medication, melatonin, that Swiatek was taking for issues with jet lag and sleeping. Reacting to …

Iga Swiatek accepts one month suspension by ITIA after testing positive for TMZ | Tennis News

Iga Swiatek accepts one month suspension by ITIA after testing positive for TMZ | Tennis News

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The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Thursday that world number two Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ). The Polish player had tested positive in an out-of-competition sample back in August but the agency noted that it was caused by contamination of her medication melatonin which she has been taking for sleep issues and jet lag. Due to there being no significant fault or negligence on part of the player, the ITIA offered her a one-month suspension which she accepted. Statement from the WTA: The WTA acknowledges the decision by the International Tennis Integrity Association (ITIA) – which administers the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP) – in issuing a one-month suspension to Iga Swiatek, following the identification of a contaminated… — wta (@WTA) November 28, 2024 “The player was provisionally suspended from Sept. 22 until Oct. 4, missing three tournaments, which counts towards the sanction, leaving eight days remaining. In addition, the player also forfeits prize money from the Cincinnati Open, the tournament directly following the …