Author: Richard Pagliaro @Nowtennis | Monday, January 20, 2025
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Iga Swiatek You will not face any further penalties after testing positive for the banned substance TMZ.
The World Anti-Doping Agency announced today that it will not appeal Swiatek’s case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek was suspended for a month after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) in August.
WADA said it had conducted a “comprehensive review” of the case and would not appeal the decision as it accepted Swiatek’s claims of melatonin contamination
“On November 28, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), the independent body that implements the anti-doping program on behalf of the International Tennis Federation, announced that Ms. Świątek’s positive TMZ test came after ITIA determined that she had served a one-month ban. It was caused by a contaminated melatonin product, which is regulated as a medicine in Poland and came from a reputable pharmacy in the country,” WADA said in a statement. “WADA has conducted a comprehensive review of the case files received on November 29 related to the ITIA decision.
“WADA’s scientific experts have confirmed that the specific melatonin contamination scenarios raised by the athlete and accepted by the ITIA are reasonable and that there is no scientific basis to challenge them at CAS. In addition, WADA has sought Following the advice of external legal counsel, it was concluded that the athlete’s explanation for contamination was sufficiently substantiated, that the ITIA’s decision was in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Rules, and that there was no reasonable basis for an appeal to CAS.
Second seed Swiatek will face Team USA Emma Navarro In the Australian Open quarter-finals, she said she was satisfied with the end of the match.
“I’m happy that I’m done with it, and I already want to focus on the game, so it’s good that this process is over,” Swiatek said.
