Tennis world number two Iga Swiatek was banned from competition last year. The World Anti-Doping Agency considered Swiatek’s explanation possible and is not complaining about the case.
Five-time tennis grand slam winner Iga Swiatek23, received a one-month ban from competition last year for using a banned substance. A heart drug called trimetazidine was found in the Pole’s sample in an out-of-competition test last August.
The World Anti-Doping Agency Wada announced on Monday that it will not appeal against Swiatek’s doping case. According to Wada, Swiatek’s explanation is possible.
According to Itia, the body that supervises the ethics of tennis, the former number one player in the world had used melatonin for both sleep problems and time difference stress, and the accident was due to contamination of the medicine.
Swiatek’s suspension was announced in November, when the player had already served his suspension. Swiatek described before the Australian Open that the suspension was “pretty chaotic”.
– It wasn’t easy. It was probably the worst time of my life, he stated and said that he was sure that the illness was caused by the contamination of the medicine.
– The amount of the substance in my urine sample was so small that it had to be due to contamination.
Swiatek, who is currently second in the world rankings, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open today by defeating Germany Eva Lysin 6–0, 6–1.