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Swiatek was ‘scared’ of reaction after doping ban
Iga Swiatek in action against Petra Martic (not pictured) on day four of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 4, 2024
IGA SWIATEK admitted today she feared a more negative reaction to her doping ban and sees no reason for the case to drag on.
The Pole was handed a one-month suspension in November after a positive test for the angina medication trimetazidine, which the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted was caused by contamination of a medicine Swiatek was taking to help combat jet lag.
It was the second high-profile doping case to hit the sport in a matter of months following men’s world number one Jannik Sinner’s two failed tests, for which he did not receive a ban.
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