World number two polka Iga Swiętek admitted that the positive doping test story was the worst experience of his life.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Thursday that Schwiatek tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in August. The result was a finding of no substantial fault or negligence and a one-month suspension.
“Finally I was able to talk about it, and now I want to share with you what the worst experience of my life was.” For two and a half months I have been under strict investigation by the ITIA, following which I was found not guilty. The only positive drug test of my career, showing an incredibly low level of a banned substance I had never heard of, calls into question everything I have worked so hard for my entire life. My team and I had to deal with a lot of stress and anxiety. Now everything has been explained in detail and I can return to what I like most with a clean slate,” Szwiatek wrote on his social media.
The ITIA admitted that the positive test was due to contamination of an over-the-counter medicine (melatonin) produced and sold in Poland that the 23-year-old tennis player was taking to treat jet lag and sleep problems, and that the contamination was therefore not intentional.
Swiatek is the winner of five Grand Slam singles tournaments, winner of 22 WTA singles tournaments and bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympics. The Pole lost the top spot in the rankings by missing tournaments due to temporary suspension. Today the first racket in the world is Belarusian Arina Sabalenka.
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