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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Australia tennis player receives 10-month doping suspension, ITIA accepts explanation
Aussie tennis ace Thomas Fancutt has accepted a ten-month suspension for a doping violation. The suspension was given by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), and the 30-year-old was also placed under voluntary provisional suspension in March. During the investigation, the player accepted the doping breach, and the ITIA also accepted his explanation.(HT_PRINT) During the investigation, the player accepted the doping breach, and the ITIA also accepted his explanation that it was accidental. His suspension will last till January 18, 2026, as the time in his provisional suspension will also be counted. The ITIA in its statement said, '30-year-old Fancutt, who reached a career-high world doubles ranking of 107 in December 2024, admitted to breaching Article 2.2 of the TADP (use of a Prohibited Method) by receiving an intravenous infusion over the accepted limit on 3 December 2024. The limit under the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) and TADP is 100mL in a 12-hour period.' The statement further added, 'Time served under the voluntary provisional suspension is credited against the period of ineligibility. As such, Fancutt's suspension will end on 18 January 2026. The player will also forfeit results and prize money from the date of their first ADRV (3 December 2024) to their first subsequent negative doping control sample, which was provided on 16 January 2025. During the period of ineligibility, Fancutt is prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorised or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association.' Fancutt has a career-high singles ranking of 382, and currently, he is 723rd in the ATP leaderboard. In doubles, he has a career-high ranking of 107.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Aussie tennis player slapped with hefty ban after admitting to doping breach
Thomas Fancutt has become the second Australian player to receive a ban this year after admitting to a breach of the sport's rules against anti-doping. Fellow Aussie Max Purcell, who reached a career high ATP Tour singles ranking of 40 back in 2023, accepted an 18-month suspension after he breached the International Tennis Integrity Agency's (ITIA) doping rules. On Thursday, the ITIA confirmed that Fancutt had accepted a 10-month suspension. He had admitted to a breach of Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP) relating to the use of a 'prohibited method'. Purcell had admitted to contravening the same provision back in December before being handed his suspension in April. He received two infusions that were over 500ml back in 2023. His cooperation had resulted in a reduction in his sanction. However, he missed the Australian Open in January after entering a voluntary provisional suspension. Fancutt, meanwhile, had contravened the regulation after he received an intravenous infusion that was deemed to be over the limit permitted by the TADP in December 2025. Under the governing body's rules, players are only allowed to receive a 100ml infusion across a 12-hour period. Fancutt's suspension will expire before the 2026 Australian Open. Following an investigation, the ITIA explained that Fancutt had admitted to the breach, and had informed the governing body that it was not intentional. 'The ITIA sent the player a notice of a potential Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) on 7 March 2025. On 19 March 2025, the player requested to enter into a voluntary provisional suspension, which came into effect immediately,' the ITIA's statement read. 'Following a full investigation by the ITIA, which included evidence gathering and interviews with the player, Fancutt admitted to the breach, and the ITIA accepted that the breach was not intentional. 'In determining sanction, the ITIA considered relevant precedents across all WADC-compliant sports, in addition to the player's early admission and full co-operation.' His time served under the voluntary provisional suspension will be credited back to his ban. During his suspension, the ITIA states that he is banned from playing in, coaching or attending any tennis event authorised by the ATP Tour, WTA Tour or Tennis Australia. In March, the 30-year-old Aussie, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 107, spoke of his 'devastation' following the news. 'At the end of my 2024 season, I unknowingly violated an anti-doping rule by receiving a 500ml IV infusion to combat severe fatigue,' he wrote in an Instagram story earlier this year. 'The contents of the infusion were solely vitamin B, vitamin C and magnesium. 'The IV infusion amount, however, exceeded 100mls which regardless of its contents, is prohibited under anti-doping regulations, something I was completely unaware of at the time.'
Perth Now
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Controversial world No.1 makes shock retirement admission at 23
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner admits he considered quitting the sport because of the turmoil surrounding his doping suspension. Asked in an interview on Italian broadcaster Rai TV if there was ever a moment he wanted to give it all up, the 23-year-old world No.1 hesitated briefly before responding: 'Yes. I remember that I wasn't in a very happy place before the Australian Open this year'. At the start of January in Melbourne — a grand slam he won — it was still unclear if Sinner would face a lengthy suspension because of his doping case from 2024, when he blamed a masseur for giving him a banned cream. In the end, a deal was made in February whereby he would receive a short three-month ban and return for the Italian Open, which starts next week. Sinner said he was anxious at the turn of the year about what 2025 might bring. 'I arrived in Australia and didn't feel comfortable, whether in the locker room or while eating. The players were looking at me differently. That wasn't nice,' he said. 'It's hard to live like that in tennis. I've always been someone who jokes around, goes into the locker room, and talks to this or that player. But now it was different, and it didn't feel good.' The handling of Sinner's case had raised concerns about double standards. The positive tests weren't publicly revealed until August because Sinner successfully appealed against being provisionally banned from playing. He then won the US Open in September. It also raised questions, since it conveniently allows Sinner to return next week at the Italian Open — his home tournament — and not miss any grand slams. Serena Williams believes she would have suffered a heavier punishment than Jannik Sinner. Credit: AAP Several top players, including Australian Nick Kyrgios, and American champion Serena Williams, have suggested Sinner was treated too lightly. However, the three-time grand slam champion does not believe he received any special treatment. 'There were no different procedures, even though there was criticism in my case that I was treated differently. But I had many hearings. And maybe they even tested me more afterwards,' Sinner said. 'I struggled to accept those three months. In my mind, I thought I didn't do anything wrong. I wouldn't wish anyone to go through something like this as an innocent person.' Sinner's comments come in the same week that dual grand slam doubles champion Max Purcell accepted an 18-month ban for breaching anti-doping rules. In December, the 27-year-old Australian entered a voluntary provisional suspension after admitting to breaching Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP) 'relating to the use of a prohibited method'. Purcell received IV infusions of more than 500ml twice in December 2023 after falling ill in Bali, with the limit under the World Anti-Doping Code and TADP 100ml in a 12-hour period. After an investigation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Purcell's penalty was reduced by 25 per cent because of his 'full co-operation and information sharing'. With time served under the voluntary provisional suspension, Purcell's suspension ends on June 11, 2026.
7NEWS
01-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
World No.1 tennis star Jannik Sinner says he considered retirement amid controversial doping saga
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner admits he considered quitting the sport because of the turmoil surrounding his doping suspension. Asked in an interview on Italian broadcaster Rai TV if there was ever a moment he wanted to give it all up, the 23-year-old world No.1 hesitated briefly before responding: 'Yes. I remember that I wasn't in a very happy place before the Australian Open this year'. At the start of January in Melbourne — a grand slam he won — it was still unclear if Sinner would face a lengthy suspension because of his doping case from 2024, when he blamed a masseur for giving him a banned cream. In the end, a deal was made in February whereby he would receive a short three-month ban and return for the Italian Open, which starts next week. Sinner said he was anxious at the turn of the year about what 2025 might bring. 'I arrived in Australia and didn't feel comfortable, whether in the locker room or while eating. The players were looking at me differently. That wasn't nice,' he said. 'It's hard to live like that in tennis. I've always been someone who jokes around, goes into the locker room, and talks to this or that player. But now it was different, and it didn't feel good.' The handling of Sinner's case had raised concerns about double standards. The positive tests weren't publicly revealed until August because Sinner successfully appealed against being provisionally banned from playing. He then won the US Open in September. It also raised questions, since it conveniently allows Sinner to return next week at the Italian Open — his home tournament — and not miss any grand slams. Several top players, including Australian Nick Kyrgios, and American champion Serena Williams, have suggested Sinner was treated too lightly. However, the three-time grand slam champion does not believe he received any special treatment. 'There were no different procedures, even though there was criticism in my case that I was treated differently. But I had many hearings. And maybe they even tested me more afterwards,' Sinner said. 'I struggled to accept those three months. In my mind, I thought I didn't do anything wrong. I wouldn't wish anyone to go through something like this as an innocent person.' Sinner's comments come in the same week that dual grand slam doubles champion Max Purcell accepted an 18-month ban for breaching anti-doping rules. In December, the 27-year-old Australian entered a voluntary provisional suspension after admitting to breaching Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP) 'relating to the use of a prohibited method'. Purcell received IV infusions of more than 500ml twice in December 2023 after falling ill in Bali, with the limit under the World Anti-Doping Code and TADP 100ml in a 12-hour period. After an investigation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Purcell's penalty was reduced by 25 per cent because of his 'full co-operation and information sharing'. With time served under the voluntary provisional suspension, Purcell's suspension ends on June 11, 2026.
Perth Now
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Sinner considered quitting tennis amid doping furore
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner admits he considered quitting the sport because of the turmoil surrounding his doping suspension. Asked in an interview on Italian broadcaster Rai TV if there was ever a moment he wanted to give it all up, the 23-year-old world No.1 hesitated briefly before responding: "Yes. I remember that I wasn't in a very happy place before the Australian Open this year." At the start of January in Melbourne - a grand slam he won - it was still unclear if Sinner would face a lengthy suspension because of his doping case from 2024, when he blamed a masseur for giving him a banned cream. In the end, a deal was made whereby he would receive a short three-month ban and return for the Italian Open, which starts next week. Sinner said he was anxious at the turn of the year about what 2025 might bring. "I arrived in Australia and didn't feel comfortable, whether in the locker room or while eating. The players were looking at me differently. That wasn't nice," he said. "It's hard to live like that in tennis. I've always been someone who jokes around, goes into the locker room, and talks to this or that player. But now it was different, and it didn't feel good." The three-time grand slam champion does not believe he received any special treatment despite the short length of the ban following various hearings. "There were no different procedures, even though there was criticism in my case that I was treated differently. But I had many hearings. And maybe they even tested me more afterwards," Sinner said. "I struggled to accept those three months. In my mind, I thought I didn't do anything wrong. I wouldn't wish anyone to go through something like this as an innocent person." Sinner's comments come in the same week that dual grand slam doubles champion Max Purcell accepted an 18-month ban for breaching anti-doping rules. In December, the 27-year-old Australian entered a voluntary provisional suspension after admitting to breaching Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP) "relating to the use of a prohibited method". Purcell received IV infusions of more than 500ml twice in December 2023 after falling ill in Bali, with the limit under the World Anti-Doping Code and TADP 100ml in a 12-hour period. After an investigation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Purcell's penalty was reduced by 25 per cent because of his "full co-operation and information sharing". With time served under the voluntary provisional suspension, Purcell's suspension ends on June 11, 2026.
