Tennis player Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine provisionally suspended after failing doping test

Tennis player Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine provisionally suspended after failing doping test

The Associated Press January 7, 2021, 22:06:36 IST

A punishment would not be decided until after a full hearing. The ITF said Yastremska has a right to appeal, but has not yet done so. read more

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Tennis player Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine provisionally suspended after failing doping test

London: Top 30 tennis pro Dayana Yastremska was provisionally suspended for failing an out-of-competition doping test, the International Tennis Federation announced Thursday. Yastremska, a 20-year-old Ukrainian, tested positive for mesterolone metabolite, a prohibited substance that can be used to boost testosterone. A punishment would not be decided until after a full hearing. The ITF said Yastremska has a right to appeal, but has not yet done so. Yastremska has put a statement denying that she has used any performance enhancing drugs or any prohibited substances.

Yastremska reached a career-high ranking of No. 21 in January 2020, and her best showing at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in her main-draw debut there in 2019. She has won three WTA singles titles. Yastremska provided a urine sample in November that was tested at the World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory in Montreal, the ITF said.

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