1997 US Open finalist Greg Rusedski isn’t questioning the integrity of how the Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner doping cases were investigated but added that other cases not being handled as quickly is “the main issue.”
When the Italian twice tested positive for steroid in March, he quickly determined what was to blame and was able to prove that he was a victim of a contaminated supplement. He didn’t get provisionally suspended and was later cleared to resume action.
Now, it is being revealed that Swiatek was notified about a positive doping test in mid-September and she was slapped with a provisional suspended. However, it only lasted 22 days after she quickly got to the job and found out what caused one of her samples to return as positive for something prohibited. Shortly after ending the Pole’s provisional suspension, the ITIA also concluded their investigation in her case and handed her a one-month ban.
“I see people crying that Iga Swiatek was suspended for 1 month and Jannik Sinner wasn’t. Iga literally admitted she made a mistake and took a pill and Sinner didn’t take anything. The contamination was cause by a cream applied to the finger of his physio. Stop crying, thanks,” a fan explained on X.
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