Richard Gasquet is ripping the International Tennis Integrity Agency for “poorly managing” the Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner cases as the 38-year-old says the authorities need to be transparent about these type of cases from Day 1.
In late August, it was announced that the ATP world No. 1 failed two doping tests in March but that he was allowed to keep playing after quickly proving that the spray that was used on him was contaminated with a benned substance. Later, the investigation cleared the Italian tennis star and he avoided suspension.
This past Thursday, the ITIA revealed that Swiatek tested positive for a banned substance in August and was notified about it after the US Open. But unlike in the Sinner case, the Pole did get a provisional suspension but it lasted for only 22 days after she was able to prove that her melatonin medication was contaminated with a prohibited substance and that she didn’t know about it. At the same time, it was announced that the five-time Grand Slam champion accepted a one-month ban, which will expire in the next couple of days.
“I think that all sports are quite difficult. All sports can at some point have doping. Tennis can be part of it. Obviously, there was cycling. Now, there is tennis… Anything is possible. What worries me the…
