Iga Swiatek was acquitted. © AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE

Doping cases: Sinner must go to court, Swiatek not

While Jannik Sinner still has to answer to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, his colleague Iga Swiatek can breathe a sigh of relief regarding the doping scandal.

20 January 2025

From: det

World number two tennis player Iga Swiatek was able to breathe a sigh of relief on Monday after her smooth 6:0,6, 1:XNUMX victory over German Eva Lys. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that it would not appeal the Polish player's doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Swiatek had served a one-month ban from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) in the autumn after she was found to have taken the drug trimetazidine.

The 23-year-old explained that the medication was contaminated. The investigators considered it a non-serious case, which is why she only had a short break. Swiatek had argued that she had taken the medication for jet lag and sleep problems.

Iga Swiatek can breathe a sigh of relief. © ANSA / JAMES ROSS

"WADA has conducted a full review of the file related to the ITIA decision it received on November 29," WADA said in a statement. "WADA's scientific experts have confirmed that the contaminated melatonin scenario presented by the athlete and accepted by the ITIA is plausible and that there are no scientific grounds to challenge it before CAS."

Sinner has to wait until April

World number one Jannik Sinner, who is also under WADA scrutiny, will have to wait a little longer before he knows what will happen next. The Sextner is still under observation after testing positive for the anabolic steroid clostebol. He was also cleared of any wrongdoing by the ITIA, but in his case WADA appealed to CAS. The hearing begins on April 16.

Jannik Sinner, superstar from Sexten. © APA/afp / MARTIN KEEP

Sinner tested positive for clostebol twice in March of the previous year. The ITIA acquitted him because, according to the investigation committee, no intentional fault could be proven. The world number one said that the substance entered his body via the hands of his physiotherapist during a massage. It all only became public in August. Before the appeal, WADA had demanded a ban of one to two years.