
Swiatek finds ‘closure’ Amids doping case appeal.
Iga Świątek has expressed relief and closure following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) decision not to appeal the ruling in her doping case.
The five-time tennis major champion, currently competing in the Australian Open, had been handed a one-month ban late last year after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ).
She maintained that the positive test stemmed from contaminated non-prescription medication that she used for sleep, a claim accepted by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
WADA confirmed on Monday that it would not challenge the decision, after conducting a thorough review that concluded her contamination explanation was plausible. Świątek, who is now focused on moving forward with her career, stated that she was relieved to put the matter behind her.
Meanwhile, in a similar case, Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner is also facing scrutiny from WADA, which has appealed a ruling clearing him of doping violations after testing positive for a banned steroid.
Like Świątek, Sinner has denied knowingly taking the substance, attributing it to a contamination scenario involving his physio’s treatment.
Both Świątek and Sinner have denied any intentional wrongdoing, and they continue their tournament campaigns in Melbourne as their cases are resolved.