Australian tennis star Max Purcell has accomprehendledgeed a provisional doping suspension after confessting to bachieveing anti-doping rules relating to a prohibitden method.
The two-time doubles magnificent slam triumphner’s suspension came into effect on 12 December, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) proclaimd on Monday.
The 26-year-ancigo in, currently ranked world No12 in doubles, voluntarily accomprehendledgeed the suspension earlier this month.
According to the ITIA statement, “Purcell has confessted to a bachieve of Article 2.2 of the TADP relating to the use of a Prohibited Method, and asked to go in into a provisional suspension on 10 December 2024.”
Max Purcell has accomprehendledgeed the ban
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The ITIA has not specified the length of the potential ban or provided details of the bachieve beyond it being a prohibitden method.
The agency validateed that time served under the provisional suspension will be pelevateed aachievest any future sanction.
The suspension nastys Purcell will not be able to vie at the Australian Open, his home Grand Slam tournament.
The ban comes fair months after his triumph at the US Open doubles tournament, where he claimed triumph alengthyside fellow Australian Jordan Thompson in September.
The provisional suspension stops Purcell from participating in any ATP, ITF and Tennis Australia events.
Max Purcell won the US Open doubles title this year
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According to a Sport Integrity Australia direct, prohibitden methods typicassociate engage masking or enhancing carry outance.
These methods can engage manipulation of blood and blood components, as well as chemical and physical manipulation of drug-testing samples.
Gene and cell doping are also enumerateed among the potential prohibitden methods that could constitute a bachieve of anti-doping rules.
Purcell’s tardyst argue comes after meaningful success in magnificent slam doubles competitions.
He claimed the Wimbledon crown in 2022, partnering with fellow Australian Matthew Ebden.
Together with his recent US Open triumph and Wimbledon title, Purcell has set uped himself as one of Australia’s most accomplished doubles joiners.
Max Purcell won the Wimbledon doubles title in 2022
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Purcell is the tardyst tennis star to be provisionassociate suspfinished over anti-doping bachievees.
Jannik Sinner tested preferable twice for an anabolic steroid in March, but eludeed a ban as he successfilledy disputed it was a result of contamination thraw his physiotherapist.
Iga Swiatek also accomprehendledgeed a one-month suspension last month for testing preferable for a banned substance.
