18-year-old Czech tennis talent suspended for doping

18-year-old Czech tennis talent suspended for doping

The drug Trimetazidine, also known as TMZ, has been in recent news because of positive 2021 tests from China’s swimming team and Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s four year ban in January. The drug is at the heart of Nikola Bartunkova’s provisional sanction by the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP).



Player awarded $9 million in Tennis Association abuse lawsuit

Player awarded $9 million in Tennis Association abuse lawsuit

In a federal court in Florida, a tennis player was awarded $9 million (€8.3m) in compensation by a jury. The player accused the U.S. Tennis Association of negligence, alleging that they did not safeguard her from a coach who sexually abused her during her teenage years at a training centre.




Jabeur wants 'more respect' for women in tennis

Jabeur wants 'more respect' for women in tennis

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur called out organisers of European tournaments for failing to "respect" women players by giving preferential treatment to men at combined events after she swept into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open, Agence France-Presse reported Monday. 







WADA releases report on testing figures for 2022

WADA releases report on testing figures for 2022

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2022 Testing Figures Report, which provides an overview of the results of all samples analysed and reported by WADA-accredited laboratories in the WADA Anti-Doping Administration and Management System during 2022.