Swiatek, 23, examined optimistic for the center treatment trimetazidine (TMZ) in an out-of-competition pattern in August 2024 when the Polish participant was ranked primary within the world.
The ITIA, nevertheless, accepted that it was attributable to “the contamination of a regulated non-prescription treatment (melatonin), manufactured and offered in Poland that the participant had been taking for jet lag and sleep points”.
“The violation was subsequently not intentional… the participant’s stage of fault was thought-about to be on the lowest finish of the vary for ‘No Vital Fault or Negligence’,” the ITIA mentioned.
Reigning French Open champion Swiatek, who has 5 Grand Slam singles titles, 4 at Roland Garros and the 2022 US Open, accepted the suspension.
“I am lastly allowed… so I immediately wish to share with you one thing that grew to become the worst expertise of my life,” an emotional Swiatek mentioned in a put up on social media.
“Within the final two-and-a-half months I used to be topic to strict ITIA proceedings, which confirmed my innocence.
“The one optimistic doping check in my profession, exhibiting unbelievably low stage of a banned substance I’ve by no means heard about earlier than, put all the pieces I’ve labored so laborious for my complete life into query.
