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Wimbledon champion contests doping ban
Former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") against her four-year suspension after missing a mandatory anti-doping test at her home in December 2022. The suspension was imposed in June after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) informed that she did not provide a sample during an out-of-competition visit to her residence, despite the test results being negative. Vondroušová (27) stated that she did not dope and that the incident was a violation of her privacy. She also revealed that she had reached a breaking point physically and mentally due to the pressures she faced. Her suspension is expected to last until June 2030, during which time her ranking has dropped to 153rd in the world. Notably, she won Wimbledon in 2023 and has a distinguished record that includes reaching the finals of the French Open in 2019 and winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The court is currently awaiting the scheduled hearing to consider her appeal.
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