Tag: International Tennis Federation (ITF)

Tennis: Cornet investigated after missing three drugs tests

PARIS, France (AFP) – Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was placed under a disciplinary investigation on Wednesday after missing three random drug tests, the French tennis federation (FFT) announced. The FFT said they had been informed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) that 27-year-old Cornet, ranked at 42 in the world, had missed the tests in a 12-month period and will not be considered for Fed Cup duty while the inquiry is ongoing. However, she insisted that the ITF […]

Tennis: Sharapova to appeal ‘unfairly harsh’ two-year doping ban

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Russian superstar Maria Sharapova on Wednesday vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban which looks certain to end one of sport’s most celebrated and high-profile careers. Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open. A statement by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said “an Independent Tribunal” had “found that Maria Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation” and consequently had “disqualified the affected results and […]