Dec 22, 2024 06:33 PM IST
WTA World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka shared her opinion on arch-rival Iga Swiatek’s doping controversy.
Controversy hit ladies’s tennis just lately as Iga Swiatek completed serving a one-month doping ban. The Polish star had examined constructive for a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition pattern in August, however her defence was accepted by the ITIA. The ITIA accepted Swiatek’s defence that the outcome was constructive attributable to contamination of an everyday non-prescription medication melatonin, which was manufactured and bought in her native nation Poland. Swiatek obtained assist from many present gamers, but additionally bought some blended reactions.
Aryna Sabalenka broke her silence on Iga Swiatek’s doping scandal.(REUTERS)
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka broke her silence on the doping controversy in a diplomatic method. Talking to The Nationwide, she mentioned, “People are really used to overreacting before figuring stuff out, so I don’t want to leave any comments. I believe in clean sport and nothing else I can add.”
Sabalenka overthrew Swiatek from the No. 1 spot in September this 12 months, and has been in that place since then.
The banned substance which Swiatek reportedly consumed was trimetazidine. She was handed a low penalty, and missed three tournaments. Going into 2025, she is going to look to retain her no. 1 spot from Sabalenka, however it is going to be a tricky process.
She has held that place for a complete of 125 weeks, which places her in seventh place on the all-time record for variety of weeks spent as No. 1. She has clinched the French Open title 4 instances, and can be a US Open champion.
She additionally bagged bronze on the Paris Olympics this 12 months. She is the one tennis participant representing Poland to win a serious singles title. In complete, she has bagged 22 singles titles, which additionally consists of the 2023 WTA Finals. She has gained the French Open at 4 of her six appearances on the grand Slam occasion, having by no means crashed to a defeat earlier than the fourth spherical.
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