LONDON — Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrusova was suspended for 4 years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping take a look at, with the Czech participant citing “psychological stress” and concern that the tester “rang at her door in the course of the evening with out correctly figuring out herself.”
The Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company mentioned Vondrousova refused to be examined in December and the choice was made by an impartial tribunal.
Vondrousova, who gained Wimbledon in 2023, reached a career-high rating of No. 6 that 12 months.
Vondrosova, 26, detailed her response to lacking the take a look at in an Instagram publish in April.
“It is very tough for me to speak about this, however I wish to be clear about my psychological well being,” Vondrousova mentioned. “The latest anti-doping incident took place as a result of I had reached a breaking level after months of bodily and psychological stress.”
Vondrosova turns into the most recent high-profile tennis participant to be embroiled in a doping scandal, following Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Simona Halep.
Vondrousova’s suspension will expire on June 21, 2030. She will be able to attraction this resolution to the Switzerland-based Court docket of Arbitration for Sport.
Wimbledon begins subsequent week.
