In late November, the tennis world was shocked by the news of WTA World No.2 Iga Swiatek's doping ban. Even more surprising was that tennis and anti-doping organizations concealed the story for months.

Her absence from those events proved one factor as to why Sabalenka, the reigning Australian and US Open champion, knocked the Pole off the top of the WTA Rankings in October. Sabalenka ended 2024 as the year-end No 1 and has started her 2025 pre-season ...

Aryna Sabalenka has had her say on rival Iga Swiatek receiving a one month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. Sabalenka has enjoyed the best season of her career in 2024, winning both the Australian Open and US Open, enabling the Belarusian to end the year as World No.1 for the first time.

Aryna Sabalenka has had her say after Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month doping ban. The world No. 2 tested positive for a banned substance and proved she was contaminated via melatonin medication. She was found to have bore “no significant fault or negligence”.

C ontroversy hit women’s tennis recently as Iga Swiatek finished serving a one-month doping ban. The Polish star had tested positive for a prohibited substance in an out-of-comp