US EditionJannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek Opened up on Drug Bans at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 14 – Both players served doping suspensions in 2024 but claimed contamination; their Wimbledon wins add to a combined total of 10 Grand Slam titles, highlighting resilience amid controversy.
- Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek won the men's and women's singles titles respectively at Wimbledon 2025 after returning from doping suspensions.
- Both players served bans earlier this year after testing positive for banned substances—Sinner for clostebol and Swiatek for trimetazidine—with authorities clearing them of wrongdoing.
- Sinner accepted a three-month ban following an agreement with WADA, while Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension for inadvertent ingestion, and both openly discussed their stressful experiences after returning to competition.
- Sinner said the case had burdened him for nearly a year with a decision possibly delayed until year-end, while Swiatek called the situation a shock and described having fought "the toughest battle of my life."
- Their Wimbledon victories suggest resilience despite adversity and highlight ongoing debates about doping rules and player support within professional tennis.
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Wimbledon’s definition divided the waters. The winners were Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, both curiously sanctioned by doping. Something some point to as a key element in their careers. Columnist Oliver Charles Holt, who writes in the Daily Mail newspaper, dedicated a text on the subject to them. “Let’s not celebrate these Wimbledon winners: It’s shocking for tennis that drug tests have failed, and they should never have been there,” he starts …
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