Vondrousova suspended for 4 years

LONDON, JUN 22 (AP): Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test. The Czech cited “mental stress” and fear when the testing agent “rang my door late at night without properly identifying themselves.” The International Tennis Integrity Agency made the announcement, saying Vondrousova refused a test in December and the maximum four-year ban for a routine first offense was reached by an independent tribunal following a hearing this month. Vondrousova became Wimbledon’s first unseeded female champion when she beat Ons Jabeur in the 2023 final.
She reached a career-high ranking of No. 6 that year. She also reached the French Open final in 2019, losing to Ash Barty.
The 26-year-old Vondrousova detailed her reaction to the missed test in an Instagram post in April.