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The Czech tennis player was disqualified for six months for the same drug that was found in Valieva’s possession.
Czech tennis player Nikola Bartunkova has been suspended for six months, the press service of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) reports.
Following an investigation, the ITIA concluded that the 18-year-old athlete’s positive tests for trimetazidine were caused by contamination of a supplement containing milk thistle extract. The violation was found to be unintentional, so the athlete did not bear substantial fault or negligence.
Bartunkova was temporarily suspended in April; she tested positive in February and March. The period of temporary suspension was counted towards the period of disqualification, so from November 11 the tennis player can return to competition.
In 2023, the Czech became a finalist at junior Wimbledon.
Previously, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was suspended for a positive test for trimetazidine. At the end of January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The Russian woman’s suspension period starts on December 25, 2021, and her results have been canceled since that date. The athlete was deprived, among other things, of gold at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing in the team tournament and the 2022 European Championship.
The Russian team won the team tournament of the 2022 Games, but after Valieva was disqualified for violating anti-doping rules, the results of the competition were revised. As a result, the Russian team moved to third place.
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January 14 Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
Ukrainian player in the second round of the Australian Open qualifiers, Anouk Koevermans (Netherlands, WTA 192). The match will start at 02.30 Kyiv time.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the match will compete against Rebeka Masarova or Maia Chvalinska in the final round of qualifiers.
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January 14 Ukrainian tennis player Vitaly Sachko (ATP 166) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
The Ukrainian player will compete with the Canadian representative in the semi-finals of the selection Liam Draxl (ATR 145). The match will start at 07.00 Kyiv time.
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The winner of the match will face Mackenzie McDonald or Hugo Grenier in the elimination final.
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January 14 Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur (WTA 136) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
In the semi-finals of the selection, the Ukrainian player will play against Carson Brenstein (Canada, WTA 179). The match will start at 05.30 Kyiv time.
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This will be the rivals’ first meeting.
In the decisive elimination match, the winner of the match will compete with either Alexandra Sasnovich or Katinka von Deichmann.
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