London (AP) – The former top 20 tennis player Varvara Lepchenko has been banned for four years for a doping violation.
The ban for the 35-year-old American begins retrospectively from August 19, 2021, according to the World Tennis Association (ITF). The banned substance was found in a sample from the WTA tournament in Budapest last summer.
According to this, Lepchenko, who comes from Uzbekistan, would not be eligible to play again until August 2025 at the age of 39. The lawyers of the world number 128. announced, however, that they want to take action against the decision before the International Court of Arbitration for Sports, as reported by the AP news agency.