Popular Spanish tennis star Fernando Verdasco has voluntarily agreed to his 2-month doping suspension applied by the International Tennis Integrity Agency(ITIA) stated on Wednesday. The ITIA stated in an assertion that an interest deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication, methylphenidate has been determined in a urine pattern from the payer who grew to become 39 on November 15.
Fernando Verdasco, who has an ATP career-excessive rating of 7, but is presently 125 within the world. Also he became examined at an ATP Challenger occasion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in February.
The assertion stated that Verdasco admitted the breach and stated his mistake. He confirmed that he has been recognized with ADHD and methylphenidate became prescribed. That was with the aid of using his medical doctor. Any how, he had not noted to resume his Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).
It brought that the 2009 Australian Open semi-finalist has to see that been granted a brand-new TUE with the aid of using World Anti-Doping Agency WADA.
“The ITIA accepts that the participant did now no longer intend to cheat, that his violation became inadvertent and unintentional” stated the assertion.
It stated that the situation allowed the suspension to be decreased to 2 months from the regular 2 years. Fernando Verdasco could be eligible to go back on January 8.
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