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Vondrousova, who is 46th in the women’s rankings, can continue playing as the offence does not incur an immediate ban and she has opted not to take a provisional suspension. <\/p>\n
However, she has not played since withdrawing from the Adelaide International in January with shoulder pain. She went on to miss the Australian Open with the same issue.<\/p>\n
ITIA rules say a player “evading sample collection or refusing or failing to submit to sample collection without compelling justification after notification by a duly authorised person” is deemed to have committed an anti-doping violation.<\/p>\n
“It is very tough for me to talk about this, but I want to be transparent with you about my mental health,” added Vondrousova in her social media post.<\/p>\n
“For a long time, I’ve been dealing with injury, constant pressure, and ongoing sleep issues that left me feeling exhausted and fragile. It slowly wore me down more than I probably realised at the time.<\/p>\n
“On top of that, years of hateful messages and threats have affected how safe I feel in my own space.”<\/p>\n
Referring to the visit from the drug tester, she added: “In that moment, fear clouded my judgment and I just couldn’t process the situation rationally. After what happened to Petra, we don’t take strangers at our door lightly.”<\/p>\n
Vondrousova’s fellow Czech Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, had to have surgery on her left hand and had a lengthy spell out of the game following a knife attack at her home in 2016. <\/p>\n
“I’m trying to slowly find my way back – both on and off the court.” said Vondrousova.<\/p>\n
“Tennis has always been my world, but right now I’m also focusing on healing and getting through this in the best way I can.<\/p>\n
“I’m still working to clear my name, but at the same time I need to take care of myself.<\/p>\n
“Thank you to my boyfriend, my family, and everyone who has stood by me – it means more than I can explain. For now, I’m taking a bit of time to breathe and recover.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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