International Tennis Integrity Agency (AIT), Romanian tennis player Simona Aleppo temporarily suspended after doping banned substance In one instance he facilitated at the US Open last August.
The International Agency for Tennis Integrity (ITIA for its English acronym) reported this Friday that Roxadustat has emerged. anti anemia medicine Increases the production of erythropoietin in the urine of Aleppo. Former world number one and currently ninth in the WTA rankings, the player asked for an analysis of the B sample that yielded the same result.
Aleppo, 31, “will not be able to compete or participate in any tournament organization of tennis by the governing bodies of this sport,” stated the Agency, which manages anti-doping controls in professional tennis.
The US Open was the last tournament played by the Romanian, losing 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 to Ukraine’s Daria Snigur in the first round.
Roxadustat is listed banned substance list Awarded by the World Anti-Doping Agency for increasing the endogenous production of erythropoietin and stimulating the production of hemoglobin and red blood cells. improves performance from athletes.
The player, who has won 24 titles in his career, has won this year in Melbourne and Toronto. It was practiced at Roland Garros in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019.