By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 23, 2024
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The 2024 season held both Grand Slam glory and great scandal Max Purcell.
Reigning US Open doubles champion Purcell has elected to enter a voluntary interim suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Program, the ITIA announced today.
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The 26-year-old Austrian, currently ranked 12th in doubles, admitted breaching Article 2.2 of the TADP in relation to the use of a prohibited method and requested to enter a provisional suspension on 10 December 2024 .
The suspension began on December 12, 2024, and time served under the interim suspension will be credited against any future sanctions, ITIA said in a statement.
During the provisional suspension, Purcell is prohibited from playing, training or participating in any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by ITIA members (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association.
The ITIA did not specify what substance Purcell admitted to using.
In an Instagram post, Purcell said he went “over the limit” with an IV infusion of vitamins.
Purcell and compatriot Jordan Thompson won the US Open doubles championship a few months after falling in the Wimbledon doubles final.
