Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova appeals to CAS over four-year doping ban
Summary
Marketa Vondrousova, a former Wimbledon tennis champion, has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to review her four-year ban for missing a doping test last year. The CAS has confirmed they received her appeal but has not set a date for the hearing yet.Key Facts
- Vondrousova missed a doping test at her home in December, leading to a four-year suspension starting in June.
- Her ban will last until June 21, 2030, when she will be 30 years old.
- Vondrousova says she never used banned substances and a test done three days after the missed test was negative.
- The missed test happened late in the evening, which Vondrousova said felt like a serious invasion of her privacy.
- She has not played since January due to a shoulder injury and her world ranking dropped from number 6 to 153.
- Vondrousova won Wimbledon in 2023 and has also reached the French Open final in 2019 and earned an Olympic silver medal in 2021.
- CAS is the highest legal body for sports disputes and will decide on her appeal.
- No hearing date has been announced yet.
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