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Grand Slam Doubles Champion Max Purcell Banned for Doping Violation

Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, Max Purcell, has accepted his doping ban, announces the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The 27-year-old Australian, who won the US Open in doubles as recently as last year, is suspended for 18 months.

Grand Slam Doubles Champion Max Purcell Banned for Doping Violation

Tough DC Start – Ymer and Borg Not Enough

Mikael Ymer pressured world number eight Alex de Minaur in the opening match of the Davis Cup. Leo Borg followed up with an even match against Aleksandar Vukic.

Tough DC Start – Ymer and Borg Not Enough

Scandal Star to Stockholm – May Face Ymer

Now it is clear which Australian tennis players will be visiting the Royal Tennis Hall at the end of January for the Davis Cup, reports Expressen. One of them is the world star Nick Kyrgios.

Scandal Star to Stockholm – May Face Ymer

Tennis star banned for doping offense

The two-time Grand Slam winner in doubles, Max Purcell, is banned for violating anti-doping rules. The tennis star admits to having broken rules regarding the use of a "prohibited method".

Tennis star banned for doping offense

Upset in front of a wild crowd – the world number two is out

Carried by a fanatical home crowd, Ugo Humbert could take his biggest win in his tennis career. The 26-year-old Frenchman defeated world number two Carlos Alcaraz with 2–1 in sets in the Paris Masters.

Upset in front of a wild crowd – the world number two is out

Curtains for the quarterfinals – praised Murray

Jack Draper is to fill the void after Andy Murray in British tennis. On Monday, he reached the quarterfinals in the US Open as the first Briton since Murray in 2016.

Curtains for the quarterfinals – praised Murray