Varvara Lepchenko of the U.S. reaches to return a shot to Mona Barthel of Germany during their third round match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 5, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
(Reuters) - American Varvara Lepchenko is clear to play again after she was found to shoulder "no fault or negligence" for an anti-doping rule violation, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Tuesday.
The world number 79 tested positive for banned substance meldonium, added to the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list on Jan. 1, during an in-competition test at the 2016 Brisbane International, and on three subsequent occasions.
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