Haddad Maia gets provisional ban after failing dope test


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 24 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 4, 2019 Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in action during her second round match against Britain's Harriet Dart REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) - Brazil's top-ranked women's tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia has been provisionally suspended after failing a drug test, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has said.

Haddad Maia, the world number 99, provided a sample for testing on June 4 during the Croatia Open that was found to contain selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).

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