Tennis-Australia's Purcell gets 18-month doping suspension


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Davis Cup - Group B - Spain v Australia - Pabellon Fuente de San Luis, Valencia, Spain - September 15, 2024 Australia's Max Purcell during his doubles match against Spain's Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez REUTERS/Eva Manez/File Photo

(Reuters) -Australia's two-times Grand Slam doubles champion Max Purcell has accepted an 18-month ban after breaching anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday.

Purcell admitted to a breach of rules relating to the use of a "prohibited method" after unknowingly receiving an IV infusion of vitamins above the allowed limit of 100 ml in a 12-hour span and entered into a provisional suspension in mid-December.

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