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Australia’s two-time doubles grand-slam winner Max Purcell has been provisionally suspended over an alleged violation of tennis’ anti-doping program. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced on Monday that Purcell had voluntarily accepted the suspension, after admitting to a breach relating to a prohibited method. The world No.12 doubles player elected to accept the provisional suspension earlier this month, ruling him out of any ATP, ITF and Tennis Australia events.
The ITIA has not yet specified the length of the ban Purcell was potentially facing, or the details of the breach other than it being a prohibited method. According to a Sport Integrity Australia guide, such breaches usually relate to either masking or enhancing performance. They also potentially include the manipulation of blood and blood components, chemical and physical manipulation of drug-testing samples, or gene and cell doping. “Purcell ... has admitted to a breach of Article 2.
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