Yastremska is not guilty of doping and can now compete

The Independent Court of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program has considered that the Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska, who committed “an anti-doping rule violation”, was not negligent or at fault for which his provisional suspension has been lifted and he is allowed to compete again.

Yastremska, 20, ranked 34th for women, provided an out-of-competition urine sample on November 24, 2020. This sample was sent to the World Anti-Doping Agency's accredited laboratory in Montreal for analysis, and it was found to contain a metabolite of mesterolone, an anabolic substance included in the WADA list of prohibited substances.

The player, who has three WTA titles in her history, was accused of violating anti-doping rules and was provisionally suspended as of January 7, 2021.

Subsequently, the Independent Court accepted Yastremska's arguments on how mesterolone entered his system and found that he was not at fault. or negligence whereby the provisional suspension is lifted with immediate effect and no period of suspension will be served. The Ukrainian player can resume the competition immediately.

“I am happy and relieved”

Yastremska celebrated the lifting of her suspension with a statement on social networks, in which she declared feeling “happy and relieved” and he clarifies that the positive result of his analysis was “due to contamination”. The tennis player thanks her fans for “the love and messages” she has received during the last six months.