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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tumaini Carayol

Wimbledon 2023 champion Vondrousova given four-year ban for refusing anti-doping test

Marketa Vondrousova in white holds up a large ornate silver trophy plate and smiles.
The Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy after her victory at Wimbledon in 2023. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters

Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon singles champion, has been banned from professional sport for four years after she refused an anti-doping test.

According to an independent tribunal, Vondrousova provided “no compelling justification” for declining to provide a sample after being notified at her home by a doping control officer in December. The 26-year-old is suspended from all professional events until 21 June 2030.

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