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Recent doping scandals involving top -level tennis professionals Jannik Sinner And IgA Swiatek has caught the attention of fans and officials equally, which led to one of the ruling organizations of sport to broadcast a reminder about their shower policy.
He International Tennis Integrity Agency The policy, which requires that the players shower “in a clear vision of the chaperone that observes them at all times” made their rounds on social networks and received harsh criticisms from online fans.
Jannik Sinner from Italy in Action during his match against Marcos Giron of the United States of America in the third round of male singles in the Australia Open 2025 in Melbourne Park on January 18, 2025. (Mike Frey-Imagn images)
The senior writer of Sports Illustrated Jon Wertheim first shared the policy reminder in their social networks on April 18. He shared a screenshot of the X policy with a title that said: “This is … extraordinary.”
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“IIA and ITF have been working tirelessly to ensure that the show after the match can constitute a allowed delay for doping controls, especially when the absence of a shower can have a detrimental effect on the health and well -being of a player,” reads the statement.
“However, taking a shower is not a right. For this reason, the ITIA asks the players to showers while they remain in a clear view of the chaperone that observes them at all times. If a player feels uncomfortable that he looks to be observed during his shower, we suggest taking into account if it is necessary to shower before providing the doping control sample.”
In response to publication, fans criticized politics. A person wrote in response: “WTF?
“This is unacceptable,” added another.
IGA Swiatek calls on the president’s referee during his semifinal party against Mirra Andreeva at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (IMAGN)
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However, for others, politics was nothing new.
The former Australian tennis Rennae Stubbs said in response that politics was always showering “with the open door.”
“The people of the drug tests were with us every minute from the moment we left the court, even watching ourselves. I don’t know what they are taking out now,” he added.
American Tennis Pro and six times winner of Grand Slam Rajev Ram added: “Hasn’t this been the case?”
Wertheim shared an IIA response the next day addressing the controversy to the “uncomfortable” policy admitted.
“We recognize that parts of the anti -doping test process are uncomfortable, however, as with all the sports that meet the AMA, not only tennis, players who are notified for a test after a game are observed at all times by a chaperone anti -doping until the test is completed,” reads the statement.
“This is a requirement of the world anti -doping code. After a party, we understand that it can take some time to produce a sample and, therefore, there are delays allowed to inform the doping control station, including cooling and shower.
Jannik Sinner from Italy in Action during his party against Ben Shelton of the United States of America in the semifinals of the male singles at the Australia Open 2025 in Melbourne Park on January 24, 2025. (Mike Frey-Imagn images)
Sinner must return next month after it is issued a three -month suspension To positively give an anabolic steroid prohibited twice separated a year ago. Swiatek returned from a suspension of one month in December after he tested positive for trimetazidine.
