Former tennis player
Jelena Dokic has raised about the lack of
accountability for companies providing contaminated products to players who are
involved in
doping scandals. Recently, two of the world’s best players in men’s and women’s tennis have tested positive for banned substances.
In March, men’s reigning world number one
Jannik Sinner tested
positive for the banned substance clostebol back in March in two doping tests. The
23-year-old, who is already regarded as one of the best players currently
playing in men’s tennis in the singles category, escaped a ban after the
International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted his counsel’s response
where they claimed that the availability of the banned substance in the
player’s sample was because of receiving cream from one member of the coaching
staff to treat an injury.
On the other hand, women’s reigning world number two and
five-time Grand Slam winner
Iga Swiatek received a one-match suspension after
testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine. Those developments once
again highlighted the doping issue in tennis. Certain quarters in the community have blamed the players and asked them to exercise more caution to avoid such incidents in
the future.
Former Australia player Dokic was recently quoted in a report. In it, she raised her voice about the lack of accountability for companies that provide contaminated products to athletes, which led to the players testing positive in doping tests. She also expressed the opinion that there is a
lot of spotlight on the players.
“There’s been a lot of spotlight on players ... but then no
spotlight on actually why that happened and why there was contamination, why a
company or whoever supplied and so on isn’t bearing responsibility,” she said.
“I think it’s a very unclear process, takes a toll, especially on the players,
and definitely needs to be quicker. There are a lot more people out there that
need to bear responsibility for certain things.”