Overview

• Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner each lifted the women’s and men’s singles trophies at Wimbledon this week after returning from suspensions for contamination-related positives.
• Swiatek served a one-month ban for trimetazidine traced to a contaminated melatonin supplement, while Sinner received a three-month suspension when clostebol was linked to a physio’s spray.
• Nick Kyrgios criticized the sight of recently suspended players contesting a Wimbledon final, saying it damages the sport’s reputation.
• Former champion Pat Cash defended Swiatek and Sinner on Instagram, calling allegations of cheating misinformation and urging critics to “do their homework.”
• Their victories have sharpened calls for clearer anti-doping thresholds, batch testing of supplements and consistent protocols across tennis’s governing bodies.